Mobile productivity solution for Indian refinery

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation has implemented the Mobile Stations productivity solution in the prestigious €137 million Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit (FCCU) project at their Mumbai refinery Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) operates two major refineries in India which produce a wide variety of petroleum fuels with a combined annual output of 14.8 million metric tons. Honeywell Process Solutions’ Mobile Stations increase productivity and reduce operating costs of standard communication infrastructure by expediting the commissioning of different systems and subsystems. Previously, HPCL experienced delays in commissioning activity associated with the use of handheld transceivers to communicate with the control room for operations such as transmitter testing, control valve stroke checking, loop checking, determining run indication status and mapping third party devices with DCS over modbus. Following the deployment of Honeywell’s Wireless Mobile Operator technology, HPCL was able to expedite the schedule thereby saving € 228,000 per day and improving productivity by 20 percent during the commissioning phase of the FCCU Project. The company has also enjoyed increased acceptance of more field-related applications using the same wireless network. “Effective communications are essential in helping to minimize the commissioning delays and in turn reduce operating costs in our plants,” said a senior representative at the HPCL Mahul Refinery. “Our longstanding relationship with Honeywell made the company a natural choice for this project, and the substantial cost reductions achieved to date have shown that they were the correct choice.” “Increasingly our customers are interested in taking advantage of the latest communications technologies for their operations,” said Amitava Biswas, Country Manager, Honeywell Process Solutions India. “With our Mobile EPKS system, Hindustan Petroleum gains real-time communication, which is a critical capability when optimizing plant productivity and managing the bottom line.” Mobile Station is a wireless mobile productivity solution that extends access to critical process information, historical data, graphics and other key functions to the field. Mobile Station comprises a powerful family of solutions for relaying control system information to remote users where and when needed. Whether using Honeywell’s eServer technology or a direct Station connection, these solutions are optimized for specific customer applications, ranging from read-only access over the Intranet by multiple casual users, to secure system access for mobile operators. Using a wireless Station tablet or other handheld device, Mobile Station solutions simplify security and minimize performance impact on the control system. This uses existing Station displays and HMIWeb technology to eliminate costly and error-prone display re-engineering.