Processing, April 2020

3030 mFlow magnetically inductive flowmeter Suitable for electrically conductive media Enables exact measurement of flow velocities flow rates and flow direction of inert and corrosive liquids APRIL 2020 www processingmagazine com 51 JOIN THE CONVERSATION Follow us on Twitter twitter com ProcessingMag Like us on Facebook facebook com ProcessingMagazine Connect with us on LinkedIn linkedin com groups 4050058 3800 Camp Creek Parkway Building 2600 Suite 120 Atlanta GA 30331 info@ gemu com Tel 678 553 3400 www gemu com Features Adjustable relay functions Temperature measurement optional On site calibration possible 2 Total Quantity counters Advantages Same measurement device can be used for different nominal sizes Access rights via different user levels Integrated webserver via RS 232 Simple commissioning and versatile operating capabilities Profibus DP ProfiNet and Modbus RTU protocols available Proc201906_ gemu_ isldR1 indd 1 5 17 2019 10 44 09 AM Improved alarm information via enhanced analysis in customized reports and improved data visualization Safety function monitoring Plant owners must ensure safety systems are maintained throughout the operational lifespan of a process plant To provide this and other capabilities safety function monitoring is another tool often integrated within a historian It is used to automatically collect organize and present all safety related data from a safety instrumented system SIS to conveniently measure safety system performance Data is compared against the actual operational safety function activity to highlight a SIS exceeding expected design targets or underperforming Standardized reports are available to document any evidence relating to ongoing performance of the safety system and to maintain an evidence trail that satis es safety standards Key benefits of a historian with safety function monitoring tools include Quick identi cation of safety events such as safety instrumented function activations overrides inhibits and protection layer availability Benchmarking of safety performance against design expectations using performance data from actual operation Reduced risk by identi cation of issues not recognized in the safety design Ensuring the safety system is performing as designed Upholding the overall consistency of safety system information throughout the safety lifecycle Alarm reporting and analysis and safety function monitoring are just two examples of the types of tools provided with modern historians to aid digital transformation initiatives Conclusion Digital transformation initiatives require ready access to digitized data best handled by a process historian instead of a relational database Secure connectivity to the historian allows different software platforms to exchange data typically using the OPC UA protocol If the same vendor is used for both the historian and the BPCS bene ts are realized through closer integration between the two platforms Modern historians come with a host of built in tools to quickly and easily turn stored data into actionable information Nick Cross is a marketing executive with Yokogawa Marex and he has 18 years of experience within digital marketing and sales environments He joined the marketing team at Yokogawa Marex in 2015 and helps develop promote and support specialist software and IT solutions for process information management in production facilities such as oil re neries and chemical petrochemical plants across the globe Ma Haoran works in system product planning with Yokogawa Electric Corporation He is responsible for software and DCS solutions support and sales and marketing at Yokogawas headquarters in Tokyo In this role he handles customer business and operational consultation and also supports global MES sales marketing and business promotion Yokogawa www yokogawa com us Visit processingmagazine com for more on process automation MORE ONLINE