SUCCESS STORY

CHEMISTRYOSIRIS / SOLVAY, Roussillon Platform,

FRANCE

Speaker name - Companyxx/09/2013

OSIRIS: Condition Monitoring Service

Chemical plant (SOLVAY Roussillon) Raw material for cigaret filters

Interested in wireless capabilities: a first project as a showroom for the whole plant

Test on machines monitored offline for data

comparison

THE CONTEXT

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

50m

x2x2

x2x2

x2x2

DEMAND KEY POINTS

Critical machines +/- 50g

Low frequency analysis capabilities

ATEX Zone 2

Sensors installed under a cover: need for reliable communication

Capabilities to easily and quickly change sensors from one machine to its

spare

50m

3

1

2

4

OUR SOLUTION: Gateway positioning

xGateway positions Tested

x Best compromise

OUR SOLUTION

Gateway positioned in the middle of the workshop with omnidirectionnal

antenna

Total of 12 tri axial sensors installed

Good communication with all sensors, including those under the cover of

the wringer

TEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE

3G

Emerson wireless network already onsite but lot of troubles at Wireless

network connection to the facility network: Strong resistance from IT guy

to new wireless solutions!!

ACOEM strength: Very opened and clear talk with IT crew on ISA100.11a at a pre

sales step. Capabilities to work on a temporary architecture without connection

to the facility network for fast deployment with remote 3G access to the XPR server

Obstacles

CONCLUSION & KEY SUCCESS FACTORS (1/2)

The solution: Ease of installation

- mounting / unmounting for maintenance operation- All installation tests performed successfully < 1 day with 3 different gateways location, antenna direction…

Easily expandable solution- Showroom for the chemical whole plant- Other machines to monitor in the same workshop in a first step- Other workshops and production lines to monitor

Communication capabilities- Triaxial sensor + T° with capabilities to communicate parameters to the control room by OPC through XPR- SUPERVISION for the access by the end customer to the condition monitoring information

Reliable wireless protocol: even under the cover the signal is transmitted!

CONCLUSION & KEY SUCCESS FACTORS (2/2)

Customer relationship:

Long term relationship with our customer OSIRIS: Ease to have a first project with a new product

Strong interest in the solution from both our customer (OSIRIS Expert) and the end customer (SOLVAY): Very good local support