Added data server technology improves digital transformation outcomes
Emerson, a global software and engineering leader, is helping process manufacturers improve performance and sustainability by breaking down the data silos that make it difficult to digitally transform their reliability and maintenance strategies. The company’s AMS Device Manager Data Server (FIG. 1) securely extends intelligent field device data to outside systems to make it easier for reliability and maintenance teams to further capitalize on modern advanced analytics software, providing a step change in operational efficiency and smart manufacturing.
For decades, process manufacturers have relied on asset management software to carefully deploy and monitor plant production assets—like measurement and analytical instrumentation, digital valve controllers, wireless gateways and others—both within a single plant and across the enterprise. As plants have evolved, they have grown their technology stack to adopt a wide range of analytics, historians, machine-learning and advanced modeling to exploit and benefit from historically underused or inaccessible datasets from around the plant. AMS Device Manager Data Server publishes intelligent field device data nearly instantaneously to industrial software analytics solutions already in use by customers, eliminating the need for complex custom data integration and manual workarounds that often cause delayed results and siloed data. This data is relayed via secure industry protocols.
To accelerate sustainability and profitability, today’s manufacturers are transforming via analytics–seeking to aggregate disparate, underused data and further exploit it for positive business impact around the organization. AMS Device Manager Data Server makes intelligent field device information such as configuration parameters, alerts, calibration data and others available, in near real time, for advanced use in other software and applications customers already use.
AMS Device Manager Data Server makes it easy to import critical instrument and valve data into common dashboarding tools and applications like Microsoft PowerBI, Emerson software tools such as the Plantweb™ Optics platform, Plantweb Insight, Aspen MTell® and AspenTech Inmation™, plant historians and others.
For more information, visit AMS Device Manager Data Server.
Solution for standard monitoring applications in multiple industries
Endress+Hauser has launched the FieldGate SWG50, a new WirelessHART gateway primed for secure communication from field devices. The FieldGate SWG50 is a compact and cost-effective ready for Netilion integration while providing an easy-to-use solution for multiple standard monitoring applications across various industries. Netilion is a cloud-based Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) ecosystem designed for industrial processes, connecting the physical and digital worlds to send information from the field straight to a phone, tablet or another device.
The WirelessHART gateway FieldGate SWG50 (FIG. 2) enables users to monitor measurements and health statuses using WirelessHART connectivity. This offering is an economical alternative to complex and costly cable installations, reducing expenditures for process automation by up to 30%. It is a cost-effective concept that adapts to the process plant, both in greenfield and brownfield applications, giving customers simple access to digital communication.
With the launch of the FieldGate SWG50, Endress+Hauser expands its WirelessHART portfolio focused on straightforward implementation, set-up and management of different monitoring applications.
Routinely used in monitoring applications, the WirelessHART network is a solution for standard level measurement, energy management or machinery performance monitoring.
As a gateway ready for digitalization, the integration of the FieldGate SWG50 into Netilion is simple and transparent using the EdgeDevice SGC500, which is only available for purchase by Netilion users and for those with WirelessHART networks. This launch is the first of many new features the Fieldgate SWG50 will receive.
The FieldGate SWG50 can be paired with Endress+Hauser’s FieldPort SWA70 and SWA50 adapters. It also works and seamlessly integrates with any WirelessHART device on the market. Holistically, the FieldGate SWG50 allows for:
To learn more, visit FieldGate SWG50.
Software to accelerate decarbonization efforts
KBC (A Yokogawa Company) has launched its Multiflash 7.4, a comprehensive pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) modeling and physical properties software. It benefits the diverse needs of flow assurance specialists, PVT lab engineers, reservoir engineers and process engineers in the energy, process and petrochemical industries. With Multiflash 7.4 technology, users can accurately predict the phase behavior and transport properties of complex fluids. Additionally, this advanced modeling software sets a new standard by enhancing production workflows, optimizing efficiency and ensuring exceptional results.
Multiflash 7.4 technology sets the stage for the industry's emerging green revolution. With its extensive capabilities, it supports key initiatives such as decarbonization, carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS), and hydrogen (H2) production and transport. The key features and benefits of Multiflash 7.4 modeling software include:
With the combined power of Multiflash 7.4 software and ThermoBuilder, the industry can navigate the era of integrated digital solutions, leveraging automation and standardized modeling techniques to drive efficiency, productivity and success.
For more information, contact info@kbc.global.
Global launch of compact pump
Jetstream of Houston LLP, a leading manufacturer of industrial high-pressure waterblasting equipment, parts and accessories, has launched its 2000 Series UNx™ Bareshaft pump to the global market (FIG. 3). The smallest pump in Jetstream’s now seven-series line, the 2000 Series was developed as a compact option for industrial applications and offers minimal maintenance and maximum efficiency for jobs ranging from rig washing, petrochemical cleaning, hydrostatic testing, chemical injection, food processing and more. The flexibility in pressures achievable with the 2000 Series UNx technology brings a versatility to the market that was previously missing in other pumps of comparable size.
Compatible with up to 75-hp engines, the pump boasts flow capabilities of 6,000 psi–15,000 psi and up to 20 gpm. Its triplex plunger design consists of three crankshaft-propelled plungers, offering powerful and smooth operation on the most demanding duty cycles. UNx fluid end technology offers versatility by enabling a quick and easy three-step valve change process in the field to accommodate different pressure and flow requirements for a wide range of applications.
Jetstream maximizes uptime with the 2000 Series by raising the bar when it comes to engineering in the low-hp pump market. The 2000 Series pump, like other Jetstream models, offers streamlined maintenance with its parts commonality and ease of repair, allowing the user to maintain the pump rather than spend additional time and money on professional services. The packing, univalves and plungers on the pump can all be changed in the field in 5 min or less. Operators can also easily adjust the water lube with a simple-to-use system, leading to optimal wear life. All parts and components are manufactured in-house in the company’s Houston, Texas facility, allowing for exceptional quality and pinpoint consistency.
Jetstream prioritizes safety and the 2000 Series is no exception. A standard locking rod box cover protects both the operator and equipment while also boosting serviceability, and dual-rupture discs provide pressure relief protection to prevent injury.
The 2000 Series UNx Bareshaft pump is available now for operations looking to incorporate it into their own self-built unit or to replace a worn-out pump. Jetstream will offer this pump option on its X-Series waterblasting units.
Visit www.waterblast.com to learn more about the 2000 Series pump and Jetstream’s full range of waterblasting pumps and tools.
A new series of oil-sealed rotary vane vacuum pumps
Edwards Vacuum, one of the world's leading designers and manufacturers of vacuum pumps, has launched a new oil-sealed rotary vane vacuum pump. The company offers a reliable product in the form of the powerful, robust E2S series for low and medium vacuum in industry and research. The E2S has a simple design and is suitable for various standard applications.
Users can increase the economic efficiency of their processes with the rotary vane pump. This is based not least on the high pumping speed of the E2S, which shortens cycle times and increases production capacity in standard processes. The higher throughput is achieved without additional energy requirements, so the ecological footprint is not increased. The pumping speed of the E2S is 90 m3/hr and enables an ultimate vacuum of 3 x 10-3 mbar. At ultimate pressure, the performance of the E2S meets the requirements of industrial applications. For special performances, Edwards offers optional standard combinations of two-stage E2S pumps, including a mechanical booster.
The operating elements are correspondingly functional and ergonomic, offering a high level of safety against operating errors. The quiet running of the E2S series is also due to its technology. To decrease operating noise, the low-noise plain bearings are made of sintered steel, have a simple design and do not dry out even with low oil lubrication. Edwards has integrated an oil pump for continuous lubrication over the entire pressure range.
To prevent oil loss, the rotary vane pump contains two shaft seals. Edwards has also optimized the cylinder bore for the highest possible stable discharge pressure and increased leak tightness. In addition, a built-in oil filter prevents oil leaks and protects the inside of the pump from particles and contaminants. If the application requires it, the adjustable gas ballast function can be used to increase the water vapor tolerance of the E2S. In the standard setting, small amounts of water vapor are pumped out while maintaining a good ultimate pressure.
Edwards offers the E2S series in three pump sizes: E2S 45, E2S 65 and the E2S 85, shown in FIG. 4. The rotary vane pump is primarily suited for vacuum drying and degassing, heat treatment and vacuum furnaces, leak testing of components and systems in automotive manufacturing, coating applications, research and development, and analytical applications.
For further information about Edwards products, visit www.edwardsvacuum.com.
Collaborative information server upgrade
Yokogawa Electric Corp. has released an upgrade of its Collaborative Information Server (CI Server), a product in the OpreX™ control and safety system family, with more robust alarm management, improved access to maintenance information, and expanded support for international communications standards. This solution (FIG. 5) will bring together large volumes of data from various plant equipment and systems to enable the optimized management of production activities across an entire enterprise and provide the environment needed to remotely monitor and control operations from any location and make swift decisions.
With this latest upgrade to CI Server, which was first released in 2021, the company has introduced new functions that enhance its connectivity with plant systems, equipment and devices, and enable the integrated management of alarms and the use of field device data for such purposes as routine maintenance.
CI Server now supports the client function of OPC Unified Architecture Alarms & Conditions (UA A&C). This enables CI Server to receive alarms safely and securely, system state information and other kinds of data from any device that supports OPC UA A&C server function, including third-party products.
In addition to the monitoring of plant operations, CI Server can now directly receive CENTUM VP and ProSafe-RS alarms through V net, a control network developed by Yokogawa that offers both high reliability and responsiveness and complies with the IEC61784-2 international communication standard for the process industries. With the addition of this function, linkage with Yokogawa’s CENTUM VP distributed control system and ProSafe-RS safety instrumented system has been enhanced.
CI Server can now link with Yokogawa’s PRM (R4.06 or later) and handle and provide to higher-level systems all the information that is managed using this software package. By linking with data from multiple application programs, CI Server enables the comprehensive monitoring of field device status information, parameters and other kinds of data.
Major target markets include the oil and gas upstream, midstream gas and liquid pipelines, petrochemicals, chemicals, renewable energy, power, pulp and paper, pharmaceuticals, food, mining, iron and steel, water distribution and wastewater treatment industries.
For more information, visit https://www.yokogawa.com/solutions/products-platforms/control-system/ciserver/
Sustainable solution for CO2 capture
Saipem has launched Bluenzyme™, a pre-engineered line of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture solutions based on the proprietary enzymatic technology “CO2 Solutions by Saipem.” The first industrialized product, Bluenzyme 200, is a ready-to-use package aimed at small and medium emitters that has a nominal capture capacity of 200 metric tpd of CO2.
The “CO2 Solutions by SAIPEM” technology that characterizes how Bluenzyme works uses a non-toxic, non-volatile solvent based on the use of the carbonic anhydrase enzyme, the most powerful natural catalyst for the capture of CO2, which is naturally present in the human body and in all living organisms for the organic exchange of CO2 during respiration. After an in-depth analysis of how this natural enzyme works, Saipem developed a high-performance industrial solution for CO2 capture that is more environmentally sustainable than traditional processes, and more cost-effective. This is possible because the technology is suitable for the use of recoverable heat from low-temperature sources.
Bluenzyme is a plug-and-play system designed for different industrial sectors, including oil and gas, petrochemicals, energy and cement production, and, in general, for hard-to-abate sectors whose decarbonization represents an important milestone and challenge for the achievement of carbon neutrality targets. The product is applied to post-combustion emissions from new or existing plants.
Bluenzyme is a modular and flexible product, easily adaptable to any plant thanks to its compact design. The modules are manufactured offsite, with standardized production processes and stringent quality controls, and then installed onsite. This modular approach and the adoption of a dedicated supply chain reduce project execution time, costs and risks.
For more information, visit www.saipem.com. HP