The Venetian and Palazzo Resort Hotels & Casino

The world's largest hotel and resort, known for award-winning sustainability practices, entrusts Wonderware software to provide a facilities and power management solution for real-time monitoring and maximized efficiency.

The Venetian is the largest green building in the world 

One of the brightest stars on the Strip is The Venetian Resort Hotel family of properties. With The Venetian, The Venezia Tower, the Sands Expo Convention Center and The Palazzo Las Vegas, these properties comprise the largest hotel and resort in the world, covering 67 acres and approximately 14 million square feet of facilities.

And so it comes as no surprise that the complex has one of the most innovative redundant power and Facility Management Systems ever developed. Part of the resort, The Palazzo Las Vegas, has been awarded a Silver LEED® Certificate (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) by the U. S. Green Building Council. According to the Council, The Palazzo is not only the largest LEED-certified building in existence, but is over four times bigger than the second-largest recipient of the designation.

A commitment to green and sustainable processes can be seen throughout the resort.

9REN Group - A Smart City Success Story

Renewable energy. It's the mantra for today's society -- to identify and implement clean renewable energy sources to wean us off our dependence on fossil fuels. This is one of the fields where Spain and Italy are taking the initiative to a global level and 9REN Group is a clear example of a company leading the way.

Because of System Platform, 9REN only requires one person to control the operation of all of the 580 plants, regardless of location.

To help operate its plants, 9REN created EOSystem, a solution built on Wonderware System Platform.

9REN is one of the more dynamic companies in Europe -- their facilities, marketing strategy and personnel radiate the vitality and energy of a company that is on the move.

More information

 

Please refer to the following links for more information:

1. 9REN's website
2. Wonderware System Platform
3. InTouch HMI as a SCADA system

Take care,
Jay

Caution: Wonderware InTouch may result in excessive productivity

That's right, it's the same then as it is now: Wonderware creates industrial strength software that's fun to use.

Smart Water at OCWA

Each day, the Ontario Clean Water Agency produces over 700 million liters of drinking water and treats about 1.2 billion liters of wastewater at 502 facilities all across Ontario, with a little help from Schneider Electric.

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

Fujirebio Diagnostics, a Wonderware Workflow success story

Located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, Fujirebio has for over 20 years been the trusted source of innovative solutions in clinical diagnostics.

Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc. provides biomarkers to help physicians, laboratory professionals, and patients better manage disease.

With operations and office space at its U.S. headquarters in Malvern, PA, Fujirebio Diagnostics' proven manufacturing process has made it a global partner of choice among leading diagnostic companies. A major milestone was achieved at Fujirebio Diagnostics on July 1, 2013 when the manual paper-based process of periodically recording temperature readings for specific GMP-related equipment was officially replaced by a new computerized system

Asset Excellence at NASCAR Champion, Hendrick Motorsports

Hendrick Motorsports implements an Avantis® EAM solution to track inventory and car components, monitor performance reliability, optimize performance and reduce costs.

"Since 1984, Hendrick Motorsports has earned a record 11 car owner championships in NASCAR’s premier division, the Sprint Cup Series.

The organization fields four full-time Chevrolet teams on the Sprint Cup circuit with drivers Kasey Kahne, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr."

A suite way to build better machines!

And sell them faster. Get ready to crank up the volume on your machines by loading them with Wonderware Factory Suite for machine automation. This incomparable, open industrial automation software lets you build a better, cost-effective machine that's not only more productive, but easier to maintain, easier to operate and easier to sell. Above all, it lets you integrate your machinery with the rest of the factory floor.

This ad came out in 1996 and the message still rings true in 2014. Just look at our vibrant Ecosystem Partner community.

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

Wonderware MES Success Story eBook

From the critical chemical processes at African Explosives, the workflow systems at Fujirebio to the downtime analysis solutions of Pepsi, Coke and New Belgium Brewing, Wonderware provides manufacturing execution solutions for industry.

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Microsoft and Wonderware: We put our heads together...

...and created something suite

I love the artwork and the puns used in our old ads. They remain funny and eye catching to this day as it did when it first came out in 1996. Our relationship with Microsoft then is strong as it is today. We were the first company anyway to come up with a Windows based factory automation software solution.

Our relationship with Microsoft began in 1987 with Wonderware developing the first industrial human-machine interface (HMI) based on the Microsoft Windows platform.

In October 2003, Microsoft selected Wonderware to participate in an exclusive partnership alliance program structured around technology acceleration and joint go-to-market strategy.

The three-year program was a tremendous success, exceeding target expectations by 20% and doubling Microsoft’s pull-through revenue. From the beginning, we've remained dedicated to providing robust, easy-to-use industrial software based on Microsoft technology.

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

Better Decisions Start with a Better Framework

Depend on Wonderware MES solutions to bridge the gap between real-time operations and the enterprise. Decision making fed from your business operations, not from reports that are days old, make for better, faster, more informed results.

A new approach to plant software 

Download our whitepaper that explores one of the most challenging dilemmas in the Food and Beverage and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industries — how to balance the competing demands of flexibility and agility, with the cost and quality improvements inherent in standardization.