Cabot Corporation Increases Productivity and Minimizes Maintenance Costs with Assistance from Emersons AMS Suite Intelligent Device Manager
Cabot Corporation Increases Productivity and Minimizes Maintenance Costs with Assistance from Emersons AMS Suite Intelligent Device Manager
2 PagesCHEMICAL Cabot Corporation Increases Productivity and Minimizes Maintenance Costs with Assistance from Emerson ’ sAMS Suite : Intelligent Device Manager RESULTS •Plant downtime reduced from 1 8% to 4%; below targeted level •Greater than 1 0% increase in production •Reduction of from 1 .5% to 0.3% waste to landfill •Maintenance costs down, due to better problem identification •Significant improvement in reliability of field instrumentation APPLICATION Production of hydrophilic fumed silica (SiO2); trade named CAB-O-SIL. CUSTOMER Cabot Corporation, Midland, MI, global manufacturer of high- quality fine chemical particles, dispersions, and compounds. CHALLENGE In a severe, corrosive manufacturing environment that is “hard” on process instrumentation, Cabot set goals of minimizing plant
