100,000th FIELDVUE Digital Valve Controller Sets Industry Milestone; Chevron Pascagoula Refinery Receives Commemorative Unit.MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 1999-- The Pascagoula refinery of Chevron Products Company has received the commemorative com·mem·o·ra·tive adj. Honoring or preserving the memory of another. n. Something that honors or preserves the memory of another. com·mem 100,000th FIELDVUE Digital Valve Controller, marking a milestone in the number of units sold, worldwide, within the processing industries. Chevron Products Company representatives received the commemorative unit at the Fisher Controls' R.A. Engel engineering center in Marshalltown, Iowa Marshalltown is a city in Marshall County, Iowa, United States. It is the county seat of Marshall CountyGR6 and the home of Marshalltown Community College. , during ceremonies which were held to acknowledge the landmark achievement. The FIELDVUE DVC (1) (Digital Video Camera) A camcorder that records in digital format. See DV. (2) (Digital Video Cassette) An earlier term for the DV format. See DV. (3) See desktop videoconferencing. revolutionized the automated control valve A device that modulates the flow of fluid in a conduit in response to a signal from a process measurement control system. market when introduced in 1993. It was the first digitally based instrument designed specifically for process control valves Control valves are valves used within industrial plants and elsewhere to control operating conditions such as temperature, pressure, flow, and liquid level by fully or partially opening or closing in response to signals received from controllers that compare a "setpoint" to a . Today it is the most widely applied valve controller of its kind, worldwide, and is utilized within virtually every processing industry. Ed Merwald, Fisher Controls' vice president of international sales, presented the commemorative 100,000th unit to the Chevron executives and recognized Chevron as an early adopter of technology. He characterized char·ac·ter·ize tr.v. character·ized, character·iz·ing, character·iz·es 1. To describe the qualities or peculiarities of: characterized the warden as ruthless. 2. Chevron as being not only a leading worldwide petroleum and chemical company, but also as being the leader in applying new technologies. Fisher Compared to Chevron Receiving the 100,000th FIELDVUE unit on behalf of Chevron were Lyle Ask, CRTC CRTC Canadian Radio-Television & Telecommunications Commission CRTC Combat Readiness Training Center CRTC Cathode Ray Tube Controller CRTC China Railway Telecommunications Center CRTC Cold Region Test Center CRTC Continuously Regenerated Trap Column Manager of Process Automation, and Aubrey Hammons, the I&E Reliability Team Leader at the Chevron Pascagoula refinery. Ask, in accepting the commemorative FIELDVUE instrument, stated that Chevron viewed Fisher Controls as having superior technology, top-quality products and outstanding service. He commented that Fisher and Chevron shared the goal of being successful in business and that being the best in business meant having top financial performance. Chevron's Hammons, in addition to accepting the commemorative unit, praised Fisher and the John H. Carter Co. for their rapid and extensive involvement in rebuilding the Pascagoula refinery following Hurricane Georges This article is about Atlantic hurricane of 1998. For other storms of the same name, see Hurricane Georges (disambiguation). Hurricane Georges (IPA: [ʒɔʒ] , late in 1998. Hammons recounted how more than 40 individuals from Fisher-Marshalltown, Fisher Service Company locations, and the John H. Carter offices immediately took over the extreme task of cleaning, rebuilding, re-instrumenting more than 2,700 valves within the refinery. He credited this effort with bringing the refinery's Unit 1 back on line within 55 days following the hurricane, well ahead of the estimated startup date. Greater Efficiency, Profitability "Nothing gives us greater satisfaction than seeing the FIELDVUE Digital Valve Controller at work," Merwald explained. "That's where the big payoff occurs, when we see our customers' plants operating more efficiently and profitably, thanks to FIELDVUE Instruments." "In fact, the FIELDVUE controller is bringing the future of process control to our customers, today, by providing an entree to PlantWeb(R) field-based architecture," Merwald continued. "PlantWeb provides new freedom to our customers, such as Chevron, in how they design their processes and where they put functionality. It introduces new ways to operate, maintain and expand their operations, which results in revolutionary savings and a distinct competitive advantage." Fisher Controls is a global leader in the design, manufacture and application of final control systems. With manufacturing, sales and service offices in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, Asia and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , Fisher provides an unmatched response to the needs of the energy and process industries. For information on the FIELDVUE Digital Valve Controller, request the brochure, "FIELDVUE INSTRUMENTATION. MEETING YOUR CHALLENGES. EXCEEDING YOUR EXPECTATIONS." (Part Number D350398X012) To learn more about PlantWeb advantages, visit the Web site www.whatisplantweb.com. |
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