May
2009
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BDP Inc.
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Insights:
Remote
Monitoring Expedites Process
Troubleshooting and Technical
Support
The simplicity and
security of remote network
connections enable many process
plants to respond quickly to
process upsets. These remote
connections extend the skills of
the operations and maintenance
staff to include corporate
engineers, industry consultants,
and control system specialists at
remote locations. Using automatic
notification of alarm conditions,
a rapid response to process
upsets can prevent unexpected
shutdowns and lost production. We
can share these comments from
clients on the benefit of remote
connections to the control system
and the potential reduction in
downtime and travel costs.
<> Remote
monitoring of an unmanned
compressor station using a laptop
computer at home allowed one
operator to avert a shutdown and
to notify field mechanics for a
rapid response.
<> Remote
connection over a secure WAN
allows engineers to provide
process troubleshooting advice
from the corporate offices,
providing rapid response and
saving travel time and expense.
<> Web
enabled data collection provides
production results to numerous
clients using login
authentication via an Internet
web browser.
<> Remote
connection between similar
control systems allows operators
at two gas plants to coordinate
backup coverage during nights and
weekends when only one person is
at each site.
BDP Inc. has installed remote
network connections for many
clients, from traditional dial-up
connections to secure Internet
connections. BDP Inc.
provides a variety of technical
services to maximize the benefit
of these remote connections that
include process troubleshooting,
control system diagnostics,
remote loop tuning, oversight for
maintenance staff programming
changes, off-site control system
backups, and refresher training.
These remote services enhance the
capability of the local plant
staff while minimizing the cost
for technical support on demand.
BDP Inc. offers
process control consulting,
advanced control strategy design
and implementation, and system
integration services to deliver
overall control system
performance enhancements.
Contact BDP Inc. for more
information on similar control
system services and process
control improvements to enhance
your plant operations today.
Events
in the news: Honeywell Users
Group Americas Symposium
A technical paper discussing Advanced
Process Control Strategies that
Enhance Midstream Performance
will be presented by Barry Payne
at the Honeywell Users Group
Americas Symposium. The
conference will be held in
Phoenix, Arizona, from June 14 to
18, 2009. Contact BDP Inc. for more
information on this technical
topic, and contact Honeywell to
register for the annual
symposium.
Partial
List of Current Projects at BDP:
<> Engineering,
configuration, and commissioning
support for a process automation
system at a new gas treating
facility in Texas.
<> Conceptual
engineering and Safety
Instrumented System (SIS) scope
development to upgrade a gas
plant shutdown system in Wyoming.
<> Process
control consulting and APC
strategy commissioning for
enhanced demethanizer and
de-ethanizer control of Y-grade
product quality within process
constraints at a Texas gas plant.
<>
Engineering, configuration, and
commissioning support for PCS and
SIS applications at a compressor
station in western Colorado.
<> Engineering,
configuration, and commissioning
support for an integrated DCS and
SIS control system at a CO2
recovery plant in west Texas.
Partial
List of Systems included in
recent BDP projects:
<> Emerson Delta V control
system.
<> Honeywell Experion PKS
system.
<> MOST process
automation system from GE Fanuc.
<> Wonderware
InTouch HMI with
Allen-Bradley ControlLogix PLC. |
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