Elsag Bailey receives $20 million order for Thailand's largest power plant.WICKLIFFE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 1997--Elsag Bailey Process Automation N.V. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :EBY EBY Ente Binacional Yaciretá (Argentina-Paraguay) ) announced today it has been awarded contracts totaling more than $20 million to automate the new Ratchaburi Power Station in Wat Phikun Thong, Thailand. Operated by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT EGAT Electricity Generating Authority (Thailand) EGAT Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand ), the 3200 Megawatt meg·a·watt n. Abbr. MW One million watts. meg  a·watt station will be one of the largest power generating facilities in the world. Phase one of the greenfield project For other uses, see Greenfield (disambiguation). In software engineering jargon, a greenfield is a project which lacks any constraints imposed by prior work. The image is that of construction on greenfield land, where there is no need to remodel or demolish an existing consists of two 700 MW thermal generating units being constructed by Japan's Mistubishi Heavy Industries; three 600 MW combined-cycle units by Japan's Mitsui group in consortium with General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) and Raytheon Engineers and Constructors (Lyndhurst NJ); plus plantwide water/wastewater treatment facilities by Korea's Kolon Engineering, Inc. Automation systems for the project will be supplied jointly by three Elsag Bailey operating companies: Elsag Bailey (Canada) Inc. will provide controls for the thermal units. Bailey Controls Company (USA) will automate the combined cycle A combined cycle is characteristic of a power producing engine or plant that employs more than one thermodynamic cycle. Heat engines are only able to use a portion of the energy their fuel generates (usually less than 50%). The remaining heat from combustion is generally wasted. units. Elsag Bailey Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) is responsible for automation of on-site water/wastewater treatment facilities. The Elsag Bailey systems provided will include more than 70 CRT-based operator interface stations, seven 2.5 meter large-screen display units, three engineering work stations, a strategic enterprise management system to link office and plant information environments, a lab data entry system, and two plant simulators for operator training. More than 35,000 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 (input/output points) will be managed by the Elsag Bailey systems which will begin shipping in October 1997, concluding in December 1998. The new Ratchaburi generation units will begin operation in 1998. Mr. Robert E. Sovik, Elsag Bailey Area Vice President for Asia/Pacific Operations, commented on the recent orders, stating, "We are very gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. by the continuing confidence of EGAT and its contractors in Elsag Bailey's evolving line of enterprise management systems. The Ratchaburi project marks the latest step in a partnership between our two companies which spans more than 20 years." The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand was formed in 1969 to consolidate the activities of three independent state enterprises for power production. EGAT, now a state enterprise under the Office of the Prime Minister, is responsible for electric power production and distribution throughout the country. One of the world's leading process automation companies, Elsag Bailey Process Automation, headquartered in the Netherlands, has nearly tripled its revenues in three years through acquisitions and by aggressively expanding its global markets through over 45 operating units. Elsag Bailey's products computerized systems which control process manufacturing The manufacturing industry that uses process control systems. See process control. , instrumentation products which report measurements from the plant floor, and analytical products which measure the efficiency of process manufacturing operations keep its customers on the cutting edge of productivity. Elsag Bailey global customers are among the leading names in a wide range of process industries including electric utilities, oil and gas, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, water and wastewater, metals and ceramics, and 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. . -0- Visit Elsag Bailey on the World Wide Web at http://www.ebpa.com . For Elsag Bailey's News-On-Demand automated fax service, call 1-888-329-2311, toll free. CONTACT: Investors and Business Media: Christopher M. Farage Ph.D., 216/585-8675 E-mail: investorinfo@bailey.com or General and Technical Media: Robert H. Loeffler, 216/585-6826 E-mail: robert.loeffler@bailey.com |
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