Honeywell Receives Contract for Advanced Control and Training at PETRON Corporation.PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 1997--PETRON Corporation of the Philippines has awarded Honeywell Industrial Automation and Control a major contract for advanced control and training at its Bataan refinery. The project involves Honeywell's Robust Multivariable Predictive Control Technology (RMPCT RMPCT Robust Multivariable Predictive Control Technology ), and TRAINER, its dynamic training simulator. Petron Corporation Petron Corporation is the largest oil refining and marketing company in the Philippines, supplying more than a third of the country’s oil requirements. The world-class products and quality services fuel the lives of millions of Filipinos. is the largest refiner and marketer of petroleum products in the Philippines. Petron's refinery in Limay, Bataan Limay is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 46,620 people in 9,490 households.The current mayor is Nelson David. Barangays Limay is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. is the largest in the Philippines with a crude distillation distillation, process used to separate the substances composing a mixture. It involves a change of state, as of liquid to gas, and subsequent condensation. The process was probably first used in the production of intoxicating beverages. capacity of 165,000 barrels per day Barrels per day (abbreviated BPD, bbl/d, bpd, bd or b/d) is a measurement used to describe the amount of crude oil (measured in barrels) produced or consumed by an entity in one day. . The project will be implemented by Honeywell Hi-Spec Solutions, a leading supplier of advanced software applications, process training, and consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" to the hydrocarbon processing, chemical, and pulp and paper industries The global pulp and paper industry is dominated by North American (United States, Canada), northern European (Finland, Sweden) and East Asian countries (such as Japan). Australasia and Latin America also have significant pulp and paper industries. . Advanced control strategies will be applied to a number of units, including atmospheric pipestill, thermofor catalytic cracking, and catalytic reformer. The operator training simulation will be implemented for the catalytic reformer and sulfur recovery units, along with generic simulations of vacuum distillation Vacuum distillation is a method of distillation whereby the pressure above the liquid mixture to be distilled is reduced to less than its vapor pressure (usually less than atmospheric) causing evaporation of the least volatile liquid(s) (those with the highest boiling points). and crude distillation. The project will be implemented over two years, with the first phase scheduled for completion in June, 1998 and completion of the second phase in 1999. Since its introduction over a year ago, RMPCT has gained wide market acceptance and has been implemented on more than 60 process units around the world, on a variety of refining and chemical processes. RMPCT provides significant benefits to users including increased plant throughput, less property give-away or greater quality consistency, and reduced energy consumption. In addition, RMPCT yields outstanding payback times -- normally less than one year and often only a few months. The TRAINER System is a high-fidelity, dynamic process simulator for operator training and plant check-out which can be connected directly to the operator console of the plant control system. Instructors working at separate consoles can set training exercises which allow operators to practice how to start-up a plant, operate it under varying conditions, optimize production and shut it down. Instructors can also introduce malfunctions and process disturbances so operators can learn how to handle rare emergencies before they actually occur. The result is shorter start-up time, increased productivity, fewer accidents and fewer shutdowns. For additional information, write to: Honeywell Inquiries, 2800 Wells Branch Parkway, Austin, TX 78728. Inquires also may be made by phone, 1-800-288-7491, or by fax, 512-244-9222. Additional information also can be ordered via Honeywell Industrial Automation and Control's Worldwide Web site, at http://www.iac.honeywell.com. Honeywell is a global controls company providing products, systems and services that increase comfort, environmental protection, energy conservation, productivity and safety in homes and buildings, industry, and aviation and space. The company employs 53,000 people in 95 countries on six continents Six Continents is a large retail PLC in UK which split into Six Continents Retail known as Mitchells and Butlers plc. The hotels and soft drinks business of Six Continents PLC is now known as InterContinental Hotels Group PLC. and had 1996 sales of $7.3 billion. CONTACT: Anne McCarthy Honeywell Inc. Industrial Automation and Control (602) 313-5586 |
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