Alumina

Honeywell control systems help alumina refineries improve business performance through solutions that drive safety, reliability and efficiency. Honeywell is a leader in this industry because of our intimate knowledge of alumina processing combined with fit-for-purpose technologies covering all aspects of alumina refining automation and control. Honeywell's comprehensive solutions range from the field to the boardroom, and protect your people, process and assets, while reducing costs and improving productivity. Some examples are: Equipment control, monitoring and asset management Advanced Process Control (APC) Simulation; both dynamic and steady state, for design, testing, and operator training Production tracking and operations management for the mining, transportation and refinery processes Full integration to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems\ From a Greenfield plant to a ‘hot’ cutover; from heat exchanger re-instrumentation to advanced digester unit control, Honeywell has helped all the major alumina companies improve their processes. Combining this with the hundred’s of engineers experienced in alumina globally, we will ensure that your alumina refinery project is a success. Honeywell promotes a ‘safety first’ culture both within the organization and with our customers. Utilizing Honeywell’s control and safety systems, six global alumina refineries reported zero lost time injuries from over 600,000 man hours. With Honeywell’s Alumina Refinery Control Solutions customers can achieve the following benefits: Improved environmental compliance Increased production Reduced safety incidents Reduced energy consumption Reduced caustic consumption Better design with lower capital costs Faster start-up and reduced commissioning time Better trained operators Honeywell’s control solutions provide benefits in all areas of a refinery, with typical benefits being: For a typical refinery this can provide a profit improvement of over $5 per tonne. Honeywell is the only control system company whose breadth and depth of product offering can deliver all these improvements.