LONDON -- 08/20/08 --
Invensys Process Systems (IPS), a global technology,
software and consulting firm, today announced that it has signed a contract
to provide extensive automation upgrades to the Chvaletice power plant in
the Czech Republic. It is the latest in a series of automation projects IPS
has carried out at Chvaletice since 1995.
Under the terms of the agreement, IPS will upgrade the existing Foxboro I/A
Series system to Version 8.4, allowing the existing mesh network to handle
more multiple faults and providing highly intuitive design environments,
more integrated input/output functionality and predictive maintenance/field
device tool technologies, along with new performance applications.
"This contract is a result not only of the long-term commitment we have
shown to Chvaletice, but also of the valuable services and solutions we
have delivered to them for more than a decade now," said Cestmir Simane,
Client Sales Executive, Czech Republic, IPS. "Our technology and industry
expertise will enable Chvaletice to boost plant capacity and reduce
operating costs to the benefit of their customers, and we look forward to
strengthening our relationship with them in the years ahead."
Situated in Polabi, about 20km west of Pardubice, construction on the plant
began in 1973. Between 1996 and 1998, IPS carried out three contracts worth
more than 200 million CZK (£6.7 million) on the plant's boiler control,
turbine control and block protection systems. In 2006, the company
completed an upgrade to an earlier version of I/A Series, following the
original installation of Version 4 in 2000. Today the plant operates four
200MW units, giving it a total installed generating capacity of 800MW.
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About Invensys Process Systems
Invensys Process Systems (IPS), headquartered in Plano, Texas, is a global
technology, software and consulting firm leading significant change in
process manufacturing, plant optimisation, business operations and
enterprise performance. IPS clients are some of the world's most important
industrial organisations -- companies that operate large oil refineries;
plants that process chemicals, gas, LNG, power, pharmaceutical and
minerals; and pulp and paper mills. IPS solutions, used at more than 50,000
locations across the globe, include field devices and controls from Foxboro
and Triconex, advanced applications from SimSci-Esscor, operations
management from Avantis, and the world's first truly open enterprise
control system, InFusion(TM).
IPS' nearly 7,000 employees integrate these capabilities to create
solutions that impact and increase efficiency, boost productivity and
accelerate performance. These results help industrial companies run safer,
operate more efficiently and extract useful knowledge from their operations
to make faster, better decisions. To learn more about IPS visit us at
www.ips.invensys.com.
The Invensys Group (www.invensys.com) is made up of Wonderware, Invensys
Process Systems, Eurotherm, Invensys Rail Group and Controls. The Group is
headquartered in London and is listed on the London Stock Exchange, with
approximately 25,000 employees working in 60 countries.
Invensys, Avantis, Foxboro, SimSci-Esscor, Triconex, InFusion, Eurotherm,
Wonderware, I/A Series, and the IPS logo are trademarks of Invensys plc,
its subsidiaries, or affiliates. All other brands and product names may be
trademarks of their respective owners.
CONTACTS:
Press contact:
Stephen Ballard
Ballard Communications Management
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tel: +44 (0) 1306 882288
mob: +44 (0) 796 895 2792
IPS contact:
Angelika John
Invensys Process Systems EMEA
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tel: +33 (0) 134 432668
