Success Stories
Chemical
Index

Nippon Shokubai, Hyogo, Japan
CENTUM CS 3000, PRM, FOUNDATION fieldbus, EJA, EJX, DYF, YVP, InsightSuiteAE
- Fieldbus technology introduced to realize predictive and preventive maintenance.
- ISAE to improve the reliability of diagnosis and parameter setting, utilizing data collected by PRM.

Evonik Stockhausen GmbH, Marl, Germany
CENTUM, Exapilot
- Up to 90% of all manual tasks can now be carried out automatically.
- Increasing productivity by means of partially automated start-up and load change procedures.

UBE Chemicals(Asia) Public Co., Ltd., Rayong, Thailand
CENTUM VP, Exaquantum, PRM, FOUNDATION fieldbus, FieldMate
- Yokogawa’s CENTUM VP and PRM improve efficiency at new nylon plant in Thailand.
- At the plant startup stage, PRM was used together with FieldMate to thoroughly check all loops.

Asahi Carbon Company Ltd., Niigata, Japan
CENTUM CS 3000, Exaquantum
- Installation of Exaquantum PIMS package improves efficiency of process data management.
- Improve quality and yield through proactive maintenance of plant assets.

Thai Ethanolamines Co., Ltd., Rayong, Thailand
CENTUM CS 3000, ProSafe-RS, PRM
- Integration of CENTUM CS 3000 with ProSafe-RS improves plant safety and reliability.

- Yokogawa's PRM package manages more than 500 HART field devices including control valves.

Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd. Ulsan, Korea
Exaquantum, CS 3000
- At the company’s Ulsan resin plant, six Exaquantum servers were connected to CENTUM CS 3000 and other vendor’s systems.
- KKPC needed to expand its SBC capabilities and improve production efficiency at its plants.

PT AMI, Merak, Indonesia
CENTUM VP, ProSafe-RS
- Legacy System Replaced with Yokogawa CENTUM VP and ProSafe-RS at PTA plant in Indonesia.

- PID parameters imported to CENTUM VP without complex calculations.

CYTEC, Rayong, Thailand
CENTUM CS 3000, CS Batch
- Migration from Micro-XL and CENTUM CS 1000 to CENTUM CS 3000 Improves Reliability.

- Operations at this plant, which runs more than 330 days per year, are carefully managed by the CENTUM CS 3000 DCS and the CS Batch package.

Reichhold, Morris, IL, USA
CENTUM CS 3000, CS Batch, PRM, VTS
- CS Batch is used to automate a wide range of Reichhold’s batch processes and multi-product/multi-path processes.
- Using PRM, process engineers can immediately find out the status of every field device without having to do an onsite inspection.

The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
STARDOM, FAST/TOOLS
- Yokogawa provides STARDOM and FAST/TOOLS for biomass pilot plant.

- FAST/TOOLS is an “all in one” SCADA solution that functions a data historian.

Kaneka Corporation,Takasago,Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
CENTUM CS 3000, Exasmoc, Exapilot
- Kaneka Corporation has urgently needed to implement countermeasures that would reduce this facility's energy costs.

- Optimization of control strategy helps BTG plant save energy and operate more efficiently.

Safripol, Sasolburg, South Africa
Exapilot
- Exapilot is Effectively Applied to Polypropylene Plant and Optimizes Operation, Cost Savings.

- By using Yokogawa's Exapilot, Safripol were able to eliminate product variations and kept the operations consistent.

Lucite International, Lancashire, UK
CENTUM VP, Batch Package
- CENTUM VP Batch replaces the legacy system and improves production efficiency in the acrylic plant.

- CENTUM VP Batch capability can handle the recipe management to Batch report handling and unit management.

Bridgestone (Huizou) Synthetic Rubber Co.,Ltd., China
CENTUM CS 3000, STARDOM and Exaquantum
- CENTUM CS 3000 and Exaquantum PIMS improve production efficiency at Chinese synthetic rubber plant.

- Exaquantum provides data on long-term trends needed to make improvements to plant processes.

Nitriflex, Brazil
CENTUM CS 3000
- Introduction of CENTUM CS 3000 maximizes productivity and improves product quality at special polymer plant.

- A major improvement as a result of this project is that butadiene monomer recovery efficiency jumped huge.

Yunnan Dawei Ammonia Co., Ltd., China
CENTUM CS 3000
- CS 3000 efficiently controls and monitors coal gasification process.

- Once an operator selects "Start", the necessary instructions are sent to all plant equipment via the sequence control.

PTT Phenol Company Limited, Thailand
CENTUM CS 3000, Prosafe-Rs, FOUNDATION fieldbus
- Main instrument vendor (MIV) concept was applied in this project to reduce the total project engineering cost.

- This consisted DCS, SIS, all instruments, control valves and tank gauging system under working with project management consultant (PMC) and EPC.

Stockhausen GmbH, Marl, Germany
Migration to CENTUM CS 3000
- “Built in” Migration Capability for Stockhausen Acrylic Acid Plant.

- The decision was made to migrate from the plant's existing control system to a Yokogawa CENTUM CS 3000.

Tokuyama Electronic Chemicals Pte. Ltd., Singapore
Migration from MicroXL to CENTUM CS 3000
- TOKUYAMA improves productivity by migrating from MicroXL to CENTUM CS 3000.

- TOKUYAMA appreciates the high reliability of this Yokogawa system.

Thai Oleochemicals Co., Ltd., Thailand
Oleochemical Production Plant
- Rapid Implementation of Integrated CENTUM CS 3000 and ProSafe-RS.

- The highly reliable CENTUM CS 3000 system has also helped TOL maintain high productivity at this plant.

Safripol (Pty) Ltd., South Africa
Polymerization Plant
Integrated Compressor Control System
- Single ‘look and feel’ operator interface for the DCS and NCS

- Fast and controllable integration cycle

- High speed hybrid compressor control solution

- Reduced OPEX for the compressor operation by replacing old and obsolete PLCs with a modern hybrid control platform

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation, Japan
Air Separation Plants
Control System and SCADA
- Highly reliable non-stop system

- Improved efficiency in engineering through application reusability

- Use of IEC61131-3 standard programming languages

- Remote operation capability by means of Web-based SCADA

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Japan
Kashima Plant
Emergency Shutdown System
- Meet the IEC 61508/JIS C 0508 functional safety standards

- Proactively introduce leading edge technologies

- Accommodate the plant licensors’ safety, reliability, and maintainability requirements

- Improve the monitoring and operation functions of the emergency shutdown system

Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd., Japan
Kawasaki Plant
Advanced Operation Assistance (AOA)
- Easy-to-understand sequence programs' creation
- An entire programming system built by operators
- Operator workloads reduction

Foskor Richards Bay, South Africa
Sulphos Project
Control System Replacement
- Expanded production capacity from 550,000 to 770,000 tons per annum

- Re-engineered and replaced old DCS three months ahead in response to customer emergency request

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., Japan
Ehime Plant
Advanced Operation Assistance (AOA) and Process Control (APC)
- Provided a better way to transfer its manufacturing know-how to the next generation

- Reduced energy consumption and operator workload by implementing Advanced Process Control (APC) and Advanced Operator Assistance (AOA)

Adisseo, France
MADRID Project
Control and Safety Systems
- Successful replacement of traditional control panel with DCS

- Improved productivity and safety

Cosmo Engineering Co., Japan
Shizuoka Hydrogen Plant
Control System
- Accelerated plant commissioning through useful online maintenance

- Flexible load control-based on-demand change, and more reliable, efficient operation

Coogee Chemicals, Australia
Melbourne Methanol Plant
Gas-to-Liquid Control System
- Successful project completion of control system, configuration engineering, customer training, and commissioning assistance for proprietary methanol production


