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Advanced Alkylation Measurement Solution from Invensys Wins Processing Magazine’s Breakthrough Product Award

Innovative solution supports real-time safety and environmental excellence for refineries


JANUARY 05, 2012 / PLANO, TEXAS - Invensys Operations Management, a global provider of technology systems, software solutions and consulting services to the process and manufacturing industries, today announced that its ACA.HF Advanced Alkylation Measurement Solution has been named a Breakthrough Product of the Year for 2011 by Processing magazine. The award recognizes products, services and/or technologies that have made significant contributions to the process industries within the past year.
 
Invensys Operations Management’s ACA.HF Advanced Alkylation Measurement Solution brings new levels of simplicity, cost effectiveness and employee safety to the delicate task of hydrofluoric acid (HF) monitoring within refineries. The solution replaces conventional manual laboratory sampling and Fourier Transform Near Infrared (FTNIR) analysis with a measurement system that monitors HF levels by analyzing differential responses safely and from online sensors in real time.
 
“The traditional approach to HF measurement involves taking manual samples and then analyzing them in a laboratory. Not only is that method not very accurate, it exposes lab workers and other plant personnel to extremely dangerous toxins,” said Dave Woll, vice president, ARC Advisory Group. “While other more-recent FTNIR techniques are available, adapting them for real-time online monitoring is complex and costly. The Invensys solution, on the other hand, uses a direct measurement method to monitor HF levels. The solution has already proven to be highly reliable, and it significantly lowers HF acquisition and other plant operating costs, while improving plant safety.”
 
“The advanced software in the ACA.HF Advanced Alkylation Measurement Solution enables highly accurate modeling and analysis within hazardous operating environments,” said Tobias Scheele, vice president of advanced applications, Invensys Operations Management. “This unique measurement and control solution also minimizes the potential for corrosion and supports environment and safety excellence by eliminating any potential sample exposure for plant and laboratory personnel. Additionally, since the solution was installed at the test refinery in Texas well more than two years ago, there have literally been zero maintenance costs.”
 
“Processing plants of all kinds rely on the latest innovative technology to efficiently, accurately and safely meet their production and sustainability goals,” said Nick Phillips, managing editor of Processing magazine. “The Invensys ACA.HF Advanced Alkylation Measurement Solution helps fulfill these goals by helping refinery operations achieve control, safety and environmental excellence. We are happy to recognize this solution as one of our Breakthrough Products of 2011.”

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About Invensys Operations Management

Invensys Operations Management, a division of Invensys, is a leading provider of automation and information technology, systems, software solutions, services and consulting to the global manufacturing and infrastructure industries. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, its solutions are used by more than 40,000 clients around the world in more than 200,000 plants and facilities.

Invensys Operations Management’s offerings are delivered under several prominent industry brands, including Avantis, Eurotherm, Foxboro, IMServ, InFusion, SimSci-Esscor, Skelta, Triconex and Wonderware. The company’s approximately 9,000 employees and its global partner ecosystem integrate these products and services to help clients collaborate across systems and enterprises in real time, extracting critical data to make faster, better decisions and synchronize their operations from the plant floor to the executive offices, aligning production goals with business objectives. To learn more about Invensys Operations Management, visit iom.invensys.com.

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Invensys plc (www.invensys.com) is headquartered in London and is listed on the London Stock Exchange (ISYS.L), with approximately 20,000 employees working in 50 countries.

Invensys, the Invensys logo, Avantis, Eurotherm, Foxboro, IMServ, InFusion, Skelta, SimSci-Esscor, Triconex and Wonderware are trademarks of Invensys plc, its subsidiaries or affiliates. All other brands and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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