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Emerson integrates Rosemount ® Raptor tank gauging with
Smart Wireless technology to expand tank farm automation
Elimination of trenching and long-distance cabling reduces material and labor costs, as
well as engineering and project execution time.
Austin, Texas (September 10, 2012) Tank farm automation is now easier, faster and less
costly with integration of Emerson Process Management’s Rosemount® Raptor tank
gauging systems and Smart Wireless technology. System installation costs can be
reduced up to 50% by wirelessly connecting the tank farm to the control room, with the
added benefit of reducing implementation time as much as 60%. The savings free up
budget for expanded automation of tank farms.
The Raptor system with Smart Wireless technology features a complete line of Emerson’s
new state-of-the-art Rosemount® tank gauging components, including high precision
radar gauges, that use self-configuring, 2-wire, high speed FOUNDATION™ fieldbus
technology. The combined communications technologies enable use of a wide range of
standardized equipment. The resulting Raptor system forms a network of digital
intelligence that improves inventory management, loss control, overfill prevention, and
maintenance efficiency throughout the plant.
Many tank storage facilities that could benefit from modern, non-contact gauging currently
use obsolete signal wiring, or are not connected from the tank storage area. Retrofitting
an obsolete gauging system is expensive and time consuming because the distance
between storage tanks and the control room can be more than one kilometer, requiring
extensive trenching and cabling.
As a result of budget restrictions, some plants continue to experience maintenance
problems caused by communications limitations and low performing mechanical tank
gauges and instruments. Now, with Smart Wireless technology, a new radar-based
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Raptor system can be installed without new long distance signal wiring. This will radically
reduce material and labor costs, as well as engineering and project execution time.
“The wireless-empowered tank gauging systems are effective in new installations or for
upgrading existing sites,” commented Mikael Inglund, Technical Product Manager of
Emerson Process Management. “Our customers struggle with costs of replacing aged
wiring, obsolete measurement instruments, and proprietary gauging systems. Our
wireless Raptor systems give them flexibility and freedom to implement an effective
modernization strategy. They can wirelessly integrate new gauging systems one tank at a
time. Most upgrades are done without taking the tank farm out of service.”
Emerson’s Rosemount brand is the global market leader in Tank Gauging Systems. The
systems are custody transfer-approved and can be applied on many types of storage
tanks, including fixed roof and floating roof tanks. Applications range from light products
such as LPG, LNG and gasoline, to heavier products like crude oils and asphalt.
About Emerson Process Management
Emerson Process Management (www.emersonprocess.com), an Emerson business, is a
leader in helping businesses automate their production, processing and distribution in the
chemical, oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, power, water and wastewater treatment,
mining and metals, food and beverage, life sciences and other industries. The company
combines superior products and technology with industry-specific engineering, consulting,
project management and maintenance services. Its brands include PlantWeb™,
Syncade™, DeltaV™, Fisher®, Micro Motion®, Rosemount®, Daniel™, Ovation™, and
AMS Suite.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global leader in bringing
technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions for customers in
industrial, commercial, and consumer markets around the world. The company is
comprised of five business segments: Process Management, Industrial Automation,
Network Power, Climate Technologies, and Commercial & Residential Solutions. Sales
in fiscal 2011 were $24.2 billion. For more information, visit www.Emerson.com.
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Wireless integrates Raptor tank gauging to expand tank farm automation
Trenching and cabling are eliminated by wireless networking of Raptor systems