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April, 2006

Alarm Management Webcast

Pulp & Paper Webcast Series

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

PART 1: Drive down operating costs by increasing process control asset performance

Registration & Details


This webcast will demonstrate how to move an instrument maintenance organization to a predictive process while assuring your control assets are delivering the best possible performance on a continuous basis with sustainable results.

Learn how to:

  • Drive down process variation by improving control performance
  • Quickly find poorly performing assets using Visual Mapping technology
  • Get to the root cause of the performance issue to troubleshoot control problems quickly
  • Create the initial implementation of a condition based maintenance approach.
Registration & Details



Pacesetting Technologies for the Paper Industry - 5 Part Wecast Series

Matrikon's critically acclaimed webcast program is proud to present Pacesetting Technologies for the Paper Industry. This five part webcast series is designed for pulp & paper companies who are looking for proven practices and results to improve to their operations.

Participants will discover how a world-class set of advanced data analysis and process control technologies will create a solution for a step-change in performance that will give their company a global competitive advantage.

Part 2:
Multivariate data analysis
Details & Registration

Part 3:
Web-based Data Consolidation
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Part 4:
Alarm Rationalization
Details & Registration

Part 5:
Industrial Connectivity and Cyber Security
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Production Optimization Through Advanced Condition Monitoring
There is a significant role that advanced information technology is now playing in increasing production, lowering the costs of production and improving the overall sustainability of assets in modern production facilities.

A shift away from traditional preventative and failure based maintenance methods is underway, and companies are now able to leverage strong central technical resources across many assets in an environment of cost-cutting and continuous improvement, allowing them to continue managing and operating a large asset base with limited resources.




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There have been various attempts at applying industrial standards (OPC) to SCADA-based implementations. To ease in the success of integrations, and avoid cost overruns, integrators must know the difference between "plant-based" OPC mentality and Scada applications.



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Case Studies

Husky Increases Sales by Building a Flexible Network with Standards Based OPC
Husky needed a way for customers to connect their different generations of Husky equipment to their web based monitoring application. By standardizing on OPC technology, Husky was able increase sales of their web based-monitoring, turnkey solution. As well, by offering MatrikonOPC server on its own, Husky has attracted business that otherwise would have gone to a third party.
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Achieving Business Results Through IT: Ensuring Controller Performance Benefits with Web-Enabled Monitoring at Noranda
A mineral processing facility near Montreal, CEZinc, Noranda Inc., has recently implemented a leading-edge intranet solution for monitoring the performance of plant operations, and providing condition-based maintenance. This innovative multi-faceted software implementation incorporates: web-delivered plant information systems; area-wide control loop performance assessment (using sophisticated algorithms to evaluate poorly performing controllers); and integrated alarm management functions.
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Nova Chemicals Implements Matrikon's OPC Client for ODBC
As part of an upgrade project, the company was looking for a simple and reliable way to collect and transfer data from their new on-line gas chromatographs to their process DCS (Distributed Control System). Unable to find a satisfactory solution on the market, they opted for a custom solution to get the needed results. For help, NOVA turned to MatrikonOPC, and implemented the OPC Client for ODBC.
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Global Workshop Schedule                                                              Certification Benefits

  • Prepare your plant for new regulations.
  • Successfully eliminate up to 75% of your alarms.
  • Improve safety standards while reducing downtime.
  • Learn strategies to prioritize and configure alarm settings.
  • Reduce alarm management implementation time by 30%.
  • Examine successful working solutions.
AMSS Certification
"I suggest that anyone and everyone remotely or primarily involved with (process) alarms attend this excellent course. It is a MUST for all!"

Barend Esterhuizen
Eskom



Global Workshop Schedule                                                              Certification Benefits

  • Quickly troubleshoot and diagnose Windows security problems
  • Solve system connectivity issues using field-tested OPC technology
  • Reduce integration time by learning to install, configure & test OPC
  • Improve system reliability using standards-based technology
  • Reduce long term ownership costs by building robust systems
OPCSI Certification
"The OPC Hands-on Workshop walked us through many of the common interconnectivity issues we are faced with daily."

Purun Vadhanakul
BOC


Matrikon Valued Partners Event
Partners for Success, Reaching New Heights

Matrikon - One of North America's fastest growing Total Solution Providers for Integrated Industrial Intelligence is pleased to invite you to our Annual Users Group: Matrikon Valued Partners Event - MVP2006!

MVP2006 promises to deliver an unequaled agenda of general and parallel track sessions that will include top executive level presentations, insightful panel discussions, actual case studies describing business benefits, and high quality technical content delivered at the solution showcase and hands-on demonstration sessions.

MVP North America
May 8 - 10, 2006
The RimRock Resort Hotel
Banff, AB, Canada
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Matrikon Provides a New Solution That Revolutionizes How Control System Alarms are Managed in Process Industries.

Process plant reliability is critical to avoid industrial accidents. Ineffective Alarm Management has been linked to industrial disasters world wide, and Matrikon recognizes the need to provide effective solutions that not only improve safety, but also optimizes plant reliability. Studies have proven that the average operator faces over 150 alarms per hour. Industry standards state operators cannot effectively manage more than 6 alarms per hour.

Matrikon’s solutions provide tools that turn data into actionable information to support timely and effective decision making.

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