Emerson forms LifeCycle Engineering Services unit

FLORENCE, Kentucky, USA – LifeCycle Engineering Services, a new unit of Emerson Industrial Automation under its Power Transmission Solutions business, will offer comprehensive services meant to enhance the performance of critical material handling and mechanical power transmission systems. The program aims to increase customers' OEE (overall equipment effectiveness), improve energy efficiency, and increase product output and customer success with cost-effective solutions.

Chris Carrigan, director, Application Engineering, will head the new business whose range of services will include diagnostics, education/training, system design, installation, monitoring and repair/rebuild.

Expertise from Emerson Industrial Automation will encompass aerospace, aggregate, power generation and turbomachinery, metals production, HVAC, food and beverage, and bulk material handling applications.

"Our breadth and depth of industry experience are unmatched by internal engineering staffs, and our R&D gives us forward-looking insight into a host of issues unknown to the rest of industry. Having these assets at your side as plant owner is invaluable," Mr Carrigan said. "In addition, we understand P&L, energy costs, sustainability and the financial implications at the macro level of our customer’s business."

Power Transmission Solutions will also be able to the expertise of other Emerson business units in Climate Technologies, Network Power, and Process Management to support employee training, diagnostics, engineering, procurement, installation and repairs.

“Outsourcing these functions to a single provider for mission-critical systems is a cost-effective option, according to companies that have crunched the numbers. Manufacturers of all sizes – from single plant to multi-plant and multi-national – can optimize their capital investments, achieve higher productivity, reduce total cost of ownership and increase return on investment," Mr Carrigan said.

Emerson had previously provided these discrete services, but the new comprehensive services will deliver significant bottom-line advantages for customers.

"Mechanical power transmission and material handling systems are common denominators in manufacturing operations of every type, simply vital to production. If one bearing failure shuts down a critical segment, an entire process can be paralyzed for hours or days. Protecting those assets is vital, whether it means training a new maintenance staff member, monitoring torque on a turbo drive-train or a design review of a new processing line," said Rob Fuller, product manager, Services.