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Vale Fertilizantes Saves $1.4M in Production Losses with Predix Asset Performanc
技术
- 分析与建模 - 过程分析
- 功能应用 - 远程监控系统
适用行业
- 化学品
适用功能
- 维护
用例
- 资产健康管理 (AHM)
- 根因分析与诊断
挑战
减少生产损失
2013 年，公司确定需要对其酸硝酸装置进行维护和运营，以减少生产损失并提高年产量。 Vale 注意到 2011 年至 2012 年硝酸生产存在缺口，并发现三台设备造成了主要损失，包括两台弱酸冷凝器和一台压缩机排气冷却器。冷凝器的损失是由于厚度损失、备用冷凝器缺乏可用性和壳裂。
由于 15 个月的产量损失超过 14,000 吨，淡水河谷的目标是到 2015 年 8 月将年度损失减少 10,000 吨。
客户
淡水河谷肥料
关于客户
Vale Fertilizantes (Vale) 于 2018 年被 Mosaic 收购，是巴西领先的化肥制造商之一。该公司拥有四个重点领域不同的设施，包括磷酸盐和氮肥。
解决方案
需要改进维护策略和可靠性
为了改进其维护策略和提高可靠性，Vale 实施了 Predix 资产绩效管理 (Predix APM)（以前称为 Meridium Enterprise APM），具体包括 APM 可靠性和 APM 完整性解决方案。这些解决方案包括生产分析、厚度监测和根本原因分析 (RCA) 功能。
Vale 与 Predix APM 团队合作进行 RCA 审计，以分析冷凝器系统并记录故障，并制定策略以防止再次发生。在对冷凝器系统进行分析之前，它的功能是未知的，并且弱酸流量低于定义的限制。这个问题意味着一个更大的挑战，即公司需要的不仅仅是维护修复，还需要文化变革来完全接受和实践持续的可靠性工作。
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