| Technical service typically requires the
analysis of complex operating data. Operating units generate an overwhelming
amount of data and there are limited human resources to analyze the
information generated. More often, data analyses are only conducted in
response to operating problems and ongoing optimization opportunities are
lost resulting in loss of revenue. Astron International has developed a
Technical Support Service to assist refiners and their suppliers in
capturing these lost opportunities by providing rigorous analysis of
operating data on a routine basis. Outsourcing well defined time consuming
tasks to Astron International would provide significant cost savings and let
your technical service personnel focus on providing process engineering
services.
Technical Support Service for FCC
The Technical Support Service is being offered for FCC units in
conjunction with Refining Process Services, Inc., a leading FCC consulting
firm and the founder of The FCC
Network. In this service, refinery FCC unit operating data reports will
be run through a comprehensive process that will analyze each reported
variable against appropriately determined unit-specific ranges to segregate
reports with bad data. Each data analysis will examine the mass balance,
heat balance, critical operating and yield ratios, and provide a series of
charts that highlight unit yields with key operating parameters.
Technical Support Service reports will be generated on a regular basis
that highlight issues of operational significance for consideration by the
refiner.
There are also plans to benchmark the
operating data of individual units against similar FCC operations and
provide a measure of relative performance to the refiner.
Benefits
The major benefits of the Technical
Support Service for FCC units are as follows:
- Reduce technical service costs
- Improve operating bottom line
- Identify unit performance problems early
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