Improving Efficiency with Advanced Control
In today's energy-intensive industries, you're dealing with extremely complex processes. Controlling these operations is challenging, but it's essential to your business performance. In an era when so many chemical plants have cut back production and refineries are shutting down, you truly cannot afford operating inefficiencies.
For years, MAVERICK Technologies has helped manufacturers in highly complex industries improve operating efficiency through the judicious application of advanced process control (APC). APC reduces process instability, resulting in more uniform product quality, yield improvements and reduction in energy usage. When needed, APC allows for operation closer to constraints, improving throughput, productivity and profitability.
We apply our proven methodology and experience across a variety of industries in order to help you:
- Justify projects — Identify opportunities for improving process control and demonstrate the potential payback of implementation.
- Achieve improvements — Design, select and implement advanced controls for improved operations.
- Enhance performance — Reduce process variance, push constraints and improve throughput for greater performance across your enterprise.
- Manage quality better — Ensure stable processes and consistent product quality.
- Cut energy costs — Leverage APC to reduce energy consumption for more energy-efficient, environmentally responsible operations.
- Ease the load on your workers — Relieve process operators of tedious tasks, and ensure that they receive complete training on APC solutions so they can do their jobs easier.
- Get comprehensive support — Maintain your systems with ongoing support and callout service as needed.
MAVERICK's Complete Advanced Process Control Services
- Model Predictive Control
- Advanced Supervisory Control
- Advanced Regulatory Control
- Inferred Properties for Product Quality Control
- Knowledge-Based Control
- Custom Automation for Complex Operations
- Vendor-Independent Solution Selection
Leveraging MAVERICK's APC Services for a Range of Projects
MAVERICK offers APC services across all industries. We frequently implement solutions for clients in complex, energy-intensive industries such as high-tech manufacturing, oil and gas, and chemical and petrochemical. Applications range from turn-key solutions to complex, customized deployments and system optimization, depending on each client's needs. Read on for some of our case studies:
Manufacturer of Specialty Engineering Plastics Improves Process Yields Through APC
MAVERICK's APC solution reduced yield losses by 25 percent, saving this plastics manufacturer $300,000 per year with a payback period of just more than six months. Learn more >
Major Plastics Manufacturer Increases Production and Reduces Operator Workload Through APC
MAVERICK helped this manufacturer increase production of a polycarbonate resin by 7 percent. The project reduced raw material usage and decreased operator workload by 50 percent. Learn more >
Hydrotreater Improves Control of Product Sulfur Content, Reduces Fuel Gas and Hydrogen Consumption and Extends Catalyst Life
MAVERICK implemented APCs to help operators of this hydrotreater control the sulfur content in its diesel product. Learn more >
APC for an NGL Fractionation Train Improves Yields and Reduces Fuel Gas Consumption
MAVERICK developed APCs to react to changes in NGL feed rate and composition variability, allowing this plant to maintain consistent product quality and maximize yields. Learn more >
Chemical Manufacturer Improves Ethylene Oxide Selectivity and Extends Catalyst Life Through APC
MAVERICK helped this plant ensure safe reactor operation while operating at optimal efficiency. Learn more >
Ethanol Producer Reduces Fuel Gas Costs and Product Variability
MAVERICK developed an APC solution to help this ethanol producer upgrade its syrup solids to distiller’ dried grains with solids (DDGS) quality, reducing fuel consumption and variability while improving productivity. Learn more >
Chemical Manufacturer Reduces Waste Disposal Costs Through APC
MAVERICK delivered an innovative APC solution to maximize the amount of waste fuels burned in this waste fuels boiler, reducing the need for off-site waste disposal. Learn more >
Quick Links for Advanced Process Control
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