Invensys to supply automation and services to Kraton Polymers
 
英維斯為Kraton Polymers提供自動化系統和服務

August 19, 2008 - Invensys Process Systems signed a five-year, more-than-$20 million contract to provide comprehensive industrial automation services and solutions to Kraton Polymers, a copolymers industry pioneer and a leading producer of styrenic block copolymers with facilities in the United States, Germany, France, The Netherlands, Brazil, China and Japan.

8月19日消息——英維思過程系統公司簽訂了一份為期五年、價值超過2000美元的合同，為Kraton Polymers公司提供全面的工業自動化服務和解決方案，Kraton Polymers公司是共聚物工業的先驅，是苯乙烯類嵌段共聚物的領先生產商，在美國、德國、法國、荷蘭、巴西、中國和日本都有工廠。

Under the terms of the contract, IPS will deliver services and solutions to modernize certain operating aspects of Kraton's Belpre, Ohio, facility. IPS will implement its InFusion enterprise control technology, replace the Belpre plant's existing distributed control system (DCS) and digital automation system with IPS' I/A Series DCS, and install Foxboro instrumentation, batch management software and linear and non-linear advanced process control (APC) applications.

根據合同的條款，英維思過程系統將提供服務和解決方案，更新Kraton在俄亥俄Belpre工廠的某些運營系統。英維思過程系統將執行其InFusion企業控制技術，利用英維思過程系統的I/A Series分布式控制系統取代Belpre工廠現有的分布式控制系統和數字自動化系統，并安裝Foxboro儀表、批量管理軟件和線性和非線性高級過程控制應用。

"This contract shows the breadth and depth of our offerings and expertise in the chemical industry," said Steve Blair, IPS President of North America. "By leveraging the entire portfolio of IPS services and solutions, Kraton has embarked on a site modernization project that will help maximize production and minimize operational costs as Kraton continues to address the needs of their customers, employees and communities."

英維思過程系統北美區總裁Steve Blair表示：“這份合同表明了我們在化工行業服務和專業知識的深度和廣度。通過利用英維思過程系統的整個服務和解決方案組合，Kraton開始了一個現代化項目，隨著Kraton繼續滿足其客戶、員工和社會的需求，這將有助于最大限度地減少生產和經營成本。”

Because of its age and current mix of automation systems, Kraton's Belpre plant requires an integrated solution built on a site-wide, unified automation platform that supports continued growth. This is what IPS has committed to deliver via its InFusion enterprise control capabilities and world-renowned engineering services. IPS will also provide configuration, installation, start-up and lifetime support services, all of which are expected to lead to higher returns for Kraton on investments in operations, efficiency and production.

因為其年齡及目前自動化系統的結構，Kraton的Belpre工廠需要一個建立在一個工廠范圍大的統一自動化平臺上的集成解決方案，以支持持續增長。這正是英維思過程系統通過其InFusion企業控制能力以及聞名全球的工程服務所承諾提供的。英維思過程系統還將提供配置、安裝、啟動以及終生的支持服務，所有這一切預計將為Kraton在運營、效率和生產上的投資帶來更高的回報。

"IPS understood our specific needs, and by being able to include instrumentation and APC, along with the core distributed control system, they were, in our judgment, the lowest risk, single-source supplier of an automation solution for the Belpre facility that should be completely manageable and scalable," said Ken Stach, Kraton's Vice President of Operations. "We feel that the entire IPS team showed strength and capability in dealing with our timing and budgetary needs, and we look forward to working with them in the years to come as Kraton pursues continued improvements to our operating efficiencies."

Kraton運營副總裁Ken Stach則表示：“英維思過程系統了解我們的特定需求，而且通過可以提供包括儀表和高級過程控制，以及核心的分布式控制系統，在我們看來，他們是Belpre工廠自動化解決方案最低風險的單一供應商，這個解決方案應該完全是可以管理和可升級的。我們認為，整個英維思過程系統團隊在處理我們的時間安排和預算需求上面表現出了實力和能力，而我們期待著在今后的歲月里同他們一起工作，因為Kraton追求著運營效率的持續改善。”

About IPS (Invensys Process Systems)
關于英維思過程系統

Invensys Process Systems (IPS), headquartered in Plano, Texas, is a global technology, software and consulting firm leading significant change in process manufacturing, plant optimization, business operations and enterprise performance. IPS clients are some of the world's most important industrial organizations -- 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 over 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.

英維思過程系統總部位于德克薩斯的Plano，是一家全球技術、軟件以及咨詢公司，引領著過程制造、工廠優化、業務運營以及企業績效方面的極大改變。英維思過程系統的客戶來自世界最重要的工業領域——運營著大型煉油廠的公司，化學、氣體、天然氣、電力、藥品以及礦物等過程工廠，以及紙漿制造廠。全球應用超過5萬處的英維思過程系統解決方案包括來自Foxboro 和 Triconex的現場設備和控制系統，來自SimSci-Esscor的高級應用，來自Avantis的運營管理，以及全球第一個真正開放式企業控制系統InFusion。

The Invensys Group is headquartered in London and is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: ISYS), with approximately 25,000 employees working in 60 countries. 

而英維思集團的總部位于英國倫敦，在倫敦證券交易所上市，在全球 60 多個國家和地區共有大約2萬5千名員工。