Plant Management
Automation upgrades drive plant expansions
All sectors in the process industry are investing heavily in new plant management technologies, particularly to drive plant expansions.
Alle Bereiche der Prozessindustrie tätigen große Investitionen in neue Technologien für das Anlagenmanagement, insbesondere um Anlagenerweiterungen voranzutreiben.
Tous les secteurs de l’industrie de transformation investissent massivement dans les nouvelles technologies de gestion d’usine, avant tout pour favoriser les extensions d’usines.
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oneywell has announced two new contracts in the paper sector. In the first, it has been selected by Casa Editorial El Tiempo to upgrade its current Printa press automation
system as the company seeks to take full advantage of the growth of the thriving South American newspaper industry. As a result of the upgrade, the main newspaper publisher in Colombia and the owner of El Tiempo, the largest circulation newspaper in the country, expects to increase its production capacity and substantially reduce costs at its printing facilities in Bogotá and Caloto.
Automation systems In contrast to Europe and North America, South America is experiencing increases in newspaper circulation advertising revenue, driving growth for printers and publishers and increasing demand for quality automation systems and process control upgrades to manage the expansion. Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) will upgrade
El Tiempo’s Printa press control systems to the latest Profibus technology as well as update the existing controllers on El Tiempo’s Goss Newsliner
and Universal press lines. In addition, HPS will modernise the Printa systems’ control desks and HMIs with Windows 7 operating system support, upgrade the Printa production management system and extend the Goss Universal press with ink pre- setting. These solutions will help Casa Editorial El Tiempo more easily and efficiently control the printing process, reduce waste and increase quality in every print run. “Honeywell has enabled a smooth upgrade in
what is a highly complex and strategic undertaking for our business. By minimising disturbances to the production process, they have allowed us to improve our current system with little impact on our daily operations,” said Ubaldo Vidal, operations manager, El Tiempo. “We’ve had great success using Honeywell technology in the past, which is why we chose them to undertake the new upgrade as it means a gradual implementation, allowing delivery to be extended over four years, which has a beneficial effect upon our cash flow.” “The modifications we are making to
El Tiempo’s production process will ultimately allow it to get more papers into people’s hands with greater efficiency and with less cost,” said Marko
Fig. 1. Honeywell is also upgrading Printa systems’ control desks and HMIs with Windows 7 operating support.
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