Sasol selects Honeywell control systems
19 Jan 2011
Offenbach, Germany – Honeywell has a new contract with Sasol Solvents Germany GmbH to upgrade the DCS and PLC systems at Sasol’s gas-fired power plant in Moers, Germany.
The upgrades, which include the installation of Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) and Safety Manager, are part of a nine-month project that will see Honeywell’s process solutions become standardised throughout the site.
The project aims to improve energy efficiency and reduce ongoing maintenance costs, said Honeywell, which will provide engineering support and manage the installation and start up procedures.
Situated near Germany’s industrial region of Ruhr, Sasol’s Moers power plant generates steam for the adjoining solvents manufacturing plant.
Sasol already has an Experion PKS installed at its solvents manufacturing facility. The new operating environment will run off a universal network and interface: allowing operators to access the same system from anywhere on the Moers site.
“A large proportion of the Moers site is already controlled by Honeywell technology, so when the time came to upgrade the remaining systems, Honeywell was the natural choice,” said Dr. Christian Kramer, management technical service electro, instrumentation and process control at Sasol Solvents.
“With the new system in place, we will be able to streamline production and greatly improve the site’s energy efficiency,” Kramer added.
