Procter & Gamble Purchases Plant-Wide Historian Software From Emerson; Intellution's iHistorian To be Deployed In P&G Manufacturing Facilities.Business/Technology Editors FOXBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2002 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 The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) will implement the plant-wide Intellution(R) iHistorian(TM) as a key data collection, storage and retrieval engine retrieval engine n. A search engine. for the company's manufacturing execution system – Manufacturing execution system (MES) describes a set of integrated functions within a packaged software system or it can also describe the accumulated functionality within the production management infrastructure of a manufacturing or production company. (MES (Manufacturing Execution Software) Software that provides real time access to plant activities that include equipment, labor, orders and inventory. An MES integrates the data with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems so that management has complete control of ) applications. "Procter & Gamble needed a plant-wide historian to collect factory floor data for our manufacturing execution systems," said Jeff List, Section Manager for P&G's MES Center of Expertise. "With iHistorian, Intellution provides a high-end, affordable historian that addresses our needs." "Competition is increasing, budgets are decreasing and manufacturers everywhere are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to use existing capital equipment in more efficient, more productive ways," said Bob Yeager, Intellution president. "Information is a key enabler for global companies and the Intellution iHistorian is another example of our bringing together technology and expertise across all of our businesses to help customers reach their full potential." Harry Merkin mer·kin n. A pubic wig for women. [Alteration of obsolete malkin, lower-class woman, mop, from Middle English, from Malkin, diminutive of the personal name Matilda.] , Intellution's vice president of global marketing commented "Our Intellution iHistorian enables the manufacturing execution system of Procter & Gamble and other manufacturing customers to gain a clear snapshot of their entire production process, share this information with business-level systems throughout the enterprise and retain all of the data in a powerful yet affordable way. We are proud to be part of a cutting-edge solution for Procter & Gamble and look forward to helping them further enhance the production standards that have become a hallmark of their success." The high speed, high performance iHistorian gathers manufacturing data from literally thousands of points throughout a production facility. IHistorian acts both as a permanent repository for this information and as a hub to which a diverse array of applications can be connected. Downtime monitoring, asset utilization and other analysis tools all require the real-time data housed within iHistorian to perform their tasks. IHistorian employs the open, distributed architecture built-in to all of Intellution's offerings, enabling it to link to virtually any third-party MES application or automation infrastructure. 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 chemical, oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, power, 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. , pharmaceutical and other industries. A division of Emerson, Intellution, www.intellution.com http://www.intellution.com. (Foxborough, MA) is a leading supplier of industrial automation software, with more than 145,000 installations worldwide. Intellution provides an industry-standard software platform that collects, distributes, controls and manages information from the plant floor throughout the enterprise, supplying customers with scalable solutions that deliver increased productivity and return on investment. Intellution technology and expertise play a key role in Emerson's combining of superior products and technology with industry-specific engineering, consulting, project management and maintenance services. Its brands include: Intellution; iHistorian; PlantWeb(R); Fisher(R) ; Rosemount(R); Micro Motion(R); Westinghouse Process Control; Delta TM; and AMS AMS - Andrew Message System . About Emerson St. Louis-based Emerson (www.gotoemerson.com) is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers in process control; electronics and telecommunications; industrial automation; heating, ventilating ventilating Natural or mechanically induced movement of fresh air into or through an enclosed space. The hazards of poor ventilation were not clearly understood until the early 20th century. Expired air may be laden with odors, heat, gases, or dust. and air conditioning; and appliance and tools. Sales in fiscal 2001 were $15.5 billion. (c)2002 Intellution(R), Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Intellution, iCore, FIX, FIXStats, Intelligent Solutions, Intellution's Stylized styl·ize tr.v. styl·ized, styl·iz·ing, styl·iz·es 1. To restrict or make conform to a particular style. 2. To represent conventionally; conventionalize. i, PlantTV, Plug andSolve, The FIX and VisualBatch are registered trademarks of Intellution, Inc. FIX Dynamics, FIX 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. , Intellution Dynamics, iBatch, iClient, iDownTime, iFIX, iHistorian, iLogic, iVisualize, iWebCast, iWebServer, iWorkInstruction, VisiconX, The Intelligent Solution, powered by iCore, Secure Containment, and the Designed For Logo are trademarks of Intellution, Inc. iGlobalCare is a service mark of Intellution, Inc. Fisher, Rosemount, Micro Motion, PlantWeb and DeltaV are marks of one of the Emerson Process Management family of companies. Other marks are the property of their respective owners. All other brands or names are property of their respective holders |
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