Emerson cuts fieldbus commissioning time by 80% 27 March 2014

Fieldbus systems associated with Emerson Process Management's asset management software can now be commissioned up to 80% faster, according to the company.

The software in question is AMS Suite: Intelligent Device Manager v12.5 where Foundation fieldbus devices are involved.

Users can bring devices on-line with the features, options and alerts they select in a fraction of the time it would normally take. Indeed, Emerson also anticipates faster start-up, with users also able to take advantage of making on-line changes to multiple devices simultaneously.

"We expect to reduce commissioning time and loop testing for Foundatoin fieldbus devices by 10,000 to 20,000 man-hours for mid-size to large projects with this new functionality," confirms Rong Gul, Shell's corporate subject matter expert on smart instrumentation and instrument asset management.

Emerson worked with Shell to develop the more efficient configuration solution for Shell's Prelude FLNG (floating natural gas) production vessel project.

With over 5,000 Foundation fieldbus devices at the Prelude site, many with more than 100 configurable parameters, Shell had been concerned about the time it would take to complete commissioning tasks.

Configuring the devices one at a time is also an error-prone and laborious process – configuring a single device may take up to 60 minutes.

"By working closely with Shell, we developed this innovative technology that helps reduce the time it takes to accurately configure smart field devices," states Duncan Schleiss, vice president of business development for Emerson's Process Systems and Solutions business.

"This provides our users with a win in their quest to improve engineering efficiency by simplifying their processes."

Brian Tinham

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