The partnership will improve process models for delayed coking and other related processes. (Delayed coking unit. Image courtesy of Wikipedia)
Industry mega-corp Honeywell and the U.K.-based Wood Group have recently announced a partnership based on the Honeywell Connected Plant platform. The partnership will embed Wood's process models for its Foster Wheeler SYDEC Delayed Coking technology into the Honeywell Connected Plant offering.
Honeywell Connected Plant offers cloud-based services that combine insights and recommendations from process and asset modules with economic value to provide intelligence through visual analytics. According to the companies, this partnership combines proprietary process knowledge with deep troubleshooting expertise to suggest operational adjustments. This will enable plants not only to operate more consistently, but also to achieve their top performance capability.
"Honeywell is a strategic partner in the connected plant space and together, we are ideally positioned to deliver the digital services our customers need," said Bob MacDonald, CEO of Wood's specialist technical solutions business, in a statement. "With this partnership, our customers will experience improved profitability through software-enabled services that guide the efficient operation of delayed coking and other related processes."
Zak Alzein, vice president and general manager of Honeywell's connected performance services business, said that the partnership will grow the company’s reach.
"With this agreement, Wood can offer connected services to its delayed coking customers, and Honeywell will embed Wood's delayed coking digital twin into the Honeywell Connected Plant platform," he said.
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