NeSSI™ - Real Products at Work - Today Rob Dubois CPAC Spring Session Seattle, Washington, USA May 3, 2004 “the best way to predict the future is to create it”

rnd/May 3, Presentation Topics NeSSI™ Objectives & Roadmap Dow Chemical “real-time” activities NeSSI™ Hi-Lites 2003/04

rnd/May 3, NeSSI™ Objectives Facilitate the acceptance/implementation of... –modular, miniature & smart sample system technology –based on ANSI/ISA SP76 standard substrate Promote the concept of... –field-mounted (By-Line) smart analytical systems Lay the groundwork for...Pipe to Pixel™ architecture –open connectivity architecture for intrinsically safe transducer communications (e.g. CAN, ProfiBus, etc.) –industry standard communication protocols (e.g. Ethernet, OPC, etc.) Provide a technology bridge to the process for... –“sensor/lab-on-a-chip” micro-analytical devices

rnd/May 3, Today NeSSI™ Development Progress Gen III Gen II Gen I Mechanical Electrical Networked & Smart Wireless uAnalytical END USER VALUE

rnd/May 3, Dow NeSSI™ Geographical Penetration Plaquemine, LA Freeport, TX Fort Saskatchewan, Canada Terneuzen, Netherlands Schopau, Germany Stade, Germany

rnd/May 3, Dow Business Installations Employing SP76 substrates and components from all suppliers in our businesses… –chlor-vinyl, hydrocarbon, energy, solvents, glycol/ethylene oxide, styrenics, environment, polyolefins 2004 applications include CEMS* (NOx), flare monitoring, multi-stream hydrocarbon measurements, air monitoring, lethal service, on substrate moisture and oxygen measurements –7 applications in operation - 9 in progress * CEMS = Continuous Emission Monitoring

rnd/May 3, Dow Evaluation The NeSSI™-box Experimental Platform: –Installed in Hydrocarbon Plant, Fort Sask., Canada

rnd/May 3, Upper Compartment Monitor & Control Power Supplies Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Graphic User Interface Wireless Transmitter Class I Div.2 Gp C,D First Sensor Actuator Manager (SAMjr)

rnd/May 3, Lower Compartment Houses substrate under test Electrical interface to PLC Utilities Interface Sample system interface Declassified to General Purpose X-Purged & Haz. Gas Detector allows use of non-certified & general purpose SP76 comp. Temperature Controlled

rnd/May 3, SAMjr* Displays – Smart System * SAM = Sensor Actuator Manager Flow Paths Control & Monitoring

rnd/May 3, Learning's from the NeSSI™-box: 4-20 mA not viable for Gen II/III labour intensive wiring space hungry expensive and difficult to wire for hazardous electrical areas Dow Chemical, Fort Saskatchewan “This Dog Don’t Hunt”

rnd/May 3, Contrast: Gen II Proof of Concept Apparatus (POCA) - Dow, EMCC, Honeywell Features - serial connectivity (CANbus) - PC controlled – smart features - simple plug and play M8 connector Benefits - predict failures before they happen - remote operation in hostile locations - decrease maintenance - increase confidence GET SMART! ARC Advisory Group suggests that 40% maintenance savings can be achieved by automation

rnd/May 3, CIRCOR µMS 3 System

rnd/May 3, Swagelok ® MPC System

rnd/May 3, Parker Intraflow™ System

rnd/May 3, Celerity CrossFlo™ System

rnd/May 3, Diversity in Action! Celerity Swagelok Parker GE/Panametrics Hoke Brooks Swagelok

rnd/May 3, Recent Hi-Lites (very encouraging news ) $10MM DOE award Wireless and Sensing Solutions Advancing Industrial Efficiency won by Honeywell led consortia. Will provide: –12 x NeSSI™ Smart Gas/Liquid prototypes ( ) Honeywell PHASED™ microGC industrial robust wireless NeSSI™ Gen II specification working version release at hand –include connectivity to legacy analytical systems –Pipe to Pixel™ connectivity (harmonization with ConnI spec) CPAC SP76 component web site operational POCA projects demonstrate smart, serial connectivity intrinsically safe bus (CANopen) project approved –NIST IEEE ProfiBus established as an Intrinsically Safe candidate NeSSI™ featured in Chemical Engineering Progress Magazine –“the incredible shrinking sample system” – Dec. ‘03

rnd/May 3, ParticipantRole Honeywell Laboratory & Sensing & Control Business Develop PHASED™ gas composition microAnalyzer Honeywell Laboratory & Industrial Measurement Business Develop solid state reference electrode (SSRE) Honeywell Sensing & ControlDevelop and integrate NeSSI™-III systems Caviton / U of IllinoisDevelop micro discharge detectors ExxonMobil ChemicalField test GC w/ NeSSI™ in an ethylene plant. Also liquid systems. Dow ChemicalField test NeSSI™ w/GC – gas system (hydrocarbons) – liquid system (water treatment) – PHASED microGC DuPontField test humidity sensor on NeSSI™ for titanium oxide drying Air ProductsField test PHASED™ and Raman spec. in gas processing plants Honeywell Specialty MaterialsField test NeSSI™ w/GC for refrigerant distillation control UOP LLCField test NeSSI™ O2 for heater control NeSSI™ II/III – DOE Project Participants Portions of this Table Courtesy of Honeywell Number of Systems CPAC 1 1

rnd/May 3, Where are we? DOE award will bring Gen II/III prototypes to market in 2-3 years Gen I products widely available Increased adoption and acceptance of NeSSI™ as an industrial platform Early Gen II concept proven by POCA –But…struggle adopting a low cost digital, intrinsically safe platform for Process Analytical needs Costs – slowly coming into line Come – participate - in the NeSSI™ workshop – Thursday, May 6

rnd/May 3, Acknowledgments Special Thanks –Peter van Vuuren (ret.) ExxonMobil Chemical –Jeff Gunnell (EMCC) –John Cumbus (EMCC) –John Mosher (H’well) –Bob Nickels (H’well) –Ulrich Bonne (H’well) –Dave Veltkamp (CPAC) –Mel Koch (CPAC) –Rick Ales (Swagelok) –Robert Sherman (CIRCOR) Special Thanks (Dow) –D. Quevillon, R. Hartwig, H. Quartel (Fort Sask.) –P. Williams, D. Yates, D. Gay, W. Henslee, C. Snook (Texas) –G. Timmermans, E. Engelen (Netherlands) –Paul Landry (Louisiana) –Ralf Schade, S. Bach (Germany) –M. Dittenhafer, M. Buchmann, L. Wright (Midland)

rnd/May 3, Thanks Peter & all the best in all your future endeavors! …last seen hunting big game in South Africa