Siemens latest petrochemical technological highlights At the Refining and Petrochemicals Southeast Asia 2014 early this week in Ho Chi Minh City, Siemens showed the latest technological innovation oriented toward the individual phases in the product and plant life cycle in the refining and petrochemical industry - from research and development through process analysis and design, plant engineering and production, to maintenance, optimization and modernization. Photo source: nangluongvietnam.vn The company also presented its extensive range of services for the petrochemical industries – from technical support and maintenance through life cycle service agreements to consulting services on industrial safety and security, and energy management. Its new Comos 10 software has a significantly expanded range of functions, which can manage the largest volumes of data for plant management, from engineering through to production, said a company press release. The integration of process engineering and automation has also been developed further. A new interface ensures a consistent, bidirectional exchange of information between Comos and the Simatic PCS 7 process control system. Meanwhile, Siemens version 8 of the Simatic PCS 7 process control system has a multitude of new functions. Innovations range from an improved data exchange and a simplified engineering workflow through more powerful communication, redundancy and high-availability functions to new controllers and expanded functionalities in the software tools. The company’s technological portfolio for the refining and petrochemical industry is distinguished by high performance, plant availability and process stability, which are achieved by redundancy, secure fieldbus communication, and control and maintenance concepts. President and CEO of Siemens Vietnam Pham Thai Lai said: "Globally, we are working closely with many world-leading petrochemical companies to enable them to get the most out of their plants. In Vietnam, we see the great potential of the refining and petrochemical industry. We'll be accompanying the industry as a reliable partner throughout the forthcoming changes." The Refining and Petrochemicals Southeast Asia 2014 (RPSEA2014) attracted more than 200 leading refining and petrochemical players in Southeast Asia and beyond for debates and discussions on the most concerned topics such as project financing, planning and engineering, operation and maintenance, environment protection and legal issues in this region. Being one of the major players at this year’ event, Siemens’ main focus was on issues revolving around plant life cycle management, as well as on how the refining and petrochemical industry can benefit from the company's products, systems, solutions and services. VIR