Codelco Selects Foxboro SCADA System for Chuquicamata Copper Mine in Chile.FOXBORO, Mass. -- State-of-the-art SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) A process control application that collects data from sensors and machines on the shop floor or in remote locations and sends them to a central computer for management and control. solution will remotely monitor, supervise, and control the electric distribution system at one of the world's largest and most modern copper mines Division Norte of CODELCO CODELCO Corporacion Del Cobre-Chile , the Chilean national copper mining company, has awarded Invensys Systems Chile SA a US$2 million contract to provide a state-of-the-art Foxboro electric distribution SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (application) Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition - (SCADA) Systems are used in industry to monitor and control plant status and provide logging facilities. SCADA systems are highly configurable, and usually interface to the plant via PLCs. ) system at the company's Chuquicamata mining complex. Chuquicamata is one of the largest and most modern copper mines in the world and accounts for more than 70% of Codelco's total copper production. As part of a complete electric SCADA solution for the mine, Invensys is also retrofitting the controls at 26 electric substations utilizing the latest Foxboro RTU (Remote Terminal Unit) A device that collects data from data acquisition equipment and sends them to the main system over a wired or wireless network. See SCADA. (Remote Terminal Unit) technology and implementing a comprehensive suite of EMS (Energy Management System) and DMS (1) (Document Management System) See document management. (2) (Defense Messaging System) An X.500-compliant messaging system developed by the U.S. Dept. of Defense. (Distribution Management System) applications. This represents the second major Foxboro electric SCADA system that Invensys Chile (a unit of Invensys Process Systems) has implemented for Codelco in recent years. The earlier project, for Codelco's El Teniente division is in the final stages of installation. About CODELCO CODELCO, Corporacion del Cobre de Chile, a 100% Chilean Republic owned company, is the world largest copper producer. Founded in 1976 as a result of the nationalization nationalization, acquisition and operation by a country of business enterprises formerly owned and operated by private individuals or corporations. State or local authorities have traditionally taken private property for such public purposes as the construction of of the biggest copper mines of the country, Codelco is organized in five divisions: Codelco Norte, Salvador, Andina, El Teniente and Talleres. Its production is in the range of 1.6 million tons of copper and with 77 MTn has the world largest copper reserve. For more information visit www.codelco.com About Invensys The Invensys Group (www.invensys.com) is headquartered in the UK and 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 35,000 employees operating in 60 countries, Invensys helps customers to improve their performance and profitability, building value for end users and shareholders alike. Avantis, Foxboro, I/A Series, InTouch, SimSci-Esscor, Triconex, and Wonderware are trademarks of Invensys plc, its subsidiaries, or affiliates. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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