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Control Performance Monitor Improves Control for Major Polymer Producer
Challenge Control engineers in the polymers business unit wanted to implement a control monitoring strategy in the plant. The strategy
They wanted an application that could:
would afford them around-the-clock control monitoring to enhance operational performance through minimizing process
reliably collect data from the existing Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
variance as well as other benefits that could be realized.
perform robust and informative diagnostics
Solution
provide a clear improvement path to follow
Along with software that could perform robust and informative diagnostics, they wanted a technology partner with extensive
Along with the software, they wanted a technology partner with
process knowledge. They surveyed the major control asset
asset optimization tools on the market and chose Honeywell and
optimization tools on the market and chose Control Performance
Control Performance Monitor.
Monitor.
With the help of Control Performance Monitor and Honeywell
Advantage
extensive process knowledge. They surveyed the major control
professionals, plant staff quantified the current performance of
Increased yield
their operations and then identified poorly performing control
Improved performance by running closer to capacity Improved run-time
loops within the plant. They set priorities for tuning and
Improved reliability of supply chain
strategy design to minimize process variance.
Control Pe rformance Monitor is Powered b y Matri kon, which represents vendor neutrality. This product wo rks with third party control s ystems and applications .
Setting Goals for Control Optimization
maintenance of the loops in question and formulated a control
Control Performance Monitor Quickly Delivers Quantifiable Benefits In just a few months, the polymers business unit identified performance improvements which included:
A major polymer plant is the flagship of a global company’s U.S.
improved yield by 0.3%
chemical operations, housing four manufacturing groups:
increased capacity by 3%
plastics, coatings, polyurethanes and industrial chemicals. A pilot project was initiated to see how around-the-clock control
increased run time by 20% increased reliability of the supply chain
monitoring would enhance operational performance and improve profit margins. They investigated the three major control-loop diagnostic programs on the market, choosing Control Performance Monitor as the complete control asset optimization solution. Control engineers in the polymers business unit wanted to implement a control monitoring strategy in the plant to minimize process variance and discover other benefits. Their criteria for choosing a software tool to use in the implementation were straightforward.
Control Performance Monitor Improves Control for Major Polymer Producer
The company’s long-term plans include implementing Control Performance Monitor in the other business units at their polymers plant and using the gains realized to justify future advanced control projects.
Vision Control Performance Monitor is a total control asset optimization solution. For every control layer, including instrumentation, regulatory, inferential and advanced process control levels, Control Performance Monitor is the only monitoring and analysis platform you need. Not only does Control Performance Monitor help detect, prioritize and diagnose control issues, it includes easy-to-use tools that let users quickly fix problems that detract from profitability, optimizing process performance while reducing demand on maintenance resources.
For more information: For more information about Control Performance Monitor, visit our website www.honeywell.com/ps or contact your Honeywell account manager. www.matrikon.com
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