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News Release from: Invensys Process Systems | Subject: Dow training simulator
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 May 2007
Invensys training simulator wins Dow
Corning award
A SimSci-Esscor training simulator supplied by Invensys Process Systems has won a prestigious Excellence Award in the Dow Corning 'Global Supply Chain Excellence Programme'
Dow Corning, a global company, is the leading manufacturer of silicon-based materials such as fluids and resins The company is using a dynamic simulator built and implemented by Invensys to train operators at its Barry, South Wales, production facility in the UK
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 23 Jun 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Built using advanced DYNSIM and FSIM dynamic simulation technology from the Invensys SimSci-Esscor unit, the operator training simulator (OTS) was installed at the end of 2006.
It has led to significant savings in training and manpower costs, enhanced plant safety and increased productivity at the site, where a complex distillation and polymerisation process is used to manufacture products.
The selection process for the annual Award applied the Quality Function Deployment methodology and submissions were rated in terms of: supply chain excellence, corporate priorities and business behaviour.
Hugh Woodward, Barry Site Control / Electrical Manager commented, "By achieving excellence within our Supply Chain we can better serve the needs of our customers.
The real time OTS has allowed us to practice different scenarios for our process, reduce variability and therefore reduce costs.
It is really pleasing for this to be recognised globally throughout Dow Corning".
Dow Corning provides performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide.
A global leader in silicon-based technology and innovation, offering more than 7,000 products and services, Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Incorporated.
More than half of the Dow Corning annual sales are outside the United States.
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