Invensys to supply automation and services to Kraton Polymers
 
英維斯為Kraton Polymers提供自動化系統(tǒng)和服務(wù)

August 19, 2008 - Invensys Process Systems signed a five-year, more-than-$20 million contract to provide comprehensive industrial automation services and solutions to Kraton Polymers, a copolymers industry pioneer and a leading producer of styrenic block copolymers with facilities in the United States, Germany, France, The Netherlands, Brazil, China and Japan.

8月19日消息——英維思過程系統(tǒng)公司簽訂了一份為期五年、價值超過2000美元的合同，為Kraton Polymers公司提供全面的工業(yè)自動化服務(wù)和解決方案，Kraton Polymers公司是共聚物工業(yè)的先驅(qū)，是苯乙烯類嵌段共聚物的領(lǐng)先生產(chǎn)商，在美國、德國、法國、荷蘭、巴西、中國和日本都有工廠。

Under the terms of the contract, IPS will deliver services and solutions to modernize certain operating aspects of Kraton's Belpre, Ohio, facility. IPS will implement its InFusion enterprise control technology, replace the Belpre plant's existing distributed control system (DCS) and digital automation system with IPS' I/A Series DCS, and install Foxboro instrumentation, batch management software and linear and non-linear advanced process control (APC) applications.

根據(jù)合同的條款，英維思過程系統(tǒng)將提供服務(wù)和解決方案，更新Kraton在俄亥俄Belpre工廠的某些運營系統(tǒng)。英維思過程系統(tǒng)將執(zhí)行其InFusion企業(yè)控制技術(shù)，利用英維思過程系統(tǒng)的I/A Series分布式控制系統(tǒng)取代Belpre工廠現(xiàn)有的分布式控制系統(tǒng)和數(shù)字自動化系統(tǒng)，并安裝Foxboro儀表、批量管理軟件和線性和非線性高級過程控制應(yīng)用。

"This contract shows the breadth and depth of our offerings and expertise in the chemical industry," said Steve Blair, IPS President of North America. "By leveraging the entire portfolio of IPS services and solutions, Kraton has embarked on a site modernization project that will help maximize production and minimize operational costs as Kraton continues to address the needs of their customers, employees and communities."

英維思過程系統(tǒng)北美區(qū)總裁Steve Blair表示：“這份合同表明了我們在化工行業(yè)服務(wù)和專業(yè)知識的深度和廣度。通過利用英維思過程系統(tǒng)的整個服務(wù)和解決方案組合，Kraton開始了一個現(xiàn)代化項目，隨著Kraton繼續(xù)滿足其客戶、員工和社會的需求，這將有助于最大限度地減少生產(chǎn)和經(jīng)營成本。”

Because of its age and current mix of automation systems, Kraton's Belpre plant requires an integrated solution built on a site-wide, unified automation platform that supports continued growth. This is what IPS has committed to deliver via its InFusion enterprise control capabilities and world-renowned engineering services. IPS will also provide configuration, installation, start-up and lifetime support services, all of which are expected to lead to higher returns for Kraton on investments in operations, efficiency and production.

因為其年齡及目前自動化系統(tǒng)的結(jié)構(gòu)，Kraton的Belpre工廠需要一個建立在一個工廠范圍大的統(tǒng)一自動化平臺上的集成解決方案，以支持持續(xù)增長。這正是英維思過程系統(tǒng)通過其InFusion企業(yè)控制能力以及聞名全球的工程服務(wù)所承諾提供的。英維思過程系統(tǒng)還將提供配置、安裝、啟動以及終生的支持服務(wù)，所有這一切預(yù)計將為Kraton在運營、效率和生產(chǎn)上的投資帶來更高的回報。

"IPS understood our specific needs, and by being able to include instrumentation and APC, along with the core distributed control system, they were, in our judgment, the lowest risk, single-source supplier of an automation solution for the Belpre facility that should be completely manageable and scalable," said Ken Stach, Kraton's Vice President of Operations. "We feel that the entire IPS team showed strength and capability in dealing with our timing and budgetary needs, and we look forward to working with them in the years to come as Kraton pursues continued improvements to our operating efficiencies."

Kraton運營副總裁Ken Stach則表示：“英維思過程系統(tǒng)了解我們的特定需求，而且通過可以提供包括儀表和高級過程控制，以及核心的分布式控制系統(tǒng)，在我們看來，他們是Belpre工廠自動化解決方案最低風(fēng)險的單一供應(yīng)商，這個解決方案應(yīng)該完全是可以管理和可升級的。我們認(rèn)為，整個英維思過程系統(tǒng)團(tuán)隊在處理我們的時間安排和預(yù)算需求上面表現(xiàn)出了實力和能力，而我們期待著在今后的歲月里同他們一起工作，因為Kraton追求著運營效率的持續(xù)改善。”

About IPS (Invensys Process Systems)
關(guān)于英維思過程系統(tǒng)

Invensys Process Systems (IPS), headquartered in Plano, Texas, is a global technology, software and consulting firm leading significant change in process manufacturing, plant optimization, business operations and enterprise performance. IPS clients are some of the world's most important industrial organizations -- companies that operate large oil refineries; plants that process chemicals, gas, LNG, power, pharmaceutical and minerals; and pulp and paper mills. IPS solutions, used at over 50,000 locations across the globe, include field devices and controls from Foxboro and Triconex, advanced applications from SimSci-Esscor, operations management from Avantis, and the world's first truly open enterprise control system, InFusion.

英維思過程系統(tǒng)總部位于德克薩斯的Plano，是一家全球技術(shù)、軟件以及咨詢公司，引領(lǐng)著過程制造、工廠優(yōu)化、業(yè)務(wù)運營以及企業(yè)績效方面的極大改變。英維思過程系統(tǒng)的客戶來自世界最重要的工業(yè)領(lǐng)域——運營著大型煉油廠的公司，化學(xué)、氣體、天然氣、電力、藥品以及礦物等過程工廠，以及紙漿制造廠。全球應(yīng)用超過5萬處的英維思過程系統(tǒng)解決方案包括來自Foxboro 和 Triconex的現(xiàn)場設(shè)備和控制系統(tǒng)，來自SimSci-Esscor的高級應(yīng)用，來自Avantis的運營管理，以及全球第一個真正開放式企業(yè)控制系統(tǒng)InFusion。

The Invensys Group is headquartered in London and is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: ISYS), with approximately 25,000 employees working in 60 countries. 

而英維思集團(tuán)的總部位于英國倫敦，在倫敦證券交易所上市，在全球 60 多個國家和地區(qū)共有大約2萬5千名員工。