Avantis.PRO enterprise asset management software now supports Simplified Chinese language.BURLINGTON, Ontario Burlington (2006 population 164,415) is a city located in the Golden Horseshoe, across Lake Ontario and Burlington Bay harbour from Hamilton, in Halton Region, Ontario, Canada. -- The Avantis unit of Invensys Process Systems today announced that its Avantis.PRO (R4.1) enterprise asset management (EAM (1) (Enterprise Asset Management) The management and control of the information technology assets within the enterprise. The asset management repository includes a description of the asset as well as contract information pertaining to its acquisition. ) solution now supports Simplified Chinese language. This move is intended to encourage utilization of this advanced technology to increase maintenance productivity and effectiveness in a variety of Chinese industries, including Chemicals, Power and Utilities, Food and Beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. , Manufacturing, Metals and Mining, Pharmaceuticals, and Pulp and Paper. "Now that many key industrial processes in China have been automated to improve quality and yields, the next challenge is to maximize the availability of industrial assets while reducing maintenance and spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used. Spare parts are also called “spares. costs," said Neil Cooper, general manager of the Avantis unit of Invensys Process Systems. "Avantis.PRO provides a well-proven, easy to implement, and highly cost-effective solution for accomplishing this." "Avantis.PRO represents yet another important technology in the Invensys portfolio that we can use to help our forward-thinking customers in China to improve both the utilization and availability of their industrial assets," added John Sun, general manager of Invensys Process Systems in China. "We're very pleased to be able to offer our customers a Simplified Chinese version of Avantis.PRO. We've also added additional personnel at both our Shanghai and Bejing technical centers to be able to provide local implementation, training, and technical support for Avantis products." Several customers in China are currently implementing Avantis.PRO. This includes a pilot project under way at the Sinopec Shell Yueyang Coal Gasification Project, where Avantis.PRO will be used to manage critical procurement, inventory, and maintenance activities. As Main Automation Vendor for this important project, Invensys is also providing and implementing Foxboro field instrumentations and I/A I/A Interactive I/A Instrument Air I/A Innovative/Alternative (Technology) Series automation systems, Triconex safety instrumented systems, Triconex integrated turbine compressor controls, plus integration to a variety of third-party sub-systems. About Invensys Process Systems in China With the formation of the Shanghai-Foxboro Company Limited (SFCL SFCL Stripline Ferrite Coupled Line ) in 1982, Foxboro became the first major American manufacturer to establish a joint venture in China. Today, SFCL manufactures a wide variety of state-of-the-art automation products at its factory in Shanghai for both domestic use and export purposes. In 1991, SFCL became the first company in China to be certified under the stringent ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 international quality standard. To be able to better meet the Chinese industrial market's requirements for comprehensive and well-integrated automation solutions, Invensys recently formed Invensys Process Systems China, which consolidates the operations of SFCL, Triconex, SimSci-Esscor, and Avantis. To complement this market presence, Invensys Process Systems China has recently opened a new technology center in Beijing. The Invensys Group (www.invensys.com) is made up of five businesses: Process Systems, APV APV See: Adjusted Present Value , Eurotherm, Rail Systems and Controls. The Group is headquartered in London, England and is listed on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. , with approximately 30,000 employees working in 60 countries. |
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