ABB Joins Intergraph SmartPlant(R) Alliance Program.Agreement Assures Engineering, Procurement and Construction  The introduction to this article is vague. To comply with Wikipedia's guidelines, it should be improved. Organizations and Owner Operators Ongoing Joint Integration Support
HUNTSVILLE Huntsville, town, Canada Huntsville, town (1991 pop. 14,997), SE Ont., Canada, on the Muskoka River. It has lumber mills and a woodworking plant, but it is sustained mainly by its year-round tourist trade. , Ala ALA aminolevulinic acid. Ala alanine. ala (a´lah) pl. a´lae [L.] a winglike process. . -- ABB n. 1. Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, Noun 1. ABB - an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s Inc., a leader in power and automation technologies, has joined the Intergraph (Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville, AL, www.intergraph.com) A software and services company founded in 1969 as M&S Computing by Jim and Nancy Meadlock, Keith Schonrock, Bob Thurber and Terry Schansman. SmartPlant Enterprise Alliance Program. The alliance extends integration capabilities from initial control system design to plant handover n. 1. The act of relinquishing property or authority etc. to another; as, the handover of occupied territory to the original posssessors; the handover of power from the military back to the civilian authorities s>. for Engineering, Procurement and Construction and Owner Operators using ABB's Industrial(IT) Extended Automation System 800xA and SmartPlant Enterprise suite, assuring ongoing support for the life cycles of their plants and assets. The enhanced relationship will bring integration benefits for users of the Industrial IT enabled Intergraph SmartPlant Enterprise suite and ABB System 800xA including: initial configuration of the control system; updates to the control system during design changes; documentation of control system configuration; consistent as-built documentation during plant handover; and improved decision making during critical maintenance and operations events. "The increased integration of two of the industry's most widely used systems resulting from this alliance will provide even more ways to improve overall engineering efficiency and productivity for our customers," said ABB Group Vice President Mark Taft. "This alliance exemplifies ABB's ongoing strategy to complement System 800xA through the integration of best-in-class products and capabilities to reduce life cycle costs of our customers' automation investments and provide them with the tools and technologies they need to get the most value out of that investment." "ABB is the third and largest distributed control system A distributed control system (DCS) refers to a control system usually of a manufacturing system, process or any kind of dynamic system, in which the controller elements are not central in location (like the brain) but are distributed throughout the system with each component supplier to join the SmartPlant Alliance Program," said Patrick Holcomb, executive vice president, Intergraph Process, Power & Marine. "The addition of ABB to the Alliance Program underscores the widespread acceptance of SmartPlant Enterprise and its open, integrated platform to extend value across the engineering enterprise." ABB's System 800xA extends the scope of traditional control systems to include all automation functions in a single operations and engineering environment so that plants and mills can run smarter and better at substantial cost savings. Its unique engineering environment manages one set of consistent data, for single-point entry, single-point change, and re-use across the plant. Intergraph SmartPlant Enterprise is a comprehensive product suite offering increasing value from IT to improve project execution, handover and plant operational efficiency. SmartPlant Enterprise includes the following components: 3D Modeling & Visualization Using the computer to convert data into picture form. The most basic visualization is that of turning transaction data and summary information into charts and graphs. Visualization is used in computer-aided design (CAD) to render screen images into 3D models that can be viewed from all ; Information Management, Engineering & Schematics; Materials Management Materials management is the branch of logistics that deals with the tangible components of a supply chain. Specifically, this covers the acquisition of spare parts and replacements, quality control of purchasing and ordering such parts, and the standards involved in ordering, & Project Controls and the SmartPlant Alliance Program. From concept and design through operations, maintenance and decommissioning Decommissioning is a general term for a formal process to remove something from operational status. Some specific instances include:
About ABB ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 108,000 people. About Intergraph Intergraph Corp. is a leading global provider of spatial information management (SIM) software. Security organizations, businesses and governments in more than 60 countries rely on the company's spatial technology and services to make better and faster operational decisions. Intergraph's customers organize vast amounts of complex data into understandable visual representations, creating intelligent maps, managing assets, building and operating better plants and ships, and protecting critical infrastructure and millions of people around the world. For more information, visit www.intergraph.com. [c] 2007 Intergraph Corporation. All rights reserved. Intergraph, SmartPlant and the Intergraph logo are registered trademarks of Intergraph Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and in other countries. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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