April 2011 - Control Global

I N P R O C E S S
fieldbus installations are also located in India, and the
amount of application expertise being developed in India
is considerable.
Based on the theme “Achieving Operational Excellence
with Foundation Technology,” the 2011 General
Assembly highlighted the advantages of Foundation
fieldbus as a world-class solution for improving plant asset
management, reliability and economic performance.
Foundation technology continues to advance to meet the
needs of the process industries, with Foundation fieldbus
for safety instrumented functions (FF-SIF), control in the
field, field diagnostics and wireless solutions.
The 2011 General Assembly kicked off with welcoming
remarks by Thampy Mathew, regional sales director-PA
at Pepperl+Fuchs and chairman of the Fieldbus Foundation
India Committee (FFIC). B.R. Mehta, senior vice
president of Reliance Industries Limited and chairman
of the Fieldbus Foundation’s India End User Council
(FFIEUC) also welcomed the assembly.
Fieldbus Foundation president and CEO, Rich Timoney,
addressed the gathering and introduced new
foundation chairman, Dr. Gunther Kegel, CEO of
RECORD CROWD
Figure 1. The 2011 Fieldbus Foundation meeting in Mumbai
attracted a record crowd of nearly 500 vendors and end
users.,
Pepperl+Fuchs. Timoney described the continued growth
of Foundation technology in both established and developing
industrial regions of the world. He also highlighted
the additions to foundation membership in 2010, with total
membership increasing 11.3%. Significant membership
gains have been noted in China, Korea and other
developing areas.
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