Emerson Signs 10-Year Agreement to Automate Washington Wastewater Treatment Plants.Seattle Area's King County Standardizes on Emerson's PlantWeb([R]) Digital Architecture for County-Wide Master Automation Plan to Improve Operations, Reduce Costs, and Maintain Compliance PITTSBURGH -- Emerson Process Management, a business of Emerson (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :EMR (ElectroMagnetic Radiation) The emanation of energy from everything in the universe. Although the EMR from electrical and electronic devices is typically measured for practical, every-day situations, every object, including humans, emanates energy. ), announced today that it has signed a 10-year, multi-million-dollar agreement with King County, Washington “King County” redirects here. For other uses, see King County (disambiguation). King County is located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2000 census was 1,737,034 and in 2006 was an estimated 1,835,300. , Wastewater Treatment Division. Emerson will automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. wastewater treatment plants Wastewater treatment plant also called wastewater treatment works
As part of the collaborative design/supply contract, the terms of which were not disclosed, Emerson will supply, engineer, and install its state-of-the-art PlantWeb([R]) digital plant architecture with the Ovation([R]) expert control system at two existing wastewater treatment facilities and one new wastewater treatment plant. Implementation, to occur in several phases, will enable King County to integrate real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. process and equipment data from its treatment plants and other remote facilities on a regional basis. It will also make it possible for King County to integrate enterprise business systems on a county-wide basis. Integrating these information layers will ultimately provide greater insight into King County's processes, assets and overall operations for greater operational flexibility, improved reliability and efficiency. It will also help reduce operations and maintenance costs, and maintain environmental and regulatory compliance in the ecologically-conscious area. "For this project, we needed a top-flight, experienced supplier that could provide an integrated system across the region - bridging process control, remote operations and information technology - using a single, common platform," said Rob Mattern, project manager, Information Systems & Process Automation, Wastewater Treatment Division, King County. "Successful track records with projects of this scope, combined with their integrated control architecture, were key reasons for our selection of Emerson as a long-term partner for this project." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. John Berra, president of Emerson Process Management, the adoption of a long-term master automation plan will ensure that King County's investments in automation technology will be preserved, even as technology continues to evolve. King County's phased approach also illustrates how municipalities can implement a master automation plan over time, as resources and circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact. 2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or allow. "Implementing an integrated control architecture enables municipalities like King County to build on resources they already have so they can easily meet future needs," said Berra, who also points out that planning for the stewardship stewardship the occupation of being a steward or custodian. Referring to animals it implies the caring sort of relationship based on an acceptance of the need to include the rights of animals in overall plans to maintain financial viability. and optimization optimization Field of applied mathematics whose principles and methods are used to solve quantitative problems in disciplines including physics, biology, engineering, and economics. of assets entrusted to them demonstrates King County's strong responsibility to ratepayers. "Whether adopting newer treatment technologies, expanding to meet future population growth, or adjusting to increasingly complex financial and environmental regulations, the integrated PlantWeb digital plant architecture with the Ovation control system will help ensure that King County is well equipped to meet the needs of its customers." Beyond its broad portfolio of technologies and devices, Emerson will also provide a number of engineering, start-up and installation management services, as well as training, over the course of the agreement. About Emerson Process Management Emerson Process Management (www.emersonprocess.com), an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate their production, processing and distribution in the power, water and wastewater treatment, chemical, oil and gas, refining refining, any of various processes for separating impurities from crude or semifinished materials. It includes the finer processes of metallurgy, the fractional distillation of petroleum into its commercial products, and the purifying of cane, beet, and maple sugar , pulp and paper, 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. , life sciences, and other industries. Emerson's Power & Water Solutions division (www.emersonprocess-powerwater.com) is a global supplier of advanced distributed process control and information systems. The Pittsburgh-based company is a recognized leader in developing plant-wide process control solutions for the power generation, water treatment and wastewater treatment industries. Power & Water Solutions plays a key role in the Emerson mission of combining superior products and technology with industry-specific engineering, consulting, project management and maintenance services. Emerson brands include: PlantWeb([R]); Ovation([R]); SmartProcess([R]); Fisher([R]); Micro Motion([R]); Rosemount([R]); Mobrey([R]); Daniel([R]), Bristol([R]), DeltaV(TM); and AMS AMS - Andrew Message System (TM) Suite. About Emerson Emerson (NYSE:EMR), based in St. Louis, is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2006 were $20.1 billion. For more information, visit www.Emerson.com. 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