Improving Improving Plant Plant Performance Performance by by Reducing Reducing Complexity Complexity

Introduction Introduction
Keep it simple What goes wrong? Site Visits Client Fax Removing Complexity Rules

What What is is Complexity? Complexity?

How How do do you you remove remove complexity? complexity?

Flow Flow Sheet Sheet

A major driver of cost & performance It hides complexity Often, the people who drive the flow sheet content, do not understand the full implications of their input.

On On flow flow sheets sheets check check the the impact impact of: of:
Equipment selection Bypass & flow options. Fat Multiple streams Standby equipment Additional storage Sampling, weighing etc

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Pulleys Idlers

failure carry back spillage

Conveyor drive location

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Takeups Structure Modular components Guards

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Where Where do do you you start? start?

Rules Teamwork

Rules Rules
Specifications Standards Guidelines word of mouth, this is how we do it