Agrium Upgrades to Foxboro I/A Series Automation At Major Potash Plant in Canada.Business Editors FOXBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2001 Invensys Process Systems has upgraded the legacy Honeywell TDC TDC Top Dead Center TDC Time-to-Digital Converter TDC Tabular Data Control TDC Total Development Cost TDC Texas Department of Corrections TDC The Discovery Channel TDC Torpedo Data Computer TDC Theater Deployable Communications 2000 control system and replaced the IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. supervisory computer at Agrium Inc.'s large potash processing plant in Vanscoy, Saskatchewan with advanced Foxboro I/A I/A Interactive I/A Instrument Air I/A Innovative/Alternative (Technology) Series automation. The Honeywell Basic Controllers located in both the main control room and the boiler area have been replaced by Foxboro I/A Series DCS (1) See also DSC. (2) Digital Cross-connect System) A network switching and grooming device used by telecom carriers. See digital cross-connect. Fieldbus (I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output ) Modules. This made it possible to migrate process control, supervisory control, and human interface functionality to the Foxboro I/A Series system while retaining the existing Honeywell I/O termination panels, racks, and power systems. This innovative migration approach saved Agrium approximately 40% off the cost of a complete system replacement. Agrium, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a leading producer and marketer of fertilizer in North America and a major retail supplier of agricultural products and services in North America and Argentina. The Vanscoy Potash processing plant produces 1.75 million tons per year of potash fertilizer. Invensys Process Systems is part of the US-based Software Systems division of Invensys plc. Invensys Process Systems' automation solutions provide measurable performance improvements across a broad spectrum of customer industries. Invensys Process Systems includes focused business units such as Invensys Performance Solutions, plus well-known brand names such as APV APV See: Adjusted Present Value , Esscor, Foxboro, Simulation Sciences, Triconex, and Walsh Automation. Invensys plc is a global leader in the Automation and Controls industry. With its head office in London, England it operates in all regions of the world through four focused divisions - Software Systems, Automation Systems, Power Systems and Control Systems. With over 80,000 employees, the company's products and services range from advanced control systems and networks for automating industrial plants and controlling the environments of buildings, to electronic devices and controls found in residential buildings and light commercial applications, plus complete power systems for the telecommunications and information technology industries. |
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