News: ALSTOM adopts Machinery Health Management from Emerson in three-year collaboration agreement

ALSTOM adopts Machinery Health Management from Emerson in three-year collaboration agreement

Consultancy services and software will be applied in a multi-technology package to assist ALSTOM train service centers globally

AUSTIN, TEXAS (September 2, 2003) — Emerson Process Management has announced receipt of a major three-year collaboration contract that appoints Emerson as global supplier of a selection of Machinery Health Management technology to ALSTOM. ALSTOM offers cutting-edge rail products and services to rolling stock and infrastructure owners and operators worldwide. Emerson will provide equipment, training, and consultancy in developing the use of the machinery health management techniques within ALSTOM's train servicing centers.


	Seated to sign the agreement are Ian Ferguson, market development director for ALSTOM Transport Services (left) and Dave Dunbar, president of the Machinery Health Management business of Emerson Process Management.
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ALSTOM delivers Total TrainLife Management^® services to train owners and operators across the world, frequently on performance-based asset management contracts. Emerson's Machinery Health Management approach systematically identifies critical equipment, and applies monitoring and diagnostic technologies to increase asset availability and reduce equipment failure. ALSTOM is committed to employing the most modern intelligent tools and techniques to enhance the performance of its maintenance activities and therefore welcomes the potential of applying the multi-technology platform, initially by utilizing vibration, stresswave, and ultrasonic condition-based maintenance equipment and techniques within its maintenance programs.

The agreement was signed recently by Ian Ferguson, market development director for ALSTOM Transport's Service segment, and Dave Dunbar, president of the Machinery Health Management business of Emerson Process Management.

"ALSTOM is very pleased to add the Emerson static vibration analysis equipment to our condition monitoring 'toolbox' capabilities," said Ian Ferguson of ALSTOM. "It further demonstrates our commitment to employing leading edge technology in our maintenance processes. Static vibration analysis is being used to monitor rotating equipment such as gearboxes. Once application refinements currently underway in the UK are completed, the technology will be rolled out to other contracts where it will help engineers to extend the periodicity of maintenance and to predict component failure."

Commenting on the agreement, Dave Dunbar said, "We look forward to working with ALSTOM and applying Emerson's Machinery Health Management techniques to identify improved maintenance practices that will increase rolling stock reliability and minimize the time spent on inspection and monitoring. Our team will apply core skills in rail industry asset monitoring, and collaborate with ALSTOM to customize specific tasks, and then roll out the expertise and equipment solutions across all relevant ALSTOM centers."

Emerson will coordinate the European consultancy and equipment requirements from Emerson's Liverpool, UK, offices, supported by its broader network of offices and consultants on machinery health management around Europe.

Andy Tudor, Emerson's Machinery Health Management business director for the European region, commented "Emerson is delighted that this agreement has been formalized. What makes it doubly pleasing is that the justification came from extensive trials of Emerson-developed techniques that complement ALSTOM's vision for cost savings across its operations — so the agreement's contents represent a true 'business solution' in the fullest sense."

The Emerson Machinery Health Management discipline is a comprehensive strategy that helps businesses reduce mechanical maintenance costs through work process design, technology implementation, and expertise optimization. Machinery Health Management technology is designed to support equipment monitoring, data management, data analysis, and effective reporting of results for machinery health management programs. For over a decade, these machinery health management techniques have helped many companies around the globe design and implement maintenance management strategies to increase asset effectiveness and reliability.

About ALSTOM

ALSTOM is a global leader in energy and transport infrastructure. The Company serves the energy market through its activities in the fields of power generation and power transmission and distribution, and the transport market through its activities in rail and marine. In fiscal year 2002/03, ALSTOM had annual sales in excess of €20 billion and employed around 100,000 people in over 70 countries worldwide.

With more than 35 product lines and a presence in more than 60 countries, ALSTOM's Transport sector offers cutting-edge products and services for new rolling stock, signaling, and electrical and mechanical infrastructure as well as maintenance and rehabilitation services to four distinct types of customers: urban transit authorities and operators; intercity passenger rail operators and rolling stock owners; rail freight operators; and intercity railway infrastructure owners. ALSTOM's Transport sector, with sales of €5.1 billion in financial year 2002-2003, is among the world's leading suppliers to the railway industry.

About Emerson Process Management

Emerson Process Management (www.emersonprocess.com), an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate their production, processing and distribution components in the chemical, oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, power, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and other industries. Emerson is the world's leading designer, producer, and marketer of condition-monitoring products and services. Condition monitoring is part of Emerson's overall Asset Optimization offering that plays a key role in the Emerson mission to combine superior products and technology with industry-specific engineering, consulting, project management, and maintenance services to help customers achieve the potential of their operations. Emerson brands include PlantWeb^®, Fisher^®, Micro Motion^®, Rosemount^®, DeltaV™, Ovation^®, AMS and MDC.

About Emerson

Emerson (www.gotoemerson.com) is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers in process control; electronics and telecommunications; industrial automation; heating, ventilating and air conditioning; and appliance and tools. Sales in fiscal 2002 were $13.8 billion.

PlantWeb, Fisher, Micro Motion, Rosemount, DeltaV, and Ovation are marks of Emerson Process Management. Other marks are the property of their respective owners.

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Last Updated 03/03/09