Case Study: Global 500 Energy & Utilities

Company

Introduction
This case study of a Global 500 energy & utilities company is based on a
March 2014 survey of Invensys SimSci optimization software customers by
TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to
have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

“ “With Schneider Electric the cost savings for a crude unit were
$0.05/bbl of feed, for the Cat Cracker unit they were $0.10/bbl
of feed, and for the Hydro-Cracker unit they were $0.20/bbl of
feed. They identified the real Operating Envelop constraints
and they also provided feasible sets of targets for APC
applications.”

Challenges
■ Solved the following challenges with SimSci optimization software:
Company Profile
■ A need to diagnose performance bottlenecks
■ A need to improve decision making capabilities The company featured in
this case study asked to
■ Difficulty identifying faulty instrumentation have its name publicly
■ Challenges obtaining accurate data on the process blinded because publicly
endorsing vendors is
■ A need to monitor, optimize, or improve plant yields and profitability
against their policies.
■ A need to automate optimization and reporting
■ Need to predict/estimate stream property values that are difficult (or TechValidate stands behind
expensive) to measure the authenticity of this data.

Company Size:
Global 500

Use Case Industry:

Energy & Utilities
■ Uses the following SimSci Process Optimization products:
■ SimSci ROMeo Online Performance Suite
■ SimSci ROMeo Material Balance Module
■ SimSci ROMeo Process Optimization
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■ Realized the following operation benefits to their designs with SimSci optimization software
optimization software:
SimSci provides simulation
■ Enhanced decision making software for process
■ Diagnosed design, simulation and
■ training and optimization
Identified faulty instrumentation
that leads to operational
■ Obtained accurate process data/KPIs excellence.
■ Closed loop process optimization
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 AVEVA

Results  Invensys SimSci

optimization software
■ Purchased SimSci optimization software because of:
■ Real-time, online optimization capabilities
■ Replacement of custom in-house RTO plate-form.
■ Improved the profitability of their process with SimSci optimization
software in the following ways:
■ Increased throughput
■ Regulatory compliance
■ Maintain product streams on spec for properties where no on-line
analyzer was available

Source: TechValidate Survey of a Global 500 Energy & Utilities

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 Validated   Published: Jun. 11, 2015   TVID: D86-B15-2B8