Case Study
AMS Suite Improves Plant Profitability by More Than $1.5 Million Annually
CHEMICAL AMS Suite Improves Plant Profitability by More Than $1.5 Million Annually RESULTS • Saved more than $1 million (uSd ) by switching to digital control • Increased product value by more than $1.5 million (uSd ) per year through predictive maintenance • Eliminated unnecessary control valve maintenance • Reduced instrument calibration time by 60% APPLICATION Approximately 850 intelligent Fo u n d At Io n TM fieldbus and HARt ® field devices have been generating valuable diagnostics in a polystyrene manufacturing plant in Argentina since digital re-instrumentation was implemented. d igital control of production units was added two years later. CUSTOMER Petrobras Energia, an integrated energy company headquartered in Buenos Aires, operates a manufacturing facility at Zarate, about 50