Engineering Models in Operations Advantages and Objectives

Posted on 01 February, 2010 | Tags: Plant Modeling

Engineering models can play a significant role to improve plant operations, energy use and safety. Software modularization, user interface innovation and computing power have opened up the ways for models in operations

  While advanced process control is the traditional way in which operators extract the last few fractions of a percent of efficiency out of a process, application of analytical engineering models to operating problems are complementary to that approach and solve a different set of problems as well as suggest different and sometimes more dramatic areas of improvement.Employing an engineering model allows the plant engineer to investigate changes and modifications to a process which go beyond the simple tuning of existing process configuration as currently implemented.This growing potential makes it even more critical to re-use the same models to solve different problems across the asset lifecycle and at different levels of granularity in operations. After all, a simulation that reliably predicts a particular application and situation becomes much more valuable if it can be applied to all tasks that require modelling of that unit or process. Indeed, the broader use of these models promises to have a profound business impact and  in most cases, the investment has already been made in building these models in the design of the plant.  For the operator, the key opportunity is to ensure that this model, with its inbuilt understanding of the as-designed processes,

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Accelerating from Day One

Posted on 01 February, 2010 | Tags: Operation Optimization

Refineries and petrochemicals plants are facing many challenges in these very uncertain times. While many companies are reducing or deferring capital expenditures, all companies are trying to ensure that available capital is spent effectively, that operational readiness is achieved as quickly as possible, and that full production is sustained. This article is focused on key technologies that can accelerate the design, start up and sustained safe operation of process units to improve operational readiness from day one

  The traditional approach to bringing a new unit online often relies on a phase where design and operational deficiencies are addressed during initial operation. This typically leads to a costly, prolonged and unstable startup that defers operating profits for long periods of time and which can ultimately have a significant financial impact. It also increases the vulnerability of the  plant to incidents during startup and initial operation. Often, technologies, which are critical for optimizing the performance of the plant, such as advanced process control, are not even contemplated until many months or years after initial startup.There is a new approach, which is focused on achieving operational readiness and faultless startup. This approach takes advantage of design, construction  and training best practices and focuses on a smooth handover from the engineering contractor to the owner/ operator as a critical success factor. Best practice suggests the formation of a cross functional Capability Development Team. This team must focus on unique technologies and knowledge to prepare plant assets for initial and sustained operation. A clear understanding of the process behavior is critical to the process and equipment design, control system design and the definition of plant operating procedures. Increasingly, technology is being

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PLM : Providing Exclusive Platform for Industrial Growth

Posted on 01 February, 2010 | Tags:

Like in many other industries, Product Lifecycle Management Or PLM can multi-task in today's Chemical Industry in terms of manage, monitor and execute products in a more controlled manner with an objective to better overall quality of the product. Interestingly, it can offer aid to global recession pinch by drawing the cost of production. Vivek Marwaha, Director Marketing Siemens PLM Software shares his views with CEW

-Vivek Marwaha, Director Marketing, Siemens PLM Software How do you view Product Lifecycle Management?Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) can be simply defined as an information strategy, it builds a coherent data structure by consolidating systems. One can also call PLM an enterprise strategy it lets global organizations work as a single team to design, produce, support and retire products, while capturing best practices and lessons learned along the way. At Siemens PLM Software, we view PLM as an information strategy, an enterprise strategy and, ultimately, a transformational business strategy. We see it as a comprehensive approach to innovation built on enterprise-wide access to a common repository of product information and processes.Where does PLM fit today in the Chemical Industry?While discrete manufacturing industries like auto, aerospace, machinery etc adopted product lifecycle management (PLM) software and practices a number of years ago, adoption of a product lifecycle management platform is happening only  now for chemical and process industries. To date, process industries have relied mainly on home-grown solutions that cover only limited aspects of the product development/management process much like discreet industries, by implementing PLM solutions,  these companies can get new products to market faster, in more controlled fashion that cuts down on

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Roto Maintains Steady Business in Domestic Markets Inspite of Global Meltdown

Posted on 29 January, 2010 | Tags:

Pumps are amid the most extensively manufactured substances in the world furthermore their numerous designs authorize their employment in a multiple of submission. They are used in everything beginning with washing machines, refrigerators, cars and trucks to construction location, wastewater treatment amenities and food dispensation plants. Pumps make achievable various daily responsibilities that we frequently take for granted. Undeniably devoid of pumps our planet probably would be greatly dissimilar place than we are familiar with it today.Owing to the Global melt down all the capital manufacturing companies have been precious furthermore companies, profoundly reliant on exports have been affected additionally than the companies that were allocating domestic markets. Accordingly disturbing the order books of pump manufacturers together with big players, small players and medium size pump manufacturers in India. Domestic pump manufacturing companies serving home markets have been less pretentious than Exporting companies, since there is refusal prominent consequence owing towards dimension of company."The export business of Roto Pumps has been affected due to the global melt down but their domestic business has remained steady", states Harish Chandra Gupta, Managing Director, Roto Pumps. As maintained by industrial reports, demands of pump is perched to augment in the field of industrial

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Technical Textiles in India: Styling Up New Approaches

Posted on 29 January, 2010 | Tags:

India's textile industry has a vast area to grow in the technical and no-woven sectors. By means of a hefty support of the Government, preface of approved legislations, the progress in trends and the appreciation of the need for further skilled public, India ranks on the perimeter of diverse futuristic activities in the industry

  Technical textiles are chiefly the supplies with products that are used for their technical performance and functional properties. They are employed as a constituent of another product to advance its feat. Currently, technical textiles are in order to augment the routine of public in the shape of hygiene products, medical or hospital garments, environmental textile and materials for instance filters, infrastructure textiles like buildtech and geotextiles, etc. These textiles supply superior hygiene, protection, resilience and ease to consumers but also biodegradable solutions for a long run. Areas of applications The technical textiles cover an enormous part of end-use function and monetary activities. Based on their end use applications these textiles are grouped hooked on twelve fragments, like Agrotech, Buildtech, Clothtech, Geotech, Hometech, Indutech, Meditech, Mobiltech, Packtech, Protech, Sporttech and Oekotech. They have their handling in the fields like aerospace, agriculture, sports, defense, construction and medical. The soaring performance fibers, yarns, woven, knitted, non-woven, composite materials also wholly finished end-use products such as packaged wipes, finished diapers, finished geotextiles and even functional finished apparel materials come under this group. Market sizeDomestic market size of technical textiles in India is expected to grow at the rate of 11 percent per annum

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