Case Study
Scalable Digital Automation System Integrates Multiple Processes in Elekeiroz’ Plastic/Polyester Resin Plant
Scalable Digital Automation System Integrates Multiple Processes in Elekeiroz’ Plastic/Polyester Resin Plant
CHEMICAL Scalable Digital Automation System Integrates Multiple Processes in Elekeiroz’ Plastic/Polyester Resin Plant RESULTS ?10%-20% installation savings ?Maintenance cost savings ?Increasing product quality ?Up to 5% increased throughput ?Increased batch formula reliability ?Increased process management control APPLICATION Batch and continuous applications make polyester resins, plastic coatings, and polymers. The complex, which totals nearly 7,000 I/O, includes the nation’s only supply of maleic anhydride. CUSTOMER Elekeiroz, near Varzea Paulista, Brazil CHALLENGE The company wanted to incrementally upgrade the complex’s five production areas, and end up with a single, integrated system across the diverse processes. SOLUTION Elekeiroz selected Emerson Process Management’s DeltaVTM d