Emerson interface raises plant availability and performance

Emerson Process Management has introduced a Rosemount 3420 Fieldbus Interface Module (FIM), designed to enable users in facilities without fieldbus input or output to install Foundation fieldbus devices with any host system.

This capability enables manufacturers to extend the benefits of PlantWeb digital architecture to existing facilities.

Process monitoring - such as temperature and machinery monitoring - as well as many smaller discrete areas of process automation in the plant, can be improved when automated with fieldbus devices.

The Rosemount 3420 provides access to predictive diagnostic information from the fieldbus devices, enabling asset management and performance optimisation. For example, users are able to add powerful applications like AMS ValveLink for continuous monitoring of digital valve health, allowing predictive maintenance and avoidance of abnormal situations. The FIM also enables control-in-the-field using peer-to-peer communications between fieldbus devices.

The Rosemount 3420 FIM uses web server technology to simplify commissioning, configuration and maintenance tasks. The scaleable architecture provides a maximum of four separate Foundation fieldbus segments, including power conditioners. Control can be shifted into the field, enabling tighter action and higher production yields.