Learn More About the Ins and Outs of the FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus and Why It Has Become the Standard!
... and why it has become THE standard!
Antwerp Hilton Hotel
The Fieldbus FOUNDATION™ General Assembly 2008 takes place on the 27th – 29th February at the Antwerp Hilton Hotel – a brilliant location … Global competition is driving key players in the process industry to more inventive production, requiring innovative automation methods. Therefore process asset management and process asset optimization are two of the most important key elements in improving cost efficiency in today's process plants.
From the MIS-system level down to the field device level digital communication is making all this happen in an integrated and transparent way. The key to the achievement of this goal is Fieldbus FOUNDATION™ technology. It is the FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus that helps users lift their instrumentation philosophy to another level. It helps them to "change the playing field".
In the Western European process industry cost improvement is certainly a major issue. It helps to preserve its existence and ensures continued employment in the western hemisphere. That is why the Fieldbus FOUNDATION™ has chosen to hold its 2008 General Assembly in Antwerp, Belgium.
In many ways Antwerp can be compared with Houston, Texas. Houston has the Buffalo Bayou-river; Antwerp has the river Scheldt. It is the largest petrochemical production center in Europe and is ranked, worldwide, second after Houston, Texas. According to the findings of a survey, based on an analysis of 39 chemical products, Houston is the biggest producer of 24 out of these 39 products. Antwerp is clearly in second position, but on the other hand, Antwerp produces a much wider variety of chemical products, leaving even Houston well behind. With all these similarities, it wasn't hard to choose Antwerp.
Topics that will be presented by major process industry end users:
From the MIS-system level down to the field device level digital communication is making all this happen in an integrated and transparent way. The key to the achievement of this goal is Fieldbus FOUNDATION™ technology. It is the FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus that helps users lift their instrumentation philosophy to another level. It helps them to "change the playing field".
In the Western European process industry cost improvement is certainly a major issue. It helps to preserve its existence and ensures continued employment in the western hemisphere. That is why the Fieldbus FOUNDATION™ has chosen to hold its 2008 General Assembly in Antwerp, Belgium.
In many ways Antwerp can be compared with Houston, Texas. Houston has the Buffalo Bayou-river; Antwerp has the river Scheldt. It is the largest petrochemical production center in Europe and is ranked, worldwide, second after Houston, Texas. According to the findings of a survey, based on an analysis of 39 chemical products, Houston is the biggest producer of 24 out of these 39 products. Antwerp is clearly in second position, but on the other hand, Antwerp produces a much wider variety of chemical products, leaving even Houston well behind. With all these similarities, it wasn't hard to choose Antwerp.
Topics that will be presented by major process industry end users:
- Process integrity
- Open & scalable integration
- Business intelligence
- Experiences on recent FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus projects
- Instrument asset management
- FAT & commissioning experiences
- Trouble shooting techniques, etc.
The General Assembly can always count on the participation of FOUNDATION technology suppliers, end-users and other industry participants from around the world. Based on the technology orientation of this General Assembly the keynote presentation will be given by Dr. Norbert Kuschnerus, President of the NAMUR Board of Management and Senior Vice President of Bayer Technology Services GmbH.
The full agenda can be accessed on their website. Registration is open to both members and non-members.