RESEARCH SHOWS EXPANDING GLOBAL ADOPTION RATE FOR FOUNDATION FIELDBUS

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RESEARCH SHOWS EXPANDING GLOBAL ADOPTION RATE FOR FOUNDATION FIELDBUS
12 April 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation

The Fieldbus Foundation, conducting a press briefing today at Interkama 2005 in Hannover, Germany, announced the results of a research study showing strong growth for its technology in the global industrial automation market. The 2004 year-end survey indicated more than 500,000 FOUNDATION fieldbus-compliant devices and 8,000 fieldbus systems have been shipped or installed to date. The device count included 18 major industrial installations worldwide over the previous year.

The Fieldbus Foundation research, supported by public records, verified an expanding adoption rate for FOUNDATION fieldbus-based control systems around the world. The growth in FOUNDATION technology was driven by multiple industries and geographic regions, including key markets such as oil & gas, petrochemical, power generation, pharmaceuticals and other manufacturing.

The study also revealed that FOUNDATION fieldbus installations included both greenfield and brownfield projects of various sizes.

According to Fieldbus Foundation Marketing Specialist Joe Conklin, FOUNDATION fieldbus has reached a level of acceptance where end users have standardised on the technology for a wide range of control and instrumentation projects. 'Major industrial manufacturers are requiring that FOUNDATION fieldbus be included in the specifications for new plant construction and unit upgrades. For example, Shell Global Solutions selected FOUNDATION fieldbus for 31percent of re-instrumentation and 66 percent of new projects,' said Conklin. 'FOUNDATION technology has been confirmed as a leading choice for automation projects of all types by respected industry organisations such as the ARC Advisory Group.'

Conklin added that the rising FOUNDATION fieldbus adoption rate resulted from greater understanding of the Operating Expense and Capital Expense savings and quality improvements made possible by the technology.

'By optimising performance across the enterprise, FOUNDATION fieldbus enables industrial manufacturers to significantly improve their bottom line,' he said. 'Companies deploying fieldbus-based control strategies are able to lower capital costs, reduce installation costs, decrease operating expenses, reduce maintenance requirements, and decrease time-to-market.'

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Suppliers of control and instrumentation products gain a competitive advantage through membership in the Fieldbus Foundation. In addition to a tested, interoperable fieldbus specification, software licenses and other valuable intellectual property, the foundation provides fieldbus education, development workshops, interoperability testing, conformance testing, testing tools, development software, newsletters and field trial assistance for companies that wish to implement FOUNDATION technology in their automation products.

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