MechChem Africa February 2020

Real-time operations intelligence – digital, direct and on the go

FLSmidth has launched a new generation of site management information systems for cement and mining. Customers can access a suite of mobile and web apps that bring performance data out of the control room and directly to their laptop and smartphone.

ages, allowing prompt resolution of issues. ECS/PlantDataManagement: Acomprehen- sive management information system de- signedforthecementandmineralsindustries. The latest browser-based system integrates all process and quality information islands, making critical real-time plant data available to operational, management and executive personnel. ECS/PlantDataManagement can cover one process area, a complete plant or several facilities, following an Enterprise architecture. Dashboards, process analysis and process/production reports have never been more easily available. ECS/UptimeGo: Adowntimeanalysissolution to help plant staff identify the issues that in- terrupt operations andprevent unwanted fu- turedowntime. ECS/UptimeGo is now fully integrated into a single platform with ECS/PlantDataManagement, allowing simultaneous analysis of process, production, healthanddown- time data via a unified user interface.

T he latest digital products from FLSmidth for the cement and min- ing industries focus on delivering real-time data on the go. The new generation of products form part of the FLSmidth ENABLR portfolio of digital solu- tions that connect, monitor, and optimise asset performance and enable customers to simplifyoperations and improveproductivity. They are: SiteConnect™ Mobile Insights App: An intuitive-to-use and simple-to-navigate mo-

bile app, delivering insights on the go with on-demand equipment and plant perfor- mance and health data. Data signals – known as tags in the app – can be easily found and monitored. Tags can be grouped into collec- tions to offer snapshot summary reports of critical indicators, such as production, equip- ment performance or equipment health. A favourites list enables users to recall key data instantly. Email alerts and push notifications inform users when pre-defined events occur, e.g. unplanneddowntimeor productionshort-

The solution calculates the economic value of downtime, allowing plant staff to focus on finding the root causes of the problems that impact plant productivity. “With on-demand and remote access to keydatapoints,weareputtingusersincontrol of optimising their plant and equipment per- formance health,” says Ole Knudsen, head of digitalisation product management. “We live inan interconnected, data-richworld, and this suiteofproductshelpsmakesenseofthisdata, bringing insight and transparency toplant and equipment operations. Ultimately, we want to give users a better night’s sleep, safe in the knowledge that their plant and equipment are operating as they should be – and that they have the ability to respond quickly and effectively if the unexpected happens.” q

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