DES PLAINES, Ill., Dec. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE:
HON) today announced that Delek Refining, Inc. will use a new
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)-based Connected Performance
Services (CPS) offering to improve the performance of its refinery
in Tyler, Texas.
CPS is part of Honeywell's Connected Plant initiative, which
leverages IIoT technologies and Honeywell UOP's services and domain
expertise to improve a broad range of industrial operations from
supply chain efficiency to asset optimization.
Delek will use a CPS solution called Process Reliability Advisor
to continuously analyze its process unit performance and detect
anomalies, enabling refinery operators to quickly resolve problems
and keep the unit operating at peak performance. CPS solutions use
Honeywell UOP process and fault models, fed by current plant data,
to provide key performance information and process
recommendations.
"The Process Reliability Advisor leverages Honeywell UOP's deep
troubleshooting experience and proprietary models to deliver
detailed analysis and specific corrective recommendations days or
months earlier than has ever been possible before," said
Zak Alzein, vice president for
Honeywell UOP's CPS business. "This will allow Delek to avoid
downtime and improve its operations."
By giving refineries, petrochemical and gas processing plants
greater visibility into their operations, Process Reliability
Advisor can identify and resolve problems that reduce plant
efficiency and productivity. The service finds problems that often
avoid detection and hamper production, leading to unplanned
shutdowns for maintenance and repair that can cost plant operators
millions of dollars per year in lost productivity.
"This offering can save a refinery millions of dollars a year,
helping to improve its profitability," Alzein said. "By bringing
literally decades of experience to a refinery, Reliability Advisor
can close the growing knowledge gap that is forming as these
facilities become more complex and skilled personnel enter
retirement."
Honeywell UOP's CPS business also offers Process Optimization
Advisor, which continuously monitors streaming plant data and
applies Honeywell UOP process models and economic optimization,
big-data analytics, and machine learning to drive a plant's full
potential.
Delek Refining, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Delek US
Holdings, operates a 75,000 barrel per day refinery in Tyler, Texas, that primarily processes locally
sourced light, sweet crude oils into a full range of refined
products, including gasoline, diesel, jet fuels, liquefied
petroleum gas and natural gas liquids. More than 93 percent of the
Tyler refinery's production slate
has been comprised of light, high-value products such as gasoline
and distillate fuels.
Honeywell UOP (www.uop.com) is a leading international supplier
and licensor of process technology, catalysts, adsorbents,
equipment, and consulting services to the petroleum refining,
petrochemical, and gas processing industries. Honeywell UOP is part
of Honeywell's Performance Materials and Technologies strategic
business group, which also includes Honeywell Process Solutions
(www.honeywellprocess.com), a pioneer in automation control,
instrumentation and services for the oil and gas, refining,
petrochemical, chemical and other industries.
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 diversified
technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide
with aerospace products and services; control technologies for
buildings, homes, and industry; turbochargers; and performance
materials. For more news and information on Honeywell, please
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