DCS upgrade
July 1st 2007 Invensys Process Systems has
won a contract, worth in excess of
£250,000, to supply a modern
Foxboro I/A Series distributed
control system (DCS) to Total
Bitumen for its site in Preston,
England. The Preston plant
converts heavy oil feedstock into
various grades of bitumen for use
in advanced road surface coatings
and roofing materials.
As part of an HSE upgrade at the
site and to meet the need for a
platform that would allow expansion
into other plant areas and improved
data management, Total Bitumen
decided to replace its ageing plant
PLCs with a new automation system
housed in a central control building.
This new system will oversee
activities such as oxidation,
kegging, blending, storage, and
rail offloading.
The contract includes training for
operators, maintenance and
engineering staff and will be
implemented by Projen, resident
site E&I contractor for Total. More articles from Invensys Process Systems EMEA: | 
