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TABLE OF CONTENTS Process Solutions User Group 2013
Welcome Attendees, Over the course of the next two days, you are going hear a lot about trends and technology. From the requirements of the information-driven enterprise, to the growing number of technologies available to improve your business, the Process Solutions User Group (PSUG) will deliver informative learning opportunities about technologies and best practices to grow your business.
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Agenda
However, I’m most excited about the opportunity you have to interact with your
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peers and Rockwell Automation industry experts. It’s truly the people that make
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Speakers and Customer Advisory Board
this event great and offer you the chance to gather ideas about how to improve
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Educational Sessions and Hands-On Labs
your business processes, create new revenue streams and creatively solve your
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Round Table and Town Hall Voting Sessions
business challenges. Technologies are important, but it’s the people and ideas
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Customer Application Sessions
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that are leading us to an exciting future. There are many unique venues at this event including education sessions, customer presentations, hands-on labs and opportunities to give direct feedback on the future developments of the PlantPAx process automation system. I encourage you to participate to gain the most from your experience. In addition, please tap any Rockwell Automation representative on the shoulder and engage us in helping you solve your daily challenges.
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John A. Genovesi
Vice President and General Manager Information Software and Process Business
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AGENDA
AGENDA MONDAY | NOVEMBER 11, 2013
Process Solutions User Group 2013
Breakout Rooms 7:00 AM
Room 330A
Educational Sessions
Educational, Round Table and Town Hall Sessions
10:00 AM 10:30 AM
Room 340A
ED14: Skid Integration to Plant-Wide Control Systems
ED11: Human Factors in the Process Industry Why Good Design Matters
ED16: Leveraging Information in a PlantPAx System
ED09: Advanced System Engineering Utilizing the PlantPAx Sequencer
ROUND TABLE Production Intelligence
TOWN HALL VOC Design & Implement
PSUG Official Kickoff
11:00 AM
"Integrating Control, Power, Safety and Information" - Som Chakraborti, Director, Process Business Keynote Address
"The Internet of Things: Balancing Big Data and Security" - Rick Esker, Senior Director, Industry Solutions
12:15 PM
PSUG Overview - Jason Wright, Marketing Manager, Process Business
12:30 PM
Lunch Grand Ballroom B/C
2:30 PM
Room 360B/E
Room 360A/D
Room 360C/F
ED08: PlantPAx Field Device Networks and System Integration ED06: Adding Adaptive Mobile Computing to Your Facility Floor
ED04: PlantPAx Virtual Templates
ED01: Introduction to the PlantPAx System
ED07: Process Safety Application Development with AADvance
ROUND TABLE System Security
TOWN HALL VOC Operate & Maintain
ED02: Using the PlantPAx Libraries ED05: Defining a PlantPAx System for Optimal Performance
Opening Remarks - Stephen Pulsifer, Market Development Director, Process "The Information Driven Enterprise" - John Genovesi, Vice President and General Manager, Information
1:30 PM
Room 350D
Break
10:40 AM
11:30 AM
Room 340B
PSUG Registration is open throughout the day
Registration Opens
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
Room 330B
Customer Applications
Customer Applications
Software and Process Business
Group, CISCO
G-CON (Life Sciences)
Lauren Engineering & Constructors (Power)
Ecopetrol (Oil & Gas)
PCI and City of Fremont (Power)
Zilor (Chemical)
Shell Canada (Oil & Gas)
Sirio Sistemi Elettronci SpA (Oil & Gas)
Tunning (Mining)
Electro Controles del Noroeste SA de CV (Chemical)
PEMEX (Oil & Gas)
Alicorp SAA (Food & Beverage)
PERENCO (Oil & Gas)
Matrix Technologies (Food & Beverage)
Stone Technologies and Ameren Corp (Power)
Kimberly Clark (CPG)
DTE Energy and Innovative Controls (Power)
Break
3:30 PM 3:45 PM
Customer Applications
Emerald Performance Materials (Chemical)
Hatch Consulting (Mining)
ESCO Automation (Chemical)
Celec Electroguayas (Power)
EnergyWorks (Power)
Champion Technologies and Phillips 66 (Oil & Gas)
Optimation (Chemical)
Mallinckrodt (Life Sciences)
4:45 PM
Customer Applications
Champion Technologies and RAIN CII (Power)
Chevron Phillips Chemicals (Chemical)
China National Offshore Oil Corp (Oil & Gas)
E-Technologies (CPG)
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Malisko Engineering and Noosa Yoghurt (Food & Beverage)
Energy Control Techology (Oil & Gas)
Industrial Automation Group (Food & Beverage)
5:45 PM
Bus Transportation to Houston Museum of National Science (HMNS)1
6:15 PM
Cocktails, Hors d'oeuvres, Dinner at HMNS
Educational
Round Table
Theater B
Customer Applications
Town Hall Voting
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Bus transportation will continuously loop from museum to convention center area
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AGENDA TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 12, 2013
Process Solutions User Group 2013
Breakout Rooms
Room 330A
Breakout Rooms 7:00 AM 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM
Room 330A Breakfast Grand Ballroom B/C Educational, Round Table and Town Hall Sessions Educational, Round Table Process Safety Lab and Town Hall Sessions Process Safety Lab Educational, Round Table and Town Hall Sessions Educational, Round Table Safety Lab andProcess Town Hall Sessions Process Safety Lab Keynote Address
10:15 AM 11:15 AM
Keynote Address
11:15 AM
Customer Applications
ED10: Optimizing Process Efficiency ED10:Plant Optimizing Process Plant Efficiency
12:15 PM 12:15 PM 1:15 PM
Customer Applications
1:15 PM
Customer Applications
2:15 PM
Customer Applications
2:15 PM 3:15 PM
Customer Applications
Room 350D
Room 360A/D
Room 360B/E
Room 360C/F
Room 371E
Room 330B
Room 340A
Room 340B
Room 350D
Room 360A/D
Room 360B/E
Room 360C/F
Room 371E
TOWN HALL VOC Design & Implemention TOWN HALL VOC Design & Implemention
ED12: Layer of Protection Analysis ED12: Layer of (LOPA) Protection Analysis
ED15: Leveraging ISA S88 for Batch, ED15:Automating Leveraging ISA S88 for Continuous or Discrete Operations Automating Batch,
ROUND TABLE PlantPAx Libraries ROUND TABLE PlantPAx Libraries
TOWN HALL VOC Operate & Maintain TOWN HALL VOC Operate & Maintain
ROUND TABLE Alarm Management ROUND TABLE Alarm Management
TOWN HALL VOC Operate & Maintain TOWN HALL VOC Operate & Maintain
Matrix Technologies (Food & Beverage) Matrix Technologies (Food & Beverage)
Energy Control Technology Energy Control (Oil & Gas) Technology (Oil & Gas)
E-Technologies (CPG) E-Technologies (CPG)
PERENCO (Oil & Gas) PERENCO (Oil & Gas)
DTE Energy and Innovative DTE EnergyControls and (Power) Innovative Controls (Power)
Shell Canada (Oil & Gas) Shell Canada (Oil & Gas)
Malisko Engineering and Noosa Yoghur Malisko Engineering (Food & Beverage) and Noosa Yoghur (Food Automation & Beverage) ESCO
Kimberly Clark (CPG) Kimberly Clark (CPG)
Sirio Sistemi Elettronci SpA Sirio Sistemi (Oil & Gas) Elettronci SpA (Oil & Gas)
ROUND TABLE Batch Management ROUND TABLE Batch Management
TOWN HALL VOC Design & Implemention TOWN HALL VOC Design & Implemention
ED03: Monitoring PID Controller Performance ED03: Monitoring PID Controller Performance
(LOPA) ED11: Human Factors inED11: the Process HumanIndustry Factors Why Good Design Matters in the Process Industry -
ED13: Integrating Intelligent Motor Control Devices ED13: Integrating Intelligent Into PlantPAx Motor Control Devices
Why Good Design Matters
Into PlantPAx
Continuous or Discrete Operations ED06: Adding Adaptive Mobile Computing to ED06: Adding Adaptive Your Facility Floor Mobile Computing to
LAB: Configuring LAB: an AADvance Configuring Process an AADvance Safety Solution Process Safety Solution
Your Facility Floor
Break "Harnessing the Power of Your Instrumentation, HMIs and Information" Todd Lucey, the General Manager Endress + Hauser; Lisaand Garrison, NA Managing Director - Acuite; "Harnessing Power of Your -Instrumentation, HMIs Information"
Barry Johnson, Director of sales - Information Software - Rockwell Automation
Todd Lucey, General Manager - Endress + Hauser; Lisa Garrison, NA Managing Director - Acuite; Mallinckrodt China National Celec Electroguayas (Life Sciences) (Power) Offshore Oil Corp Mallinckrodt China National Celec Electroguayas (Oil & Gas) (Life Sciences) (Power) Offshore Oil Corp (Oil & Gas) Lunch Grand Ballroom B/C
Barry Johnson, Director of sales - Information Software - Rockwell Automation Champion Technologies Chevron Phillips Industrial and Technologies RAIN CII Chemicals Automation Group Champion Chevron Phillips Industrial (Chemical) (Power) (Food & Beverage) and RAIN CII Chemicals Automation Group (Chemical) (Power) (Food & Beverage)
Lunch Grand Ballroom B/C Ecopetrol (Oil & Gas) Ecopetrol (Oil & Gas)
Zilor (Chemical) Zilor (Chemical)
Optimation (Chemical) Optimation (Chemical)
PEMEX (Oil & Gas) PEMEX (Oil & Gas)
Emerald Performance Materials Emerald Performance (Chemical) Materials (Chemical) EnergyWorks (Power) EnergyWorks (Power)
Break
3:15 PM 3:30 PM
Customer Applications
3:30 PM
Customer Applications
Break Alicorp SAA (Food & Beverage) Alicorp SAA (Food & Beverage)
4:30 PM
Educational
Room 340B
Breakfast Grand Ballroom B/C ED01: Introduction to ROUND TABLE the PlantPAx System Field Device Management ED01: Introduction to ROUND TABLE the PlantPAx System Field Device Management
Customer Applications
Educational
Room 340A
Break
10:00 AM 10:15 AM
4:30 PM
Room 330B
G-CON (Life Sciences) G-CON (Life Sciences)
Town Hall Voting Results and PSUG WrapUp Round Table Round Table
Theater B Theater B
Town Hall Voting Results and PSUG WrapUp Customer Applications Customer Applications
Town Hall Voting Town Hall Voting
Electro Controles del Noroeste SA de CV Electro Controles del (Chemical) Noroeste SA de CV (Chemical)
Hatch Consulting (Mining) Hatch Consulting (Mining) Champion Technologies and Phillips 66 Champion Technologies (Oil & Gas) and Phillips 66 (Oil & Gas) Stone Technologies and Ameren Stone Technologies (Power) and Ameren (Power)
Lauren Engineering & Constructors Lauren Engineering (Power) & Constructors (Power) Tunning (Mining) Tunning (Mining)
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(Chemical) ESCO Automation (Chemical) PCI and CityPCI of Fremont and (Power) City of Fremont (Power)
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Lab Lab
Invitation Only: SI/SP Meeting Room 360C/F Invitation Only: SI/SP Meeting Room 360C/F
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PSUG General Session PSUG Meals
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AVENIDADE LAS AMERICAS
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Is Your DCS Straining To Provide Information From Your Critical Assets? Maximize asset availability, harness energy consumption, and protect valuable assets with the PlantPAx™ process automation system. It delivers true plant-wide control – including power and motor control – and easily integrates with your devices to deliver superior performance. PlantPAx. It’s More Than a DCS.
Learn more at
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SPEAKERS AND CUSTOMER ADVISORY BOARD
SPEAKERS
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Stephen E. Pulsifer | Global Director, Process Market Development, Rockwell Automation Stephen E. Pulsifer and his team are responsible for all Commercial Programs and Activities as they relate to the Process business. He joined Rockwell Automation in 2007 as the Director of Life Sciences, Market Development. He attended Wentworth School of Technology (C.E.T.) and Northeastern University (B.S.B.A.) in Management Information Systems. In 1983, he went to work for Analog Devices Semiconductor (Wilmington, MA). He held various positions including Reliability Lab Department Manager. In 1991, he went to work for Total Control Products (Melrose Park, IL), a designer and manufacturer of operator interfaces, control technology and industrial process software. Steve worked as a sales engineer and was promoted to Southeast District Sales Manager. In 1999, the company was acquired by GE Fanuc Automation (Charlottesville, Virginia). Steve became the Northeast Regional TCP Sales Manager. In 2000, Steve moved into strategic marketing and became the Life Sciences Market Development Manager. In 2003, he went to work for GE Sensing as the Global Healthcare Product Marketing Manager and, in 2006, Steve became the Marketing Operations Leader for GE Sensing and Inspection.
John Genovesi | Vice President & General Manager, Information Software and Process Business, Rockwell Automation John Genovesi is Vice President and General Manger of the Rockwell Automation Information Software and Process Business. He is responsible for leading growth, profitability and development strategies globally. In this role, John implements strategies to ensure delivery of value-based solutions in support of our customers’ global productivity initiatives. John’s prior role was Vice President, Global Accounts since 2008. Prior to that, he was appointed Vice President, Automotive and he was appointed Vice President Automotive and Tire Industry Initiative in 2006, District Manager in Cleveland in 2001, and branch manager in Rochester NY in 1998. John joined Rockwell Automation in 1989 as a senior account manager in Buffalo, NY, where he became the branch manager in 1996. John holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Case Western Reserve University, in Cleveland Ohio. He also has a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Electrical Engineering from Youngstown State University.
Som Chakraborti | Business Director, Process Business, Rockwell Automation Som Chakraborti is the business director of the Process Business within the Architecture and Software Portfolio Management organization. He is responsible for the profitable growth of the PlantPAx system in Process applications. Som has extensive experience in the process arena, including process solutions project engineering, automation services and solutions delivery management with a competitive DCS supplier and most recently as a Marketing Manager for PlantPAx within Rockwell Automation. Som brings over 16 years of engineering and business experience. He joined Rockwell Automation from ABB in 2004 as a manager of Engineering Process Automation and has held positions of increasing responsibility across a variety of business groups in his time here. Most recently he was Manager, Marketing, PlantPAx within the Architecture and Software Portfolio Management organization. Som earned his Bachelor’s of Engineering from the India-Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India. He also earned a Master’s of Science from West Virginia University and his MBA from The Ohio State University.
Richard Esker | Senior Director, Industry Solutions Group-EcoSystems | Industrial Automation and Connected Real Estate Domain Leader, CISCO Mr. Esker has over 30 years of experience in the Telecommunications and Technology Industry with responsibilities in Sales, Business Development, Engineering, Alliances and Global Accounts including tenure at Wang Laboratories and PictureTel. Mr. Esker has been with Cisco for more than 15 years. His roles have included Senior Management positions in Sales, Strategic Alliances and now Industry Solutions Ecosystems. Mr. Esker has held responsibility for Cisco’s Strategic Alliances strategy creation and operation for Mobile Service Providers, Mobile Devices and currently is responsible for Cisco’s Alliances and Ecosystems in Industrial Automation and Connected Real Estate. Mr. Esker holds a Bachelors Degree with triple majors in Mathematics, Economics and Physics and a Masters Degree in Mathematical Economics and Quantum Methods.
Todd Lucey | General Manager , Endress+Hauser Sales Center USA Vice President of the Board for the Measurement Control Automation Association (MCAA) Todd Lucey, General Manager of Endress+Hauser Sales Center USA, joined the company in 1993 as a Pressure Product Manager. He has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and has held numerous product, industry, marketing, support, and sales responsibilities. He is Vice President of the Board for the Measurement Control Automation Association (MCAA).
Lisa Garrison | Managing Director for Acuitē North America Lisa Garrison is one of the founders of Acuitē and currently serves as a managing director for Acuitē North America. Lisa pioneered advanced process control graphics and has been a leader in developing and applying the principles and methods for creating state of the art user interfaces for process control operators As a Human Factors expert, Lisa has provided specialized HMI training and consulting for major corporations worldwide. As a result clients have seen increases in operations performance, product usability, and have won awards for technological excellence and innovation. Lisa began her diverse career as a flight control engineer at Johnson space center in Houston, TX. This experience initiated a commitment to safety, reliability and human factors. Her experience in the process control industry started at Exxon working as a Human Factors Engineer and later working for Honeywell to develop Abnormal Situation Management (ASM) as a service business. Lisa holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M and MSc in Industrial Engineering (Human Factors) from University of Houston. She has been a full member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society for over 15 years. In 2000, Lisa started her own consulting company to focus on both research and applied aspects of human-systems integration issues in complex, high technology industries. With the support of clients and a talented group of colleagues, Acuitē has been at the forefront for high performance operator graphics for over a decade.
Barry Johnson | Director of Sales, Information Software, Rockwell Automation Jason Wright | Marketing Manager, PlantPAx System Jason Wright (“JP”) has nearly 20 years of experience in the Process Control Industry having worked and played leadership roles at an independent control system integrator, large DCS control system provider, process control consulting firm, and a biotechechnology manufacturing end user. Currently, JP is the Marketing Manager for the PlantPAx Process Automation System, responsible for driving the future of the product portfolio to meet the needs of its process industry clients. JP holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Systems and Control Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and a Master of Business Administration from Kent State University.
Barry joined Rockwell in 2006 and is responsible for growing market share of the company’s comprehensive information and process optimization software solutions. Barry and his team work with our customers to solve operational challenges by applying Manufacturing Operations Management and Process Optimization software solutions. Barry has over 15 years of experience in automation and Information solutions, in global direct as well as local channel businesses. He has held positions of increasing responsibility in sales, sales leadership, and business development with experience in strategic planning and sales execution. Barry has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Wisconsin - Madison.
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MEET THE CUSTOMER ADVISORY BOARD
The Customer Advisory Board, representing a broad set of process industries, is the key to the success of this forum. We thank them for their ongoing contributions!
Bob Wetter Director, Instrument, Electrical & Computer Engineering Archer Daniels Midland
Jay Hardison Operations Superintendent, Project Manager Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU)
Nadine Arens Consultant, Process Dynamics & Control Group DuPont Electrical & Communications Group
Gary McKenzie Process Control Specialist Gerrie Process Group
Bob Kilas Electrical & Controls Technical Leader Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Kris D. Jentzsch Project Engineer Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP)
Jim Labonty Director, PGE Process Automation Pfizer, Inc.
Don Geers Senior Process Controls Engineer Pharmaceutical Manufacturer
Larry Grate, P.E. Account Delivery Manager, Decatur Business Unit Premier System Integrators
Trung Nguyen Project Engineer Shell Global Solution
Darren Twyford Control System Specialist JNE Automation
EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AND HANDS-ON LABS
EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AND HANDS-ON LABS
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EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AND HANDS-ON LABS
These sessions, offered to provide technical information, are free to all attendees. You can receive Professional Development Hours (PDH) and the corresponding documentation. ED01: Introduction to the PlantPAx System Jason Wright, Marketing Manager, PlantPAx System Introduction to the PlantPAx system for those looking to gain a basic understanding. After attending this session, you will be able to define the PlantPAx System and understand how it provides all the capabilities you expect from a DCS - and more. ED02: Using the PlantPAx Libraries (2 Hours) Dale Reed, Senior Project Engineer, PlantPAx Systems Engineering The PlantPAx Libraries are key ingredients for project implementation. This session shows how to obtain, install, and use the PlantPAx Library of Process Objects. It will demonstrate the operation of common objects such as modes and alarms, reviews the functions of all library objects, shows what’s new in the 3.0 release of the library, and demonstrates library tools for speeding application development. You will walk away with the knowledge and resources to create your process skid or application more effectively. ED03: Monitoring PID Controller Performance Bob Rice, PhD., Vice President-Engineering, Control Station, Inc. Real-time controller performance and production monitoring are integral parts of any advanced manufacturing strategy. With numerous options available, it is essential to understand both the capabilities and limitations of those technologies. This session introduces PlantESP--a complete platform for monitoring both controller performance and production reliability. Specifically, the session highlights KPIs used in maintaining optimal process control and methods for PID Controller Tuning.
ED04: PlantPAx Virtual Templates Greg Hood, Product Manager, PlantPAx System Virtualization allows users to realize infrastructure cost savings by reducing the amount of required hardware to operate a facility. The technology dynamically allocates resources when and where they are needed enabling multiple software applications to run on a single server. This session discusses how to properly design and implement a PlantPAx system infrastructure that will support virtualization technology. Users will leverage the sizing rules and configurations derived from our process system characterization efforts with virtualization. A basic understanding of virtualization concepts is necessary. ED05: Defining a New PlantPAx System for Optimal Performance Alexander Cherpakov, Manager, Process System Engineering Learn how to select the appropriate PlantPAx system architecture based on project requirements. This session will present the latest system sizing and architecture rules derived and tested in our process system characterization lab. Learn how to use the sizing tools to help fine tune loading and performance of your system. ED06: Adding Adaptive Mobile Computing to Your Factory Floor Matt Crandell, CEO, Automation Control Products Imagine a brand new factory floor computing system that allows you to view your existing Windows applications from iPhones, iPads and Android devices. Imagine this same system delivering applications and information to you based upon your skill set, proximity to a process, or ability to handle an event such as an alarm. Now envision adding this functionality to your existing factory floor computing systems with no impact on production. You’ve just entered the world of Adaptive Mobile Computing with “Relevance” – the latest client management software for the factory floor brought to you by the developers of ThinManager. Join us at this session and experience this “Relevance” through a live demonstration depicting the factory of the future. ED07: Process Safety Application Development with AADvance Pete Skipp, ISA S84 SIS Fundamentals Specialist Learn the steps required to implement an AADvance Process Safety application to meet National and International Functional Safety Standards. This session explores each step of the Process Safety lifecycle and discusses the key areas required to define, design, deploy and maintain a Process Safety application using AADvance technology.
ED08: Improve Design and Installation Flexibility through PlantPAx Field Device Networks and System Integration Yuri Zelenkov, Product Manager, Control & Visualization Business Simplify the integration of smart field devices via HART, WirelessHART, FOUNDATION Fieldbus, Profi-PA, and EtherNet/IP by learning about the broad portfolio of connectivity options available with the PlantPAx system. Explore the connectivity options and see the latest in accredited fieldbus solutions, wireless connectivity and the use of Ethernet devices in the field that can help you save integration time and improve productivity. ED09: Advanced System Engineering Utilizing the PlantPAx Sequencer Bruce Lightle, Global Process Technical Consultant, PlantPAx System Learn about the new PlantPAx Sequencer Object. PlantPAx Sequencer Object manages devices (valves, pumps, loops) following user configured procedures and is ideal for CIP skids, equipment start-up and shut-down strategies, or some batch processes. In this session, we will discuss where PlantPAx Sequencer Object can be employed and how PlantPAx Sequencer Object operates. ED10: Optimizing Process Plant Efficiency Maina Macharia, Product Manager, Pavilion Technology Process Industries are under tremendous pressure to be efficient in response to the global rise of energy and material costs. Plant managers are looking at their process operation and implementing model predictive control technology (MPC) as an alternative for multi-million dollar plant equipment projects. MPC technology improves the regulation of the plant by predicting real-time product qualities and integrating the impact of all variables controlling the process units. This results in an increase in raw material yield, lower energy usage and more optimal production rates – a net effect of higher plant efficiencies in the range of 5-10%. Learn how MPC technology is implemented and see a demonstration of the technology on a natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation unit.
ED11: Human Factors in the Process Industry – Why Good Design Matters Lisa Garrison, North America Managing Director, Acuite This session will provide participants with an introduction to Human Factor Engineering in the Process Control Industry. Specifically we will cover the principles and foundations of effective user interface (HMI) design. Operator graphics are both vulnerable and an untapped opportunity. Well-designed graphics will enable the operators to not just run the plant but run the plant well. The scientific principles for that are the basis for many of the current HMI recommendations to be discussed. This will assist participants in making educated decisions for their particular process and industry. ED12: Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) and Common Mistakes Paul Gruhn, PE, Global Process Safety Consultant Layer of protection analysis (LOPA) is a semi-quantitative method of determining/selecting the safety integrity level (SIL) of a safety instrumented function (SIF). The method avoids some of the pitfalls associated with older and simpler subjective, qualitative techniques. As a result, LOPA has become the preferred SIL selection technique with most organizations. However, there are a number of misunderstandings and potential misuses of this method. This session will review the methodology, along with some of the more common errors that seem to be occurring. ED13: Integrating Intelligent Motor Control Devices into the PlantPAx System Stefan Zak, Area Manager, Power Control Systems A detailed overview of the workflow for the integration of devices in CENTERLINE Motor Control Centers to PlantPAx systems. This demonstration will provide a tangible illustration of the advantages of Allen-Bradley Intelligent Motor Control technology and the benefits delivered through the life cycle of the industrial facility.
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EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AND HANDS-ON LABS CONT. ED14: Skid Equipment Integration to Plant-wide Control Systems: Strategies and Solutions for OEMs Greg Turner, Business Manager, Process OEMs This session will address the common challenges, and describe best practices that can be adopted to reduce design effort, minimize cost, and shorten commissioning time through pre-FAT testing while using established or emerging standards for system design. Our domain expert will explain how to apply modular control concepts to achieve optimum integration of skid equipment with the plant-wide control system, minimizing one of the major cost elements of any process skid project. ED15: Leveraging ISA S88 for Automating Batch, Continuous or Discrete Operations John Parraga, Product Manager, PlantPAx System Batch, continuous and discrete processes can all benefit from utilizing a modular/flexible approach to defining, executing and tracking standard operating procedures, whether the process activities are performed by operator actions or by the automation control system. Leverage the PlantPAx Sequencing offerings and ISA S88 to create a modular design that enables all areas of your plant to adapt to market changes as well as improve your existing processes.
ED16: Leveraging Information in a PlantPAx System Scott Sandler, Product Manager, PlantPAx System Increase the value of PlantPAx with Production Intelligence capabilities. Perform root cause analysis using advanced trending capabilities to overlay alarms and operator actions on process data. Monitor your alarm system performance using the new library of Alarm Management Reports. Find problems before they happen; using PlantPAx Library Reports. Become familiar with the decision support tools that can help reduce variability and drive a more optimized process. LAB1: Introduction to Configuring an AADvance Process Safety Solution (2 Hours) The AADvance solution is a truly distributed, scalable architecture comprised of a hardware controller and a software environment that allows you to apply different levels of module redundancy as required by specific parts of your application. It offers a high level of flexibility from small quantity I/O to large systems, non-safety to SIL 3, and fail-safe to multiple fault tolerant. This two-hour session will show you how to select, configure and deploy a flexible architecture using the AADvance Process Safety solution. 1 Note: If you missed the early-bird online registration, you can still sign up for any remaining seats once you arrive at PSUG
ROUND TABLE AND TOWN HALL VOTING SESSIONS
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TOWN HALL VOTING SESSIONS
Town Hall Voting sessions are your opportunity to shape the future of the PlantPAx system. These Town Hall Voting Sessions are a prime opportunity to give your input into the evolution of the PlantPAx process automation system capabilities. Rockwell Automation business and product managers will listen, respond and consider your input for the development roadmap. Sessions Available: • PlantPAx System Design and Implementation • PlantPAx System Operate and Maintain
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS
Round Table Discussions are an opportunity to discuss, learn and share information on process automation topics with a panel of experts and your peers. These one-hour Round Table Discussions will be open forums where you can ask questions and share best practices. Areas of focus: • Optimization Through Production Intelligence • System Security • PlantPAx Libraries • Field Device Management • Alarm Management • Batch Management
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Communication is Key. Are Your Disparate Control Systems Talking? The PlantPAx™ process automation system offers one platform for true plant-wide control – including process, discrete, power, safety and information. Utilizing EtherNet/IP as its backbone, it delivers increased communication and real-time information to optimize processes, performance, maintenance and profitability. Now you’re talking.
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CUSTOMER APPLICATION SESSIONS This year’s presenters represent companies from many different countries and industries. Each presentation addresses different applications, critical issues, best practices and solution benefits.
Alicorp SAA and IASTECH “Peru Biscuit Plant Undergoes Major Process and Batch Control Modernization Efforts Using PlantPAx” Presenters: Luis Roberto Castillo Campos, Project Manager – Automation Development and Rafael Pezzella Chiea, Automation Manager Alicorp is one of the biggest consumer product companies in Peru and continues to steadily grow. When it came to modernizing the process control systems at their biscuit facility they chose the PlantPAx system, but knew they would only have a limited time to implement it and keep up with demand. See how Alicorp and system integrator, IASTech, were able to develop, test and simulate the PlantPAx process automation system in action, even before they needed to shutdown the plant for actual implementation. This provided for a smooth transition to the new system with minimal interruptions to normal production schedules. Celec Electroguayas “Upgrading a Power Generation Plant with the PlantPAx System” Presenters: Carlos Julio Balda, BU Manager and Mauricio Molina, Instrumentation & Control Specialist - Edison Sosa CELEC Electroguayas, a thermoelectric generation company which provides services to Ecuador’s electrical network, operates two steam generators and one gas generator. This session will discuss the steps taken to upgrade its boilers and turbo-generator controls including combustion control (CCS); burner management system (BMS); and master fuel trip (MFT). Additionally, it will include a discussion on improvements to the turbine control system (TCS) and control & monitoring system.
Champion Technology and Phillips 66 ”Phillips 66 Gulf Coast Lube Oil Plant Replaces Siemens PCS7 System with PlantPAx and Integrates Plant Production to Its ERP System” Presenter: Scott Thompson, Project Engineering Manager This session will discuss the rationale and criteria for selecting and standardizing on the PlantPAx system at Phillips 66. Additionally, we’ll outline the benefits realized by Phillips 66 in the areas of production, quality and efficiency since migrating to the PlantPAx system. Champion Technology and RAIN CII “Installation and Automation of Waste Heat Recovery Steam Generation (HRSG) for Commercial Power Generation at RAIN CII” Presenter: Brad Jordan, Business Manager Discover how RAIN CII implemented a 34.6MW HRSG cogeneration system using flue gas from two kilns that were previously not recovering gas. We’ll also discuss how Champion Technology was able to integrate the bag house, chemical treatment, sand filter skids and continuous monitoring system – all supplied by multiple vendors – into the PlantPAx system for added benefits. From fiber optic Ethernet and redundant ControlNet to operator stations and redundant HMI servers, learn how PlantPAx is helping RAIN CII remain power independent with the capability to sell power to the utilities. Chevron Phillips Chemicals “Using Advanced Process Control Technology on a Gas Phase Polyethylene Reactor “ Presenter: Robert Freeman, DCS Technician The polyethylene industry faces many challenges – rising energy costs, limited resources – that are impacting operations. As a result, improvements in reactor process control, response time, and productivity have major impact to a company’s success. We’ll discuss the implementation of advanced process control, from inception to execution, and provide details on the benefits it provided to improve efficiencies and overall plant profitability.
China National Offshore Oil Corporation ”It’s More than DCS for Offshore Production - PlantPAx” Presenter: Huang ShunPing, Technical Manager Implementing and making sure that an offshore platform is running at its utmost efficiency without endangering personnel, assets or the environment is always challenging. Learn how CNOOC overcomes that challenge by leveraging the flexibility of the PlantPAx system and the AADvance Fault Tolerant system to achieve a SIL 3 Emergency Shutdown Device(ESD) and Fire & Gas(F&G) safety system for offshore O&G production. DTE Energy and Innovative Controls “Utilizing Virtualization to Improve Sustainability Goals in Energy Facility” Presenters: Chris Hardy, Electrical Engineer and Rick Wright, Principal Analyst Detroit–based DTE Energy is committed to balancing its social, economic and environmental responsibilities while providing reliable, affordable energy. DTE is in the process of converting their Stockton, CA coal plant to an environment friendly woody biomass. Learn how Innovative Controls, a Rockwell Automation Recognized System Integrator, was able to implement a robust and redundant HMI solution for the process control room. We’ll provide details on the utilization of VMware vSphere, Factory Talk View, and Wyse Thin Clients to create an engineered solution that has proven to be highly reliable and fault tolerant. Ecopetrol and Montajes Morelco “Implementing Emergency Shutdown at a Refined Product Pipeline Utilizing AADvance Technology” Presenters: Rafael Mesa, Profesional de Proyectos VIT and Javier Cabal, Functional Safety Engineer
Electro Controles del Noroeste, S.A. de C.V. “Migration from PlantScape to the PlantPAx System” Presenter: Joe Palazuelos, Branch Manager Solvay Fluor Mexico, S.A. de C.V manufacturers industrial inorganic chemicals. It needed to migrate its legacy PlantScape system to PlantPAx and turned to ECN, a Rockwell Automation Process Solution Provider, to handle the project. Discussion will center on the details of the project including needed engineering and connection of HART instrumentation and FactoryTalk AssetCentre. In addition, we detail the PlantPAx library modifications that were instituted to help increase operator efficiencies. As a result of this migration, Solvay enjoys increased production and higher velocity communication. Emerald Performance Materials “Maximize Your Return on Your Legacy DCS Migration Through Phased Migration and Incremental/Limited Investments” Presenter: Thomas Bilkie, Electrical Engineer Emerald Performance Materials, LLC produces and markets technologically advanced specialty chemicals for a broad range of food and industrial applications. At its Akron facility, the focus is on rubber anti-oxidants and accelerators, latex and adhesives. As demand grows for increased process control and automation, Emerald was faced with a legacy control system at its limit for expandability and parts and support sustainability, in addition to its inability to address increased automation and expansion. Through a series of scheduled phases, the project team – consisting of Emerald, Rockwell, Rexel (distributor) and Rovisys (Process Solution Provider) – were able to successfully deploy a PlantPAx system under budget and with minimal impact to production. This session will discuss the project in its entirety and highlight the benefits achieved, including optimization of manpower usage and scheduling.
Colombia’s oil production has been growing steadily over the past five years. As a result of this growth Ecopetrol has started a major upgrade of the transportation infrastructure within the country. Part of this plan was upgrading the Pozos-Colorados Galán Pipeline 500Km which transports refined products in the northern coast of Colombia. This session will discuss the project, including the installation of 42 sectioning valves in order to control spills and avoid disasters. We’ll highlight how an ESD using AADvance technology and an automatic sectioning algorithm was the solution developed to control the sectioning valves. PROCESS SOLUTIONS USER GROUP PSUG 2013 | HOUSTON, TX
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CUSTOMER APPLICATION SESSIONS CONT. Energy Control Technologies, Inc. “Fully Redundant Integrated Turbomachinery Control on a Two Section Propylene Refrigeration Compressor in a Petrochemical Plant” Presenter: Greg Johnson, Director Product Development Energy Control Technology (ECT) implemented a fully redundant PlantPAx system, including analog output redundancy, and achieved cost reductions of 50% over proprietary hardware systems due to lower project costs, shorter commissioning time, and mean time to repair. These results were achieved with ECT’s TurboPAC advanced turbo-machinery control system implemented on the PlantPAx system. Learn why the customer selected the PlantPAx system with Add-On Instruction capabilities over a proprietary turbomachinery control system. Redundant management system displays will be presented with control system functionality for compressor surge and capacity control and protection. EnergyWorks “Concurrent Engineering in a Production-Scale Energy Production and Nutrient Recovery System” Presenter: Jeff Noland, Director of Electrical/I&C Engineering The PlantPAx Library of Process Objects , incorporated with historian software, mitigates risk and provides integration efficiencies in developing a first-of-a-kind industrial process on a large scale. This session will discuss the integration of the PlantPAx system with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories’ protective relay equipment to deliver direct transfer trip, facility protection, and power factor correction systems at a new energy production and nutrient recovery facility.
ESCO Automation “DuPont Replaces Competitor’s Batching Software with the Batch Management Capabilities of the PlantPAx System” Presenters: Tom Miller, Director of Business Development and Brad Sefcik, Senior Engineer The SDP Expansion Project was the first implementation of PlantPAx batch management software for the DuPont facility in Fort Madison, IA. It laid the framework for a future facilitywide conversion based on the DuPont corporate standard. The project involved expanding ink production at the facility by duplicating an existing line currently utilizing WonderWare with a new line that deploys the PlantPAx capabilties. The new system was more robust, scalable, and responsive. It created a more intuitive batch-to-operator interface and will be more easily maintained than the previous system. Additionally, it created new batch reporting capabilities that were not previously possible. E-Technologies Group “Justification & Execution of a Multi-Phased Honeywell Migration to the PlantPAx System” Presenter: Steve Veldhuis, Principal Many manufacturers with aging DCS systems struggle with the justification and complexity of converting to a new automation platform. E-Technologies, a Rockwell Automation Solution Provider specializing in migrations, will review a multiphased Honeywell migration to the PlantPAx system. They will highlight both migration decision-making and execution of phased migrations, tailored to individual manufacturers’ equipment. Key design considerations will be discussed along with the lessons learned from an experienced DCS migration partner. Technical enablers, approaches for migrating and the advantages of the PlantPAx system architecture – optimizing performance, maintain operational continuity, and achieving planned economic returns will be reviewed.
G-CON ”Flexible Bio-Manufacturing Utilizing the PlantPAx System” Presenter: Barry Holtz, President The bio-manufacturing industry is experiencing many challenges including reduced capex, the need for rapid transition between product development and commercialization, and flexible and reusable facilities. To answer these challenges, G-CON has developed flexible, modular, clean-room pods. The early integration of automation and facility design as part of QbD development of pharma processes is now a critical step in product and process development. Using the PlantPAx system, these pods are easily moved, easily integrated, and ready-to-use upon delivery. This session will explore why G-CON chose a scalable, redundant PlantPAx system , the benefits it offers including historian capabilities, energy savings, improved operator interface, and integration ease with building management systems. Join us as we discuss the “smart” process choice. Hatch Consulting “Mine-Wide Integrated Process and Power Solution for a Greenfield Nickel Mine” Presenter: Josh Lilley, Process Manager Hatch Consulting designed, managed and installed a mine-wide integrated process and power solution for a greenfield nickel mine. You’ll learn how this fully integrated underground mining solution utilized the PlantPAx process automation system, intelligent motor control, and low and medium voltage VFDs to realize budget and project goals.
Industrial Automation and Diageo “Improving Manufacturing Capacity, Quality and Reliability Using the PlantPAx System in a Virtual Environment” Presenters: Niniv Tamimi, Program Manager and Thomas Maulsby, Process Engineer Diageo was able to increase the capacity of their Plainfield production by adding new receiving and batching capabilities along with integrating their existing assets into the new system with a minimal amount of downtime. The PlantPAx system core, Process Information and Batch Management provided Diageo with improved batch capabilities and control based on the S88 batch model as well as batch information management. Diageo realized reduced integration / start up costs as well as plant wide optimization by leveraging Integrated Architecture capabilities. FactoryTalk VantagePoint provided the portal to access the reporting and generated all the additional reports. High system availability was achieved by leveraging a virtualized and redundant server configuration (Rockwell native redundancy and/or VMware Fault Tolerance). Learn why helped this process solution was selected and how it increase the throughput and quality at this Diageo facility. Kimberly Clark “Migration of Honeywell TDC/PLC5 System on a Tissue Machine to the PlantPAx Architecture” Presenter: Bob Kilas, Engineering Technical Leader Kimberly Clark elected to replace the Honeywell TDC3000 control system and the companion PLC5 systems with the PlantPAx system. The scope included replacing the TDC I/O, control code and HMI screens and converting existing logic. All servers were virtualized. Attendees will learn about the two phases employed in the migration, the challenges encountered, and best practices to employ when contemplating a migration project.
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CUSTOMER APPLICATION SESSIONS CONT. Lauren Engineers & Constructors, Inc. “Designing, Building, and Commissioning India’s First Full-Scale Concentrated Solar Power Plant Using the PlantPAx System” Presenter: Ron Johnson, Executive Vice President The Godawari Green Energy Project, a 50 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant, is the first full scale CSP plant to be commissioned in India. It is part of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, which plans to deploy 20,000 MW of grid connected solar power by 2022. The PlantPAx system controls the solar field and power generating equipment. This presentation will focus on the design integration, procurement and delivery of materials to the remote area of India, construction, and commissioning. Design concepts will be reviewed and experience in integration and commissioning of the controls will be highlighted. Malisko Engineering and Noosa Yoghurt “The PlantPAx Flavor-Advanced Automation System Implementation helps All-Natural Aussie Style Yoghurt Become a Consumer Favorite” Presenter: Dan Malyszko, Director of Operations – Denver Noosa Yoghurt, the wildly-popular Australian-style yoghurt, recently became available nationwide for the first time after completing the commissioning of a greenfield processing facility located at Morning Fresh Dairy in Bellvue, Colorado. The new facility helped propel the company to year-over-year revenue growth of 260%. Plans have already been announced for an expansion. Malisko Engineering designed and deployed a PlantPAx Process Automation System to integrate all of the yoghurt plant’s utilities, CIP, and process systems. The PlantPAx platform provided the customer with a scalable system architecture with defined system elements, each with a set of specific responsibilities and detailed specifications. The legacy processing facility was an all-manual operation with no established automation infrastructure. To evolve the dairy into a ‘world class’ facility it was imperative to deliver a characterized control system that ensured efficient development and commissioning on a very aggressive project timeline to meet high consumer market demands.
Mallinckrodt “Pharmaceutical Legacy Control System Upgrade Project Utilizing the PlantPAx System” Presenter: Don Geers, Sr. Maintenance Engineer This session details the legacy control system upgrade project and the set of custom validated S88-based modules which were integrated into the new PlantPAx system. The new system included batch management, historian and production reporting capabilities to replace hand-written batch reports. Existing field I/O architectures remained intact to minimize downtime during cutover and existing operational interfaces were leveraged to maintain operational efficiencies. All software was installed on Mallinckrodt’s existing VMware virtual infrastructure with Wyse thin client terminals, reducing the maintenance of approximately 15 computers. This project was the collaboration of Mallinckrodt, system integrators, distributors and the Rockwell Automation Solutions team. Matrix Technologies ”Kalsec Inc. Takes a Leap from Manual Operations to a Fully Automated New Plant Tightly Integrated with their Business System” Presenter: Divya Prakash, Director of MES Implementation Kalsec Inc. produces Natural Colors, Natural Flavor Extracts, Antioxidants and Nutritional Ingredients for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Kalsec recently made a giant leap to move from manual operations to a new fully automated plant tightly integrated with their business system. There are many challenges when building a new production facility. Process technology is important but it is only one piece in the puzzle. It was vital to consider all aspects of the project – networking, data modeling, process technology selection, recipe definition, operator training and support strategy. Matrix Technologies, Inc., a Rockwell Automation Process Solution Provider, delivered a solution incorporating the PlantPAx system with FT Batch in addition to real-time information integration with their iRen business system. This session will describe the many considerations Kalsec Inc. went through when they chose Matrix Technologies, Inc. to be their Engineering Procurement & Construction Management (EPC) resource in building the new plant. Learn about the entire project and how Kalsec Inc. transitioned its operations from a manual process to a recipe-driven automated one.
Optimation and Novomer, Inc. “Designing a Pilot System for Process Experimentation and Future Scale-Up” Presenters: Mike Triassi, Business Development Manager; Marcia Pohl, Principal Engineer and Anatole Pleten, Research Technician.
PERENCO “Reduction of Operational Expenditure in Onshore/Offshore Oil Production” Presenter: Laurent Mollard, Senior Engineer
The PlantPAx system with Factory Talk Batch, Historian and VantagePoint was used to create a laboratory reactor to experiment with formulations for catalysts. The key to successfully characterizing the process relies on the accuracy and flexibility of changing chemical doses, temperatures and pressures, coupled with the insight gained on the impact of these changes. Learn why the PlantPAx system was selected for this project and the advantages gained from its libraries, recipes and controller phases which are designed to be reusable on a full scale installation.
Perenco, an independent oil and gas company with onshore and offshore capabilities, has standardized on Rockwell Automation solutions. This session will show how the integrated process / safety / power solution from Rockwell Automation helped them reduce their OPEX in their production facilities in Gabon, Congo, Cameroon, Tunisia, United Kingdom and Peru through reduction of operator presence in offshore locations, rationalized maintenance costs and improved production data analysis. We’ll discuss the utilization of Rockwell Automation solutions for a variety of functions: process control, process safety, power plant management, power distribution and load shedding, vibration analysis, motor controls through medium and low
PCI and City of Fremont “PlantPAx System Drives Waste to Energy Plant” Presenter: Hassan Ajami, General Manager
voltage drives, with local and remote control using wireless or satellite communications. In addition, through consistent implementation between facilities, operators and maintenance engineers are able to move from country to country without any trouble.
The City of Fremont, MI was looking for a method to dispose of farm waste. With the help of PCI, a system integrator and industrial automation firm that specializes in process control, they created a plant that converts the waste to biogas that is used to drive a generator to put power on the grid. Using PCI’s ingenuity and the PlantPAx process automation solution, learn how the City of Fremont is generating power from farm waste and creating a green, sustainable solution to its problem. PEMEX “SDMC, SF&G and ESD Systems Migration at Offshore Platform” Presenters: Arturo Lara Gomez, Maintenance Supervisor and Manuel Reyes Pena, Maintenance Supervisor Challenged with unexpected shutdowns, system reliability and security concerns related to their legacy systems, PEMEX undertook a phased migration to upgrade its SDMC, SF & G and ESD systems. This session will elaborate on each of the upgrades including content on hardware, wiring, networks and timelines. It will take the audience from design, install and wiring to testing and documentation. Finally, it will discuss the benefits realized since installation.
Shell Canada “Shell Converts Montreal East Refinery to a Terminal Controlled By PlantPAx”
Presenter: Tan-Trung Nguyen, Project Engineer After 75 years of operation in Montreal East, Shell has decided to close the refinery but retain part of the site as a terminal to maintain the distribution of finished products to customers. The conversion project needed to be executed flawlessly since the distribution network could not afford an interruption to supply for the Quebec market. The existing DCS at the refinery was abandoned for a new PlantPAx system for the terminal. We’ll discuss the project planning by Shell project engineers with support by local system integrators and provide information on the fully automated terminal to offload finished products from ships, manage the inventory of storage tanks and the distribution of products to truck loading ramps.
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Sirio Sistemi Elettronci S.p.A. “Integrated Control & Safety System for Crude Oil Transfer Pipeline”
Presenters: Claudio Jara, General Manager and Jose Opazo, Control Engineer
Presenters: Bruno Zanotti, Technical Director and Cristiano Tatini, Commercial Director Sirio Sistemi Elettronici S.p.A. operates in the field of industrial control solutions and undertakes the design, software development, production and commissioning of control & supervisory systems for the Oil & Gas and Power Generation Industries. SSE is currently supplying an integrated control and safety system for crude oil transfer pipeline based on the PlantPAx system. The proposed solution utilizes both ControlLogix and AADvance controllers in redundant configuration for PCS, ESD and F&G functions. Attendees will learn how this solution helped guarantee total control and protection of the plant including full integration of all installed components over a single platform, avoiding miscommunication between Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) and Process Control Systems (PCS). Stone Technologies and Ameren Corporation “Landfill Gas Plant using PlantPAx for Energy Production”
Presenters: Mark DeYoung, Principal Engineer and Mike Whitmore, Plant Superintendent This session will provide a process overview of how landfill gas is processed and converted into electricity, as well as describing how the PlantPAx system is used to integrate disparate control systems into a common control platform that can be controlled from a central control room or from a remote location during “lights out” generation. The PlantPAx system and FactoryTalk Historian are used for master control and historical monitoring of over 25 sub-systems while directly controlling many other subsystems. The PlantPAx control system provided all of the functionality of a traditional power plant DCS system at a much lower cost.
“Solutions from Rockwell Automation Improve Electrical and Control Systems in Mining Application”
The Los Colorados Iron Ore Mine in Chile needed to upgrade its mill and powerhouse. It turned to Recognized System Integrator, Tunning, for their expertise in control and electrical systems. You’ll learn about the supply and startup of the systems, use of low voltage motor control centers and medium voltage VFDs, and how integration of the systems was achieved utilizing the EtherNet/IP network. In addition, you’ll see how third-party equipment was integrated using Modbus, Modbus TCP and Profibus-DP networks.
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Zilor “Production Optimization in a Sugar Crystallization Plant”
Presenters: Edilson Casanova, Automation Specialist and Leandro Martinelli, Process Engineer Significant economic benefits for sugar factories can be realized through the utilization of new control technologies that leverage existing instrumentation. Model Predictive Control technology is a key tool to help optimize equipment performance to realize those benefits. This case study will discuss MPC technology, its ability to reduce process variability, and the challenges faced at Zilor, a manufacturer that transforms sugarcane into food and clean energy. In particular we’ll discuss key plant variables – supersaturation degrees, consistency, liquor purity and the Brix – and their role in variability reduction. We highlight the benefits from implemented MPC, including a 50% reduction in Brix variability and a 3% increase in sugar production.
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Automation Fair® 2014 November 19-20 Anaheim, CA
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