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Centum VP integrated production control system now at R4.02
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the
release of CENTUM VP R4.02, an enhanced version of the company’s
flagship integrated production control system.
This new version of CENTUM VP offers enhanced
information visibility, a more intuitive operator interface,
improved consolidated alarm management, a new FOUNDATION™
Fieldbus* engineering function, and linkage with the ProSafe-RS
Safety Instrumented System (SIS). With these enhancements of
functions that provide a foundation for VigilantPlant,
Yokogawa’s vision for the ideal plant, this new version will
bring our customers a higher level of stability, reliability,
and productivity at their plants.
Development Background
To respond to changing needs and keep pace with the drastic
changes currently underway in the marketplace, it is imperative
that companies optimize their plants, equipment, and other
facilities. Yokogawa provides the products, solutions, and
services that help its customers enhance plant safety,
reliability, and productivity, and the foundation for these
improvements is the company’s CENTUM VP Integrated Production
Control System.
This version’s functions have been enhanced to help our
customers improve productivity, and include an easier to use
human machine interface (HMI), strengthened consolidated alarm
management, and linkage with the ProSafe-RS SIS for improved
safety. For increased reliability, a new FOUNDATION™ fieldbus
engineering function is provided that improves reliability and
allows full use of the intelligent capabilities of field
devices. Taking a long-term perspective, Yokogawa continues to
enhance the products that its customers depend on to grow and
develop their businesses.
CENTUM VP R4.02 Features
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Closer linkage with Yokogawa’s latest
safety instrumented system
With the recent release of version R2.03.00 of the Yokogawa
ProSafe-RS SIS, it is now possible to operate and monitor
this system and the CENTUM VP production control system
through the same HMI. This linkage between the two systems
improves safety and efficiency.
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Enhanced consolidated alarm management
function
With version R4.02, alarm engineering to define operations
such as monitoring and notification can be performed in the
same engineering environment used to configure operations
such as control and monitoring. This linkage of the
engineering for the alarm, control, and monitoring functions
improves efficiency.
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New FOUNDATION™ fieldbus engineering
function
R4.02 has a new function that can automatically check data
after configuration changes are made to FOUNDATION™ fieldbus
compatible sensors and final control elements such as
valves. This improves the quality and efficiency of
engineering work done in the field and saves time.
Main Target Markets
Manufacturing and processing industries such as oil and natural
gas, petrochemicals, chemicals, iron and steel, pulp and paper,
electric power, and water treatment
Applications
Monitoring and automatic control of plants and manufacturing
equipment
* Fieldbus - A digital communications protocol linking
production control systems, field sensors, and final control
elements that is gaining in popularity worldwide
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Complete guide to the selection of Yokogawa Temperature
Sensors
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Temperature sensing in the process automation
Industry is one of the most important measurement technologies,
requiring accuracy, repeatability and safety. A comprehensive
range of temperature sensors complement our YTA series head and
field mounted Temperature Transmitters providing a full
integrated temperature supplyOur temperature sensor solutions
include Resistance Temperature detectors (RTD’s), Thermocouples
(TC’s), a wide selection of Thermowells and the capability to
supply special engineered temperature assemblies. |
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Temperature Sensors
An assortment of
temperature sensors are readily available. These include
Resistance Temperature Detectors (RTD’s) and Thermocouples
(TC’s) to suit all process automation applications. Wire wound
RTD’s represent the most common temperature sensors because of
their inherent accuracy and stability, used extensively in
process measurement and control. Thermocouples deliver high
temperature capability and are more vibration tolerant than
RTD’s. Furthermore, they can be manufactured in small diameters
for asset monitoring purposes. The quality of the sensor remains
essential to the overall health of your process and plant.
Thermowells
Thermowells are an important part of
the temperature measurement and the plant’s containment
solution, providing protection against potentially dangerous
process mediums. Quality of design and manufacturing is
essential to meet the requirements of a variety of process
environments.
A correctly designed thermowell can withstand:
Thermowells can be manufactured from barstock,
forgings or tubular construction and in a variety of materials
ranging from stainless steel to exotic alloys. These ensure
mechanical integrity, safety and longevity. A welded flanged
thermowell can be an acceptable solution for many applications,
however, a full penetration welded flanged thermowell (double
“J”) delivers the maximum mechanical strength for high pressure
service. Once welded and heat treated the thermowell becomes
effectively a one piece construction of similar alloys. Quality
assurance testing, such as; dye-penetration, X-Ray, ultrasonic
and pressure testing confirm the welding process.
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