Florham Park, N.J. — Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and a global leader in maximizing availability, capacity and efficiency of critical infrastructure, recently debuted a Building Information Modeling Control Systems Modeling capability for its line of ASCO that can reduce the time typically required for installation and approvals, and avoid expensive rework.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) creates a software-driven, digital 3-D model of a building. It shows each floor and the electrical, HVAC, plumbing and other equipment and systems on those floors, including their quantities and spatial relationships. A model also shows a building's cost estimates, geometry, geography and project schedule. BIM facilitates building design, construction, sequencing, commissioning, operation and maintenance. 

The BIM capability is available with all ASCO Power Control System lineups, which start, synchronize, parallel, monitor and protect multiple-genset power systems. A lineup comprises a master control section and one or more single- or dual-generator sections. They are built to order and fit to order.

Even highly customized lineups for the most sophisticated business-critical applications are shipped with in-depth, smart parametric modeling data with seamless, 'drag and drop' integration into an overall 3-D building model. In fact, the capability is a standard part of every submittal package. 

Matt Mannell, vice president of Power Control Systems at Emerson Network Power's ASCO Power business, said, "This BIM-ready capability helps ensure that design and installation issues get solved up front at the start of a project, not down the road when they would incur rework costs."

Rework, including material, labor and site delays, can add significantly to construction expenses. A study (conducted in 2007) of 32 BIM-driven projects by the Stanford University Center for Integrated Facilities Engineering shows BIM can eliminate 40 percent of unbudgeted changes and save up to 10 percent of a project's contract value by detecting design 'collisions,' or 'crashes,' of system components. 

The comprehensive, 3-D digital model represents each section in a lineup for a customer's project.  The model shows height, width and depth dimensions, clearance zones, locations and directional swing of doors, circuit breaker placement and cable-entry cutouts. The information helps consulting engineers and contractors ensure adequate thermal spacing between the lineup and other equipment, clearance and placement for lifting devices for circuit breakers, and proper conduit routing.  

The BIM capability is an example of Emerson's proactive project management approach that works to 'get it right the first time.' For more information on the BIM-ready capability of ASCO Power Control Systems, call (800) 800 ASCO (2726), email CustomerCare@Asco.com or visit www.EmersonNetworkPower.com/ASCO.

About Emerson Network Power

Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), delivers software, hardware and services that maximize availability, capacity and efficiency for data centers, healthcare and industrial facilities. A trusted industry leader in smart infrastructure technologies, Emerson Network Power provides innovative data center infrastructure management solutions that bridge the gap between IT and facility management and deliver efficiency and uncompromised availability regardless of capacity demands.  Our solutions are supported globally by local Emerson Network Power service technicians. Learn more about Emerson Network Power products and services at www.EmersonNetworkPower.com

About Emerson

Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and consumer markets around the world.  The company is comprised of five business segments: Process Management, Industrial Automation, Network Power, Climate Technologies, and Commercial & Residential Solutions.  Sales in fiscal 2012 were $24.4 billion.  For more information, visit www.Emerson.com.