Invensys and Emerson: Dueling User Groups

    Oct. 2, 2005
    This week, since I haven't yet acquired the ability to clone myself, I've sent Rich Merritt to cover the Emerson Exchange, meeting in Orlando, while I cover the Invensys User Conference, meeting in Houston. I wonder how many actual users had to make the same choice I did. Quite a few, I'll bet, since there are many process plants with both Invensys (Foxboro, Triconex, Avantis, Sim-Sci Esscor) and Emerson products and systems. From a customer friendliness point of view, this attack scheduling i...
    This week, since I haven't yet acquired the ability to clone myself, I've sent Rich Merritt to cover the Emerson Exchange, meeting in Orlando, while I cover the Invensys User Conference, meeting in Houston. I wonder how many actual users had to make the same choice I did. Quite a few, I'll bet, since there are many process plants with both Invensys (Foxboro, Triconex, Avantis, Sim-Sci Esscor) and Emerson products and systems. From a customer friendliness point of view, this attack scheduling is bad for the industry. Oh, well. Merritt will be sending me dispatches from the Emerson front to post, and I will be blogging live from the George Brown Center in Houston, recently home to a number of Hurricane Katrina and Rita displaced persons.

    Continue Reading

    Sponsored Recommendations

    Municipalities are utilizing inline total solids measurements to enhance sludge thickening, lower polymer usage and cut operational expenses.
    Carbon dioxide is increasingly recognized as a vital resource with significant economic potential. While the conversion of carbon dioxide into products is still in its infancy...
    Discover our wide range of temperature transmitters that convert sensor signals from RTDs and thermocouples into stable and standardized output signals!
    An innovative amine absorption-based carbon capture process enables retrofitting of existing industrial facilities to reduce emissions in hard-to-abate sectors, with advanced ...