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Many WirelessHART transmitter applications require that the measurement valve be used in closed loop Control. The PIDPlus capability introduced in DeltaV v11.3 enables robust control using WirelessHART measurements. A PIDPlus enhancement in DeltaV v12.3 further improves the response for setpoint changes. Details of the PIDPlus and field results using WirelessHART transmitters and PIDPlus are presented in the workshop.
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Pharmprocess0405 predmaint
1. Solutions
Predictive Maintenance Saves
Money Improves Plant Reliability
,
A predictive maintenance program started Built in 1996, the Cargill Vitamin E Plant diagnostic data generated by these devices
at the Cargill Vitamin E Plant in Eddyville, has nearly 1500 HART technology smart are captured by the AMS Suite: Intelligent
Iowa, has yielded hundreds of thousands of field devices connected to its distributed Device Manager software installed nearly
dollars in documented savings since 2001 control system. In addition, digital valve three years ago. The information obtained
through improved maintenance resulting in controllers, or smart positioners, are is integrated into a single database, organ-
decreased process variability and greater installed on about 350 control valves ized, processed, and presented on a PC
reliability. Estimated savings through cost throughout the facility. Massive amounts of monitor, all without interfering with control
avoidance are even greater. For example,
costly plant shutdowns have probably been
prevented by daily monitoring of 1500
instruments and control valves, and then
scheduling maintenance based on criticali-
ty of devices.
This is in line with a stated goal of find-
ing cost savings through asset optimization
and predictive maintenance, which were
not previously practiced at the instrument
level in this plant. Prior to 2000, schedule-
based preventive maintenance was sup-
ported by reactive maintenance. We fol-
lowed manufacturers’ recommendations in
caring for their products, and we reacted to
problems as they arose. As long as things
ran smoothly, nothing was done to seek out
potential problems and prevent them from
becoming actual.
Predictive maintenance is the term given
to the practice of identifying production
equipment needing maintenance attention
before its performance gets to the point that
product quality is reduced or an unplanned
shutdown occurs. Information about the con-
dition of equipment is the key to successful-
ly predicting maintenance requirements in
order to take timely corrective action.
The information we rely upon principally
comes from smart, microprocessor-based
field instruments that evaluate their own
condition and that of associated equip-
ment in addition to reporting the basic
temperature, pressure, and flow data need-
ed to control production processes. Even
with these advanced devices in place, tech-
nicians formerly had to go into the plant,
locate an instrument, and attach a hand-
held communicator to extract the informa-
tion. The evolution of communications pro-
tocols, such as HART and FOUNDATION
Fieldbus, and asset management software
made it possible for engineers and techni-
cians to communicate with smart field
instruments from one central location.
Cargill's Eddyville, Iowa facility.
2. tation used for process control as well as Documentation Benefits
the intelligent device management soft- NIST-traceable calibration certificates must
ware. This resource is too valuable to be be provided as a part of the regulatory doc-
ignored, which could happen if a specific umentation in the Vitamin E facility. With
person does not have this as a full time our system, a calibration certificate on any
responsibility with authority to take whatev- instrument on the control network can be
er action is necessary to protect the integri- printed out showing that instrument’s cali-
ty of the processing system. bration history, accuracy, date last tested,
condition “as found”, condition “as left”, etc.
Predictive Maintenance To calibrate a transmitter, all the data
Emerson’s Intelligent Device Manager soft- required is downloaded from the Intelligent
ware makes predictive maintenance possi- Device Manager database to a documenting
ble. Once the process control system is calibrator, which is taken to where the actu-
optimized and all the loops are running as al calibration is done. At the end of the day,
well as they can possibly run, monitoring of the results are uploaded to the PC and
the field instrumentation helps sustain that archived in the database. Some instruments
Wade Howarth, Automation Manager at the Cargill level of efficiency. We now catch potential do not have to be calibrated periodically as
Vitamin E plant in Eddyville, Iowa, has helped his problems before they can impact quality or long as we can verify that their calibration
company achieve "hundreds of thousands of dollars in productivity. A case in point is a recent trav- parameters are within design specifications.
documented savings" over the last three years by apply- el deviation alert on a control valve that The documentation within the instrument
ing a predictive maintenance strategy based on asset
caused technicians to check out the valve, database serves as a reliable source for that
management software.
which seemed from the control room to be verification, making these histories
system inputs and outputs. Using this tool, operating properly. They found a plastic air extremely valuable.
technicians are able to look deeply into the supply line that was too close to a steam
process in a way never before possible. line had melted and collapsed, restricting Conclusion
From the safety and comfort of the mainte- the passage of air to the valve actuator. As a It is difficult to quantify the actual value of
nance shop, they’re able to perform all the result, the valve was responding very slowly predictive maintenance in dollars. Savings
functions generally associated with the to control signals and introducing a lot of in some cases, such as preventing the loss
handheld communicator - instrument com- variability into the process, but the opera- of nitrogen, are easily computed. If variabil-
missioning, configuration, and trou- tors didn’t know anything was wrong. ity on a steam loop is decreased, the energy
bleshooting of potential problems. Status In another instance, technicians checking saving can be calculated, but how can you
Alerts inform them if the performance of out the report of a “non-responding” instru- put a value on decreasing loop variability?
specific instruments begins to slip. In addi- ment found that it had been disconnected Similarly, it is impossible to assign a dollar
tion, all maintenance activities are automat- at the termination panel. This “fail-open” amount to time saved by technicians - often
ically documented. valve was allowing the loss of nitrogen, because no data is available for compari-
which went unnoticed by operators for six son. We are satisfied to say that enough has
Asset Management months. While the process was not affected, been saved to pay for the software.
To ensure that this software is fully utilized, fixing the problem prevented the further A word of caution; do not expect immedi-
we employ an asset manager, whose job it is loss of nitrogen and reduced the loading on ate results! It is important for the individu-
to monitor the instrumentation, keep all a scrubber by about 20 percent. als working with the software to understand
configurations and calibrations current, and Many potential problems are simply it and learn how to recognize potential
maintain the database. Based on informa- avoided because the asset manager system- problem areas. A tool is valuable only if it is
tion received from the field instrumenta- atically checks every instrument on the net- used properly. If a predictive maintenance
tion, the asset manager determines mainte- work, looking for the warning signs that program is implemented, an asset manager
nance needs and generates work orders as indicate an impending failure. When he put in charge, and work practices changed
appropriate. He helped establish the pre- catches a transmitter before it gets too far as needed, savings should become appar-
dictive maintenance system and trains out of calibration or expires, he is helping to ent within 12 to 24 months.
other maintenance personnel to use it. maintain the reliability of the production Our work practices have certainly
He is also responsible for continuously system. If early action by the asset manager changed. We have been able to shift our
monitoring the health and status of the 30 avoids a plant shutdown, the savings could focus to prevent from correct, and the docu-
Critical Control Points identified as essen- be substantial. mented savings are significant. We intend to
tial to the safety and quality of our product. Since the predictive maintenance pro- keep exploiting the predictive maintenance
Monitoring these critical points for baseline gram began functioning, the reduction in environment and avoiding unexpected
and calibration certification using NIST- work orders has been noteworthy, with stoppages. The more we can plan and
traceable procedures allowed changing the maintenance following a more orderly plan schedule our work, the more efficient we will
quality control procedure from fully analyti- and schedule. Previously, a great deal of be, and that is our ultimate goal.
cal to a process instrumentation-based sys- time was spent reacting when something
tem. The reduction of in-process testing has broke. We’re still doing reactive mainte-
saved us enormous amounts of analytical nance, but now we’re reacting to predictions
testing time and dollars. based on field-based information and not
It is essential in any processing plant that breakdowns. Instead of smoke coming out
— By Wade Howarth
one individual be designated as asset man- of a motor housing, we react to an indica- Automation Manager
ager. That person must be very knowledge- tion that there will be smoke unless some- Cargill Vitamin E Plant
able about the process and the instrumen- thing is done to prevent it. Eddyville, Iowa
Reprinted with permission from Pharmaceutical Processing May 2004