The Northern California Section of the Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society Smart Positioners – they can make your job easier ! Panelist: n Brad Rupert – Foxboro and Masoneilan/ACS n Mario Francisco – ABB/CFM Inc. n Joe Healy – Emerson/Fisher/APC A panel discussion on smart positioners – from ISA NORCAL SLAC/SSRL, ISA S&P Department Board of Directors - Past Vice President ISA Strategic Planning Department - Vice President Elect ISA NORCAL Section – South Bay Programs Moderator: Marjorie Widmeyer

2 Objectives n To discuss how smart positioners can improve the cost effectiveness of your facilities, including: l Advantages – why do this? l Communications HART vs Bus l Diagnostics Basic vs advanced l Reliability l Costs – Alternatives and justifications l Security issues and capabilities

3 Panelist and Perspective n Smart Positioner Benefits and Alternatives l Brad Rupert, Foxboro/Masoneilan/ACS   n Another Option l Mario Francisco, ABB/CFM   n HART and FieldBus Approaches l Joe Healy, Emerson/Fisher/APC  

4 Some references for the future n Our panelists l Brad Rupert, Foxboro/Masoneilan/ACS l Mario Francisco, ABB/CFM l Joe Healy, Emerson/APC n Smart Positioner Articles l “Smart positioners to the rescue” ty1/20029/Smart_positioners_to_the_rescue.htmhttp:// ty1/20029/Smart_positioners_to_the_rescue.htm “ Making Valve Controllers/Positioners Smarter is Smart Business” icleid=CA269795http:// icleid=CA l “Using Smart Valves in a Fieldbus Network” ChemProces1-02.PDFhttp:// ChemProces1-02.PDF

5 Manufacturers of Smart Positioners or Digital Valve Controllers l ABB (725) - l DeZurik (20) - l Dresser – Masoneilan (SD) - l Emerson Process Management, Fisher (80) - l FlowServe - Limitorque, Valtek, Kammer & Sereg (NS) - l Invensys – Foxboro (83) - l Metso Automation (37) - l Samson—Pfeiffer & Vetec (NS) - l Siemens (270) - l Smar International (53) - l Tyco Valves (9) - l Westlock Controls (17) - l Yamatake (SF >1) - l Yokogawa (SF >1) - (xx) – Number of website hits on “positioner” NS – No search facility on site SF – Search facility, but no hits SD – Site down

6 Questions and Discussion