BASF Selects Emerson to Enhance Flexibility and Production at German Chemical Plant
May 20 2019 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Emerson automation to improve operational
efficiency, enhance cybersecurity for world’s largest chemical
manufacturer
As part of its five-year investment to boost capacity and
operational excellence within its global plastics additives
business, BASF has awarded Emerson (NYSE: EMR) a multi-million
dollar contract to modernize automation software and controllers at
its specialty chemical production facility in Lampertheim, Germany.
These enhancements will help the world’s largest chemical
manufacturer increase production flexibility and enhance
operations.
As the European chemical industry faces increasing market
competition from outside Europe, flexible and cost-competitive
development methodologies and production technologies are needed to
ensure success, says research by DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische
Technik und Biotechnologie e.V. (Society for Chemical Engineering
and Biotechnology). BASF is making a significant investment to
modernize plant automation as part of its effort to sustain market
leadership and achieve Top Quartile performance.
“To maximize operational efficiency and production flexibility,
we will continue to implement the latest automation technology and
systems,” said Jens Grimm, automation manager at BASF Lampertheim.
“Emerson is a trusted business partner with the proven expertise to
help ensure a seamless system migration as we partner to modernize
Lampertheim for successful, long-term production.”
BASF will implement Emerson’s new hybrid automation solution
that replaces existing programmable logic controllers (PLCs), used
to control 20 reactors, with Emerson’s leading DeltaV™ PK
Controller. The new hybrid technology integrates into BASF’s
existing DeltaV automation system, which will significantly reduce
the cost, time and complexity of modernizing the automation system;
minimize start-up time for new production batches; and make
switching production easier.
“Embracing digital transformation technologies and strategies is
critical to achieving top performance levels,” said Jim Nyquist,
group president of Systems and Solutions for Emerson’s Automation
Solutions business. “Through the implementation of Emerson
automation technologies, BASF is well-positioned to drive business
performance and remain the market leader.”
For BASF, Emerson will also replace an obsolete system
controlling the tank farm and distillation columns at the facility,
which produces additives that improve characteristics for plastics
and coatings. The expansion of Emerson’s DeltaV distributed control
system, which is already used to control other parts of the plant,
will ensure continued efficient production and enable BASF to
standardize its control architecture, helping to reduce integration
complexity and operator training costs.
A key part of the project is to expand automation security
protections. This advanced technology, developed with Emerson to
address cybersecurity threats, has been applied at other BASF
manufacturing plants. By modernizing its automation systems, BASF
can take advantage of new capabilities embedded in Emerson’s
automation systems that help fortify plant operations against cyber
threats.
Emerson will also provide approximately 8,000 hours of on-site
engineering services, a separate virtualized system to reduce
hardware capital and operating costs and lifecycle support
services.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri (USA),
is a global technology and engineering company providing innovative
solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and residential
markets. Our Emerson Automation Solutions business helps
process, hybrid, and discrete manufacturers maximize production,
protect personnel and the environment while optimizing their energy
and operating costs. Our Emerson Commercial & Residential
Solutions business helps ensure human comfort and health, protect
food quality and safety, advance energy efficiency, and create
sustainable infrastructure. For more information visit
Emerson.com.
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