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Case Studies—By Type of Result

ExperTune's software can deliver bottom-line results in a variety of ways. Select the type of results that interest you from the menu at left, or scroll down this page to see a listing of case studies from each result area.

  Bottom-Line Benefits

PlantTriage delivers bottom-line benefits to energy, quality, and production rate. This video provides an executive overview of PlantTriage's ability to impact the bottom line.

	Savings of $1-5 Million per Refinery per Year BP Internal Newsletter, Technology in Action Savings achieved at 7 BP refineries April 2009 by Terry Knott, Editor at BP Read it on BP's Web Site
	Executive Perspective: Bottom-Line Benefits Video Bottom-Line Benefits of Performance Supervision Senior V.P. of Operations at Columbian Chemicals discusses the benefits of PlantTriage June, 2006 Watch the Video Now Windows WMV, 03:58

Energy Savings

Through reduced variability and elimination of oscillations, it is typical for a plant to see between 0.5% and 2% reduction in total energy costs. The following case studies provide some examples.

	SABIC Saves $1 Million/Year in Energy Costs SABIC Improves Plant Stability and Cuts Costs PlantTriage Interaction Mapping identifies root cause of upsets March 2009 One-Page Summary by the Aberdeen Group. Read 1-Page PDF now Detailed Briefing by Tom Fiske, Senior Analyst at ARC Read the Brief from ARC (PDF, 7 Pages)
	10% Energy Savings: Video Case Study Energy Savings Program at Columbian Chemicals Operators, Engineers, and Managers discuss energy savings achieved. June, 2006 Watch the Video Now Windows WMV, 02:59

Production Increases

PlantTriage identifies process constraints by scanning for control loops that are repeatedly at their limits of operation. Several clients have used this to their advantage, to increase production rate. Furthermore, increased process stability often allows process plants to run faster. Review these case studies to learn how ExperTune's clients have achieved faster production rates.

	Utility Sees 2.5% Production Increase Power Plant Speeds Up, Reduces Downtime Over $2 Million per year Additional Profit Read the Case Study PDF, 2 pages.
	4% Production Increase at LaFarge Cement Performance Assessment, Diagnostics, and Tuning at a Cement Plant Inventory and Quality Control Improvements Achieved Presentation at ExperTune User Conference April 2007 Bernardo Soares Torres, M. Sc. pdf, 24 pages View the Powerpoint Slides

Faster Plant Start-Up

During the start-up of a new plant, you need to know what is working properly, and what is not. PlantTriage pinpoints problem areas during start-up, so you can resolve them immediately. Several clients have reported dramatic savings by using PlantTriage during plant startup. Learn more by reviewing these case studies.

	"Fastest Start-Up in Company History" Plant Manager, Borealis Control Performance Supervision Enhances Revamp Upgraded ethylene cracker achieves targeted production rates in record time Article in Chemical Processing Apr 2008 Mikko Ronka, Borealis PDF Read the Article
	Paper Mill Starts Up 4 Months Early Video Case Study Fast Start-Up and Efficient Operation Plant also achieves over $1 Million in on-going annual savings. Watch the Video Now Windows WMV, 12:06

Leverage Engineering Expertise

PlantTriage Enterprise Edition shows you the performance of the entire company, and lets you drill down to individual control loops. Review these case studies to see how PlantTriage can help to leverage engineers from around your company.

	Enterprise-Wide Monitoring: Video Case Study Worldwide plants benefit from PlantTriage remote access. Direct and indirect savings are reported. June, 2006 Watch the Video Now Windows WMV, 03:37
	10% Production Increase Using Remote Monitoring Remote Monitoring with PlantTriage Enterprise Edition Identified opportunities with materials, energy, equipment, quality, and production. Chris McAnarney, Imerys ExperTune User Conference, April 2007 Read the Case Study PDF of powerpoint presentation

Quality Improvement & Variability Reduction

Reducing variability, gives you better quality. This saves money by reducing waste, scrap, and recycle. In some cases, high quality/low variability product can be sold at a premium price. See these case studies to see how PlantTriage has help people to improve quality.

	Process and Product Improvement Through Variability Reduction Process and Product Improvement Through Variability Reduction Features interviews with Plant and Corporate Personnel. June, 2006 Watch the Video Now Windows WMV, 03:51
	66% Variability Reduction at Steel Plant ...also Delivers Energy Savings Use of Control Loop Assessment and Tuning Software for Optimization of a Metallurgical Furnace Plant now operates in Automatic mode. Presentation at ExperTune User Conference April 2007 Lúcio Fábio Passos, UFMG pdf, 17 pages View the Powerpoint Slides

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