Honeywell Process
Solutions (HPS) has announced that a large chemical facility in Brazil will be
the first in the world to use Honeywell’s state-of-the-art Experion Orion
Console,
which is designed with plant operating personnel in mind by providing a single
visual workplace that allows for more effective responses and less operator
fatigue.
ICL
Brasil will use the Experion Orion Console as well as Honeywell’s Universal I/O
technology to modernize its production facility in Cajati, near Sao Paulo. The
upgrades are meant to increase production, improve efficiency and improve the
effectiveness of the plant operators.
“This
project reflects ICL Brasil’s bold and pioneering vision for its business by
better helping its operators perform their jobs, reducing costs and saving time
on the overall project,” said Francisco Casulli, HPS business leader for
Brazil. “Experion Orion truly changes the concept of ‘plant operations’ by
transforming the process operators into profit operators. These operators not
only understand how the plant works, but how to make it run more efficiently
and profitably.”
Experion
Orion Console – built on Honeywell’s flagship Experion Process Knowledge System
(PKS) control platform – features an improved ergonomic design, better
displays, and stronger capabilities to meet the needs of increasingly mobile
plant operators. “The
Cajati plant has been an important part of our company’s success for almost 30
years,” said Arnaldo Dias Jr., industrial manager of ICL Brasil. “For this
upgrade, we needed technology that would help us boost our competitiveness and
improve our leading position as the premier manufacturer of phosphoric acid.
Honeywell’s technology will enable us to do that.”
While
ICL Brasil is the first major facility to install the Experion Orion Console,
HPS has similar projects ongoing at chemical plants, refineries, mines and
other production sites around the world in countries such as Chile, Mexico, the
United States, Korea, Australia, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Oman.
The
console features a large, ultra-high definition display with clear status
readings of operations in a single glance for faster and more-informed
management. Operators can customize displays to prioritize data that is needed
for a given process or operation. The display also can be set to show operating
limits and targets. Touchscreen displays help operators quickly and accurately
respond to changing conditions. Additionally, the console features adjustable sitting
and standing operating positions to reduce fatigue. The console was developed
using the Honeywell User Experience, a new approach to the design and
development of new products focused on making them easier to use, more
intuitive, more efficient, and more productive.
Use
of Honeywell’s Universal I/O (input/output) technology will
speed project schedules, reduce production downtime, and help plant personnel
more efficiently manage operations by reducing the stock of spare parts.
In
parallel, the Universal I/O modules play a critical role in helping start
operations on time by allowing operators to quickly and remotely configure
channels as digital or analog. This allows the system to become operational as
soon as the points are set, and eliminates the need to re-open panels to
replace cards or adjust wiring even if there are changes later in the project.
Finally, using Universal I/O modules allows plants to reduce the number of
spares that are needed, which is important for large projects such as the ICL
Brasil upgrade, which can have more than 10,000 I/O points. This translates to
significant savings on inventory and storage costs.
ICL
Brasil is a global manufacturer of products based on special minerals that meet
the essential needs of humanity.
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