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AB
B S
ingap
ore C
ustom
er Mag
azineIssue 03 | M
ar 2007M
ICA
(P) 230/08/2006
When m
ost peop
le think of
productivity, they think of using
fewer people to do m
ore work.
At A
BB
, we prefer to use the
same p
eop
le to d
o m
ore
effective work. This translates
to
bu
siness
gro
wth
an
d
improved productivity m
etrics.
A m
ain contributor to industrial
productivity is using the right
tools for the right job. In a
process plant, the nerve centre
for operations is the process
control system. Through the
integ
ration
of in
form
ation
technolo
gy w
ith traditio
nal
process control systems, A
BB
has developed a highly effective tool
for the plant operator. It is able to manage all process param
eters in
the plant as well as provide value-added inform
ation such as asset
health, engineering data and even electrical network health, just to
name a few
.
The core of this platform is the 800xA
Extended Autom
ation System
.
With readily accessible inform
ation in the right format at the right tim
e,
plant operators were able to better utilise resources, m
anage assets
and track production. All these w
ith a watchful eye over plant safety
as well.
Many a tim
e, AB
B engineers have been called to diagnose a problem
.
Thanks to the remote access facilities, A
BB
engineers were able to
diagnose and resolve issues imm
ediately while aw
ay from site. M
any
customers from
oil terminals to oil &
gas production facilities, and
pulp & paper m
ills in the region have benefited from this technology.
Plant operators have reported im
proved performance because they
were able to access key data as required.
This is just one aspect of AB
B’s contribution to industrial productivity.
In this issue of AB
Btoday, you w
ill find more exam
ples and interesting
articles on industrial productivity. Hope you have an enjoyable read.
AB
B S
ingapore, recipient of Frost&
Sullivan 2
00
6 S
outh A
sianTechnology Leadership A
ward for
Process A
utomation S
upp
liers.
Industrial P
rod
uctivity
Feature Story
Product N
ews
P 8 - 9
P 10 - 12
Highlights
P 4 - 7
AB
B in S
ingaporeP
3
CO
NTE
NTS
AB
Bto
day
Issue 03 / Mar 2007
AB
B S
ingapore Custom
er Magazine
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w.abb.com
.sg
Published by M
arketing and Corporate C
omm
unicationsE
ditorial team: E
mely Tan, E
smond C
hun, Sally C
hye, Darren Lim
Contributers: Lee B
eeLeng, Rajesh A
nand, Meya Tanuw
ijaya
AB
B Ind
ustry Pte Ltd
No. 2, A
yer Rajah C
rescentS
ingapore 139935Tel: +
65 6776 5711Fax: +
65 6778 0222w
ww
.abb.com.sg
Mr. Yeoh S
oon Teong, Vice
President O
il & G
as, Chem
ical &P
harmaceutical, P
rocess Autom
ationD
ivision, Singapore
Success S
tories
Partners N
etwork
P 19
TrainingP
16 - 17
P 13 - 15
Feedback Corner
P 18
AB
B in S
ingapore
Life is Precio
us - Think and
Act S
afely
AB
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AB
B recognises that O
ccupational H
ealth
and Safety (O
HS
) is an integral part of our
operations. O
ur goal is to “Stop
Hurting
Peop
le”. An im
proved
OH
S p
erformance
contributes to greater work efficiency, and
increased industrial productivity.
The workplace is an im
portant part of life,
and w
e need to b
e just as aware w
hen
working just as w
e are when relaxing at hom
e.
We do not w
ant to get hurt emotionally or
physically at work and spend our relaxation
time recovering from
a work-related injury.
We have a d
edicated
OH
S C
om
mittee
working to ensure that every reasonab
le
precaution is taken to safeguard the health
and
safety of p
erson
s at or n
ear the
workplace. O
ur safety managem
ent system
is formulated w
ith reference to the Workplace
Safety and H
ealth Act (W
SH
A) 2006 to guide
all our emp
loyees and sub
-contractors to
carry out their work safely. It is also practised
in conjunction with other S
ingapore legal
requirements.
“We believe that health and safety is a direct
line responsib
ility, from I as the C
ountry
Manager, dow
n to every individual employee.
Successful occupational health and safety
practice req
uires the collab
oratio
n and
participation of both employers and w
orkers
in health and safety programm
es,” said James
Foo, President and C
ountry Manager of A
BB
Singapore.
The managem
ent and employees of A
BB
are
resp
on
sible
in
c
rea
ting
a
sa
fe
wo
rk
environm
ent. We b
elieve accidents are
preven
table, an
d safety is everyo
ne’s
responsibility. The bottom-line is that all our
operations do not place our staff, our visitors
and vendors, or the local comm
unity at risk.
With everyone’s com
mitm
ent, AB
B shall strive
for
con
tinu
ou
s im
pro
vemen
t in
O
HS
performance. S
afety is the key to an accident-
free working environm
ent.
Anchored to our operations is our O
HS
slogan,
which serves as a rem
inder to all - that
"Life is Precio
us - Think and
Act S
afely".
Highlights
AB
B’s P
rocess Autom
ation Division has
opened a dedicated Control S
ystems and
Products R
egional Action C
enter (RA
C) in
Singapore to serve its custom
ers in the rapidly
growing A
sian market. The opening cerem
ony
for the RA
C, w
hich is now fully operational,
took place on January 16, 2007. Mr. K
enneth
Tan, Director S
ervices Cluster, E
conomic
Developm
ent Board w
as the guest-of-honour.
“This initiative in Asia - the fastest grow
ing
market, for P
rocess Autom
ation Control
System
s and P
roducts intensifies A
BB
’s
growth strategy as a global leader in P
rocess
Autom
ation,” said James Foo, P
resident and
Country M
anager of AB
B S
ingapore. “This
ensures that a complete A
BB
control product
portfolio is coherently positioned to customers
and
bu
siness p
artners in
the reg
ion
.”
The Singapore R
egional Action C
enter will
provide technical, training, and sales support
for control systems and products throughout
the Asia region. These products include A
BB
’s
wid
e range of control system solutions,
including
80
0xA
Extend
ed A
utom
ation
System
, as well as individual control system
components such as control hardw
are and
software, I/O
and related
control system
software applications.
“With the opening of R
AC
Asia, w
e mark an
important step by re-allocating our people
and resources to the region,” said Michael
Zhang
, Head
of C
ontro
l System
s and
Products A
sia. “From this day on, w
e can
respond to our customers’ requests from
the
reg
ion
w
ithin
th
e
sam
e
time
zo
ne
.”
As part of our initiative to raise our custom
er
training profile, w
e have on board
a new
Bu
sine
ss D
eve
lop
me
nt
Ma
na
ge
r fo
r
Custom
er Training. The initiative also includes
proactively identifying customers’ training
needs, exp
anding training activities and
ensuring that relevant and quality training
standards are maintained.
The focus is on our customers’ training needs
and to raise the competency levels of all our
pa
rtne
rs re
latin
g
to
AB
B
pro
du
cts,
applications and solutions. In line with our
expansion plan, more highly trained trainers
are being recruited for various business units
to deliver quality training for all our customers.
By the third
quarter, a new
training cum
demo center of m
ore than 700m2 in size (first
phase) will cater to the increasing num
ber
of training sessions. Dedicated areas w
ill be
allocated to all individual business units for
such purp
oses. Business units such as
Autom
ation Products and M
arine will offer
mo
re certified co
urses an
d w
e have
expended resources, which now
allows us
to conduct Marine A
cademy C
ertified courses
in Singapore.
We have also invested m
ore than a million
dollars on a sub
stantial numb
er of new
training equipments (and w
ill continue to do
so) to ensure that all our customers have the
benefit of p
ractical hands-on exp
erience.
With our local office taking on strategic roles
of reg
ional and
glo
bal hub
s in various
business units, the additional facilities will
ensure better support is in place for greater
expansion.
“We appreciate the crucial role of training.
Our heightened efforts in this regard w
ill not
only strengthen our relationships, but will
translate to better p
rofitability for all our
customers and
business p
artners,” said
Karen Liow
, Manager, C
ustomer Training.
Custom
er trainingtaking on greaterheights
AB
B inaug
uratesA
sia Center fo
rC
ontro
l System
sand
Pro
ducts in
Sing
apo
re
AB
Btoday | 4
Ribbon cutting cerem
ony for Control S
ystems and P
roducts Asia
James Fo
o, K
enneth Tan and M
ichaelZhang (first row
, 3rd, 4th and 5th from left
respectively) with the C
ontrol System
s andP
roducts Asia R
egional Action C
enter team
Artist’s im
pression of the new custom
ertraining center
Highlights
AB
B partnered S
enoko Pow
er in the 2006
inaugural year of implem
enting the National
Weather S
tudy Project. Tw
o judges, Han M
ay
Kw
ong and Aileen S
eet, both from A
BB
’s
Pow
er Generation, P
ower S
ystems D
ivision
took part in a two-day judging assignm
ent in
April 2006.
The National W
eather Stud
y Project is a
comm
unity initiative by Senoko P
ower aim
ed
at facilitating and increasing awareness am
ong
students in Singapore about the im
portance
of weather and clim
ate change on our daily
activities and the environment in w
hich we
live in.
Geylang M
ethodist Seconday S
chool, one of
the teams that H
an May K
wong w
as judging
over, was aw
arded the Meritorious A
ward in
the Secondary S
chool Division.
Yishun Junior C
ollege, one of the teams that
Aileen S
eet was judging over, em
erged as
the 1st Runner up
in the Junior College
Division for the com
petition.
AB
B
ho
sted
stud
ents
from
R
epu
blic
Polytechnic (R
P) on their industrial visit on
24 January. These were the first lot of R
P
students selected to visit AB
B and they felt
privileged to visit a global leader in Pow
er &
Autom
ation Technologies present in more
than 100 countries.
As part of R
P’s course curriculum
, students
get to experience in the real w
orld how
industries work and how
their course work
can be applied. AB
B hope that through such
visits, students will take back w
ith them w
hat
they cannot learn in a classroom environm
ent
to broad
en their industrial &
engineering
knowledge.
The highlight of the programm
e was a hands-
on training on AB
B’s control system
of choice,
the System
800xA. A
BB
customised a sim
ple
control system configuration, and developed
a special hand
s-on p
rog
ramm
e for the
stud
ents fro
m th
e 2n
d an
d 3
rd year
Com
munication &
Autom
ation Engineering
programm
e. RP
awarded credits to students
for this active learning mode.
AB
B w
as at the Natio
nal Museum
of
Singapore as one of the sponsors for the
opening of "Improving Life – The design of
Sw
edish innovations”. The exhib
ition ran
from 12 January to 11 February, and A
BB
’s
Pow
erformer, d
ue to its large size, was
featured in p
ictorial form as one of the
exhibits.
Imp
roving Life was p
roduced
by S
vensk
Form in collab
oration with the S
wed
ish
Institute, the Sw
edish Ministry for Foreign
Affairs, and the S
wedish Trade C
ouncil. The
exhibition emphasises the role of design as
a decisive factor in the realisation of an idea
as an innovation. The exhibits showcased
industrial d
esign, technology, as well as
med
ical and p
harmaceutical ad
vances.
AB
Btoday | 5
AB
B S
ponsorshipsand
Co
mm
unityS
upp
ort
Left to right: Winston K
am, V
P P
ower
Pro
du
cts; James F
oo
, Presid
ent &
Country M
anager, AB
B S
ingapore; M
r.P
är Ahlberger, S
wedish A
mbassador to
Singapore
Aw
ard receip
ients: Geylang M
ethodist
Secondary S
chool (top) and Yishun JuniorC
ollege (bottom)
A learning experience for these students from
Republic P
olytechnic
Highlights
Partners R
ecog
nition D
ay
AB
B A
utomation P
roducts Division started
the “Year of the P
ig” successfully with the
Partners R
ecognition Day 2007. The annual
event acknowled
ges the achievements of
AB
B’s channel partners for the past year.
More than 80 guests attend
ed the event,
wh
ere 8
n
ew
chan
nel
partn
ers w
ere
appointed.
James Foo, P
resident & C
ountry Manager,
AB
B S
ingapore, expressed that AB
B’s grow
th
in 2006 had been a record performance by
the Group since its m
erger, and that locally,
AB
B S
ingapore had also reached nearly half
a billion d
ollars in business. Jam
es also
highlighted AB
B’s com
plete portfolio and the
aim to broaden the portfolio of partners. This
will in turn put all of A
BB
’s channel partners
in a better position in the market. S
upport-
wise, A
BB
is also looking at training and
service to help
drive b
usiness gro
wth.
“As you can see from
AB
B’s perform
ance,
AB
B is a very strong partner to w
ork with.
We can do m
ore together as the market is
there and this is a chance to improve in 2007.
We w
ant to make sure that you w
in first.
When you w
in, AB
B w
ins.” said Jam
es.
Lim C
hin Oon, V
P, A
utomation P
roducts
Division, shared
the division grow
th and
extended
his gratefulness to the supp
ort
contributed by the channel partners before
pro
ceeding
with the aw
ards cerem
ony.
Outstand
ing A
ward
Otto
Electrical &
Security S
ervices Pte Ltd
was proudly presented w
ith the Outstanding
Aw
ard for their distinguished achievement.
“The construction sector in Singapore is set to bloom
in the next few years and w
e know the best
chance for the company to grow
is for us to work together w
ith a reputable partner. AB
B is one of
the best brands out in the market and w
e are honored to have the opportunity to work w
ith them,”
Otto E
lectrical & S
ecurity Services P
te Ltd.
Pro
duct D
evelop
ment A
ward
Sunlig
ht Electrical P
te Ltd received the P
roduct Developm
ent Aw
ard for successful type-
test to IEC
60439-1 for short-circuit co-ordination in pan-assemblies.
“All thanks to A
BB
that we are m
entioned at all during the ceremony. W
e are constantly reminded to
use AB
B products and services; not only from
AB
B sales engineers, projects consultants and ow
ners
but our very own staff," S
unlight Electrical P
te Ltd.
Innovatio
n Aw
ards
Ley Cho
on Traffic P
te Ltd and AT
S Traffic P
te Ltd w
ere presented with the Innovation
award for safety protection and quick restoration to traffic lights.
“AB
B had provided us the before-sales service for technical support beyond the product on problem
solutions and also after-sales service on product performance. A
BB
regards their customers as partners,
and we thank M
r. Lim S
ay Leong for working together w
ith us at the traffic junctions and for all the
technical support,” Ley Choon Traffic P
te Ltd.
By M
eya Tanuwijaya, M
arketing Com
munication. A
utomaion P
roduct Division
AB
Btoday | 6
Highlights
AB
Btoday | 7
Applied
Instrumentation &
Control P
te Ltd
Electrical Com
ponents(S
) Pte Ltd
Lim K
im H
ai Electric
Co. (S
) Pte Ltd
Servoconnect S
ystems
(Asia) P
te LtdTD
S Technology (S
)P
te Ltd
New
Channel P
artners 6 new channel partners w
ere appointed and presented with a C
ertificate of Appointm
ent:
Achievers A
ward
s Achiever’s A
wards w
ere presented to channel partners who had achieved their sales target in 2006:
Agatos S
oftware
Engineering P
te LtdFengsheng E
lectricC
o Pte Ltd
Gennal E
ngineeringP
te LtdH
amw
orthy Pte Ltd ITE
Electric C
o LtdLian K
ok Electric
Com
pany
Mecom
bS
ingapore LtdS
ulzer Pum
ps Asia
Pacific P
te LtdTradepoints Inc.
AB
B D
rives Alliance A
ward
Gen
nal E
ng
ineerin
g P
te Ltd
was
presen
ted w
ith th
e AB
B D
rives
Alliance certificate fo
r sales and
support.
Chee K
ong Electric
Co. P
te LtdFoltechs Ventures Ltd
Hiap H
oe Electric
Hup H
uat Electric
Supplies P
te LtdK
ak Seng Trading
Mukava C
oncepts Pte
Ltd
New
Prosperity
Electrical P
te LtdN
ew Tai W
ah Electric
Trading Pte Ltd
Plant W
erx Pte Ltd
SS
Electrical Ltd
Sunlight E
lectrical Pte
LtdTam
co Electrical &
Environm
ental
Partnership
Reco
gnitio
n The following w
ere recipients of AB
B’s P
artnership Recognition certificates:
Product N
ews
The Fieldbus plug (FieldBusP
lug) is the central
comm
unication element of the new
product
family. It co
nnects devices and
device
com
binatio
ns of d
ifferent functions and
characteristics as well as sim
ple sensors with
automation devices. e.g m
otor starter, motor
protection devices; inductive sensors; circuit
breaker and soft-starter.
Th
is creates
roo
m
for
un
limited
n
ew
app
lication-sp
ecific ideas w
hich can be
com
bined
easily with stand
ard Field
bus
system such as P
rofibus, DeviceN
et, AS
I-
Bus, etc. A
prefabricated connection cable
establishes the comm
unication connection
with its b
us-specific p
lug interface. In this
way, flexibility, transparency and reliability in
the process are achieved. The connecting,
operating and diagnostic elements are place
in front of all devices providing increased ease
of installation.
Enquiry: [email protected]
Ro
om
for essentials
A new
dimension in com
munication
New
ideas fo
r hom
e technolo
gy
Panel provides m
aximum
comfort
AB
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The Fieldbus Plug
We spend m
ost of our time indoors. A
s a rule
we are surrounded by four w
alls with a roof
over our heads. A new
EIB/K
NX product w
as
released to enhance the indoor environment
making the tim
e we spend indoors safer and
more pleasant.
The LEAN
- and SM
AR
T touch panel enables
the entire home technology to be governed
from a central point. A
clear overview on the
screen shows up to ten touch surfaces that
can be activated with the finger tip or a pen.
It is even possible to record 32 user-defined
light scenes for 20 lighting circuits, with a
special m
edia p
age to control the home
entertainment d
omain such as a B
ang &
Olufsen system
.
Enquiry: [email protected]
Product N
ews
The new series of high-perform
ance operator
panels are d
esigned for harsh ind
ustrial
environments. It intuitive, ergonom
ic & robust
design, exceptional processing power and
mem
ory give you the additional functions and
feature to
fulfill yo
ur o
peratio
n n
eed.
Feature includes:
•P
anel uses the Window
s CE
.NE
T versionoperation system
.
• TFT-LCD
64K colors graphic screen w
ithlarge m
emory 64M
B.
• Slim
but tough and
in-build
with serial
comm
unication, Ethernet and U
SB
ports.
• Seam
less integration with all A
BB
controlsystem
s an
d
mo
st m
akes o
f P
LC
.
• Quick, easy and
efficient engineering
• Wid
e choice o
f range fo
r selection.
Enquiry: [email protected]
The new
PS
R is a co
mp
act softstarter
incorporating the necessary functions for
starting and stopping a small to m
edium size
motor from
3 to 45A. B
y reducing the electrical
and the m
echanical stress, the PS
R is an
ideal replacement for D
.O.L and Y
/D starters.
The clear marking and indication on the front
with only the three settings facilitate an easy
installation and set-up
while the com
pact
design makes it ideal for installation in places
where space is lim
ited.
Furthermore, the system
concept includes
MM
S and FieldbusP
lug comm
unication for
remote control connection such as D
eviceNet,
Profibus,.etc. W
ith standard performance,
the PS
R handle ten starts per hour. B
y adding
an auxiliary cooling fan this can be increased
to 20 starts per hour. All sizes include a R
un
signal relay as well as an inb
uild b
ypass
contact to reduce power loss during operation.
The PS
R softstarter has b
een tested and
approved for IEC
, CE
, UL, C
CC
and HD
B,
and meets the directives of R
oHS
(Restriction
of Hazardous S
ubstances).
Enquiry: [email protected]
PS
RThe com
pactsoftstarter solution
Outstand
ingg
raphics in a
toug
h packag
eP
anel 800
The new P
anel800 series
AB
Btoday | 9
PS
R m
odels
The user easily navigates between different
areas and functions, and in the process,
info
rmatio
n is tran
sferred acro
ss the
systems and stored.
Through this system, a m
aintenance engineer
can create and access important inform
ation
directly from the m
aintenance system. W
ithin
the same platform
, a business manager can
also access the SA
P system
and retrieve
data on the inventory or on purchase orders
by im
porting the p
urchase order stat us.
This direct and secure access to relevant
real-time data in the extended netw
ork of
systems and
app
lications enhances job
functionality, hence increasing the efficiency
and accuracy of operations.
Extend
ed Life C
ycles andE
fficienciesA
n integrated
solutio
n based
on o
pen
technologies and a comm
on platform allow
s
for easy integration, including the current
investments. Instead of replacing old system
s,
mills can now
leverage on them to enjoy new
levels of productivity. There is the flexibility
to implem
ent functions required today and
the agility to add others as needs evolve.
The life cycle o
f current investments is
extended while new
automation solutions
con
tribu
te to co
ntin
uo
us p
rod
uctivity
improvem
ents.
The readily available plant information also
helps to reduce maintenance costs. R
eal-
time inform
ation and historical data aids in
the monitor ing and detection of health and
perfo
rmance co
nditio
ns, and p
rovid
ing
advanced notice of degrading performance
and im
pend
ing failure. T
his inform
ation
en
ab
les
pre
dic
tive
an
d
pro
ac
tive
maintenance, as w
ell as imp
roving and
op
timisin
g o
f pro
cesses and
assets.
Sim
ple
and
efficien
t o
peratio
ns
and
engineering processes allow m
ore time and
efforts to
be fo
cused o
n pro
ductivity
improvem
ents. The same w
orkstation used
to access any component in the netw
ork
can function as an engineering station and
an operator station. The flexible, distributed
engineering environment also allow
s project
data to be accessed, created and modified
simultaneously by different users. A
familiar
interface offers a truly intuitive user experience
with easy navigation and display designs that
can be personalised.
Feature Story
AB
Btoday | 11
Continued on pg 12
Feature Story
By: Lee B
eeLeng, Marketing C
omm
unications, Pulp &
Paper, P
rocess Autom
ation Division
Autom
ation technology developments in
the past d
ecade have b
een all about
integration.
Traditional automation solutions are m
ade
up of independent and loosely connected
systems w
ith data residing separately in
disparate sources. Much tim
e is lost in
searching and consolid
ating relevant
information before any decision can be
made.
Integration brings the systems together,
enabling users to easily access different
applications in one comm
on environment.
How
ever, this still does not necessarily
allow
interop
erability and
real-time
exchange of data.
AB
Btoday | 10
Extend
ed A
utom
ation in a
Nutshell
Imagine the B
atmobile equipped w
ith a host
of features, and a wide range of gadgets. It
also has a sophisticated comm
unications
array and voice-activated computer that is
also linked to the main com
puter. These are
all easily operated from one control panel.
Recall Tom
Cruise in “M
inority Report”, a
Science Fiction film
in 2002. In it, he was
able to access information from
extensive
sources on a single screen, accurately and
at an amazing speed.
Extended automation is essentially based on
the same co
ncept as these analo
gies.
In a pap
er mill, an extend
ed autom
ation
system goes beyond integration. S
ystems
are linked across the m
ill, and extend
ed
through to the managem
ent and business
systems. E
very component is linked, and
associated information across all applications
and systems can be instantly retrieved from
any single workstation connected
to the
network. M
ill managem
ent and b
usiness
processes can be radically improved as a
result.
Ex
ten
de
d R
ea
ch
in a
nIntuitive E
nvironm
ent Every single com
ponent in a plant has many
pieces o
f inform
ation tag
ged
to it. T
he
information is distributed in separate system
s
that manage all the operations and business
functions.
An extended autom
ation system unifies all
the separate system
s and facilitates true
integ
ration
and
info
rmatio
n exch
ang
e
between them
. A user sim
ply logs in to a
portal and
is instantly linked to all these
systems.
Any inform
ation on an object connected to
the system can be accessed by just a m
ouse
click . Data needs only to be created once.
Extend
ed A
utom
ation S
ystem - B
eyond
Integratio
n
Success S
tories
AB
Btoday | 13
Feature Story
Th
e E
xten
de
d O
pe
rato
rW
orkp
laceTo leverage on such a p
owerful system
,
operators need functional workplaces and
appropriate control room designs that support
improved perform
ance.
Mo
st con
trol ro
om
s tod
ay have lo
ng
workbenches w
ith workstations lined up from
end to end. Such a layout does not provide
a good view
of the process, esp
ecially if
relevant information is displayed on separate
screens that are placed
apart. The sm
all
screens limit visibility, and operators have to
move to the respective screens for a better
view.
An extended operator w
orkplace has a large,
high-resolution desktop workplace screen.
This gives an unrestricted overview of the
pro
cess areas, with m
any op
tions fo
r
presenting p
rocess graphics and
related
information. This is sup
ported
by several
console-mounted m
onitors where inform
ation
can be selected as required, moved freely
between m
onitors, or spread out over several
monitors for enhanced visibility. A
concave
contour optimises the view
ing angle wherever
operators sit or stand.
The operator workplace can be used as an
isolated unit or in conjunction w
ith other
workp
laces to facilitate coordination and
sharing of information. S
everal control rooms
could be merged into one by consolidating
the workplaces in a circular layout. The close
contact b
etween the o
perato
r and co
-
workers, and the unrestricted view
of crucial
process information im
proves workflow
in
the control room. This prom
otes efficient and
effective analysis and response.
Extend
ing Y
our B
usiness—
An O
ngo
ing Jo
urneyIt has long been evident that businesses w
ill
not sustain w
ith traditio
nal autom
ation
systems. Investm
ents in technolo
gical
improvem
ent initiatives are only short-term
measures if they are in the form
of individual
app
lications aimed
at imp
roving specific
issues.
An extend
ed autom
ation system enab
les
bu
sinesses
to
achieve
a su
stainab
le
competitive advantage and an increase in
industrial productivity by performing sm
arter,
safer, and better at substantial cost savings.
How
ever, it is not a one-off effort and it
cannot b
e achieved o
vernight. It is an
extensive, continuous, iterative long-term
engagement. A
comprehensive approach
with d
etailed p
lanning and execution is
essential for success.
It is high time for businesses to start thinking
about a transformation. It is a journey that
has to be und
ertaken sooner rather than
later.
AB
Btoday | 12
Continued from
pg 11
Control R
oom of an Extended O
perator Workplace
Extended Operator W
orkplace in a real-time environm
ent
Success S
tories
AB
Btoday | 15
AB
B's net incom
e rose 89 percent to $1,390
million in 2006 am
id strong demand for
technology to increase power grid reliability,
industrial productivity and energy efficiency.
Revenues for 2006 reached $24,412 m
illion,
an increase of 10 percent over 2005, while
orders were 22 percent higher at $28,401
million.
"We have the right technology and m
arket
positions to take advantage of the growing
global demand for reliable pow
er and higher
industrial efficiency," said Fred Kindle, A
BB
President and C
hief Executive O
fficer. "Our
order backlog has grown significantly and
improved business execution is allow
ing us
to capture more of that grow
th in our bottom
line. We are heading into 2007 in a strong
position."
Dem
and
for p
ow
er transm
ission
and
distrib
ution infrastructure is expected
to
continue on a high level in Asia, the M
iddle
East and the A
mericas. A
utomation-related
industrial investm
ents are expected
to
continue in most sectors. O
verall, automation-
related demand grow
th is expected to be
strongest in Asia and the A
mericas in 2007,
with m
ore m
od
est gro
wth in E
urop
e.
AB
B fullfills
contract fo
rW
ilCraft
AB
B has fulfilled a recent order contract w
ith
Keppel FELS
Ltd for delivering the AC
Drilling
Drive S
ystem and the Electric P
ower S
ystem
for a jackup drilling rig - WilC
raft. The rig has
been successfully delivered to its owner,
Aw
ilco Offshore. This is the first rig of its
series for the company.
WilC
raft is of the KFE
LS 'B
' Class, capable
of drilling in water depths of up to 400 feet,
and its drilling depth is down to 30,000 feet.
AB
B had also received orders to deliver the
system for another four rigs of sim
ilar design.
The scope of the supply from A
BB
consisted
of an AC
S800 air cooled drilling drive system
for the control of 1 x Top Drive M
otor, 3 x
Draw
Work M
otors, 6 x Mud P
ump M
otors,
1x Braking R
esistor, and an AC
S800 S
ingle
Drive. The Electric P
ower S
ystem consisted
of one 600V M
ain Generator S
witchboard
with P
ower M
anagement S
ystem, and
a
co
mp
lete
4
80
V/2
30
V
Lo
w
Vo
ltag
e
Sw
itchb
oard
/Mo
tor
Co
ntro
l C
entres.
Beginning of June 2005 Juha K
oskela, Vice
Presid
ent
and
H
ead
of
AB
B
Marin
e
Singapore, signed the rig contract w
ith Keppel
FELS
Ltd. The project was co-coordinated
by Tomi K
autonen, Project M
anager, and in
Decem
ber 2006, the rig was successfully
handed
over to the owner ahead
of the
original delivery schedule. The experience of
the project team ensured safe and prom
pt
delivery of the systems.
“The successful completion and delivery of
WilC
raft bears testim
ony to AB
B M
arine
Singap
ore’s ability to d
eliver high quality
projects to offshore d
rilling rigs, affirming
AB
B (M
arine)’s position as the front-runner
in this industry,” said Juha Koskela, H
ead of
AB
B M
arine Singapore.
Keppel FE
LS Ltd is the w
orld leader in the
design and building of harsh environment
jackup rigs, having built the most num
ber of
jackups o
n ord
er in the last decad
e.
Orders
28,40123,194
22%2
2%
Revenues
16,95311,956
EB
IT
24,41222,012
as % if revenues
2,5861,778
Net incom
e
10.6%
735
as % of revenues
1,390
8.1%
5.7%
0.360.63
3.3%
2006 full-year key figures
$ millions unless otherw
ise indicated
Diluted earnings per share ($)
20062005
1C
hange
US
$Local
Divided per share in C
HF (proposed)
Cash flow
from operations
Free cash flow2
as % of net incom
e2
Return to capital em
ployed2
42%3
3%
11%1
0%
45%
89%
100%0.24
0.12
1,9391,012
1,598902
115%123%
20%1A
djusted to reflect the reclassification of activities to Discontinued operations; 2 R
eported only on annual results
Order backlog (end D
ec)
14%
AB
B 2006 net inco
me rises 89%
to$1.4 b
illion
Success S
tories
AB
B has recently, in O
ctober 2006, completed
the design and engineering of topside modules
for Devon Energy's FP
SO
(Floating Production
Storage O
ffloading) P
olvo. AB
B Lum
mus
Global S
ingapore was responsible for this
pro
ject which w
as award
ed b
y Pro
safe
Services P
te Ltd S
ingapore in N
ovemb
er
2005.
“This is an important m
ilestone in the history
of AB
B Lum
mus G
lobal Singapore,” said N
eil
Hallet, G
eneral Manager, A
BB
Lumm
us Global
Singapore. “S
ince 2002, AB
B has w
orked on
a steady stream of sim
ilar engineering projects.
As a result A
BB
has carved a niche for itself
in the area of design and engineering of FPS
O
topsides.”
FPS
O P
olvo will be located in 100 m
etres
water depth, 100 kilom
etres offshore in the
Cam
pos B
asin of Brazil. The vessel w
as
converted from a V
LCC
(Very Large C
rude
Carrier) M
T Appollo w
hich has a DW
T (Dead
Weight Tonnage) of 257,865. P
rosafe will
lease the FPS
O P
olvo to Devon E
nergy do
Brasil Ltda on a fixed seven year charter w
ith
eight one year options.
An internal turret allow
ing full weather-vaning
will m
oor the FPS
O. A
single sub-sea flowline
from the adjacent w
ellhead platform w
ill supply
configured in two trains for greater operational
flexibility. In addition to the separation and
crude stabilisation modules, there is a w
ater
treatment m
odule for the w
ater injection
system. The FP
SO
will have a storage capacity
of 1.5 million b
arrels with a total w
ell fluid
pro
cessing cap
acity of 1
50
,00
0 B
LPD
(Barrels of Liquid P
er Day), and oil production
at 90,000 BO
PD
(Barrels of O
il Per D
ay).
Electrical power is transm
itted to the wellhead
platform
and is generated
by three d
eck-
mounted
boilers p
roviding steam
to three
turbine alternators with a potential m
aximum
power output of 36 M
egawatts. It w
ill also
have an accomm
odation m
odule for 75
personnel.
AB
B Lum
mus G
lobal performed the design
and eng
ineering activities in S
ingap
ore,
engaging about 50 personnel at the peak.
AB
B's w
ork execution philosophy was based
on 3
-dim
ensional P
DM
S (P
lant Desig
n
Manag
ement S
ystem) m
od
elling w
hich
facilitated a clash-free design to suit the fast
track schedule of 14 months for the FP
SO
sail-away. N
eedless to say that the design
and engineering for a typical oil and gas facility,
which although generally am
ounts to less
than 5% of the EP
C (Engineering P
rocurement
and Construction) cost, is an extrem
ely vital
element of the project execution. Im
perfection
in design and engineering can lead to major
slipp
ages in schedule and
cost overruns.
FPS
O P
olvo is now being given the finishing
touches and
is abo
ut to sail to
its final
destination. AB
B Lum
mus G
lobal Singapore
and the team that had w
orked on the design
and engineering of this FPS
O is proud of the
undertaking and successful completion of
this project.
AB
B Lum
mus G
lobal d
esigns topsid
e mod
ules for FPS
OB
y Rajesh A
nand, Project M
anager, AB
B
Lumm
us Global
AB
Btoday | 14
FPS
O P
ovol
Com
pleted topside modules for D
evonEnergy’s FP
SO
Polvo
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bers of the AB
B design and
engineering team on site
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asin, Brazil
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