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Article: United States : Wireless standard already at work in chemical plant.
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- October 8, 2009
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The price of running one more signal into our DCS with a wire was so high we looked at wireless, said Didier Auber, plant manager, on Monday at his plant 35 miles northeast of ISA EXPO 2009.
Auber s Arkema chemical facility in Crosby, Tex., and the ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute showed off a working demonstration of a sensor network using ISA 100.11a standard technologies to the press and analysts.
Working with multiple companies, Arkema recently installed several wireless devices that communicate over an ISA 100.11a wireless mesh network. This showcase site features the multi-vendor interoperability and the reliable, site-wide performance the ISA ...