Control Readers Choice 2010

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ChemicalsManufacturing

Electric PowerGeneration

Food & BeverageManufacturing

Metals, Minerals& Mining

Oil & GasExtraction

Continuous RegulatoryControl

Emerson ProcessManagement


RockwellAutomation

RockwellAutomation


Batch ProcessAutomation


RockwellAutomation

RockwellAutomation

RockwellAutomation

RockwellAutomation

Continuous Sheet/WebMonitoring & Control

Honeywell ProcessSolutions

- - RockwellAutomation

-

Safety/EmergencyShutdown

Invensys OperationsManagement

RockwellAutomation

RockwellAutomation

RockwellAutomation


Sequential Logic Control RockwellAutomation

RockwellAutomation

RockwellAutomation

RockwellAutomation

RockwellAutomation

Table II. “Best in Control” Readers Choice Awards by Process Automation Discipline and Industry

Continuous Regulatory ControlEmerson Process Management

2. Honeywell Process Solutions3. Rockwell Automation4. Siemens Industry5. Yokogawa

6. Invensys Operations Management7. ABB8. Schneider Electric

Safety/Emergency ShutdownInvensys Process Systems (Triconex)

2. Rockwell Automation (ICS Triplex)3. Emerson Process Management4. Siemens Industry

5. Honeywell Process Solutions6. HIMA7. Yokogawa8. Pilz International

Batch Process AutomationEmerson Process Management

2. Rockwell Automation3. Siemens Industry4. Honeywell Process Solutions5. Invensys Operations Management

6. ABB7. Yokogawa8. GE Intelligent Platforms

Sequential Logic ControlRockwell Automation

2. Siemens Industry3. Emerson Process Management4. Schneider Electric

5. GE Intelligent Platforms6. Honeywell Process Solutions7. ABB8. Yokogawa

Continuous Sheet/Web Monitoring & ControlHoneywell Process Solutions

2. ABB3. Rockwell Automation4. Emerson Process Management5. Siemens Industry

6. Invensys Operations Management7. Yokogawa8. Metso Automation

2O1O Control Readers’ Choice AwardsControl Readers Report Their Solution Provider Preferences inMore than 1OO Process Automation Technology Categories

Table I. “Best in Control” Readers Choice Awards by Process Automation Discipline

The 2010 Control Readers’ Choice Awards, our 18th annual survey of brandpreference among suppliers of processautomation technologies, represent thecollective opinion of more than 1,000process automation professionals. Thosesurveyed include the print magazine’sU.S.-centric readership as well as sub-

scribers to our increasingly internationaldigital media outlets anchored at ourwebsite ControlGlobal.com.

And while the results certainly still re-ect a North American bias (more than90% of respondents hail from the 50United States), the increased participa-

tion of industry professionals from out-side the U.S. buoyed the standings formore than a few European and Asianplayers.

As we rst reported last year, we’venow broken out control platform awardsby discipline. These “Best in Control”rankings (Table I) represent end-user

sentiment in each of ve essential pro-cess control disciplines—continuousregulatory control, batch process auto-mation, continuous sheet/web moni-toring and control, safety/emergencyshutdown and sequential logic control.Further, the top solution providers in

each of 10 process industry verticals areidentied in Table II.

In addition to these system capabili-ties awards, our usual rankings in a widerange of instrumentation, software, con-trol and infrastructure products are pre-sented on the pages that follow. Ourcollective hats are off to all the solution

providers that made this year’s list. To bementioned at all, each supplier has suc-cessfully demonstrated to a signicant,loyal contingent of users that they pro-vide the very best technology in their re-spective domains. And that’s somethingto crow about!



The top technology

providers in more

than 100 categories

PetroleumRening

Pharmaceuticals & LifeSciences

Plastics & RubberManufacturing

Pulp & PaperManufacturing

Water & WastewaterProcessing

Continuous RegulatoryControl





RockwellAutomation

Batch ProcessAutomation




RockwellAutomation

RockwellAutomation

Continuous Sheet/WebMonitoring & Control

- - Honeywell ABB -

Safety/EmergencyShutdown


RockwellAutomation

RockwellAutomation


RockwellAutomation

Sequential Logic Control RockwellAutomation

RockwellAutomation

RockwellAutomation

RockwellAutomation

RockwellAutomation

Table II. “Best in Control” Readers Choice Awards by Process Automation Discipline and Industry



The ‘Suite’ Spot in SoftwareClosely complementing our Readers Choice Awards across

the range of essential process automation disciplines are the

Readers Choice Awards for specic software competencies.

High rank in most of these categories goes to the integrated

platform players such as Emerson, Invensys and Rockwell.Through a combination of in-house development and acqui-

sition, each of these companies has developed a broad com-

petency in the core process automation software categories.

But in the spirit of entrepreneurship so central to innova-

tion in the software space, a number of smaller, specialty soft-

ware publishers also scored well, notably ExperTune and Con-

trolSoft in the Loop-Tuning Software category, Matrikon and

TiPS in Alarm Management Software and Mynah Technolo-

gies in Simulation Software.New to the Readers Choice Awards this year is the cat-

egory of OPC Connectivity Software. Matrikon took top

honors in the category, followed by Kepware Technologies,

Rockwell Automation and Software Toolbox.

Where Operator Meets AutomationCore competency in process control disciplines—and their

software implementation—are well and good, but other

control room technologies are needed to effectively com-

municate process conditions with human operators, and to

ensure accurate data is acquired and that control is main-

tained. For this group of Readers Choice Awards winners,

it’s acknowledged expertise in hardware design and manu-

facturing that typically carries the day.

Ametek’s Panalarm division specializes in Annuncia-

tors—all day long—and is once again recognized as the

long-time leader in that alarm display technology niche.

Top honors for most of the other major control room visu-

alization components, including Panel Displays, Opera-

tor Interface Terminals and Industrial Computers, went to

Rockwell Automation. But a broad range of other visualiza-

tion specialists were also voted among the best. And in the

panel instrumentation categories of Loop Controller and

Recorder, Siemens and Yokogawa took top honors.

Advanced Process Control SoftwareEmerson Process Management

2. Rockwell Automation (Pavilion)3. Honeywell Process Solutions

4. Aspen Technologies5. ABB6. Yokogawa

7. Invensys Operations Management

Alarm Management SoftwareEmerson Process Management

2. Honeywell Process Solutions3. Matrikon4. TiPS

5. ABB6. Rockwell Automation7. Invensys Operations Management

Asset Management SoftwareEmerson Process Management

2. Rockwell Automation3. Honeywell Process Solutions4. SAP5. Invensys Operations Management

(Avantis)

Calibration Management SoftwareEmerson Process Management

2. Beamex3. Honeywell Process Solutions

4. Fluke5. Blue Mountain

Design/Documentation SoftwareAutodesk

2. Intergraph3. Rockwell Automation4. Bentley

Human-Machine Interface SoftwareRockwell Automation

2. Invensys Operations Management3. GE Intelligent Platforms4. Siemens Industry5. Emerson Process Management

6. Honeywell Process Solutions7. ABB

Loop-Tuning SoftwareEmerson Process Management

2. ExperTune3. ControlSoft

4. Honeywell Process Solutions5. Rockwell Automation

Neural Network SoftwareEmerson Process Management

2. Rockwell Automation (Pavilion)3. Honeywell Process Solutions

OPC ConnectivityMatrikon

2. Kepware Technologies3. Rockwell Automation4. Software Toolbox

PLC Programming SoftwareRockwell Automation

2. Siemens3. GE Fanuc

4. ABB5. Schneider Electric6. AutomationDirect.com

SCADA SoftwareInvensys Operations Management

2. GE Intelligent Platforms3. Rockwell Automation4. Siemens Industry

5. Iconics6. Schneider Electric (Citect)

Simulation SoftwareInvensys Operations Management

2. Rockwell Automation3. Mynah Technologies4. Honeywell Process Solutions5. Emerson Process Management

6. Aspen Technologies

AnnunciatorAmetek Panalarm

2. Rockwell Automation

3. Ronan Engineering4. Siemens Industry5. Honeywell Process Solutions

Industrial ComputerRockwell Automation

2. Advantech3. Siemens Industry4. Beckhoff Automation5. Panasonic

6. B&R

Operator Interface TerminalRockwell Automation

2. Siemens Industry

3. Red Lion Controls4. Emerson Process Management5. ABB6. Pro-face

7. Honeywell Process Solutions8. Maple Systems

Panel DisplayRockwell Automation

2. Red Lion Controls3. Siemens Industry4. Pro-face

Process Loop ControllerSiemens Industry

2. Honeywell Process Solutions

3. Invensys Operations Management4. Yokogawa5. Rockwell Automation6. ABB

7. Emerson Process Management

RecorderYokogawa

2. Honeywell Process Solutions3. ABB

4. Endress + Hauser5. Invensys Operations Management



Tying it All Together While eld devices and controllers per-

form the essential actions of the process

control loop, an extensive communica-

tions infrastructure is needed to ensurethat process data is reliably and seam-

lessly communicated throughout the

modern process control system. This

next group of Readers Choice Awards

recognizes those essential infrastructure

players—from wire to wireless, and from

terminal blocks to power supplies—who

make sure measurement A gets to con-

troller B and back to valve C.

Indeed, despite all the latest advances

in wireless communication, the bulk of

signal transmission in today’s processplants still relies on good old-fashioned

wire and cable to get messages from one

place to another. And for the readers of

Control, Belden rates as the Wire & Ca-

ble maker of choice. Anixter and Lapp

also rate highly.

That wire, of course, needs to ulti-

mately connect with the host control sys-

tem, and Rockwell Automation this year

claims the preferred position among an

otherwise predominantly European ar-

ray of Terminal Block manufacturers, in-

cluding Phoenix Contact, Weidmuller, Wago, ABB (including the former En-

trelec brand) and Schneider. In the bur-

geoning eld of Wireless Infrastructure,

three of the leading automation plat-

forms providers—Emerson, Honeywell

and Invensys—get the nod, as do wire-

less networking and communication

specialists Cisco and Moxa.

The analog-to-digital conversion, con-

ditioning, powering and intrinsic safety

protection of instrumentation loops also

are essential communication functions.For the purposes of our Readers Choice

survey, these functions are characterized

by the technology arenas of I/O Systems,

Signal Conditioners, Power Supplies and

Intrinsic Safety. The top spots in these

categories went to Rockwell for I/O Sys-

tems, Moore Industries for Signal Condi-

tioning, SolaHD for Power Supplies, and

Pepperl+Fuchs for Intrinsic Safety.

Input/Output SystemRockwell Automation

2. ABB

3. Siemens Industry4. Emerson Process Management5. Opto 22

6. Yokogawa7. Honeywell Process Solutions8. GE Intelligent Platforms

Intrinsic SafetyPepperl + Fuchs

2. MTL3. R. Stahl4. Rockwell Automation5. Pilz

6. Phoenix Contact

7. Banner Engineering

Power SupplySolaHD

2. Phoenix Contact

3. Acopian4. Puls5. Siemens Industry6. Rockwell Automation

7. Schneider Electric8. TDK-Lambda

Signal ConditionerMoore Industries

2. Phoenix Contact

3. MTL4. Invensys Operations Management5. Acromag

6. Pepperl + Fuchs7. ABB

Terminal BlockRockwell Automation

2. Phoenix Contact3. Weidmuller

4. Wago5. ABB6. Schneider Electric

Wire & CableBelden

2. Anixter

3. Lapp4. General Cable5. Kerpen

6. Okonite7. AlphaWire

Wireless InfrastructureEmerson Process Management

2. Honeywell Process Solutions3. Cisco

4. Invensys Operations Management5. Moxa



A Level Playing FieldSimilar to the rich landscape of providers in the ow in-

strumentation eld, the level measurement marketplace

is home to a broad variety of technologies and suppliers.

Here, Emerson Process Management once again assem-

bles a critical mass of competence, faring well in mostof the mainst ream technologies, and winning outright in

ve out of 12 level instrumentation categories.

But level measurement excellence also belongs to a num-

ber of independent specialists. Notable among them in this

year’s Readers Choice Awards are Endress+Hauser, which

took top honors in Ultrasonic gauges as well as Switches

based on Electrical Property and Vibration principles.

Other winners of note include K-TEK for Magnetostric-tive and Laser-based level instrumentation and Ohmart/

VEGA for Nuclear. Magnetrol’s Magnetic Level Indicators

also were judged best in class.

Poise Under Pressure (and Temperature, too)Back to the days of the original Rosemount 1151, the pres-

sure transmitter is in many ways the foundation from which

Emerson Process Management built or assembled market

leadership position in a broad range of eld instrument

technologies. Temperature sensors and transmitters are no

exception, and only the arena of Infrared Sensors has re-

mained beyond its scope. Independent temperature sensor

specialists Omega Engineering, Pyromation and Thermo

Electric also made the honor roll.

In the infrared arena, Raytek (part of Fluke, which in turn

is part of Danaher) takes the top spot in Infrared Sensors and

multi-dimensional Infrared Imaging/Thermography.

Pressure TransmitterEmerson Process Management

2. Yokogawa

3. Honeywell Process Solutions4. Endress + Hauser5. Siemens Industry

6. Invensys Operations Management7. ABB

Resistance Temperature DetectorEmerson Process Management

2. Omega Engineering3. Pyromation

4. Thermo Electric

ThermocoupleEmerson Process Management

2. Omega Engineering

3. Pyromation4. Thermo Electric

Temperature TransmitterEmerson Process Management

2. Yokogawa

3. Honeywell Process Solutions4. Endress + Hauser5. ABB6. Invensys Operations Management

7. Siemens Industry

Infrared Temperature SensorRaytek/Ircon

Infrared Imaging/ThermographyRaytek/Ircon

2. FLIR Systems

Level Gauge,Electrical Property-BasedEmerson Process Management2. Endress + Hauser3. Ametek Drexelbrook4. Siemens Industry

5. Magnetrol6. ABB

Level Gauge, Float/DisplacerEmerson Process Management2. Magnetrol3. Omega Engineering4. K-TEK

5. MTS

Level Gauge, Contacting RadarEmerson Process Management2. Endress + Hauser3. Magnetrol

4. Ohmart/VEGA5. Krohne6. K-TEK

Level Gauge,Non-Contacting RadarEmerson Process Management2. Ohmart/Vega3. Endress + Hauser4. Krohne

5. Magnetrol6. Honeywell Enraf7. Siemens Industry

Level Gauge,Inventory GradeEmerson Process Management2. Honeywell Enraf3. Endress + Hauser

Level Gauge, LaserK-TEK

2. Keyence3. ifm Efector

Level Gauge,MagnetostrictiveK-TEK

2. Magnetrol3. ISE-MagTech4. MTS

Level Gauge, NuclearOhmart Vega

2. Thermo Scientic3. Berthold Technologies4. Endress + Hauser

5. Ronan Engineering

Level Gauge, UltrasonicEndress + Hauser

2. Siemens Industry3. Emerson Process Management

4. Magnetrol5. Ohmart/VEGA

Level Switch, ElectricalProperty-BasedEndress + Hauser

2. Emerson Process Management3. Magnetrol4. Ametek Drexelbrook

5. Ohmart/VEGA6. K-TEK

Level Switch, VibrationEndress + Hauser

2. Emerson Process Management3. Ohmart/VEGA4. Krohne

5. Magnetrol

Magnetic Level IndicatorMagnetrol

2. K-TEK3. ISE-Magtech



The Laboratory Brought OnlineTypically a step in complexity beyond the measurement of

primary physical variables, such as temperature, pressure,

ow or level, is the realm of process analysis.

Here, as in other eld instrument categories, Emerson

Process Management has established a leadership positionin key analytical instrumentation technologies, including

Concentration/Density measurement, pH/ORP/Conductiv-

ity analysis, Process Spectrometry, and Stack Gas/Emissions

analysis. The other leading automation platform providers

are well represented in process analysis, including Siemens

(which carried the day in Process Chromatography), ABB,

Invensys and Yokogawa. Other more specialized analytical

players ranking well in this year’s Readers Choice Awards

include Ametek, Endress+Hauser and Thermo Scientic.

In the yet-more specialized category of Humidity andMoisture analysis, GE Sensing was voted number one by

our readers on the strength of it s Panametrics brand. Finally,

another important technology category closely aligned with

process analysis is for those devices used to detect toxic or

combustible gas in ambient air. Here, MSA won top honors.

The Flow Measurement Honor Roll Accurately measuring process ows is difcult—and per-

haps that ’s why so many ow measurement companies have

sprung up over the years, each exploiting a new physical

phenomena to tame this historically problematic process

measurement. Indeed, many novel ow measurement tech-

nologies have been co-opted (or their creators acquired) by

the major instrumentation companies, although a few no-

table niche players remain independent.

Emerson Process Management strengthens its already

dominant ow measurement position in our Readers’

Choice Awards this year, complementing its win in Pressure

Transmitters (used with orice plates and other primary ele-

ments to measure ow) with top awards in the key categories

of Coriolis, Magnetic, Positive Displacement, Open Chan-

nel, Turbine, Ultrasonic and Vortex owmeter technology.

Process measurement specialists Endress+Hauser and

Krohne also fare well across a broad range of ow measure-

ment technologies, as do the other automation platform

providers including Yokogawa, ABB, Siemens and Invensys

(on the strength of its Foxboro brand). Niche specialist FCI

(Fluid Components International) garners the top spot for

both its Thermal Flowmeters and Flow Switches.

Coriolis FlowmeterEmerson Process Management

2. Endress + Hauser3. Krohne

4. Yokogawa5. Invensys Operations Management6. Siemens Industry7. ABB

8. Honeywell Process Solutions

Magnetic FlowmeterEmerson Process Management2. Yokogawa3. Endress + Hauser

4. Krohne5. Invensys Operations Management6. ABB

7. Siemens Industry8. Honeywell Process Solutions

Open Channel FlowmeterEmerson Process Management

2. Siemens Industry (Milltronics)3. Endress + Hauser

4. Hach Flow5. Ametek Drexelbrook

Positive Displacement FlowmeterBrooks Instrument

2. Emerson Process Management

3. A.O. Smith4. Badger Meter5. Itron

Thermal Mass FlowmeterFCI

2. Brooks Instrument3. Sierra Instrument

4. Kurz Instruments5. Endress + Hauser6. Bronkhurst

Turbine FlowmeterEmerson Process Management2. Hoffer Flow Controls

3. Brooks Instrument4. Elster-Instromet

Ultrasonic FlowmeterEmerson Process Management2. Endress + Hauser3. Siemens Industry

4. GE Sensing5. Krohne

Variable Area FlowmeterBrooks Instrument

2. Krohne3. ABB

4. Yokogawa

Vortex FlowmeterEmerson Process Management2. Yokogawa3. Endress + Hauser4. Invensys Operations Management

5. ABB

Flow SwitchFCI

2. Emerson Process Management3. Endress + Hauser

4. Magnetrol5. Ohmart/VEGA6. Sierra Instruments

Ambient Gas AnalyzerMSA

2. Dráger

Density/Concentration AnalyzerEmerson Process Management

2. Endress + Hauser

3. Yokogawa4. Thermo Scientic4. Anton Paar

Humidity/Moisture AnalyzerGE Sensing (Panametrics)

2. Vaisala

3. Omega Engineering4. Ametek

pH/ORP/Conductivity AnalyzerEmerson Process Management

2. Endress + Hauser3. Yokogawa4. Hach5. Invensys Operations Management

6. ABB7. Mettler Toledo

Process ChromatographSiemens Industry

2. ABB

3. Emerson Process Management4. Yokogawa

Process SpectrometerEmerson Process Management

2. ABB3. Thermo Scientic

Stack Gas/Emissions Analyzer

Emerson Process Management2. Yokogawa

3. Siemens Industry4. ABB5. Thermo Scientic

6. Sick7. Ametek Thermox8. Servomex

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