Honeywell
system for Aluminium Bahrain
Posted: 30 April 2004
Honeywell Process Solutions has received a multi-million dollar
order from Aluminium Bahrain (ALBA) to provide a Manufacturing Execution
System (MES) for the company's Potline-5 expansion project.
ALBA was impressed with Honeywell's message, which focused on ALBA
business processes and people - and how Honeywell's integrated information
technology could complement those two elements and unlock substantial
economic benefits. Honeywell focused on the customer need to solve
"business problems" at their facilities (i.e. improve
production efficiency, optimize business operations, track progress).
Honeywell was recognized as understanding ALBA's business processes,
or workflows, and demonstrating an objective of not just installing
applications but optimizing these business processes. ALBA is currently
undergoing a plant expansion to increase production from 530,000
to 840,000 tonnes per annum with the construction of a new Potline-5.
The MES will provide the new plant with state-of-the-art information
technology to streamline data handling and enhance decision-making
processes across the supply chain for three Line 5 plants being
Carbon, Reduction and Casthouse, as well as two upstream supply
sectors being Power and Calciner.
" The combination of Honeywell's state-of-the-art technology
and Aluminium Smelter focused implementation team was the most cost
effective solution to help ALBA achieve its business vision. We
firmly believe that this project will lead to productivity improvements
at our site and help us realize our goal of being one of the lowest
cost producers." said Peter Cowie, ALBA's General Manager Line
5 Operations.
Anton Rossouw, Project Manager of the MES implementation said "The
integrated standard products offers Alba a lowest total cost of
ownership when set against the classic bespoke solutions of the
past. Our challenge now is to meet the business expectations within
a very tight schedule set by the Line 5 commissioning program. To
achieve this we have assembled a strong team and merged the Alba
team with the Honeywell/AST team. The Alba team members are directly
linked to the business managers to ensure that two-way communications
take place throughout the project. We recognize the critical need
for user participation as they will become the owners."
The Manager BMS for Alba said "The implementation of the new
MES systems fills the gap between our control systems and SAP systems
and establishes a fully integrated system that will provide management
with reliable information and support the KPI management approach.
I am confident that the team will deliver an outcome that will exceed
expectations and establish a system foundation that we could roll
back to the existing Alba organization in due course."
ALBA joins a growing number of mining and metals customers that
use Honeywell Business.FLEX PKS solutions to effectively manage
their businesses. In order to provide a fully integrated and functional
solution for ALBA, the project includes the implementation and integration
of the
Business.FLEX PKS solution suite to SAP
"This is a key project win for Honeywell, representing another
milestone in our chain of successes in the Metals, Minerals and
Mining Sector," said Jerry Walker, Vice President and General
Manager of Honeywell Process Solutions EMEA. "We see this as
a rapidly developing and high investment sector and this project
will reinforce Honeywell's reputation and leadership in delivering
information technology solutions to the process industries."
To better serve ALBA, Honeywell has partnered with the AST Group
of South Africa, who will provide domain expertise in aluminum smelting
and consulting services for the SAP scope of the project. AST is
the market leader for such services in South Africa and has worked
with Honeywell in the past.
The project is expected to be completed in March 2005.
Honeywell International is a $23 billion diversified technology
and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace
products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes
and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; specialty chemicals;
fibers; and electronic and advanced materials. Based in Morris Township,
N.J., Honeywell's shares are traded on the New York, London, Chicago
and Pacific Stock Exchanges.
It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial
Average and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500
Index.
For more information, please visit www.honeywell.com
Honeywell Process Solutions is part of Honeywell's Automation and
Control Solutions group, a global leader in providing product and
service solutions that improve efficiency and profitability, support
regulatory compliance, and maintain safe, comfortable environments
in homes, buildings and industry.
For more information see www.acs.honeywell.com
AST's intellectual capacity, its business model and strong customer
base form the foundation for the Group's integrated services solutions
business.
Ideally positioned as a leading technology solutions company and
focused on selected industries, AST unlocks substantial value for
its customers. The AST Group - an innovative ICT company in Southern
Africa.
For more information about AST, access www.ast.co.za
Posted by Richard Price,
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