Smart Positioners

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Smart Positioners they can make your job easier
!
A panel discussion on smart positioners from
ISA NORCAL

• Panelist
• Brad Rupert Foxboro and Masoneilan/ACS
• Mario Francisco ABB/CFM Inc.
• Joe Healy Emerson/Fisher/APC

Moderator Marjorie Widmeyer
SLAC/SSRL, mwidme_at_worldnet.att.net ISA SP
Department Board of Directors - Past Vice
President ISA Strategic Planning Department -
Vice President Elect ISA NORCAL Section South
Bay Programs
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Objectives

• To discuss how smart positioners can improve the
  cost effectiveness of your facilities, including
• Advantages why do this?
• Communications
• HART vs Bus
• Diagnostics
• Basic vs advanced
• Reliability
• Costs Alternatives and justifications
• Security issues and capabilities

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Panelist and Perspective

• Smart Positioner Benefits and Alternatives
• Brad Rupert, Foxboro/Masoneilan/ACS ?
• Another Option
• Mario Francisco, ABB/CFM ?
• HART and FieldBus Approaches
• Joe Healy, Emerson/Fisher/APC ?

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Some references for the future

• Our panelists
• Brad Rupert, Foxboro/Masoneilan/ACS
• brad_at_acs-sf.com
• Mario Francisco, ABB/CFM
• MarioF_at_iwestco.com
• Joe Healy, Emerson/APC
• joe.healy_at_apc-fisher.com
• Smart Positioner Articles
• Smart positioners to the rescue
• http//www.isa.org/Content/ContentGroups/InTech2/D
  epartments/Safety1/20029/Smart_positioners_to_the_
  rescue.htm
• Making Valve Controllers/Positioners Smarter is
  Smart Business
• http//www.manufacturing.net/ctl/index.asp?layout
  articleWebzinearticleidCA269795
• Using Smart Valves in a Fieldbus Network
• http//www.pepperlfuchs.com/pdf/PA/documents/Smart
  Valves-ChemProces1-02.PDF

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Manufacturers of Smart Positioners or Digital
Valve Controllers

• ABB (725) - www.abb.com
• DeZurik (20) - www.dezurik.com
• Dresser Masoneilan (SD) - www.masoneilan.com
• Emerson Process Management, Fisher (80) -
  www.emersonprocess.com
• FlowServe - Limitorque, Valtek, Kammer Sereg
  (NS) - www.flowserve.com
• Invensys Foxboro (83) - www.foxboro.com
• Metso Automation (37) - www.metsoautomation.com
• SamsonPfeiffer Vetec (NS) - www.samson-usa.com
• Siemens (270) - www.siemens.com
• Smar International (53) - www.smar.com
• Tyco Valves (9) - www.tycovalves.com
• Westlock Controls (17) - www.westlockcontrols.com
  
• Yamatake (SF gt1) - www.yamatakeusa.com
• Yokogawa (SF gt1) - www.yca.com
• (xx) Number of website hits on positioner
• NS No search facility on site SF Search
  facility, but no hits SD Site down

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Questions and Discussion