PREDICTIVE TECHNOLOGY OF PLANTWEB WILL IMPROVE PROCESS UPTIME WITH REDUCTIONS IN MAINTENANCE COSTS
31 August 2005 - Emerson Process Management

Intelligent Device Manager software, communicating with a PlantWeb digital network of intelligent field devices. Huntsman expects to use the predictive technology of PlantWeb to schedule maintenance requirements and reduce plant failures.

Huntsman operates in an expanding market and its management team is always looking for ways to increase production capacity and improve efficiency. Huntsman is already using Emerson process and control products, and Emerson was asked to conduct the asset optimization benchmark assessment and site evaluation. The objective was to review the condition monitoring programs at the site and develop an improvement program. Following the three-day assessment, the improvement plan was presented to senior management at Huntsman and approved for implementation.

"We see Emerson as much more than a product supplier," said Laurence Thring, European integrity engineer at Huntsman. "By using Emerson, we know we are getting expert advice that will provide an independent input to our future plans. Emerson's knowledgeable consultants have worked with organizations similar to our own, and this enables us to see how we are rated against other companies."

Craig Llewellyn, president of Emerson's Asset Optimization Division concluded, "As the team at Huntsman works through our recommendations, we expect to see significant increases in productivity together with reduction in maintenance expenses and spares inventory."

Built in 1961, the Huntsman Holland Rozenburg site is situated in the Europoort area near Rotterdam. Sixty percent of the Dutch petrochemicals industry is based in this area which is the world's largest port and second largest industrial zone. The plant produces MDI, Polyols and variants, which are used in the manufacture of hard and soft products for mattresses, car dashboards and insulation for domestic appliances. Products can be tailor-made to the customer's specification and many new products are manufactured each year to satisfy the rapidly changing needs of the market.

The Huntsman site has 400 employees and 150 contractors. It has won several awards including the first "Horti" port award for the best looking site in the main port area of Rotterdam and the first winner of the "Responsible Care Award" from the Association of the Dutch Chemical Industry.

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