Problems • Customer complained of availability issues. • Operation was not smooth, and availability was lower than expected. Goal • 3% increase in plant operational availability How SAM GUARD Helped • The plant was partially modelled over the course of a few days, covering several of the main production units. • Alerts directed the operators to equipment failures at the thermal incinerator; indicators showed bad sensors at the oxygen flow meter, and process deviations direct to the blower. • After handling these problems and measuring the availability three months after applying the software, unplanned shutdowns were reduced from 14% to 10%. • A substantial increase of 4% was measured in the overall plant operational availability. Value • 4% increase in plant availability. • Next s

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