DES PLAINES, Ill., March 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell
(NYSE: HON) and Wood will work together through the
Honeywell Connected Plant platform to commercialize digital
services that help oil refiners make their operations safer, more
efficient and more reliable.
Honeywell UOP, a leading provider of technologies for the oil
and gas industry, has partnered with Wood to embed Wood's process
models for its Foster Wheeler SYDECSM Delayed Coking
technology into Honeywell's Connected Plant offering.
"Honeywell is a strategic partner in the connected plant space
and together, we are ideally positioned to deliver the digital
services our customers need," said Bob
MacDonald, CEO of Wood's Specialist Technical Solutions
business. "With this partnership, our customers will experience
improved profitability through software-enabled services that guide
the efficient operation of Delayed Coking and other related
processes."
Honeywell Connected Plant delivers oil and gas customers
higher levels of safety, reliability, efficiency and profitability.
This solution is unique in the industry because it applies
proprietary process knowledge and deep troubleshooting experience
to recommend operational adjustments sooner and more accurately
than ever before. It helps plants run more consistently and at the
top of their performance capability.
"This alliance greatly expands the reach of the Honeywell
Connected Plant by adding Wood's technology to our ecosystem," said
Zak Alzein, vice president and
general manager of Honeywell's Connected Performance Services
business. "With this agreement, Wood can offer connected services
to its Delayed Coking customers, and Honeywell will embed Wood's
Delayed Coking digital twin into the Honeywell Connected Plant
platform."
Wood is a global leader in the delivery of project, engineering
and technical services to energy and industrial markets. It
provides performance-driven solutions throughout the asset life
cycle, from concept to decommissioning across a broad range of
industrial markets, including the upstream, midstream and
downstream oil and gas, power and process, environment and
infrastructure, clean energy, mining, nuclear, and general
industrial sectors. Wood has designed and engineered more Delayed
Cokers globally than any other technology provider or engineering
contractor. Delayed Coking converts heavy oil into fuel-range
distillates and other products.
Honeywell UOP (www.uop.com) is a leading international supplier
and licensor of process technology, catalysts, adsorbents,
equipment, and consulting services to the petroleum refining,
petrochemical, and gas processing industries. Honeywell UOP is part
of Honeywell's Performance Materials and Technologies strategic
business group, which also includes Honeywell Process Solutions
(www.honeywellprocess.com), a pioneer in automation control,
instrumentation and services for the oil and gas, refining,
petrochemical, chemical and other industries.
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 technology
company that delivers industry specific solutions that include
aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings
and industry; and performance materials globally. Our technologies
help everything from aircraft, buildings, manufacturing plants,
supply chains, and workers become more connected to make our world
smarter, safer, and more sustainable. For more news and
information on Honeywell, please visit
www.honeywell.com/newsroom.
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