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System 800xA: Full-Scale Simulation for "Full Gas"

The Ormen Lange project will supply 20 percent of Britain’'s gas needs for up to 40 years. The project start-up was very successful due to the use of ABB's System 800xA based process simulation. This white paper explains how the second largest gas reserves on the Norwegian continental shelf, The Ormen Lange field, successfully realized this project by using ABB's process simulation systems. Download now.

System 800xA Solution for Sugar Mill in Egypt

Dakhalia Sugar's Belkas sugar mill is one of the largest and technologically advanced sugar mills in Egypt. The Egyptian government's longstanding economic goals is to make the country self-sufficient in sugar, therefore, new mills are currently under construction, and older mills are being revamped to increase overall capacity and help reduce the current 50 percent production deficit. Today, 60 percent of the country's sugar mills are equipped with ABB process automation systems. Read this white paper to learn how ABB's system 800xA has improved the sugar mill production processes at Dakhalia Sugar in the Nile Delta. Download now.

System 800xA: Change of Generation at Cheminova

In 2008 when the ABB operator system at Cheminova’s P1 pesticide plant was changed to System 800xA it had far exceeded the expected lifetime. The transition from the old to the new operator system went without the slightest disruption to production. In this paper, Cheminova’s senior engineer Karl Anders Kvist views the future changes of generation that are to take place over the next 2-3 years at the other plants with confidence. Download now.

For the Sake of the Environment and the Economy: A New SCADA System Based on System 800xA

TVIS is a heat transmission company for the Trekantområdet geographical area of Denmark. It takes care of excess heat from the industries and power plants in the area and redistributes the heat in pipelines to households, public institutions, offices, shops and other facilities in the area. ABB in Denmark has supplied TVIS a SCADA solution based on System 800xA for controlling the district heating network.

Read this white paper to learn how TVIS, in conjunction with ABB's new SCADA solution system, monitor heat transmissions remotely and safely. Download now.

System 800xA: Structured Data Logger – The Key to Growth for Danish Crown

Apart from shear size and automation of the production, tracking production and the ability to trace products is the single most important feature to secure a dominant place in the competitive world market for the Danish slaughterhouse. Danish Crown looks to ABB for new technologies to further improve its bottom line. Production planning, follow-up, quality assurance, documentation and traceability all form an integral part of the factory database. At Danish Crown, an automated factory database system has been developed and implemented using ABB's System 800xA platform. Download now.

System 800xA: Fully Automated ESD System for Major Gas Plant Increases Safety

DONG Energy trusts ABBs System 800xA High Integrity to protect critical gas treatment plant such as their Nybro Gas Treatment Plant on the west coast of Jutland, Denmark. DONG Energy uses ABB's System 800xA to handle on a daily basis 16 to 25 million cubic meters of natural gas at this plant. Safety is a priority and setting up a fully automated ESD system increases DONG Energy's plant safety levels. Read the full report and learn how DONG Energy integrates ABB's System 8000xA to process natural gas safely. Download now.

System 800xA: Simulator Gave Östrand Skilled Operators from Day One

Simulator training is becoming an important factor for the pulp and paper industry, as the simulators have become increasingly realistic and provide challenging training for the operators. In all major automation projects today, a simulator is included as an option in the project. In 2006, SCA Östrand pulp mill invested in a simulator for the new recovery boiler and they selected to employ ABB's 800xA Simulator.

Read this white paper to learn how SCA Östrand benefited from their simulator selection and how this system has improved their pulp and paper mill processes. Download now.

Methanol Producer with World-Class Operator Environment

Download this success story from Statoil Hydro's Tjeldbergodden plant to learn how they went from being one of the world's largest methanol facilities to also being at the very cutting edge of process control, ergonomics and energy-efficient production with the use of ABB's System 800xA EOW. Read more.

Integrated System Improves Operations

Atanor utilized ABB's System 800xA's functionality to successfully integrate the basic process control system and the safety instrument system. Download this case study to learn how the combined process control and safety system has cut costs and boosts efficiency. Read more.

New Application Solutions at Sappi Saiccor with System 800xA

Download this case study to learn more about Sappi Saiccor's decision to invest in ABB's Advant OCS control system. The investment was preceded by detailed analyzes and project planning measures. An upgrade to newer versions of the installed control system took place five years later; the process is continuing to this day, and recent years have seen a change to the Industrial Extended Automation System 800xA, ABB's new automation platform. Download now.

In a league of its own

With an annual production of 500,000 tons of pulp — including 420,000 tons of kraft pulp and 80,000 tons of CTMP pulp — SCA's plant in Östrand, Sweden, is high on the list of Europe's largest pulp mills. Ensuring production stability and efficiency to the highest standards requires a flexible and reliable control system. These values are fundamental to ABB's Industrial System 800xA mode of operation and that is why it was selected to help turn one of Europe's biggest pulp mills into one of the world's most modern. Download now.

Alunorte Improves Operational Availability to 99% via System 800xA Extended Automation

By adding System 800xA Extended Automation as part of a recently enhanced control system, Alunorte achieved faster decision making and maxmized production while maintaining product quality. Download now.

Pemex Grows and Improves with 800xA Safety and Control Solutions from ABB

Pemex is improving control and safety systems in all its plants and continues to build new facilities. It has support from ABB in all areas of control, safety, instrumentation and power, in each of its subsidiaries. ABB's Analytics, Instrumentation and Services solutions are also utilized by Pemex. Download now.

Project Report: Intrinsic-safe Production of Steroids at Gedeon Richter Ltd.

The installation and commissioning of the plant's automation was running under considerable time pressure. Andras Ujfaludi explains how he managed this challenge. Download now.

Successful Albaugh, Inc. Relies on ABB's System 800xA

Albaugh, St. Joseph, is the only generic glyphosate plant in the U.S. to build upon its track record of success, confident in the cost-effective reliability of its control system. Download now.