EMERSON TO DIGITALLY AUTOMATE PERU'S LARGEST COPPER MINING COMPANY
25 January 2007 - Emerson Process Management

In 2004 SPCC launched a project to modernize its Ilo facility smelting capacity to 1.2 million tons/year, reduce SO2 emissions, reduce copper production costs, and increase H2SO4 production for feedstock in another SPCC facility and to export.

Following an in-depth control system analysis, SPCC determined the PlantWeb architecture and its underlying advanced technologies provided the capabilities necessary to achieve the defined project goals.

"We realized we would need to use FOUNDATION fieldbus, HART, DeviceNet, Profibus DP, and OPC [OLE for Process Control] communication technologies on this project," commented Luis Canzio, Senior Electrical Engineer of SPCC. "Emerson's PlantWeb digital architecture makes implementing multiple communication technologies as easy as 'plug-and-play,' while maintaining communication technology transparency."

Additionally, SPCC cited the DeltaV digital automation system and its embedded multivariable control capabilities as being well-suited to provide control stability to the copper smelting process.

Emerson's contract with SPCC comprises

Control system hardware, software, and related services, including a Professional Plus Workstation in a PowerEdge 2650 Server.

12 Operator Workstations, and one Professional Workstation.

One Base Station in a PowerEdge Server, for remote desktop connections with wireless Ethernet.

One Application Station in a Stratus Fault Tolerant Server for OPC connectivity.

Nine DeltaV MD redundant controllers.

AMS Suite: Intelligent Device Manager for HART and FOUNDATION fieldbus connected devices.

OPC for PIMS (Process Information Management Systems)

Redundant DeltaV Connect for Bailey stations for interfacing the DeltaV digital automation system to an existing Bailey Infi 90 system.
Services Emerson will provide include

Configuration of DeltaV system and AMS Suite applications

Cabinet integration

FAT/SAT (Factory/Site Acceptance Testing)

Commissioning and startup assistance

Installation supervision

Training

Services for Migration of Bailey Infi 90.
Emerson's migration group, working in cooperation with the local Emerson office, integrated SPCC's legacy Bailey control system into Emerson's PlantWeb digital architecture. Migration services included converting database points, control strategy, and graphic displays, accompanied by an offline configuration checkout prior to actual connection of the new digital plant architecture.

"Manufacturers across the world are challenged today to extract the most value out of their existing assets," said Tom Snead, president of the Process Systems & Solutions division of Emerson Process Management. "We are enabling manufacturers to gain more value out of their existing assets by making the transition process from older automation systems easier. Users can transition components of their legacy systems at a pace that suits them to take advantage of new capabilities embedded in Emerson technologies."

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