Ensuring operators effectiveness

One of the best indicators of the efficiency and success of any organization is the level and depth of its personnel training. As operators and personnel switch jobs and/or migrate between various operations, technology holds the key to engaging the next generation of operators. Simulation & Training solutions from SimSci enable continuous sustainment of simulation and training for your assets & operators.

On Thursday, January 29 at 2:00 PM EST, please join Ujjal Basu, Technical Sales Consultant: Design, Simulation & Optimization, in a discussion on the value of SimSci Simulation & Training solutions in ensuring that you have effective operators.

Register for the webinar

Integrated Upstream Asset Management

Whether the asset is onshore or offshore, conventional or unconventional, oil or gas, considering asset development and utilization holistically can provide many advantages; the largest being economics

A Holistic View of Upstream Asset Development and Optimization

Download our new industry solution on Integrated Upstream Asset Management for more information.

Best-in-Class Outcomes at Fauji Fertilizer

The results of the SimSci OTS at Fauji are very evident.

1. Within the first year, 22 FFC engineers have become OTS instructors; they have conducted 130 training sessions for nearly100 management and staff operators
2. Plant operators have benefited from best-in class training and are empowered to respond confidently and consistently in real-time
3. With the OTS, training time has decreased from years to months
4. Unscheduled shutdowns are significantly reduced, plant startup and shutdown is more efficient and emergencies have been handled smoothly

Thanks to the new SimSci OTS solution, the FFC operator program is both effective and popular. Even more important, the company is seeing improved and safer plant operations, and living up to the corporate vision.

More information

Please click on the following links for more information on the SimSci OTS.

1. SimSci Operator Training Simulators (OTS) website
2. SimSci SPC 270
3. SimSci Trisim Plus
4. SimSci Dynamic Simulation Suite

Operator Preparedness at Fauji Fertilizer with SimSci OTS

Very specific goals were created by Fauji Fertilizer directed to strengthen its operator skills and enhance productivity. They are as follows:

• To train personnel on the newly-commissioned DCS to reduce operational incidents, increase up-time and equip operators to respond to emergencies 
• To maintain a high level of performance for experienced operators and new hires alike 
• To quickly and effectively prepare new plant operators to work in actual control room and field environments 

Of course they did face a few challenges, such as:

• The Fauji plant offers only infrequent opportunities for on-the-job training for critical and emergency scenarios, so engineers must be trained and tested through simulations 
• The expected retirements and attrition of existing workers will require many new operators to be trained quickly 

As you can see, one of the main challenge of big chemical plants is the capability to maintain the skill of its workforce amidst the other major challenge of an aging workforce.

“Our preparedness level has improved by many folds. Now both newly-trained and experienced operators have gained a lot of confidence. They are well-prepared to handle the plant in normal operation, startups/shut downs and in emergency situations.”

Mubashar M. Butt, Deputy Manager Production, Fauji Fertilizer Company 

It was really time to consider using an OTS.

 

More information

Please click on the following links for more information on the SimSci OTS, .

1. SimSci Operator Training Simulators (OTS) website
2. SimSci SPC 270
3. SimSci Trisim Plus
4. SimSci Dynamic Simulation Suite

Realistic Operator Training Simulator at Fauji Fertilizer

Since 1982, Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC) has provided premium quality fertilizer products to their commercial customers. As one of the largest manufacturers in the country, the operation produces 551,000 metric tons of urea and 445,500 metric tons of diammonium phosphate (DAP) annually. Production facilities encompass three plants.

An Opportunity for OTS 

In 2011, when it came time to commission a new Foxboro DCS, Fauji decided to add an Operator Training Simulator (OTS), as part of a training program that it hoped would:

• Decrease the risk of major operational incidents 
• Reduce startup and downtime 
• Increase the plant’s on stream factor 
• Improve efficient handling of emergencies 

Fauji chose SimSci OTS as the main software for its simulation and training solution.

More information

 

In my next series of posts, I will be talking about how Fauji was able to utilize the SimSci OTS to create a realistic training solution that benefits its newly hired and experienced plant operators. In the meantime, you can click on the following links for more information.

1. SimSci Operator Training Simulators (OTS) website
2. SimSci SPC 270
3. SimSci Trisim Plus
4. SimSci Dynamic Simulation Suite

Shell Mobile, AL Chemical LP: Asset Excellence Winner, Schneider Electric Software OPEN Contest 2014

Congratulations to Fred Wheeler of Shell Mobile, AL Chemical LP for winning the Asset Excellence category of the Schneider Electric Software OPEN Contest 2014.

Find out how.



Fred successfully implemented a Wonderware IntelaTrac solution called "Additives Inventory Management & Time management via procedures"

Chevron Changes the Game with Dynamic Simulation Software from Schneider Electric

By Trevor Ault, Automation Engineer, Chevron

Winner of the 2014 Grand Pinnacle Prize, Schneider Electric Software OPEN, Sept 2014. Find out why...

Schneider Electric to Name Winners of Software OPEN Contest | Automation World

The winners of the Schneider Electric Software OPEN contest will be announced tomorrow in a special awarding ceremony at the Global Customer User Conference.

“We’ve had a fairly good number of quality entries from some of our best customers,” said Jay David, Global Software marketing specialist and manager of the contest. “Winners are selected based on the impact the solution has on product quality, productivity, ROI, energy savings, customer responsiveness and faster time to market. Entries were judged by a team made up of industry experts, trade magazine editors, industry analysts and Schneider Electric executives.”

Read the full posting at the Automation World website.

Schneider Electric Software OPEN contest attracts key customers

We’ve had a fairly good number of quality entries from some of our best customers like Shell, New Belgium Brewing, Accenture, Campbell Soup, Barcelona Airport, Carpenter Technology, F&N Dairies, Network Rail and Chevron.

Who is going to win the individual categories? Who is going to win the grand pinnacle prize?

Attend the user conference in Orlando and find out.

The Barcelona El Prat Airport is entered in the Schneider Electric Software OPEN Contest

Join the Schneider Electric Software OPEN Contest!

We've extended the Schneider Electric Software OPEN Contest deadline to September 23, 2014.

This is really a great opportunity for you and your team to be recognized as world class game changers.

OPEN Categories 

We are looking for applications built with Schneider Electric Software offerings in the following categories:

• HMI and Supervisory Control Excellence
• Manufacturing Operations Management Excellence
• Production Information Management Excellence
• Asset Excellence
• Planning and Scheduling Excellence
• Optimization/Simulation Excellence

Join the Schneider Electric Software Open Contest and win $5,000

 

Here is a great opportunity for you and your team to be recognized as world class game changers. Join the 2014 Schneider Electric Software OPEN contest and showcase your solution.

All you need to do is download the form and explain how you've implemented your solution and provide measurable, real-time business results.

Submit your entries to me on or before September 19, 2014. We have the following categories:

• HMI and Supervisory Control Excellence
• Manufacturing Operations Management Excellence
• Production Information Management Excellence
• Asset Excellence
• Planning and Scheduling Excellence
• Optimization/Simulation Excellence

There’s a $5,000 cash prize for the winner that’s going to be given during the User Conference in Orlando.

Got a compelling software application?

Here is a great opportunity for you and your team to be recognized as world class game changers. Join the 2014 Schneider Electric Software OPEN contest and showcase your SimSci, Avantis or Wonderware solution.

 

Open Categories

We are looking for applications built with Schneider Electric Software offerings in the following categories:

1. HMI and Supervisory Control Excellence
2. Manufacturing Operations Management Excellence
3. Production Information Management Excellence
4. Asset Excellence
5. Planning and Scheduling Excellence
6. Optimization/Simulation Excellence

New Success Story section in the software website

 



Before I continue with my regular blog posts, I'd like to tell everyone that we recently launched the new Invensys Software website and we'd you all to know that there is a new success story section that we hope you'll enjoy.

 

This site is specifically for Wonderware, Avantis and SimSci. The easiest way to get there is to click on this link.