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News Release from: Technical Marketing | Subject: Manufacturing Excellence
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 June 2004
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Manufacturing Excellence has matured into a balanced event, with presentations discussing experience of operational benefits from modern automation systems, rather than just new installations
Last week saw three days of the Emerson sponsored Manufacturing Excellence Conference In its sixth year it has matured into a balanced event, a real process industry forum for discussion and learning, with the presentations discussing experience of operational benefits from modern automation systems, rather than just presenting the potential and planned savings from new installations
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 3 Oct 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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This came from active participation by co-sponsors Huntsman and BASF, plus several papers contributed by BP and HSE.
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Hopefully many of the excellent presentations will be reported in the coming weeks on Processingtalk.
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At Huntsman Petrochemicals the use of Curvaceous Software 16 dimensional mapping and data mining techniques, extracting data from the DeltaV controlled plant, enabled the process engineers to test out their theories of how the plant actually should be driven to get the best productivity.
This led to some interesting results - and changed long-held theories about how to run the plant.
BASF presented some results on how a Utilities plant test installation of proactive maintenance using intelligent instruments to give maintenance alerts via Foundation Fieldbus and AMS software systems, which then triggers maintenance orders direct via the BASF SAP system.
After a year in operation it has proved itself effective, and this month sees the extension of the technique across other parts of their Seal Sands site.
Bowman Consulting continued the maintenance theme - describing an electronic/software package that automates 'Permits to work' on site at Huntsman Polyurethanes.
A simple approach that appears to have been quickly accepted by the operational staff, and that has produced good results.
Hazards from maintenance laptops, upgrades and modem access were highlighted by PA Consulting, presenting to a packed audience eager to hear about 'Cyber attacks' on control systems.
Now apparently a fashionable target, the audience were no doubt worried that they should be worried.
It was an excellent review - and everyone left looking even more worried.
Many of the presentations were supported by Exhibition stands in the buffet area: the main hall.
This had small companies, Universities, and several new ideas on offer.
The mixing of people - Exhibitors, audience and presenters was enough to give everyone something positive to take away.
The stories from ME will be presented on Processingtalk as they come through - so look out for them.
Meanwhile the format now established by ME continues at the Profibus International Conference this week, and at future ME events, planned for Ireland and Germany in the coming winter.Conference.
In its sixth year it has matured into a balanced event, a real process industry forum for discussion and learning, with the presentations discussing experience of operational benefits from modern automation systems, rather than just presenting the potential and planned savings from new installations.
This came from active participation by co-sponsors Huntsman and BASF, plus several papers contributed by BP and HSE.
By definition, reporting fully on a conference with 5 parallel streams is difficult for one person.
Hopefully many of the excellent presentations will be reported in the coming weeks on Processingtalk.
At Huntsman Petrochemicals the use of Curvaceous Software 16 dimensional mapping and data mining techniques, extracting data from the DeltaV controlled plant, enabled the process engineers to test out their theories of how the plant actually should be driven to get the best productivity.
This led to some interesting results - and changed long-held theories about how to run the plant.
BASF presented some results on how a Utilities plant test installation of proactive maintenance using intelligent instruments to give maintenance alerts via Foundation Fieldbus and AMS software systems, which then triggers maintenance orders direct via the BASF SAP system.
After a year in operation it has proved itself effective, and this month sees the extension of the technique across other parts of their Seal Sands site.
Bowman Consulting continued the maintenance theme - describing an electronic/software package that automates 'Permits to work' on site at Huntsman Polyurethanes.
A simple approach that appears to have been quickly accepted by the operational staff, and that has produced good results.
Hazards from maintenance laptops, upgrades and modem access were highlighted by PA Consulting, presenting to a packed audience eager to hear about 'Cyber attacks' on control systems.
Now apparently a fashionable target, the audience were no doubt worried that they should be worried.
It was an excellent review - and everyone left looking even more worried.
Huntsman Paraxylene also reported on the on-line use of a Raman spectroscopic analyser, which is proving to be a major benefit for the control of the paraxylene separation process.
This raised some interesting points, with a Health and Safety interlock turning off the laser should there be any indication that the probe is no longer in the process line, to protect the operators.
The high power laser light is by definition safe in terms of use in a potentially explosive vapour hazardous plant area.
On the lighter side, the conference dinner featured a talk by Sir Henry Cooper, making a complete change for the evening, and also resulted in a cheque for around GBP1750 being donated to Cancer Research, from all the guests present.
Many of the Conference presentations were supported by Exhibition stands in the buffet area: the main hall.
This had small companies, Universities, and several new ideas on offer.
The mixing of people - Exhibitors, audience and presenters was enough to give everyone something positive to take away.
The stories from ME will be presented on Processingtalk as they come through - so look out for them.
Meanwhile the format now established by ME continues with the future ME events planned: the second event for Cork in Ireland planned for February 2005, and an event from Germany, also early in 2005.
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