PlantWeb expansion at pharmaceutical company

Emerson has completed a $500K PlantWeb digital plant architecture expansion project at the Gedeon Richter pharmaceutical company tank farm in Budapest

Emerson has completed a $500K PlantWeb digital plant architecture project in Hungary, at the Gedeon Richter pharmaceutical company tank farm in Budapest.

The project is an extension to the company's central tank farm installation which supplies four plants with solvents.

In planning the automation, Emerson Life Science industry experts evaluated the unique Richter process requirements, and selected PlantWeb as having technologies best suited to optimise start-up time and maximise operations and maintenance efficiencies.

A key factor contributing to the decision was Emerson the newest Emerson control valve, the Fisher GX.

Work on the expansion project started in October 2004 and included a DeltaV digital automation system, AMS Suite: Intelligent Device Manager software, HART based communications, a total of 59 Fisher GX control valves with Fisher Fieldvue DVC 6000 digital valve controllers, 52 Rosemount 2088 pressure transmitters, plus services - including engineering and installation.

Designed in accordance with European standards, the Fisher GX is a compact and rugged globe-style valve system that can control a wide range of process liquids, gases and vapours.

It can be combined with the integrally mounted Fisher Fieldvue DVC2000 digital valve controller to provide operations and maintenance savings.

The multi-lingual product configurator supplied free with the Fisher GX valve enabled complete specification of the valve system, simplifying valve sizing, and automating actuator selection.

Other integrated options available include a position transmitter and limit switches.

In the fast changing pharmaceutical and biotech industries, Emerson life science specialists provide a single source of process knowledge, skills, and technology, offering validated and compliant manufacturing solutions, multi-discipline harmonisation, process optimisation and on-going performance assurance.

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