Houston—KBR and Japan’s Yokogawa Electric Corp. on April 11 announced the signing of a technology alliance for a fertilizer automation package (FAP) that will form part of the ammonia process technology solutions that KBR offers to its customers worldwide. Under the terms, KBR will incorporate Yokogawa’s high value-added process control solutions in the FAP. The FAP will couple KBR’s ammonia process technology expertise with Yokogawa’s know-how of process control systems to streamline work processes, standardize configurations, and simplify product interfaces. Yokogawa will supply the CENTUM integrated production control system, the ProSafe-RS safety instrumented system, and selected solution-based software. KBR will provide know-how for the enhancement of the distributed control system (DCS) configuration and advanced applications used in operation management, performance monitoring, advanced process control, operator training, and dynamic simulation at fertilizer plants. It is expected that this package will improve plant reliability, reduce energy, increase capacity, and improve operator effectiveness in fertilizer plants. Further consolidation of these functions will reduce lifecycle costs for plant control, automation, and management systems. Furthermore, it is believed that this alliance will provide measureable economic benefits and lead to improved process performance at fertilizer plants across the globe.
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