ENIP Selects Invensys Process Control and Safety Systems for Utility Boiler Upgrade Project at Petrochemical Complex in Algeria.Energy Editors/Business Editors FOXBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2003 New Foxboro A2 automation system plus Triconex TMR TMR total mixed ration. TMR 1 Trainable mentally retarded 2 Transmyocardial revascularization, see there safety shutdown system provide most cost-effective solution that meets ENIP's demanding technical requirements ENIP (Enterprise Nationale d'industrie Petrohimique), the petrochemicals subsidiary of Sonatrach, the Algerian state energy company, has awarded Invensys an US $2 million contract to upgrade the outdated pneumatic pneumatic /pneu·mat·ic/ (noo-mat´ik) 1. pertaining to air. 2. respiratory. pneu·mat·ic adj. 1. Of or relating to air or other gases. 2. boiler controls and burner management system at the company's large petrochemicals complex in Skikda, Algeria. This is the first of several similar control projects that ENIP plans to initiate in the coming years at the company's two large petrochemicals complexes. Following a thorough technical and commercial review of several major automation vendors - including 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 , GE Fanuc, Honeywell, and Yokogawa - ENIP determined that the combination of Invensys' Foxboro A2 automation system and TUV-certified, Triconex triple modular redundant (TMR) Trident safety shutdown system will provide the lowest cost solution that meets the company's demanding technical and safety requirements. "In addition to the competitive price, appropriate control capability, and well-documented safety capabilities of their technical solution, we appreciated the fact that Invensys is widely recognized as a premier automation vendor with a long track record of successful projects," said Mr. Said Adjilia, Managing Director at ENIP. The Invensys scope of supply includes: -- Foxboro A2 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 with four operator consoles utilizing best-in-class Wonderware InTouch HMI (Human Machine Interface) The user interface in a manufacturing or process control system. It provides a graphics-based visualization of an industrial control and monitoring system. software, four redundant controllers, and remote 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 for approximately 500 points -- Three Triconex Trident triple modular redundant (TMR) burner management safety systems with associated I/O -- Foxboro intelligent transmitters, positioners, and analyzers; plus on/off and 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 -- New burner pilots to make the existing boilers compliant with new international safety regulations -- All cabling and related accessories -- Training and site services The new boiler control systems are scheduled for startup early in 2004. Invensys operates in more than 60 countries, with its headquarters in London. For more information, visit www.invensys.com. |
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