Emerson improves production efficiency at Pernod
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Emerson Process Management product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Jul 17, 2009
Emerson Process Management digital automation solutions have enabled Pernod Ricard Nordic to increase the accuracy and speed of recipe changes.
As part of a project to consolidate production at its Aalborg site, Pernod Ricard Nordic installed a blending facility to replace one that was located elsewhere in Denmark.
As the main automation contractor (MAC), Emerson was responsible for the front-end engineering and design (FEED), and the implementation of the automation system.
Plantweb digital plant architecture, incorporating the DeltaV digital automation system with Hart communications and intelligent devices, was installed.
'Changing to Emerson's Plantweb architecture and the DeltaV digital automation system has significantly improved product consistency,' said Claus Nielsen, plant manager, Pernod Ricard Nordic, Denmark.
'It has enabled us to optimise our process and to reduce the possibility of human error.
'We have also seen a reduction in waste product,' he added.
The new plant produces a number of blends of bitters in batches with different recipes, ingredients and blending requirements.
Pernod therefore needed the flexibility of a batch control system meeting the ISA-88 standard.
The system had to be scalable to enable future expansion.
Additionally, operation from a single database was preferred, in order to make it easier to manage the plant and process control models, improve the accuracy of the initial installation, and simplify maintenance and upgrades.
'Both recipes and recipe management functions are embedded in the DeltaV system, enabling the set points for our different blends to be quickly changed,' said Nielsen.
The process control architecture, along with the intelligent measurement devices, provides an asset management platform that can help optimise plant performance.
Pernod Ricard Nordic is running Emerson's AMS Suite predictive maintenance software on a laptop to monitor the health of instruments throughout the plant.
A planned future upgrade will see AMS Suite fully integrated into the DeltaV system, with diagnostic information from the instruments available online.
In total, there are around 130 tanks in the bitter production facility.
Emerson instrumentation, including Rosemount pressure transmitters and vibrating fork switches, is used to monitor and control level, temperature and flow.
Many of the devices communicate digitally via the Hart communications protocol.
Micro Motion Coriolis mass flow meters are used for custody transfer applications because they offer high levels of repeatability and accuracy, a prerequisite when measuring alcohol content for duty purposes.
Overall, the entire project took up to six months to complete, with Emerson working closely with Pernod Ricard Nordic, testing and fine tuning the individual processes.
Pernod Ricard Nordic has selected the Emerson Guardian Support service package, which delivers technical support and life cycle services to optimise the availability and performance of the automation system and the plant network over its lifetime.
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