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Article: Ferguson, Mo.-Based Process Control Specialist Gains Recognition.
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- St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO)
- Article date:
- April 13, 2002
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Byline: Gregory Cancelada
Apr. 13--Two years ago, Mexican mining company Indwstrias Penoles had a problem with its magnesium oxide plant in northern Mexico: The operation was losing money.
The company considered shutting down the plant but decided instead to install Emerson's PlantWeb process control package. Penoles hoped that the top-of-the-line control system, which monitors and manages production, might make the operations more efficient.
Two years later, the plant is profitable because of PlantWeb's ability to increase production by cutting down on waste and improving efficiency, said Raul Jacobo, manager of industrial process control at ...