“I am satisifed with Honeywell’s Lifecycle Management solution. It enables us to use controllable and predictive future costs to guarantee that our systems can be kept running and in good working status. In addition, future system upgrades can be done as part of our strategic plan avoiding the complicated contract negotiations process.”

Automation Manager, Shanghai Petrochemical

As one of the largest modern petrochemical enterprises in China, Shanghai Petrochemical maintains its industry leadership and innovation by driving technology to suit its needs. In order to find the best, most cost-effective way to manage assets and maintain its technological innovations, Shanghai Petrochemical implemented Honeywell’s Lifecycle Management (LCM) program. LCM is a comprehensive, cost-effective solution to manage and support the company’s exisiting assets as it undergoes technology migration and expansion over the next three years.

Prior to using the Honeywell LCM solution, Shanghai Petrochemical faced major challenges in managing assets,  keeping technology current, avoiding obsolescence and controlling maintenance and support costs. The benefits expected with the new LCM solution include numerous cost savings and performance improvements such as:

• Upgrading all GUS and APP stations, resulting in improved performance, reliability and risk avoidance
• Controlling predictable costs for maintaining, upgrading and expanding the systems for the next three years
• Planning work scope to suit plant schedules in a more flexible manner
• Mitigating the risk of obsolescence and enhancing safety of plant operations
• Increasing efficiency and cost savings by having a single contract to cover all upgrades and expansions to avoid complicated contract negotiations

Shanghai Petrochemical needed to upgrade its eight existing Distributed Control Systems (DCS) to the latest technology.  To maintain its leadership as one of the premier petrochemical plants in China, Shanghai Petrochemical was looking for an asset management system that would help it remain current with technological changes while maintaining the investment in its legacy systems.

“We needed a cost-effective solution that looked at our systems throughout their expected lifespan,” said the Automation Manager at Shanghai Petrochemical. “Prior to using the Honeywell LCM solution, Shanghai Petrochemical had a major challenge to manage these assets and more importantly, to prevent these systems from becoming obsolete. In doing so, however, we realized that we had to look at the impact that upgrading our technology would have on maintenance and support costs.”

Shanghai Petrochemical  turned to Honeywell to help manage such assets as GUS and APP node PCs, HM, APM controllers and PlantScape servers and stations. Because an upgrade could affect the maintenance and support of new hardware and software assets, Shanghai Petrochemical implemented Honeywell’s LCM. 

With the implementation of Honeywell’s LCM program, Shanghai Petrochemical can now manage costs to guarantee continuous system operations and ensure that upgrades are completed according to the company’s strategic plans.

The LCM services contract scope at Shanghai Petrochemical includes the following:

• Routine service
• Preventive system maintenance in system shutdown period
• Parts management for HPM I/O card and FTA
• Emergency parts priority support
• System training
• 24/7 telephone technical support
• Solution Enhancement Support Program

“Honeywell’s LCM solution addressed all of our concerns and we are very satisfied with the program,” continued the Automation Manager. “We plan to continue to realize numerous cost savings and perfomance improvements, and are so confident with the solution that we will continue to investigate adding other applications into the LCM program.”