Hydrocarbon Processing - October 2022 - 10B

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data and insights visualized with iTwin
technology, any team or manager can
easily and quickly assess relevant activities
and key areas of focus for a given period
while minimizing any key messages
potentially lost during a shift handover
or during a toolbox talk.
Operations control
software
AVEVA has launched the 2023 release
of its operations control software,
the first major coordinated release of its
HMI/SCADA software portfolio, available
in both perpetual and subscription
purchases. The new release further supports
the delivery of AVEVA Operations
Control, a flexible, subscription-based
solution of integrated capabilities that
promotes greater efficiency and workforce
collaboration at the scale that best
suits the business.
AVEVA Operations Control simplifies
day-to-day routines of teams by
aligning workers around common digital
threads
of information, delivering
the data and insights they need to drive
growth at every level through increased
efficiency, agility and reliability. With
rich visualization technologies, analytics
and development tools deployed within
a hybrid cloud and on-premises environment,
customers can ensure performance
consistency, remove opportunity
for human error, and improve operator
insight and reactions to process deviations.
Not only can critical information
be retrieved faster, but inbuilt flexibility
provides greater scaling of data, users or
routes to revealing the correct decision.
The 2023 operations control release
focuses on worker empowerment with
UI/UX enhancements, increased flexibility
for web and mobile users, and
greater connectivity. This release consists
of updates in the following offerings:
AVEVA System Platform 2023, AVEVA
InTouch HMI 2023, AVEVA Edge 2023,
AVEVA Plant SCADA 2023, AVEVA
Historian 2023, AVEVA Communication
Drivers 2023, AVEVA Reports for
Operations 2023, AVEVA Development
Studio and AVEVA Teamwork.
The 2023 operations control
software
release is available through several
procurement methods, including AVEVA
Flex, the advanced industrial software
subscription program. Customers
can choose individual software offers
within the operations control portfolio
or realize new transformational value
with end-to-end visibility across operations
by subscribing to AVEVA's broad
portfolio through AVEVA Operations
Control. AVEVA Operations Control removes
traditional limitations on implementation
by including unlimited software
usage (measured by the number of
users) and offering maximum commercial
flexibility.
AVEVA Operations Control helps
workers to do their jobs in a more sustainable
way. Its comprehensive digital
framework supports quicker, databacked
responses to events that require
resolution, providing reliable process
management systems and reducing the
effort required to train new staff. Customers
across industries can further
enrich their approach to environmental,
social and governance (ESG) initiatives
by leveraging the solution to tap datadriven
insights for more efficient and
environmentally sustainable operations.
Bearing protection
in flooded and mist
applications
Inpro/Seal has introduced a new
FIG. 3. Inpro/Seal has introduced a new
magnetic bearing isolator: VBMag.
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magnetic bearing isolator: VBMag. Utilizing
magnetically energized faces to
create a liquid-tight seal, VBMag (FIG. 3)
protects against lubrication loss and contamination
ingress in challenging applications,
such as flooded, high oil splash,
or oil mist lubrication environments.
With VBMag, there is zero shaft wear,
making it an ideal choice for applications
that historically used elastomeric
lip seals, which can wear quickly at the
point of contact and damage the shaft.
VBMag delivers long-term performance
and reduces the need for unscheduled
downtime and maintenance costs.
VBMag bearing isolators are IP66
rated to meet high industry standards
for bearing protection. Precision-lapped
faces energized by rare earth magnets
create a liquid-tight seal suitable for a
wide variety of applications. The innovative
design allows the maximum
amount of lubrication to reach the faces,
which provides optimum conditions for
a long sealing life.
Hydrocarbon passive
fire protection of
downstream assets
In oil and gas facilities, fires can be disastrous-lives
can be lost and damage
costs can run into the millions of dollars.
Hempel has launched its first product for
the hydrocarbon passive fire protection
(PFP) segment: Hempafire XTR 100.
Providing UL 1709-certified hydrocarbon
PFP in a lightweight coating with
low dry film thicknesses, Hempafire
XTR 100 offers significant safety and
project benefits and reduces application
time and overall project costs for asset
owners, operators and applicators.
An epoxy intumescent coating,
Hempafire XTR 100 insulates steel during
a hydrocarbon pool fire, extending
the steel's load-bearing capacity for up
to 4 hr, allowing more time for the safe
evacuation of personnel and protection
of valuable assets and equipment while
fire-fighting teams extinguish the fire.
The coating is designed specifically for
the oil and gas segment, such as downstream
refining and petrochemical plants.
Hempafire XTR 100 lowers the total
applied weight per square meter, bringing
additional benefits by making transportation
and construction easier and
lowering overall project costs. To simplify
project complexity for customers,
Hempafire XTR 100 can be applied to
both stick-build and modular constructions,
and it only requires mesh reinforcement
around section flanges. It also
aids high productivity: a 2-hr Hempafire
XTR 100 system can be applied in one
working day and the coated sections can
be moved the next day. This enables applicators
to increase productivity, especially
when applying the product in-shop.
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