Triconex Names James Jordan Nuclear Application Engineer.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2004 Triconex, an operating unit operating unit A type of operating company that engages in transactions with outsiders and that is owned by another business. For example, in 1995 the stockholders of Capital Cities/ABC approved a $19 billion merger with the Walt Disney Company, whereupon of Invensys Systems, Inc., today announced the appointment of James Jordan as nuclear application engineer. Jordan will support Triconex' expanding market presence in the nuclear industry. He will manage activities related to Triconex nuclear product offerings and the qualification of equipment for nuclear safety 1E applications. Having worked more than 30 years in the nuclear, oil, gas and wastewater industries, Jordan brings a wide range of experience to Triconex including plant design, construction and startup of nuclear power stations This is a list of major nuclear power plants in all countries in the world. This is an incomplete list. You can help Name of power station Installed capacity in MW Country Atucha I nuclear power plant 357 Argentina . His nuclear background includes positions at the San Onofre nuclear generating station The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) is a nuclear power plant located on the Pacific coast of California. The 84 acre (340,000 m²) site is in the northwestern corner of San Diego County, south of San Clemente, and surrounded by the San Onofre State Park. in California and the Point Lepreau nuclear facility in New Brunswick, Canada. Jordan also has held engineering positions at the Unocal 76 oil refinery in the hydrogen facility in Wilmington, Calif. and the city of San Diego Metropolitan Wastewater Department. "Triconex is pleased to have someone with Jim's level of experience to help lead our efforts in the nuclear power industry," said Mike Phillips, Triconex' vice president of business development. "He offers a vast systems knowledge that will enhance Triconex' ability to supply the fully integrated solutions that are needed by the nuclear market." Triconex is a leading supplier of safety and control system solutions to the nuclear industry. With the extended operating life of many nuclear plants, Triconex offers low-cost and low-maintenance digital technology replacements for legacy analog systems. TRICON TRICON Triple Container TRICON Special Container for Military Transportation , Triconex' state-of-the-art fault-tolerant safety controller based on Triple-Modular Redundant (TMR TMR total mixed ration. TMR 1 Trainable mentally retarded 2 Transmyocardial revascularization, see there ) architecture, is the first and only digital commercial off-the-shelf technology approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), an independent U.S. government commission, created by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and charged with licensing and regulating civilian use of nuclear energy to protect the public and the environment. for 1E and non-1E nuclear applications. More than 5,500 TRICON systems are in use in a variety of industrial control applications worldwide including gas and oil exploration, oil refining, power and energy production, pulp and paper manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, transportation, chemical processing and engineering construction. Jordan is a resident of Oceanside, Calif. About Triconex Triconex, an operating unit of Invensys plc, is a global leader in the supply of products, systems and services for safety, critical control and turbomachinery applications. Since its inception in 1983, the company has installed thousands of control systems solutions in a wide variety of industries and applications worldwide. Triconex products are based on patented Triple Modular Redundancy In computing, triple modular redundancy (TMR) is a fault tolerant form of N-modular redundancy, in which three systems perform a process and that result is processed by a voting system to produce a single output. (TMR) industrial safety-shutdown technology. Today, Triconex TMR products operate globally in more than 5,500 installations. According to industry research firm ARC Advisory Group, this makes Triconex the largest TMR supplier in the world. For more information, visit the Triconex Web site at www.triconex.com. About Invensys Invensys is a global leader in production technology. The group helps customers improve productivity, performance, and profitability using innovative services and technologies and a deep understanding of their industries and applications. Invensys Production Management works closely with customers to increase performance of production assets, maximize return on investment in production and data management technologies and remove cost and cash from the supply chain. The division includes APV APV See: Adjusted Present Value , Avantis, Eurotherm, Foxboro, IMServ, SimSci-Esscor, Triconex, and Wonderware. These businesses address process and batch industries -- including oil and gas, chemicals, power and utilities, 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. , and personal health care -- and the discrete and hybrid manufacturing sectors. Invensys Rail Systems Invensys Rail Systems is a global player in the rail automation, signalling and control industry and is part of Invensys. It is headquartered in Chippenham (Wiltshire, UK) and has over 2750 employees in 14 major locations worldwide. is a global leader in the design, manufacture, supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of safety related rail signaling and control systems as well as a complete range of rail signaling and communications products. The business includes Westinghouse Rail Systems Westinghouse Rail Systems Ltd (formerly Westinghouse Signals Ltd) is a British supplier of railway signalling and control equipment to the rail industry worldwide. Its head office is in Chippenham, Wiltshire, where it manufactures a variety of mechanical and electrical/electronic Limited (WRSL WRSL War Reserve Stockage List ), Dimetronic Signals, Safetran Systems, Burco Services, Westinghouse Signals Australia, and Foxboro Transportation. WRSL was recently awarded two contracts valued at more than 850 million pounds (US$1.3 billion) for the renewal of signaling on the London Underground. Invensys also currently serves other market sectors through its Development Division. The businesses in this division are: Appliance Controls, APV Baker, Climate Controls, Hansen Transmissions, Lambda and Powerware. Invensys is actively seeking to develop these businesses through equity partners or new owners. Invensys operates in more than 60 countries, with its headquarters in London. For more information, visit www.invensys.com. Invensys, SimSci-Esscor, Foxboro, APV, Avantis, Eurotherm, Triconex, Wonderware, Powerware, IMServ, Safetran, Burco, Westinghouse, Hansen, and Lambda are trademarks of Invensys plc, its subsidiaries and affiliated companies Affiliated Companies A situation that occurs when one company owns a minority interest (less than 50%) in another company. Also refers to companies that are related to each other in some way. Notes: An affiliated company is sometimes referred to as a subsidiary. . All other brands may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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