1. The Northern California Section of the Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society Smart Positioners – they can make your job easier ! Panelist: n Brad Rupert – Foxboro and Masoneilan/ACS n Mario Francisco – ABB/CFM Inc. n Joe Healy – Emerson/Fisher/APC A panel discussion on smart positioners – from ISA NORCAL SLAC/SSRL, mwidme@worldnet.att.net ISA S&P Department Board of Directors - Past Vice President ISA Strategic Planning Department - Vice President Elect ISA NORCAL Section – South Bay Programs Moderator: Marjorie Widmeyer

2. 2 Objectives n To discuss how smart positioners can improve the cost effectiveness of your facilities, including: l Advantages – why do this? l Communications HART vs Bus l Diagnostics Basic vs advanced l Reliability l Costs – Alternatives and justifications l Security issues and capabilities

3. 3 Panelist and Perspective n Smart Positioner Benefits and Alternatives l Brad Rupert, Foxboro/Masoneilan/ACS   n Another Option l Mario Francisco, ABB/CFM   n HART and FieldBus Approaches l Joe Healy, Emerson/Fisher/APC  

4. 4 Some references for the future n Our panelists l Brad Rupert, Foxboro/Masoneilan/ACS brad@acs-sf.com l Mario Francisco, ABB/CFM MarioF@iwestco.com l Joe Healy, Emerson/APC joe.healy@apc-fisher.com n Smart Positioner Articles l “Smart positioners to the rescue” http://www.isa.org/Content/ContentGroups/InTech2/Departments/Safe ty1/20029/Smart_positioners_to_the_rescue.htmhttp://www.isa.org/Content/ContentGroups/InTech2/Departments/Safe ty1/20029/Smart_positioners_to_the_rescue.htm “ Making Valve Controllers/Positioners Smarter is Smart Business” http://www.manufacturing.net/ctl/index.asp?layout=articleWebzine&art icleid=CA269795http://www.manufacturing.net/ctl/index.asp?layout=articleWebzine&art icleid=CA269795 l “Using Smart Valves in a Fieldbus Network” http://www.pepperlfuchs.com/pdf/PA/documents/SmartValves- ChemProces1-02.PDFhttp://www.pepperlfuchs.com/pdf/PA/documents/SmartValves- ChemProces1-02.PDF

5. 5 Manufacturers of Smart Positioners or Digital Valve Controllers l ABB (725) - www.abb.comwww.abb.com l DeZurik (20) - www.dezurik.comwww.dezurik.com l Dresser – Masoneilan (SD) - www.masoneilan.comwww.masoneilan.com l Emerson Process Management, Fisher (80) - www.emersonprocess.comwww.emersonprocess.com l FlowServe - Limitorque, Valtek, Kammer & Sereg (NS) - www.flowserve.comwww.flowserve.com l Invensys – Foxboro (83) - www.foxboro.comwww.foxboro.com l Metso Automation (37) - www.metsoautomation.comwww.metsoautomation.com l Samson—Pfeiffer & Vetec (NS) - www.samson-usa.comwww.samson-usa.com l Siemens (270) - www.siemens.comwww.siemens.com l Smar International (53) - www.smar.comwww.smar.com l Tyco Valves (9) - www.tycovalves.comwww.tycovalves.com l Westlock Controls (17) - www.westlockcontrols.comwww.westlockcontrols.com l Yamatake (SF >1) - www.yamatakeusa.comwww.yamatakeusa.com l Yokogawa (SF >1) - www.yca.comwww.yca.com (xx) – Number of website hits on “positioner” NS – No search facility on site SF – Search facility, but no hits SD – Site down

6. 6 Questions and Discussion