西门子为Biofine可再生能源公司提供 PCS 7系统

Siemens to supply PCS 7 to Biofine Renewables 

西门子为Biofine可再生能源公司提供 PCS 7系统

ATLANTA, June 17, 2008 -- Siemens Energy & Automation has been awarded a contract from Biofine Renewables, Waltham, Mass., to standardize its plant in Gorham, Maine, on the SIMATIC PCS 7 process control system. Biofine Renewables selected the process control system to improve the productivity of its start-up and shut-down processes and enhance worker safety. The contract amount was not disclosed.

亚特兰大6月17日消息——西门子能源与自动化从马萨诸塞州Waltham的Biofine可再生能源公司获得了一份合同，应用SIMATIC PCS 7过程控制系统，标准化后者在缅因州Gorham的工厂。Biofine可再生能源公司选择该过程控制系统改善工厂启动和停机流程的生产力，加强工人的安全性。该合同数额没有透露。

A leader in research and development, Biofine Renewables converts cellulosic biomass feedstock into levulinic acid used in a variety of chemicals and fuels. Steve Fitzpatrick, president of Biofine Renewables, says the PCS 7 process control system plays an important role helping the company commercially develop patents for converting the cellulose in a variety of materials into biochemicals and biofuels.

作为研发领域的领导者，Biofine可再生能源公司将纤维素生物原料转换成可用于各种各样的化学品和燃料的乙酰丙酸。Biofine可再生能源公司总裁Steve Fitzpatrick表示，PCS 7过程控制系统在帮助该公司商业开发将各种材料纤的维素转化为生物化学和生物燃料的专利发挥着重要作用。

The control system, which will be installed by system integrator Optimation Technology, Inc., a Siemens Solution Partner, includes redundant dual screen operator stations communicating over Industrial Ethernet to the control processor. The PCS 7 system utilizes a PROFIBUS fieldbus network to communicate to Siemens variable frequency drives and I/O modules.

该控制系统将由西门子解决方案合作伙伴、一家叫Optimation 技术公司的系统集成商安装，该系统包括冗余双重屏幕操作站，通过工业以太网相连至控制处理器。PCS 7系统利用一个PROFIBUS现场总线网络与西门子的变频驱动和I/O模块连接。

"We had great improvements in productivity and safety with the PCS 7 system at our plant in Italy and transferred much of that technology to our Gorham facility," Fitzpatrick says. "The graphics are intuitive and the trending and alarm functions are very good. The customer service support from Optimation has been impressive as well."

Fitzpatrick表示：“我们在意大利的工厂利用PCS 7系统，取得了生产力和安全性的几大改善，而且将大部分的技术都转移到了我们的Gorham工厂。图形和直观，趋势和报警功能非常好。而且Optimation的客户服务支持也很让人满意。”

Operators at the Gorham plant monitor the thermochemical process in real time on a PCS 7 OS human machine interface. Sequential PCS 7 function charts are used to smooth start-up and shutdown sequences. A custom interlock logic function provides interlock status visualization and allows engineers to control overrides for enhanced safety.

Gorham工厂的操作人员在PCS 7操作系统人机界面上实时监测热化学过程。有次序的PCS 7功能图表用于顺利启动和关机序列。一个自定义的联锁逻辑功能提供了可视化的联锁状况，允许工程师可以控制重载，加强了安全性。

"Biofine Renewables is spearheading important research and development work that is invaluable in forming new chemical and fuel technologies," says David Hankins, vice president, Siemens Chemical & Pharmaceutical Center of Competence. "Siemens is a leader in research and development as well, and we are committed to helping the company shorten production times, reduce costs, and minimize risks with our proven biofuels control technology."

西门子化学和医药管理中心副总裁David Hankins表示：“Biofine可再生能源公司正带头进行着重要的研发工作，对形成新的化学品和燃料技术有着无法估计的价值。西门子也是研发领域的领导者，我们致力于利用我们已获得了验证的生物燃料控制技术，帮助该公司缩短生产时间，降低成本，尽量减少风险。”

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Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. is one of Siemens' operating companies in the U.S. Headquartered in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Ga., Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. manufactures and markets one of the world's broadest ranges of electrical and electronic products, systems and services to industrial and construction market customers. Its technologies range from circuit protection and energy management systems to process control, industrial software and totally integrated automation solutions. The company also has expertise in systems integration, technical services and turnkey industrial systems.

西门子能源和自动化公司是西门子在美国运作的公司之一。总部位于乔治亚州亚特兰大郊区的Alpharetta。西门子能源和自动化公司为工业和建筑市场客户生产和销售电气电子产品、系统以及服务，是全球提供最多领域产品的公司之一。其技术含盖从电路保护和能源管理系统到过程控制、工业软件和完整集成自动化解决方案等。在系统集成、技术服务以及全承包的工业系统，公司同样具有领先的技术。

Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the largest global electronics and engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $96.6 billion in fiscal 2007. Founded nearly 160 years ago, the company is a leader in the areas of Medical, Power, Automation and Control, Transportation, Information and Communications, Lighting, Building Technologies, Water Technologies and Services and Home Appliances. With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City, Siemens in the USA has sales of $19.8 billion and employs approximately 70,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

西门子集团是全球最大的电子工程公司之一，据报道，2007财年的销售额是966亿美元。成立于近160年前的西门子是医药、电力、自动化和控制、运输、信息和通讯、照明、建筑技术、供水技术和服务以及家用电器领域的领导者。公司美国总部位于纽约市，在全国50个州和波多黎各的销售额是198亿美元，拥有雇员大约7万人。