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YOKOGAWA

Yokogawa Electric Corporation

Success Stories

Chemical

[Chemical] [Petrochemical]

Index

Yunnan Dawei Ammonia Co., Ltd., China

  • 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

  • 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.

SCG Chemicals, Thailand

  • SCG Chemicals, Thailand
    Production Control System CS 3000

    - CENTUM CS 3000 production control system contributes to smooth HDPE production.

    - The challenge for this replacement project was in completing the work and starting up the new CS 3000 system as soon as possible, keeping downtime to a minimum.

IRPC-HDPE, Rayong, Thailand

  • IRPC-HDPE, Rayong, Thailand
    CENTUM CS 3000 and ProSafe-RS

    - Reinstrumentation project at HDPE plant replaced legacy pneumatic instruments and PLCs with integrated CENTUM CS 3000 PCS and ProSafe-RS SIS.

    - HART field devices can be monitored from the central control room with the plant resource manager (PRM) package, enabling a more predictive and proactive maintenance approach that reduces total cost of ownership.

IRPC-ABS, Rayong, Thailand

  • IRPC-ABS, Rayong, Thailand
    CENTUM CS 3000 solution

    - ABS plant migrates from CENTUM XL to integrated CENTUM CS 3000 solution.

    - CENTUM CS 3000 Integrated Production Control System together with CCTV equipment, a plant information management system (PIMS), the Exaplog Event Analysis Package, and the CS Batch 3000 package.

The Polyolefin Company, Singapore

  • The Polyolefin Company, Singapore
    Migration from CENTUM XL to CENTUM CS 3000

    - Smooth migration to CENTUM CS 3000 at production facility.

    - While the pellet transfer section previously relied on customized software, it now uses the CS Batch 3000 package.

Stockhausen GmbH, Marl, Germany

  • 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


Thai Oleochemicals Co., Ltd., Thailand

  • 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.

CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Ltd., China

  • CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Limited, China
    Movement Automation System (MAS)
    Configured in CENTUM Production Control System
    [Petrochemical]

    - All logistics of raw materials, intermediate products and final products are controlled and managed by MAS.

    - MAS enables Operational Excellence with its seamless interface to enterprise resource planning system.

Safripol (Pty) Ltd., South Africa

  • Safripol (Pty) Ltd., South Africa
    Polymerization Plant
    Integrated Compressor Control System [Chemical]

    - 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

  • Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation, Japan
    Air Separation Plants
    Control System and SCADA [Chemical]

    - 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

  • Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Japan
    Kashima Plant
    Emergency Shutdown System [Chemical]

    - 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

  • Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd., Japan
    Kawasaki Plant
    Advanced Operation Assistance (AOA) [Chemical]

    - Easy-to-understand sequence programs' creation
    - An entire programming system built by operators
    - Operator workloads reduction


Foskor Richards Bay, South Africa

  • Foskor Richards Bay, South Africa
    Sulphos Project
    Control System Replacement [Chemical]

    - 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

  • Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., Japan
    Ehime Plant
    Advanced Operation Assistance (AOA) and Process Control (APC) [Chemical]

    - 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

  • Adisseo, France
    MADRID Project
    Control and Safety Systems [Chemical]

    - Successful replacement of traditional control panel with DCS

    - Improved productivity and safety


Cosmo Engineering Co., Japan

  • Cosmo Engineering Co., Japan
    Shizuoka Hydrogen Plant
    Control System [Chemical]

    - Accelerated plant commissioning through useful online maintenance

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


Coogee Chemicals, Australia

  • Coogee Chemicals, Australia
    Melbourne Methanol Plant
    Gas-to-Liquid Control System [Chemical]

    - Successful project completion of control system, configuration engineering, customer training, and commissioning assistance for proprietary methanol production

ProSafe-RS

  • Nippon Petrochemicals Co., Ltd., Japan
    Ukishima Plant, Kawasaki Operations Center
    Safety Instrumented System [Petrochemical]

    - A certified emergency shutdown system
    - Substantial reduction in maintenance work
    - System configuration with reduced footprint
    - System scalability

CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Ltd., China

  • CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Ltd., China
    Petrochemicals Complex
    Control System [Petrochemical]

    - 16,000 FOUNDATION Fieldbus devices
    - Main Automation Contractor (MAC)
    - DCS anywhere concept integration with site SAP system
    - Long term maintenance contract
    - Sustainable development

Nisseki Chemical Texas Inc., USA

  • Nisseki Chemical Texas Inc., USA
    Texas Plant
    Control System Replacement [Petrochemical]

    - One day switchover
    - Productivity improvement and cost effectiveness achievement


Japan Polychem Corporation, Japan

  • Japan Polychem Corporation, Japan
    Kawasaki Factory
    Advanced Operation Assistance (AOA) [Petrochemical]

    - Implementation of AOA package for improved grade-change operation
    - Dramatically reduced operators' workload and transient products, as well as sharable operation know-how


The Aromatics (Thailand) Public Company Limited (ATC), Thailand


DOMO, The Netherlands

  • DOMO, The Netherlands
    Roozenberg Polypropylene Plant
    Control System Replacement [Petrochemical]

    - Smooth replacement of old control system by early involvement and close teamwork

    - Improved security, flexibility and quality of production


Matsumura Oil Research Corporation, Japan

  • Matsumura Oil Research Corporation, Japan
    Chiba Plant
    Control System Upgrade [Petrochemical]

    - Smooth upgrade for fully redundant system and advanced information technology

    - Stable and high-quality sulfonate production around the clock


Shell Chemicals, France

  • Shell Chemicals, France
    Berre Petrochemical Complex
    Advanced Process Control (APC) for Steam Cracker [Petrochemical]

    - Successful implementation of multivariable optimizing controller for steam cracker

    - 1.3-M euro/year economic benefit



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