Case Study: Integrating Alarm Management and Performance Supervision

Many plants have seen the benefits of integrating alarm management data into their PlantTriage® Performance Supervision systems. This case study illustrates the method, technical difficulties, personnel/training needs, and benefits of such an integration.

Tutorial: Unlocking the Data in Your Historian

Most plants have real-time data historians, but few are reaping the full rewards of the valuable resource. In this tutorial, learn simple techniques for sifting through the mountains of data to find some targeted, useful information. This tutorial includes hands-on practice.

Case Study: Distillation Improvements with PlantTriage

The installation, configuration, and application of a PlantTriage® package at the Sabic Plastics facility in Selkirk, N.Y. has yielded significant performance improvements and significant benefits. This paper reviews the major benefits resulting from this installation, including the configuration of an advanced control scheme for floating pressure control on a pair of heat integrated columns.

Best Practices: The Operational Intelligence Center

Plant Asset Management (PAM) represents a growing practice in many industrial sectors looking for continuous work process improvements and optimization. By integrating advanced technology with a well-defined work methodology and skilled analysts, the CIO aims to produce more efficient decision making, with faster, more accurate and pro-active procedures. Improve the performance assessment of assets, including infra-structure (such as instrumentation, control loops, networks) and critical equipment (such as blast furnaces, crushing or grinding mills, stacker-reclaimer). A roadmap can be defined for its deployment to a specific company.

Case Study: Better Chocolate with PlantTriage

In this case study, we will learn how the chocolate-making process at Nestle in Mexico was improved with the application of PlantTriage. Common causes of variation were identified and resolved. This helped to bring quality, reducing reject materials. View some of the specifics of the process, and learn how this was accomplished.

Tutorial: OPC Connectivity Tips & Tricks

The OPC Standard has allowed connectivity between many control systems and advanced tools. In this tutorial, learn about some advanced techniques for connectivity, troubleshooting, and improved performance of OPC connections.

Roadmap: PlantTriage Product Direction

PlantTriage® continues to grow and evolve, based on feedback from users. The roadmap session shares product features that are under development, and also gathers user input on priorities for future work. Join us for the product roadmap session, where you will have an opportunity to shape the future of PlantTriage.