Automation & Control
Better knowledge, more efficiency
Improved process knowledge as a result of the latest automation systems is enabling process companies to reduce production costs, improve quality control and cut their total cost of ownership. Eugene McCarthy reports.
Durch ein besseres Prozesswissen dank der neuesten Automatisierungssysteme können Unternehmen der Prozessindustrie Produktionskosten verringern, die Qualitätskontrolle verbessern und ihre Gesamtbetriebskosten senken. Eugene McCarthy berichtet.
Une meilleure connaissance du traitement résultant des systèmes d’automatisation les plus récents permet aux sociétés de traitement de réduire les coûts de production, d’améliorer le contrôle qualité et de réduire le coût total de possession. Eugene McCarthy témoigne.
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echnology supplied by Honeywell Process Solutions has been selected by a European paper manufacturer to
help it improve quality while reducing production costs at its facility in Gratkorn, Austria. Sappi Austria Produktions will use Experion PMD, Safety Manager, Experion MX and the latest version of Process Historian Database (PHD) based on the Experion platform. Sappi is a leading manufacturer of
coated wood-free papers and expects to significantly improve quality control in machine direction and cross direction variations with these new technologies. This approach will allow production targets to be set with greater accuracy, helping to reduce production costs and with increased quality and efficiency at the production facility. Experion PMD, Safety Manager, PHD and Experion MX are integrated quality control and process knowledge systems that provide superior visibility into the papermaking process, while simplifying operational efforts and improving the return on investment of raw materials. It contains what Honeywell Process Systems describes as the fastest scanner available today, helping operators to measure quality consistency with a high degree of accuracy and reduce losses when implementing changes to the grade of paper being produced at the facility. “Advanced quality control and
measurements are crucial to creating profit within the paper-making industry,” said Marko Jämsén, leader of Honeywell Process Solutions’ pulp, paper and printing business in Europe. In a separate development, the
company has also won a contract to upgrade process control and alarm management systems at the Molikpaq
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platform on the Sakhalin shelf, Russia, to improve safety, reliability and operational efficiency. The Molikpaq platform, owned by Sakhalin Energy Investment, produces 48,000 barrels of crude oil per day.
Fig. 1. Sappi expects to significantly improve quality control. Image courtesy of Sappi.
To modernise the process control system and improve safety at the facility, Honeywell will implement the latest version of its Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS), which will be extended by the new C300 controller including Foundation Fieldbus license. By enabling unified access to process
control, production management and asset management, the distributed control system will help to improve efficiency and profitability, and reduce total cost of ownership. In addition, Honeywell will install its DynAMo Alarm Suite, which helps
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