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News Release from: Fieldbus Foundation
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 17 August 2007
CIS and Baltic region FF committee
The Fieldbus Foundation has announced the establishment of a marketing committee for the Commonwealth of Independent States and Baltic region, to promote the adoption of Foundation technology
The organisation, established in response to the accelerating demand for new automation technology within the CIS and Baltic region, is made up of representatives of leading process automation companies and will promote the adoption of Foundation fieldbus technology throughout the CIS and Baltic markets The Fieldbus Foundation 'CIS and Baltic' marketing committee (FF-CISandB MC) was formally launched at a meeting held during the recent Moscow international oil and gas exhibition (MIOGE) held from June 26-29
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 18 Nov 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The committee will organise a wide range of fieldbus-related activities, including training seminars, trade show displays, and end user demonstrations.
Companies participating in the committee include: Emerson Process Management, Honeywell, MTL/VSP, Pepperl+Fuchs, R Stahl and Yokogawa, with additional direct support by two representatives of the Fieldbus Foundation EMEA Steering Committee and a member of the Fieldbus Foundation EMEA Executive Advisory Council (EAC).
The EMEA EAC is committed to ensuring that resources and materials are available to support the adoption of Foundation technology within the region.
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At its inaugural meeting, the FF CISandB MC named Dmitri Volkov (Emerson Process Management) as Chairman, Vladimir Frolov (VSP/MTL) as Vice-Chairman, and Alexander Makhmudov (Stahl) as Secretary.
Marc Van Pelt, Vice-President of Fieldbus Foundation EMEA Operations welcomed the establishment of the marketing committee.
"The market in the fifteen states that make up the CIS and Baltic region is dynamic and emerging.
The demand for new automation technology in the region is strong and the Fieldbus Foundation is responding positively to the increasing adoption of Foundation technology and the high growth projections as reported in the recent ARC Advisory Group market study.
This committee and its members will play an important role in promoting the primary value propositions of Foundation technology, which include process integrity, business intelligence, and open and scalable integration of information across process manufacturing plants".
In an immediate response to the market requirement for education and training, the committee has scheduled a series of educational seminars to be held across the region for end users, EPCs and consultants to learn more about the implementation of Foundation technology.
The seminars will address the economics of implementing Foundation fieldbus with particular reference to the CAPEX and OPEX savings achievable; standards and interoperability; physical layer design process; project implementation; asset optimisation; open, scalable integration; process integrity and business intelligence.
The first seminar will be held in Moscow, Russia during October 2007, the second in Kiev, Ukraine during November 2007, and the third in St Petersberg, Russia in February 2008.
The committee also has plans for additional seminars during 2008 and the establishment of an end user council (EUC) in the region to enable users of Foundation technology to share their experiences and develop best practices.
Dmitri Volkov, Marketing Committee Chairman, is looking forward to moving forward with the series of seminars, "There is great enthusiasm in Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Ukraine and the Baltic states to learn about how to apply digital technologies for maximum value.
We are committing ourselves to work in partnership with consultants, engineering contractors and end users to apply Foundation fieldbus for better business results".
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