ABB’s Expert Optimizer increases production at cement plant
 
ABB的Expert Optimizer幫助水泥廠提高產量

Baden, Switzerland, January 21, 2008 – ABB announced the successful commissioning of its MPC-based Expert Optimizer solution at Buzzi Unicem USA Inc.’s Signal Mountain plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Part of ABB’s Collaborative Production Management suite, Expert Optimizer was installed at the Signal Mountain vertical raw mill and cement mill.

瑞士Baden1月21日消息——ABB宣布其基于MPC的Expert Optimizer解決方案在Buzzi Unicem美國公司位于田納西州查塔努加的Signal Mountain工廠成功調試完畢。作為ABB協同生產管理套件的一部分，Expert Optimizer安裝在Signal Mountain工廠的立式生料磨和水泥磨上。

Buzzi selected ABB for this upgrade project based on past experience with ABB; as numerous other Buzzi plants around the world use ABB solutions. Installation started in the middle of September and was successfully completed in the middle of October 2007.

Buzzi公司選擇ABB升級本項目是根據ABB以往的經驗：因為Buzzi在世界各地的其他許多工廠使用了ABB的解決方案。安裝開始于9月中旬，并在2007年10月中旬成功完成安裝。

Both the raw mill and cement mill increased production after the Expert Optimizer installation. Prior to this project, the raw mill at times was a process bottleneck for the entire plant. Expert Optimizer’s MPC technology helped to reduce this limitation by improving its performance. This has translated into an incremental increase in clinker production. Expert Optimizer has also improved process stability by providing a more consistent feed to the kiln, resulting in increased production.

無論是生料磨還是水泥磨，在安裝Expert Optimizer之后都增加了產量。在此項目之前，生料磨有時是整個工廠的一個過程瓶頸。Expert Optimizer的MPC技術有助于減少這種限制，改善其性能。這已經轉化為一種漸進式的增加熟料生產。Expert Optimizer還通過提供一個更一致的進料和進窯，進而提高產量，改善流程的穩定性。“

ABB’s Expert Optimizer advanced process control software helps customers achieve continuous process optimization. Part of ABB’s Collaborative Production Management suite, it coordinates the setpoints of the different parts of the process and immediately detects deviations among the different parts of the operation. By expertly applying MPC, Expert Optimizer is able to stabilize and then optimize the process, which helps plant management to reach their profitability and sustainability goals.

ABB的Expert Optimizer高級過程控制軟件可幫助客戶實現持續的流程優化。作為ABB協同生產管理套件的一部分，它負責協調不同流程部分的設定點，并立刻偵測不同運作部分之間的偏差。通過熟練運用MPC技術，Expert Optimizer能夠穩定從而優化流程，這有助于工廠管理，以達到其盈利性和可持續性的目標。

Scott Henninger, Production Manager at Signal Mountain said “We’ve been really pleased with how the installation went and, of course, with the outcome. Having Expert Optimizer installed with its MPC has been a real improvement to production and the business.”

Signal Mountain工廠的生產經理Scott Henninger表示：”我們真的很高興安裝順利進行，當然，結果也不錯。擁有安裝了其MPC技術的Expert Optimizer對生產和業務是一個真正的改善。“

ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 111,000 people.

ABB是電力和自動化技術領域的全球領導廠商，致力于為工業和電力行業客戶提供解決方案，以幫助客戶提高生產效率，同時降低對環境的不良影響。ABB集團的業務遍布全球100多個國家，擁有大約111,000名雇員。

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