PITTSBURGH, Penn., Sept. 5, 2002 -- Emerson Process Management announced that its Westinghouse Process Control business will now be known as Emerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions.
The new name reflects the industry solutions focus of the business and reinforces the strength the Emerson relationship offers customers in the power, water and wastewater businesses. It represents continued growth through the full range of Emerson's automation services and technologies. It offers the efficient "complete solutions - one source" approach to improved business performance that customers achieve by partnering with Emerson.
"The change to Power & Water Solutions is reflective of who we are - we offer expertise and products to the power generation, water and wastewater treatment industries," said Ann Pauley, president of Emerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions.
"We became part of Emerson in 1997, and we are proud to be an integral part of Emerson Process Management. As such, we have been able to provide our customers a much wider offering of services and technologies to help them operate their plants safely, reliably and more efficiently. Our new name defines who we are today, while the equity of our Westinghouse history provides a strong foundation."
Pauley said a brand transition to Emerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions is currently underway. All existing product offerings will remain available and will be supported. Emerson will continue to grow and enhance the groundbreaking Ovation( Information & Control System and SmartProcess( Optimization Software that are ideal for solving the complex issues facing power and water facilities.
Additionally, it will continue to support legacy WDPF systems. Customer coverage and service will continue to be a primary emphasis of the company, unaffected by the name change.
"In response to the needs of power and water facilities, we are continuing to shift from our traditional role as a control systems supplier to that of a process operations consultant," Pauley said.
"As Emerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions, we are combining our utility industry experience and technology with the best-in-class offerings of our sister Emerson divisions. An example is the broadening of our Asset Optimization program by integrating complementary Emerson offerings that improve and sustain performance of process and mechanical equipment, electrical systems and field instrumentation. This capability enables us to offer complete consultative solutions that directly put our expertise to work for our customers.
"This Emerson connection also includes the expansion of our Ovation System to incorporate the proven, leading edge technologies of the Emerson PlantWeb digital plant architecture," said Pauley.
"Industry leading Emerson offerings like AMS predictive maintenance software have been added, and field device brands like Fisher(r), Rosemount(r), and Micro Motion(r) deliver increased power to the Ovation System. By integrating the power and water industry's broadest array of expertise and technologies, Emerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions has repeatedly increased plant availability, reduced maintenance costs, and increased productivity and performance to help customers deliver the full potential of their assets and facilities."
About Emerson Process Management
Emerson Process Management (www.emersonprocess.com), an Emerson business, is helps businesses automate their production, processing and distribution in the power, water and wastewater treatment, chemical, oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and other industries.
The Power & Water Solutions division is one of the industry competency centers of Emerson Process Management. Each center is a single source of experts focused on building productive risk/reward partnerships with clients. Working together with customers, each center helps companies achieve higher quality, greater reliability and faster time to market, while steadily advancing productivity and profitability. Time and again, these centers have delivered proven performance improvement solutions.
Emerson Process Management's Power & Water Solutions division (www.emersonprocess-powerwater.com) is a global supplier of advanced distributed process control and information systems. The Pittsburgh-based company is a recognized leader in developing plant-wide process control solutions for the power generation, water treatment and wastewater treatment industries. It plays a key role in the Emerson mission of combining superior products and technology with industry-specific engineering, consulting, project management and maintenance services.
Emerson brands include: PlantWeb(r); Fisher(r); MicroMotion(r); Rosemount(r); DeltaVTM; Intellution(r); AMS; and Ovation(r).
About Emerson
St. Louis-based Emerson (www.gotoemerson.com) is a global provider in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers in process control; electronics and telecommunications; industrial automation; heating, ventilating and air conditioning; and appliance and tools. Sales in fiscal 2001 were $15.5 billion.
SmartProcess and Ovation are trademarks of Emerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions. PlantWeb, Fisher, Micro Motion, Rosemount, DeltaV and Intellution, are marks of Emerson Process Management. Other marks are the property of their respective owners.
