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Emerson Process Management Unveils AMS Suite: Equipment
Performance Monitor Service Providing Web-based Equipment Performance Monitoring
Solution has demonstrated ability to save process manufacturing customers up to $8M per year
Teesside, United Kingdom, June 25, 2001 - Emerson Process Management today
unveiled AMS Suite: Equipment
Performance Monitor a proven Internet-based service that delivers information about
performance of process plant equipment directly to a web browser for
easy and secure access by process manufacturing customers. This
innovation makes Emerson the first company to apply the latest
Internet technologies to equipment performance monitoring in the
process industries. Emerson Process Management is an Emerson (NYSE:
EMR) business.
Designed
specifically for personnel involved with maintenance, reliability or
rotating equipment, AMS Performance Monitor service provides easy access
to a comprehensive set of performance results, customized reports
and graphical representations for monitoring plant equipment
performance, all within a secure web-based environment. The service
supports all major process plant equipment, including compressors,
gas and steam turbines, heat exchangers, furnaces and pumps.
Over
the past 10 months AMS Performance Monitor
has been successfully deployed with key Emerson customers in the
process manufacturing industries. Customers sent equipment and
process data from their plants via the Internet to AMS
Performance Monitor where rigorous model-based technology is applied, generating
performance information for use in managing assets.
The AMS Performance Monitor service addresses the growing demand for reliable
plant equipment performance monitoring to meet the needs of
customers switching from routine to targeted maintenance programs,
thereby maximizing the utilization of their process assets.
“We
believe this new approach will revolutionize current methods and set
new standards for performance monitoring,” explained Ross Smith,
CEO of Emerson Process Management's Performance Monitoring and
Optimization business unit. “AMS Performance Monitor will
soon be seen as the industry standard, providing easy to use,
accurate and reliable performance monitoring information to
customers striving to increase the utilization of their assets. The
adoption of AMS Performance Monitor has been impressive - its quick,
cost-effective deployment has allowed customers to make significant
savings in the range of $1 million to $8 million per year by making
informed decisions on poorly operating equipment.”
The
key to AMS Performance Monitor lies in its
rapid deployment and ease-of-use, allowing customers to:
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Track equipment degradation and cost
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Compare equipment performance across multiple
plants
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Access equipment performance data remotely over
the Internet
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Produce accurate reports against performance
targets
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React quickly to changes in equipment
performance
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Optimize cleaning and maintenance cycles
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Increase operating performance at plant level
The AMS Performance Monitor service's approach to performance monitoring is
unrivalled in the industry. It combines the use of rigorous
model-based technology with data reconciliation and parameter
estimation software that has been applied to over 1,500 items of
plant equipment today.
AMS Performance Monitor is a key element of the
Asset Optimization division offering of Emerson Process
Management, which combines world-class services with innovative
products to significantly improve process plant reliability. The
results include improved process availability, increased
productivity, and reduced equipment cost-of-ownership.
“AMS Performance Monitor
equipment performance monitoring service was one of the most
exciting new technology deployments already underway when Emerson
acquired MDC Technology,” said John Berra, Executive Vice
President of Emerson with responsibility for the Process Management
business. “We saw tremendous potential to leverage MDC
Technology's 20 years of experience in process modeling and
optimization to give our customers a unique capability for
monitoring and improving equipment performance.”
The AMS Performance Monitor vision is for all process manufacturing companies
to have quick and easy access to equipment performance data anywhere
in the world. A full tour and on-line demonstration is available at www.amsperformancemonitor.com/tour
About
Emerson Process Management
Emerson
Process Management (www.emersonprocess.com),
an Emerson business, is a leading supplier of process management
solutions that help automate, control and manage complex production,
processing and distribution in the chemical, oil and gas, pulp and
paper, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and other industries. The
company combines superior products and technology with
industry-specific engineering, consulting, project management and
maintenance services. Emerson Process Management includes the
following brands: PlantWeb®, Fisher®, Micro Motion®, Rosemount®,
Daniel®, DeltaV™, Ovation®, and AMS™ Suite.
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 and air conditioning; and appliances and tools. Sales in
fiscal 2000 were $15.5 billion.
PlantWeb, DeltaV, FIELDVUE, and
Asset Utilization are marks of one of the Emerson Process Management
divisions. Foundation
is a mark of the Fieldbus Foundation.
All other brands or names are
property of their respective holders.
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