

This year, the Fuel Ethanol Workshop takes place June 15 – 18 at Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado, USA. Our booth number is 1323. As last year, Trident will have several engineers available to answer questions or give demos on actual systems. Come see our new KPI Module as well as our enhanced Lab Module, SievePAC, and reports package. We will also show migration and upgrade solutions for your existing control hardware and software. Demos of Siemens PCS7, Siemens APACS, APACS OS, InVision HMI, InSight HMI, Lab Module, KPI Module, Wonderwares Historian, Microsoft SQL Reporting Services, and excel reports are available on request. We look forward to talking with you about your site and how Trident can help you achieve your goals. Stop by and check us out!
http://www.fuelethanolworkshop.com/ema/DisplayPage.aspx?pageId=Expo_Map1
Booth 1323
We have developed a new scheduling report for the Lab Module. This new report allows you to view all of the estimated times that HPLC readings should be taken for the day. The report allows you to pick a day, or by default ,shows the current day’s readings. The report is based off of the start times of your batches, but can be configured differently if needed.
Trident Automation begins migrating Sigma Aldrich’s APACS/MycroAdvantage DCS to Siemens PCS7 APACS OS. All existing I/O modules and field connections will be utilized.
We have developed a new 3 Hour Averages Report which calculates averages based on either 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, or 24 hour increments and you have the choice of a start date and end date. The report allows you to pick any tags from your DCS and the report will graph a trend of the values, as well as display the averages in a table. As with all of our reports, you can export this report into Excel, PDF, XML, CSV, TIFF, and HTML. Attached are some screenshots of the report.
Programmed and installed a Wonderware InTouch 10.0 HMI for complete control of their package boiler using Siemens 353 stand alone controllers at the St. Paul facility.
Currently converting Moore 351 and 352 single loop controllers to Siemens 353 controls for the boilers at the University of Minnesota steam plant. In addition, Trident will integrate a new tuning interface to the DCS.
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Over the next few months, Trident will be working with Big River Resources in West Burington, IA to put the finishing touches on our Key Performance Indictors (KPI) Module. Once finished this module will be able to show at a glance, Profit/Loss Statements, Daily Inventories, KPI Report, Downtime Report, Current Rates and Yields, just to mention a few.
The Lab Module has new additional features. You can now use the Lab Module for entering and keeping track of more data other than just your batches. New functionality allows for custom forms to be added for entering data based on any other of your site’s forms. D & E, Cook data, and Batch Ingredients are just a few ideas of forms, as any form can be added and customized to fit your needs.
Trident Automation begins migrating Verasun Aurora’s ProcessSuite R5 DCS to Siemens APACS OS.
We have completed our newest version of the Lab Data Module. It includes many updates, including several new features, allows for more customization of your readings and inputs. as well as adding additional inputs, and fixes other small issues found in the Lab Data Module. Give us a call today to schedule a presentation to view our new Lab Data Module!
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