Pulp Paper & Logistics
PROMETHEUS GROUP & SMEC 15
Asset owners and operators in Australia are being forced to implement major improvement programmes to minimise downtime, increase production, and improve returns on investments, says Prometheus
programmes to minimise producti vity downti me, increase producti on, and improve returns on investments. When it comes to increasing the life of assets, and planning shutdowns and maintenance in the paper, pulp and paperboard industry, real- ti me collaborati on is a must. The Prometheus Group and SMEC partnership will provide not only the tools to improve asset performance but also the criti cal processes to drive dramati c and sustainable improvement in asset care.
Dr Bernhard Schwister, sales chief for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacifi c at Prometheus Group details the possibiliti es that the partnership has to off er: “Our soft ware has gained unprecedented acceptance in the marketplace because its ease of use, rapid implementati on, and intuiti ve nature. By off ering
an integrated soluti on with SMEC, our customers gain a disti nct competi ti ve advantage through asset opti misati on that is fully realised and eff ecti ve.” Thomas Hynes, SMEC’s
operati ons chief for Asset Management in the Australian/ Asia region, also believes this new partnership has much to off er the pulp, paper and paperboard sector specifi cally. “When Prometheus Group
soft ware is combined with SMEC’s integrated asset management soluti ons, sustainable and ongoing long-term operati onal improvements can be achieved, positi vely impacti ng both producti vity and earnings,” says Hynes. “Our dedicated asset management functi on delivers soluti ons that balance risk, performance and cost. We experience a demand for soluti ons that can unlock and extend the value derived from the investment in SAP that has been made by many asset intensive enterprises. This partnership enables us to off er Prometheus Group’s SAP experti se to drive value for customers together.”
SMEC’s asset management
services are complemented by extensive engineering experti se, allowing asset management soluti ons to be developed and incorporated into every stage of a pulp, paper and paperboard project’s lifecycle: planning, design, constructi on, commissioning, operati ons and maintenance and decommissioning phases. Together, Prometheus Group and
SMEC will identi fy and develop process improvement needs across an enterprise platf orm, improve producti on and asset reliability while enabling enterprise wide roll---out of standardised process improvements for the Australian pulp, paper and paperboard sector. A roadshow to launch the service in Australia and Malaysia visited Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, and Kuala Lumpur in February and March. Ref 1:
www.ibisworld.com.au/ industry/
default.aspx?indid=158 Ref 2:
www.ausfpa.com.au/pulp- --and---paper---chamber/
More informati on from www.
prometheusgroup.com/
as bioenergy and cogenerati on, including over $1 billion in capital expenditure respecti vely at major sites such as the Australian Paper faciliti es in Maryvale, Victoria, and the Norske Skog mill at Boyer in Tasmania (see ref 2). However, with the majority of pulp, paper and paperboard assets in Australia well past their opti mum design life, asset owners and operators are being forced to implement major asset management improvement
Thomas Hynes of SMEC: “long-term operational improvements”
Dr Bernhard Schwister of Prometheus: “an integrated solution”
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