Brownfield control upgrades on a live mine: modernising without unplanned downtime
How to modernise ageing mining control systems on a live plant without unplanned downtime, scoped from a site audit and phased around maintenance shuts.
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A brownfield control upgrade on a live mine
A coal mining operation was running critical processes on ageing control hardware that could no longer be guaranteed OEM support, the kind of legacy PLC estate that a faster-moving landscape of AI, quantum computing and open architecture is pushing towards end of life across the industry.
Barrick
Barrick implemented condition based maintenance in their real time operational data infrastructure on Haul trucks years ago.
Anglo
Anglo had been a customer and had done a few projects, The goal this time was to improve at a much higher and faster rate.
ArcelorMittal
They implemented an integrated remote operations centre and are now able to collect their operational data from all their assets throughout the supply chain into their operational data infrastructure.
Area Management
To help TOPs more easily spot and resolve problems, Peak Reliability first entered into an Enterprise Agreement with OSIsoft in 2013 that allowed it to harmonize and consolidate device data.
Norsk
Using the OSIsoft PI System as a single operational data infrastructure and a combination of Microsoft Azure and SAP, the headquarter office received real-time data and notification from three separate mines.
Unacem
Peruvian company, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and USA produce Cement, Concrete and Energy.
Cemex
CEMEX is a global building materials company that provides high-quality products and reliable service to customers and communities in more than 50 countries throughout the world.
Condition Maintenance
Alectra Utilities, the second largest municipally owned distribution company in Ontario, Canada, has been leveraging the PI System since 2012 to improve the operation and management of its Operations division.
Downtime Prevention
ComEd provides service to approximately 3.8 million customers across northern Illinois. ComEd has been using the PI System to store their SCADA data since 1998.
Dogfish Head
Dogfish Head is an award-winning microbrewery located in Milton, Delaware, that produces 262,000 barrels of beer in 12 varieties annually.
Quantum Solutions and St. Louis Airport
As a major transportation hub for 30 years, St. Louis Lambert International Airport is pursuing digital transformation initiatives to bring Industry 4.0 to aviation. Such modernization projects are critical for consumer experience and stakes are high.
DC Water
DC Water treats water and wastewater for 1.6 million people in the District of Columbia, as well as for neighboring counties in Maryland and Virginia.
RoviSys
A leading life sciences company that manufactures cell biology, DNA, RNA, and protein analysis products needed to eliminate downtime and data loss to avoid costly disruptions and ensure regulatory compliance.
Synthomer
London-based multinational specialty chemicals company, Synthomer, produces additives and raw materials for creating coatings, paper, textiles, and health and protection products.
Rubberlite
Rubberlite, a materials manufacturer specializing in manufacturing custom-engineered polyurethane foams and flexible composite systems, launched a Supervisory Control Systems Project with the goal of improving overall data quality, starting with standardizing their HMI/SCADA systems.
Enginuity Global & QuarterNorth Energy
QuarterNorth Energy, a leading Oil & Gas producer that operates deep water, shallow, and shelf assets in the Gulf of Mexico, needed to modernize infrastructure and process control technology on its Bullwinkle oil platform – a project critical to improve safety and responsiveness, eliminate costly downtime, and drive operational excellence.
Bradbury
The Bradbury Group of manufacturing companies is dedicated to producing high-quality, productivity enhancing metal processing equipment for customers around the world. They needed a solution that readied their customers as well as their own operations for digitalization and efficiency.
Breton
Italy-based Breton is a leading manufacturer of equipment, machines, and plants that produce and process engineered stone, natural stone (marble, granite, and ornamental), and metals.
Streamline Innovations
Streamline Innovations develops and operates a proprietary process that removes toxic hydrogen sulfide (H2 S) in Oil & Gas, water, wastewater, landfills, and biogas.
Loginet & Petra Srl
Petra Srl owns and operates one of Italy’s largest oil depots, handling millions of liters of oil and gasoline and loading hundreds of trucks each day.
Midstream Oil & Gas Company
With a global terminal network composed of more than 100 liquid petroleum terminals, over 7,000 miles of domestic pipelines, and millions of barrels of tank capacity, the company required a reliable solution to help manage the complex distribution of petroleum-based products.