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Business solutions:Expert services + proven methodology + world-class tools= improved business performance

Metso ExperTune PlantTriage software is designed to help you optimize the performance of your plant. If you do not have the resources available to perform the optimization tasks, the software is available as part of a managed service within Metso’s control performance business solution.

The control performance business solution helps make the plant-wide process more stable which allows you to maximize your business pro�tability over time.

Optimizedperformancethroughout theplant’s lifetime

Metso ExperTune PlantTriage

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Background:• Large oil refi nery with over 2000 control loops• Wide range of process units carrying out di� erent functions, but with multiple interdependencies between them• Even a relatively minor change in the operation of one part of the plant can have a knock-on e� ect in several other locations• Target was to reduce environmental impact and variability

Improving refinery performance and reducing variabilityBP, refineries worldwide

Solution:Metso ExperTune PlantTriage installed

Results:• Annual savings of $1–5 million per re� nery• Payback within 4 months• Enhanced safety and environmental operations• Acceleration of unit startup activities

Customer case with proven results

Lakshman NatarajanProject Leader, BP

“The new technology saves us millions of dollars every year.”

“By using the tools, ClO2

usage was decreased, and brightness increased while � nal brightness variability was reduced. Annual savings were $170,000.”

A typical plant has:• Between 10% and 30% of control loops in manual• As many as 30% of control valves with mechanical issues• Sub-optimal tuning on the majority of controllers

As a consequence:• Process effi ciency is not optimal• Assets are under-utilized

Metso ExperTune PlantTriage helps you to:• Increase production• Identify energy savings• Improve quality• Find the root cause of problems• Stabilize the process automatically

Metso ExperTune PlantTriage software:• Monitors performance of plant controls 24 x 7 x 365• Identifi es controls that have the biggest impact on plant effi ciency• Discovers the root cause of process upsets• Identifi es valve and instrument issues• Tunes controls for optimal plant effi ciency

A rapid return on investment

Process Control Engineer,Canfor Pulp, Canada

“The Metso ExperTune PlantTriage tools make it so much easier to focus on the root cause. Steam � ows were immediately reduced by 7,000 pounds per hour.”

Principal Process Control Specialist,Lyondell-Basell

A completely scalable optimization solutionMetso ExperTune PlantTriage can be scaled to meet your plant’s needs. Whether you have a small facility with only 100 control loops, or a vast enterprise of many plants, you can choose the system that’s right for you.

Embedded world-class knowledgeUsing the knowledge of industry veterans, Metso ExperTune PlantTriage software has been developed over 25 years as an expert system. You can use this embedded knowledge to identify underperforming controls and the root cause of upsets, and then automatically tune the control loops.

Award-winning softwareHaving won Control Magazine’s readers’ choice award for over 15 consecutive years, as well as countless other awards, Metso ExperTune PlantTriage is acknowledged in

the market to be the leading tool for improving control loop performance.

The only complete solution for control performanceOnly Metso ExperTune PlantTriage provides a full set of diagnostic tools covering monitoring and prioritization tasks, root cause identi� cation and resolution of issues in one integrated package. Coupled with easy access through a web browser, this powerful optimization software can be accessed by as many users as you require.

Metso ExperTune PlantTriage improves quality by automatically stabilizing processes.

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After

MonitorAlways watchingWatches your processes 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Identi� es issues as they emerge in real time.

ResolveAutomatically tune controlsUsing Active Model Capture Technology, control loops can be tuned automatically to deliver optimum performance. The technology also allows control parameter changes to be simulated in advance so that the exact response pro� le you want can be chosen.

PrioritizeBiggest payback Quickly identi� es loops with the most negative impact on process effi ciency which, when corrected, provide the greatest effi ciency gains.

DiagnoseRoot cause � nderLooks at the interaction of controls across the whole process to help you to quickly identify the root cause of upsets. Often, the root cause is in a control loop far removed from the underperforming control which manual analysis would fail to spot. Even if manual analysis could detect the cause, hours or even days can be saved using Metso ExperTune PlantTriage.

Identify faulty � eld devicesPowerful diagnostic tools enable broken instruments and valve mechanical problems to be simply identi� ed in the control loops. Maintenance can be targeted to the devices which need it most.

Metso ExperTune PlantTriage

Powerful diagnostic and optimization tools for continuous improvementMetso ExperTune PlantTriage software allows you to implement a continuous improvement cycle.