AUTOMATION

E NHANCE THE VALUE

GE NE R ATE D BY YOUR PL ANT
AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS FOR THE LIME INDUSTRY
Complete solutions for
enhancing plant productivity
Applying the most advanced technology, innovations and best practices,
ANDRITZ helps companies to automate and modernize operations in order to
increase production and operate with greater safety and efficiency.

The ANDRITZ vision is to streamline project execution technologies and the most appropriate innovations, as
and optimize operations at your plant, enhancing your ANDRITZ engineers skillfully integrate them to create a
plant’s value generation and establishing a win-win single, comprehensive system.
relationship between you and ANDRITZ.
Plants that work with ANDRITZ enjoy continuous impro-
Customers engage ANDRITZ for a variety of project vement projects and 24/7 on-call service and support
services including front-end planning, project scoping, for all PLC/DCS/HMI/SCADA, instruments, electrical, and
site E&I/P&ID audits, cost estimation, and ROI payback power systems. Working with ANDRITZ will enhance the
justification. ANDRITZ’ value-focused and cost-effective productive value of your plant.
approach combines lime industry process knowledge with
leading technologies, quality engineering, and hardware PROVEN EXPERIENCE
to create a complete and tailored solution for your plant. ANDRITZ has served the lime industry for over forty
years, providing electrical, control and instrumentation
Why are the lime companies that utilize ANDRITZ so solutions. Because we work closely with major lime kiln
successful? ANDRITZ makes a commitment to technical manufacturers, including Polysius/Maerz and FLSmidth
performance, schedule, and price, and then delivers on Minerals, we are able to identify and implement the best
that commitment. solutions for our customers.

Plants have the freedom to combine systems and tech-

nologies from different vendors and platforms through
the OEM-discounted pricing that ANDRITZ offers on all
controls, electrical, power, and instrumentation sys-
tems. You can take advantage of the best available

“ANDRITZ’s people are professional and knowled-

geable. They take pride in their work and do an
excellent job from design through start-ups.”
BRYAN NIELSON
VP Production, US Graymont

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“Their leadership was valued and appreciated. These
are the times when we truly value our relationship
with ANDRITZ.”
BRETT ROBINSON
Canfor Pulp

ANDRITZ‘S GLOBAL PRESENCE AND EXPERTISE • 1 09 locations with automation

competence
• Over 2,000 employees in automation
• Process control
• Electrical engineering
• Instrumentation
• Power engineering
• Process simulation modeling
• Autonomous process management
• Remote control
• Project development
• Project management
• S upport and continuous
improvements

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Life cycle phases: Creating
value for any and all projects
Automation is like the central nervous system of your plant; it touches every
part of your operation from process performance to quality, reliability, and
safety, and is critical to your success. Automation differs from mechanical,
civil, or process engineering skills. To ensure success, engage a specialty
automation company that will design an integrated system, develop it with
you, and support you long term.

DESIGN & BUILD PROJECT Business

Get it done with ANDRITZ — on budget, Pre-feasibility, pre-FEED
planning
STAGE
on time, and on quality. ANDRITZ can take
complete responsibility for designing,
building, commissioning, training, and
supporting your electrical, power Engineering Site / P&ID audit, Preliminary design,
and process control systems. and controls options and studies cost estimates

CUSTOMIZE
Your plant is unique, and likely combines
some old hardware and some new, as well
Heat & Mass Balance PFD HAZOP
as multiple system platforms from multi- Simulation (HMB) models modeling tool
ple vendors. ANDRITZ has the skill to work
with that, and can develop a customized
solution for further enhancement.
Operator Assess needs for
INNOVATE training operator training
All appropriate technical innovations will
be yours with ANDRITZ. Through global
engagement with technology vendors,
ANDRITZ has access to the latest equip- Calculate ROI benefit
ment and newest methods for system Optimization from optimization
communications, analysis, and response.

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 Approval, Design, procurement Commissioning and
Feasibility, FEED
project kick-off and construction achieving performance

Electrical and control system Modularization,

Power design Local support
design, specifications and FATs and
and tie-in and improvements
procurement commissioning

Develop Process
Validate Test control logic IDEAS Digital Twin
control control
P&IDs with simulator and Virtual Instruments
narratives validation
Start up

Skills-focused Knowledge-focused Train operators

New hire training
training simulator training modules before start-up

Instruments for Advanced Test and set up advanced Optimization and Process
advanced control control design control on simulator Performance (OPP)

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Key products and capabilities
IDE AS SIMUL ATION FOR DESIGN
Process modeling simulation is valuable for everything
from preliminary design through to high-fidelity simula-
tion of your entire process.

Used for: Process design, optimal sizing, integrating key

unit processes, developing control narratives, validating
process control logic, and operator training.

PRIME CONTROL
An integrated process control solution featuring the
critical elements (PLC configuration, instrumentation
and services) to elevate your process management,
operations, and control systems to a higher level.

Includes: ANDRITZ process equipment expertise, multi-

platform DCS/PLC/HMI/SCADA integration, instrumenta-
tion, system architecture, E&I engineering, commissioning
and support.

VIRTUAL PL ANT (VPL ANT) MODUL AR TRAINING

A package of simulation and software tools for training
operators in industrial processes that couples built-in
plant control logic with an industrial quality user interface.

Features: Realistic process response, pause/resume/

fast-forward execution, predefined training scenarios,
financial performance monitoring, performance
evaluation and testing.

ADVANCED CONTROLS AND AUTONOMOUS

OPERATION
The BrainWave model predictive controller and Advanced
Control Expert (ACE) systems that autonomously optimize
the process area based on cost and value.

Process areas: Handles tough control loops including the

long time delays of crusher circuits and the difficult-to-
control calcining process.

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to release your plant‘s potential
OPERATOR TRAINING SYSTEM (OTS)
Systems that train operators in how to improve plant ope-
rations, safety and profitability. Offerings include Web/
Computer-Based Training (WBT/CBT) and Simulator-
Based-Training (SBT) using the OTS.

Typical training scenarios: Cold-start, hot restart,

planned shutdown, emergency shutdown, equipment
failure, alarm conditions, and custom scenarios.

BURNER MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY SYSTEMS (BMS)

Expert knowledge of kiln BMS and safety systems.
Supply of design, logic, hazop, hardware and start-up
of these systems.

Applicable safety standards: FM Global, National Fire

Protection Agency (NFPA), ISO requirements, vendors
hardware and interfacing standards.

ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS (EPS)

The design and engineering of power systems, from
utility tie-ins, substations, and switchgear to site
distribution and power management.

Expertise: Power system analysis, brownfield integration

of power generation, energy efficiency audits, on-line
monitoring, arc flash and coordination studies,
benchmarking, optimization, alerts.

SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

A support network that includes on-call technicians,
comprehensive long-term support, and continuous
improvement programs.

Services: Dedicated DCS/PLC expertise; power,

electrical, and instrumentation engineering; on-line
reliability and performance monitoring, expert advice,
and data analytics.

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WHY WORK WITH ANDRITZ
For over 40 years we have been providing electrical and automation services
and products to the lime industry. We can connect our clients with any third-
party DCS.PLC vendor, as well as develop software, offer flexible commercial
models, and provide technical support 24/7 thanks to our global presence.

ANDRITZ INC.
Atlanta, GA, USA
p: +1 404 370-1350
[email protected]

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