The backbone of the Emerson Global Users Exchange is the wealth of knowledge and experience shared by its users. This year’s conference will feature over 300 sessions offering best practices, implementation successes, tips and tricks, and proven project methodologies. Here's just a sample:

Business Operations & System Integration
(28 topics)

• Designing Today's Control Room for Peak Operator Performance and Emergency Response
• Meeting Regulatory Requirements while Reducing Costs with Syncade & DCA
• A Structured Optimization Plan for Leveraging Control Technology to Reduce Energy Costs and Improve Overall Plant/Mill Profitability

System Applications (44 topics)

• DeltaV 110% - Maximize I/O using Bus Technology
• Automating Antivirus Protection and Microsoft Windows Patch Management
• SmartProcess Distillation Application Improves Recovery and Saves Energy

Instrumentation Applications (59 topics)

• Innovative Uses of Density Measurement to Improve Operations and Profits
• Electronic Remote Seals (ERS) Eliminate Lost Production Time on Chemical Processing Tank
• Rosemount Analytical Assists Schneider-Weisse Brewery to Achieve Faster Product Change Overs

Valves Applications (27 topics)

• Special 461 Sweep Flow Angle Valve Pays for Itself in 3 months at Coffeyville Resources
• Sweet Anticipation: How Predictive Diagnostics Leverage Life Cycle and Bolster Bottom Lines
• How Florida Power & Light is Maintaining Momentum and Pumping Productivity

Safety Systems & Instrumentation (10 topics)

• Pain, Issues And Possible Remedy For Testing “Final Control Element” Of SIF Loop
• A Step by Step Approach to SIS Sensor Selection per IEC 61511
• Western Zirconium’s Unique Approach to SIS Implementation

Wireless (51 topics)

• Smart Wireless Improves Safety at CHS Site
• How to Implement a Project that includes Wireless Field Networks
• Wireless Instrumentation Network expedites Start-up, Reduces Cost and Helps Protect the Environment

Asset Optimization / Maintenance & Reliability (55 topics)

• How Sasol Operates with Confidence by Using AMS Asset Portal
• Improving Control Valve Performance and Maintenance Costs
• Architecting Your AMS Device Manager System to Maximize All the Functionality You Need

Project Management & Engineering Tools
(16 topics)

• “It's still not in my scope” -- Developing the detail Scope of Work for the System Integrator
• Time And Cost Savings On Small And Large Scale Automation Projects
• Reducing Installed Costs Through the Application of Electronic Marshalling

Control System Modernization (23 topics)

• Business Results From DeltaV Upgrade and Thin Client Technology
• 10 Things Not to Ignore When Modernizing Your Control System
• EDF Porcheville increases plant productivity and availability using Ovation and AMS Device Manager

Process Optimization (31 topics)

• How do we keep Advanced Controls delivering their value?
• Using Automation To Save Plant Energy
• Improving productivity in tough economic times: The EnTech Process

Emerson Product/Services Updates
(23 topics)

• Improving Control Performance with DeltaV InSight
• Return on Investment: How Certification Cuts Costs and Pumps Productivity
• Rethinking Process Automation Using Human Centered Design

Education Services Training Courses
(7 topics)

• Self Organizing Wireless Network Setup
• Process Analyzers for the Control and Instrument Engineer
• Practical Loop Tuning using Lambda Tuning Method
• DeltaV Graphics