Refinery Improves Availability of Coking Unit with Wireless Monitoring
Refinery Improves Availability of Coking Unit with Wireless Monitoring
2 Pages© 2007 Rosemount Inc. All rights reserved For more information: www.rosemount.com REFINING Refinery Improves Availability of Coking Unit with Wireless Monitoring ROSEMOUNT WIRELESS INSTRUMENTATION Typical filter application Unplanned shutdowns are minimized because of more frequent and accurate bearing temperature monitoring. RESULTS • Improved availability of coking operation by reducing unplanned failure of expensive equipment • Operator time freed up for higher value activities • Up to 90 percent reduction in installed cost over traditional wireless network APPLICATION Calcining Unit for a Coking Operation CUSTOMER Refinery in North America CHALLENGE A refinery in North America wanted to automate non-production areas of their plant to free up labor resources for higher-value act
