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1JANUARY 2015 Process Solutions Issue No. 158

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In this issue of the Guardian Newsletter:

Application Service News

New Year Greetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Blending and Movement Automation

Did you know that . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Use of Triggers in BMA Movement Automation . . . . . . . . . . . .1

UniSim Operations Suite

UniSim Operation R430 Support of CDA Protocol

for Safety Manager Simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Safety Manager CDA UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

UniSim Training Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Operator Training Simulator Software Updates available . . . .4

UniSim Operations Suite R430 Patch Releases . . . . . . . . . . .4

UniSim Operations Suite R410 Patch Releases . . . . . . . . . . .4

UniSim Design Suite

Using Excel to set compressor curves in

UniSim Design model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Operations Excellence

Intuition Operations Logbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Current & Upcoming Product Releases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Application Service News

We wish to extend New Year Greetings and to wish all of our AdvancedApplication Benefit Guardianship Program (BPG) customers continuedsuccess in 2015. The New Year will bring new challenges for everyone andHoneywell will continue to look for opportunities to grow and improve theproducts and services we provide to our valued customers.

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Did you know that trigger elements in Movement Automation can be usedto start or stop sequences automatically? Triggers are a special type ofBlending and Movement Automation (BMA) element. They are used to monitorconfigurable conditions and when those conditions are satisfied, the triggercommands the associated task sequence to perform a path state transition(e.g. lineup, throttle flow, full flow, gravity flow, stop flow, closeout).

Use of Triggers in BMA Movement Automation

Triggers are Blending and Movement Automation (BMA) equipment elements;they are an equipment type of their own because they fulfill the unique functionof monitoring configurable conditions, and when these conditions aresatisfied, the triggers are able to command path state transitions. Theyrepresent internal software entities, instead of physical equipment in the field.

Trigger elements are designed to mimic the behaviour of task monitoringconditions, with some differences. Conditions including Date/Time, TankLevel, Tank Volume, Tank Limit, Stop Gauge Level or Volume, Task Status, andmore, may be configured on a trigger element. The conditions Task, Operator,Target Volume and Target Flow, that may be assigned to tasks and sequences,do not apply to triggers.

2Triggers are associated with task sequences, either manually during ordercreation or through association with other elements in the piping network.In both cases the triggers appear as associated elements on the path as soonas path selection has been completed.

There is no limit to the number and type of possible triggers that can beassociated to a path. Multiple simultaneous conditions are supported. A pathcould for example have a single start full flow trigger and several stop flowtriggers.

Trigger monitoring occurs at the same time as the sequence start and stopcondition monitoring. The first condition that is met will be acted upon. Forexample, say that a sequence is configured with a stop condition that willstop flow at a specific date and time, and the same sequence includes atrigger that is configured to stop flow on a high tank level. If the identifiedtank reaches its high level before the stop condition date and time, thesequence is stopped.

In the same manner as in task monitoring, where individual monitoringconditions can be set up as non-persistent (once off) or persistent (repeatedlytriggering on every rising edge of the condition becoming true) triggers canbe persistent or non-persistent.

Non-persistent trigger conditions monitor until a rising edge is followed bya falling edge. The trigger is set to MET at the rising edge and set toNOTMET at the falling edge, as shown in Figure 1 below. A non-persistenttrigger can be restarted by clicking the START button on the Trigger Detailor change zone.

Figure 1 Edge Triggering of Triggers and the Effect of ConfiguringPersistence

Triggers can be preconfigured as part of the normal Movement Automationconfiguration procedures.

They can also be fully reconfigured from the Trigger Detail - Conditions tab,if access is provided. Standard Experion Asset based security determineswho can see and access a trigger's configuration.

For more information on triggers, or any of the BMA applications, please

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contact your Honeywell Account Manager or your local Application Supportoffice.

Application Support Contact Information:

The Americas: [email protected]

Europe, Middle East and Africa: [email protected]

Asia Pacific: [email protected]

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UniSim Operation R430 Support of CDA Protocol for Safety ManagerSimulation:

Since UniSim Operations R430, the Safety Manager emulation supportsconnecting to Experion Server and Experion simulation controllers throughCDA protocol for display, peer to peer and notifications via CEE adapter. CDAprotocol support provided in emulation will be similar to the support providedby real Safety manager controller:

To configure the adapter model for both the CEE Interface and SM CDA, it isnecessary to merge the contents of DCS adapter file generated by SafetyManager Toolkit with the DCS adapter file generated by CEE Toolkit.

The value of the CDACommunication should be set to SMandCEE in theDCS adapter file.

Note that by default Safety manager translation will set theCDACommunication to SMOnly, when used along with CEE interface, thisvalue has to be changed to SMandCEE

Following are the possible values:

SMOnly Adapter model is used only for SM CDA protocolsupport, CEE interface features will not be enabled

CEEOnly Adapter model is used for CEE interface only, SM CDAfeatures will not be enabled

SMandCEE Adapter model is for both CEE interface and SM CDA If entry is not configured, system will consider as CEEonly by default.

3Alarm Type Filter:

Select the required alarm type and choose the required filtername. For example, Select Filter type as Off Normal Priority andFilter Name as All to filter all DI points configured with Off NormalAlarms. Choose Filter name as High to view all Off Normal alarmsconfigured with High priority:

Alarm Type Filter

Block Name Filter:

This filter is to filter the points by its name. Block name filter canbe combined (AND) with Point type and Alarm priority type filtersalso.

For example, entering *BO00* in Block Name field will filter all thepoints containing BO00.

Selecting filter type as point type and filter name as AI will list outall AI point types. If Block name field is entered as *BO00*, it willlist out the all AI points containing BO00 in block name.

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An example CEE adapter configuration file containing entries CEE interfacesupport and multiple SM emulations is displayed below:

Safety Manager CDA UI

The adapter UI will display the current values and alarm configuration detailsof the points. Alarm configuration such as Trip points, priority can be changedusing the UI.

Trip point change will get effected immediately and alarm priority change willget effected in the next alarm generation. If the Model contains multiple safetymanager emulations, each safety manager will be represented in one tab.Filters available in UI and points can be filtered by point types, alarm prioritiesand block name. Also sorting can be done columns Block name, Point typeand Forced.

Point Type Filter:

Select the filter type as Point type and choose the required filtername. For example choose filter name DI to view all DI points:

Point Type Filter


Note: Safety Builder application is needed for setting CDA protocolsupport. A Safety Builder license must be purchased separately and it isnot part of UniSim Operations. Please refer to the Safety Manager FSCToolkit Guide for further references.

For further details on CDA Protocol for Safety Manager please contact yourlocal OTS Support Team.

Article submitted by Andrea Mancini, OTS ATS EMEA Team Lead

UniSim Training Courses:

The following UniSim training courses are provided through HoneywellsAutomation College:

UniSim Design:

PDS-4526: Fundamentals - Process Modelling Using UniSim Design

PDS-4527: Advanced - Process Modelling Using UniSim Design

PDS-4528: Fundamentals - Dynamic Modelling Using UniSimDesign Suite

UniSim Operations:

OTS-0001: Fundamentals - UniSim Instructor Operation

OTS-0002: Fundamentals - UniSim Configuration Implementation

OTS-0003: Fundamentals - UniSim Run Time Graphics UsingHMIWeb Implementation

OTS-0004: Fundamentals - UniSim System Manager Administration

OTS-0006: Fundamentals - UniSim Experion ImplementationFor schedules and more details about these training courses on simulationor other Honeywell products, go tohttps://www.honeywellprocess.com/en-US/training/Pages/default.aspx.

Under some conditions, UniSim training courses can also be provided atthe customers site as appropriate.

Operator Training Simulator Software Updates available

Operator Training Simulator Software Updates are now available forcurrently

UniSim Operations Suite R430 Patch Releases...

UniSim Operations Suite R430 patch 3 was released on Sept 15, 2014.

The main corrections are described below for the different functions:

DCS and PLC:

CentumVP DCS - events converted to scenario corrected.

CL execution sequence in USO revised.

CS3000 FFAO GCB PV, RSV, MV, and OUT registers with CSV valueupdated.

Dual Centum VP interfaces encountering snapshot load errors beenresolved.

Support SIMFFD blocks in CEE Toolkit and adapter.USO:

Allow ShadowPlant models to load a customizedDsmDllWithSlibs.dll revised.

Confirmation message displayed when exiting USO underSimulation Server mode added.

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Crash when activating multiple evaluations simultaneouslyresolved.

Load specific version of USD when launching an OTS been added.

R430 installed on a machine that previously contained R410 patch11 been fixed.

RTG shows out-of-memory error after running for 22 hoursresolved.

SCADA: Parameter is from STATION not captured in USO eventmonitor when scenario is played.

Simulation Server download fails if download takes more than 5minutes been corrected.

Simulation Server doesn't not show any models or exercises forcertain users resolved.

USO Toolkits:

CS3000 interface fails to start due to unavailability of DLLs fixed.

DeltaV: Translation when Serial IO Card has a Device definition butno DST been corrected.

Delta V: AI point missing in the output files corrected.

Diasys Netmation Adapter Toolkit Implementation.

SCADA: Toolkit Engine Execution been fixed.LMS:

SCORM activeX requires DCOM dynamic port.

SCORM: Reduce security risk by removing this dependency.

SCORM: Error when new user first downloads a simulation from thesimulation server.

SCORM LMS can't contact USO dispatcher from ActiveX control.UniSim Operations Suite R410 Patch Releases...

UniSim Operations Suite R410 patch 16 was released on Sept 29, 2014.The main corrections are described below for the different functions:

DCS and PLC:

ProSim Bridge Step takes longer after saving a snapshot.

Modify MarkVI Adapter to support MarkVIe controllersUSO:

Not possible to change SPHILM/LOLM from DCS resolved.

XNODE CIMPP revised.USO Toolkits:

Centum VP Translation fails when TagRef and FcsRef databaseshave a mismatch.

Modify MarkVI to support MarkVIe controllers.For information on UniSim Operations, please contact your Honeywellaccount representative or email your regional UniSim / OTS Support centre

OTS Support addresses:

[email protected] for North America & South America regions;

[email protected] for Europe, Middle East region, andAfrica regions;

[email protected] for Asia Pacific region.

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Also, UniSim Design Type Library and OLE Automation must be selectedfor the link between UniSim Design and Excel to function properly. This isachieved by opening the Visual Basic window under the Developer tab,and then selecting Tools->References, as seen below. The Developer tabmay need to be activated in Excel Options from the file menu. The availablereferences are not sorted alphabetically and may require searching for itwithin the list. If the UniSim Design Type Library is not available in the list,simply add it by clicking on the Browse button and searching for the filenamed unisimdesign.tlb in the path similar to the one provided below. Asseen below, RXX0 represents the UniSim Design version installed on yourmachine and may vary.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\UniSim Design RXX0

Once these settings are configured, the setup is complete and we are readyto create a Compressor UnitOp and set the curves by executing the macro.Simply, press Go button and the data is then transferred to UniSim Designcase by creating a new compressor named Stage 1 in the Main Flowsheetenvironment. If a compressor with the name Stage 1 already exists in theMain Flowsheet, the macro overrides any curves with the data from the Excelfile.


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Using Excel to set compressor curves in UniSim Design model...

When working with a single stage compressor for a basic simulation model,entering compressor curve is a very straight forward process. However, whenthe model grows in complexity with multiple compressors system in multipletrains, the process becomes cumbersome and time consuming.

This months article looks at a solution of linking UniSim Design to MicrosoftExcel using OLE Automation and setting the compressor curves. The purposeof this solution is to illustrate an example of automating the steps of enteringthe compressor curves while reducing human errors. It can be very usefulwhen new set of compressor curve data are provided by the vendor and themodel needs to be updated; thus, increasing overall efficiency andproductivity. The solution can be customized according to the userspreferences and requires knowledge of VB(A) and OLE Automation.

The solution macro illustrated in this article may be found in Solution 311 inthe UniSim Design Knowledgebase,

UniSim Design Simulation Case

The UniSim Design application must be open for this solution to work. Onemay start with a previous model or simply create a blank simulation case.

Once a case has been opened, the Excel macro handles rest of the process.When the solution macro is downloaded on the local hard drive, open theExcel file.

Excel and UniSim Design Interface

In order for the Excel file to run macro embedded in the solution, securitysettings must be configured to enable the macros, if not already set by default.If macros are disabled when the file is opened, a security warning is displacedon top left section of the screen. A screenshot is provided below to show howmacros are set to enable from the Options button.


Newsletter Articles

We aim to provide articles of interest to the UniSim Operations usercommunity. If you have any feedback or have suggestions for topics tocover here please feel free to contact us; we value your input.

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UniSim Design Suite


We invite any feedback through the normal support channel.

For information on UniSim Design, please contact your Honeywell accountrepresentative or email the ATS UniSim Support Team:[email protected]

Also visit the UniSim Design Suite Web Page or the UniSim Design SuiteSupport Centre.

Newsletter Articles

We aim to provide articles of interest to the UniSim Design user community.If you have any feedback or have suggestions for topics to cover here pleasefeel free to contact us; we value your input.

Sub-flowsheet Functionality

If desired, a simple modification to code allows setting the compressor curvesin a Sub-flowsheet environment. First, create a Sub-flowsheet in the UniSimDesign simulation case and then implement the below code. Please note thata complete validation of the code may be required; however, the key codefor this objective is presented below.

Create a Sub-flowsheet in the simulation case (make sure to usethe Sub-flowsheet Tag instead of Name when modifying with theoptional macro)

Declare another variable in Visual BasicDim usdSubFlwSht As UniSimDesign.Flowsheet 'Declare an object

Find the code and modify (Sub-flowsheet Tag is TPL1 in thisexample)

Set usdSubFlwSht = usdCase.Flowsheet.Flowsheets.Item("TPL1")Set usdComp = usdSubFlwSht.Operations.Add(strCompName,"Compressor")

Article submitted by Sumit Pandya, UniSim Design NA Support Teamwith acknowledgement to James Martin, Team Lead, UniSim DesignEMEA Support Team

Note:

This Automation example has been created by Honeywell as an example ofwhat can be achieved through the object architecture of UniSim Design. Thisexample is provided for academic purposes only and as such is not subjectto the quality and support procedures of officially released Honeywellproducts.

Users are strongly encouraged to check performance and results carefullyand, by downloading and using, agree to assume all risk related to the useof this example.

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Intuition Operations Logbook ..

Executive Summary

Shift handover is a common source of revenue loss and safety incidents inprocess plants. Catastrophic accidents around the world have been attributedto discontinuity of tasks and personnel following operator shift changes. Botheconomic and regulatory pressures demand substantial improvement in theshift handover process.

In the operation of an industrial site, a large number of events must bedocumented, together with the operator actions performed. This kind ofdocumentation is obligatory in many plants, and is typically referred to as anoperator shift log book. Still, today, it is often a paper document or page in abook filled out manually by the operator during or near the end of his or hershift.

Even with ad hoc or standalone logging techniques such as spreadsheets,retrieval of information about past shift events is very time-consuminganddetailed analysis of data for optimizing operations, workflows and safetymeasures is nearly impossible.

A new breed of electronic operations shift logbook is now bringing reducedrisk, greater effectiveness and substantial savings to the process industries.This tool helps personnel across the plant work together to achieve greateroperational reliability. The electronic log consolidates information fromdifferent sources to provide a consistent and up-to-date view of key processdata, problems, operating plans and the shift log.

Background

The industrial world has long recognized that discontinuities of shift handoverare among the most common and potentially serious sources of problems.These can range from minor impacts on operational efficiency to the mostserious safety incidents; all incur corresponding levels of economic cost.

Shift handover occurs when one team of operators goes off duty and an




Todays Operating Challenges

Ideally, the pre-defined sheet of an operations logbook ensures consistentdata collected at defined, scheduled times. Too often, however, the logbookis a collection of disparate data and notations maintained by a supervisor ormanager, with little or no ability to share information up and down the chainof command within the organization (See Fig. 1).

Plant information relevant to the shift handover process can include:

Permit to work status

Alarm defeat logs

Emergency shutdown device (ESD) defeat logs

Controller mode status

Sample logs such as lab results

Defective equipment log

Night order book

Unit and factory standing instructions/orders

Work order log

Shutdown job folders

Operating instructions

Material handling guides

Production, operations, and safety incident logs

Besides content for shift handover logs, there is also contextwhat datashould be included in daily reporting? Ideally, clear boundary lines should bedrawn between different units within a plant containing several product lines.

Figure 1. Operations logbooks are often a collection of disparate data andnotations maintained by a supervisor or manager.

Problems with Existing Approaches

Most process plants already have a shift handover logging application ofsome sort, but they frequently make use of ad hoc or standalone data loggingtools such as spreadsheets, e-mail or custom databases. Ad hoc tools mayprovide only limited access to daily operating information for the rest of theorganization, or be inconsistently applied. In addition, homegrown solutionscan be difficult to keep up-to-date when the process changes. And such toolsmay not be suited to following through on problems once identified.

incoming team takes ownership of the plant for the following shift. Duringthis period, the incoming shift must be made fully aware of the plants status,including any incidents. A comprehensive view of the process will includemany different kinds of information, such as safety logs, operational records,lab information, etc. The necessary transfer of information can be performedboth by a review of the shift handover log, or, preferably, a face-to-facemeeting between outgoing and incoming shift workers.

Based on reports from high-profile incident investigations, coupled withAbnormal Situation Management (ASM) Consortium research on effectiveshift handover, failures of communication or misunderstanding at shifthandover are to blame for many industrial accidents. Incidents often takeplace during maintenance work or in the implementation of changes. In manycases, they occur within the first hours after the next shift has started.

The ASM Consortium has identified the need for a more comprehensiveapproach to shift handover in plants with complex operations and processes.Information in manually prepared shift logs often is limited in usefulness, andas a result, whiteboards, post-it notes and change sheets are common waysof enhancing communicating and coordinating across shifts. However, thesecommunication mechanisms suffer from a lack of structure and permanence.

Examples of Industrial Accidents

Several industrial incidents emphasize the importance of effective loggingand shift handover. On July 6, 1988, a large fire and explosion on the PiperAlpha offshore platform killed 165 and destroyed the facility. A relief valveon the platform was removed for service and a blank had been looselyinstalled in its place. This information was not recorded in the control roomor maintenance logs. During shift handover, the status of the pump work wasdiscussed, but no mention was made of the relief valve work. Upon restart,the pump leaked, producing a flammable hydrocarbon cloud.

A more recent incident occurred at a refinery in Texas City, Texas, on March23, 2005. Fifteen people were killed and over 170 injured as the result of afire and explosion in the plants isomerization unit. The explosion occurredwhen a flammable vapor cloud formed following liquid overflow from theblowdown stack during operation of the raffinate splitter. Among the rootcauses of the accident were a failure to log pertinent information, as well asan informal and unstructured shift handover process

Collectively, these and other incidents suggest there is a need for a moreefficient way to guarantee the next shift gets the information needed forshared situational awareness. Crucial data and insights may be obtained fromlaboratory results, managers, engineers, supervisors, field operators,maintenance personnel, business planners and schedulers.

In addition to safety considerations, the details of work-in-progress are notalways accurate conveyed during shift handover, and thus tasks are oftenrepeated from the beginning. This results in wasted time and material. Assuch, effective tools for shift handover are also needed to help with executingoperational tasks.


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that puts advanced operations logging capabilities within the reach of alltypes of end usersfor both large and small implementations. It is part of acomprehensive operations management suite currently under developmentby Honeywell.

Provided on a new, streamlined platform, this control system-independentapplication builds on Honeywells experience in the operations managementarena and can be tightly integrated with additional tools for plant operationsmonitoring, setting daily operating instructions and analyzing alarmperformance.

Intuition Operations Logbook helps industrial facilities transition from labor-intensive legacy spreadsheets, word documents or paper logbooks to anautomated and standardized system for facility-wide data collection, analysisand reporting. Employing versatile Microsoft SQL Server technology, thesoftware can be used to keep a detailed record of events during an operatorshift. It delivers user-configurable shift summary reports to enable effectiveshift handover and an intuitive, blog-style interface to capture operatorcomments and notes about daily operations, replacing ad hoc paperwork andspreadsheets.

Intuition Operations Logbook provides operations staff with a common,browser-based window to access and enter information related to variousplant operations. Information from a wide range of data sources, includingplant databases, process historians, maintenance management systems andMES/ERP systems, is automatically brought together to give operators,supervisors and engineers a consistent, up-to-date view of key operatingdata, problems, operating plans, the shift log and more. The software canalso be integrated with an alarm management system to provide an overviewof alarm activity during a shift.The operations logging tool is designed toaddress questions such as:

What comments and observations were recorded today or duringthe last shift?

What comments and observations have been recorded about atopic such as environmental issues for a particular unit?

What happened during a shift and what does the incoming teamneed to know in order to operate safely and effectively during thenext shift?

What are the safety, process, design and environmental limits, andare these limits being honored when operating plans are drawnup?

What did the operators observe while executing the plan?

Honeywells software lets operators enter comments and prepare shiftsummary reports, often used to facilitate an effective, structured shifthandover. It allows comments or notes to be entered from a variety of places.The system automatically records the name of the user who entered or lastedited a comment and the time of the change.




Because personal spreadsheets are generally not subject to the same rigidcontrol standards as other IT applications, errors and omissions can occur,impacting the accuracy of information used to implement shift handoverprocedures. Without a central data repository, different individuals may applydifferent data as the basis for reporting and decisions.

In a typical scenario, a plant relies on a manual system to manage its shifts,using hand-written reports logged in hardcover books. This process is notonly time-consuming, but it can be unreliable, with readings for criticalprocesses such as tank levels and ratios often not recorded accurately. Issueslike defeated alarms and details on plant status and situations can also bemissed. Plus, the logbook may not always be accessible between shifts, andbeing manual, it has no backup in the event of loss or damage, so the riskof data loss is high.

Some shift handover logs are no more than simple notebooks that operatorscomplete during their shift. These have obvious and serious limitations, suchas illegible handwriting, the difficulty of searching through a mass of entriesacross numerous books to find a particular entry, and the inability to identifyor correlate common or recurring issues.

More advanced shift handover systems use some type of electronic logbook,which overcomes the illegibility problem and can provide limited searchcapabilities. However, these are generally stand-alone applications, whichdo not enable information to be shared across networks or used as a corporateresource. Search provisions are often simple text-matching functions thatcannot access the latent intelligence in the accumulated information,inhibiting the ability to identify related problems or recurring issues.

The requirements for an effective operations logging solution include: openconnectivity with plant information systems, real-time process datareconciliation and validation, an efficient and friendly user environment, lowmaintenance requirements and full automation capability.

Finding a Better Solution

Improving operational reliability requires a team effort by operators, engineersand various specialists in a process plant. These people will benefit fromsoftware tools that help ensure the facility is always operated within the rightlimits and each new team of operators fully understands what is happening,and what activities remain to be done.

Leading automation suppliers like Honeywell Process Solutions havedeveloped a new breed of tools to enable an effective shift handover processat modern industrial sites. These solutions, designed to capture andaggregate key data from across the plant and make it available through aweb-based user interface, enable efficient and reliable shift handover workprocesses to reduce errors, avoid incidents and improve operationaleffectiveness.

Honeywells Intuition Operations Logbook is powerful and versatile software

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Benefits for Process Facilities

The new generation of electronic operations logbooks can substantiallyeliminate the deficiencies of current shift handover management systems,and deliver significant economic benefits in operational efficiency and riskreduction. The advantages available to process plants come from a varietyof sources, including:

Reduced number and severity of incidents

Lower operating and maintenance costs through increased assetreliability

Better safety and environmental compliance

Increased production through learning from and avoiding incidents

Automatic documentation of the state of the plant for shifthandover

Reduced time for analyzing disturbances

Easier evaluation of messages for diagnosis and optimizationpurposes

Simple collection and maintenance of plant know-how

Better identification of weak points and opportunities foroptimization

Even experienced operators can make mistakes if the information they haveis incomplete or difficult to understand. A well-designed electronic logbookhelps solve this problem by enabling a structured shift logging and handoverprogram. Operators record what they do, and everyone can see what reallyhappened in the plant.

IT professionals will also appreciate how tools such as Intuition OperationsLogbook work as part of an integrated plant information system. They helpsatisfy a number of crucial IT requirements:

Minimizes administration costs with a web user interface

Reduces costs by taking advantage of built-in integration with otheroperations-related applications

Accesses process data from plant historians

Implements a robust, role-based security mode

Summary

Todays advanced operational logbook tools are designed to capture andmake data accessible across an industrial organization to a wide variety ofusers. They can replace the myriad of paper logs, spreadsheets and disparatedatabases and integrate information from many different sources in onelocation. Providing a sound structure for operator logging, based on keycategories of situational information, is the answer to optimizing theeffectiveness of shift handovers.

Many key benefits result from a structured shift handover solution. Theseinclude:

Ability to quickly find relevant information (e.g., comments logged

Figure 2. Intuition Operations Logbook provides a common, web-basedwindow to access and enter information related to various plant

operations.

Typical Plant Application

A common objective in the process industries is to improve reliability, andreduce the number and severity of incidents. In addition, plants are seekingto extend asset life and increase margins through better fidelity to theoperating plan. Solutions such as Honeywells Intuition Operations Logbookcan assist control room and field personnel by providing quick access to ahost of valuable information from all corners of the operation.

For example, using the electronic log, an operator reviews the highlights ofa shift just ending with another operator. The outgoing operator brings up theshift report he recently filed via the logbook application. He points to acomment about a pump repair, and another notation about a feedstock changeplanned for the next shift. He looks to the instruction, where flow andtemperature target changes are highlighted, and sees the planner wrote thata lineup change is needed.

The operator returns to the shift report and points out the key operatingparameters for the unit, and how they have been stable for the day. He thenshows the result of the last alarm enforcement report, which indicates theoutgoing operator changed some alarm limits for the pump that was repairedwith a note the limits should be changed back when the repair is complete(See Fig. 3).

Figure 3. Using the electronic log, an operator can review the highlights ofa shift just ending with another operator.


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by an operator dealing with the same situation in the past);

Saved time in terms of capturing data and pulling informationtogether for the shift summary report;

Improved reliability/reduced downtime; enhanced communicationsacross all organizations at the site, not just operations;

Improved regulatory compliance (where applicable) givenautomated recording and archiving of reports in a format that is noteditable;

Consistent situational awareness for all users; and improved datafor process improvement activities and incident forensics.

References

1. Plocher, T., Shanqing Y., Laberge, J., Thompson, B., Telner, J., EffectiveShift Handover, Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics. Web.2011.

2. Nimmo, I., Effective Shift Handover Is No Accident, Chemical Processing.Web. 28 June 2006.

3. Intuition Operator Logbook- Whitepaper.pdf

Support Services

Intuition Operations Logbook comes with worldwide, premium supportservices through our Benefits Guardianship Program (BGP). Helping improveand extend the benefits applications deliver, BGP safeguards your softwareinvestment.

For More Information

Learn more about how Honeywells Intuition Operations Logbook can helpimprove your operational effectiveness, visit our websitewww.honeywellprocess.com/software or contact your Honeywell accountmanager.

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Courses

Following is a partial listing of courses available. For these and other course

offerings, please visit the Automation College website

www.automationcollege.com or call 1-800-822-7673 or 1-602-293-1864.

UniSim Design - please visit the UniSim Design Suite Support Centre

http://unisim.supportportal.com/link/portal/4238/4738/ArticleFolder/142/Training

Uniformance - Click here to access Uniformance course offerings...

e-Learning Courses - No Travel Needed - Click here to access our

e-learning offerings..

Proposed BMA Maintenance Training course dates scheduled for 2014. See

Blending and Movement Automation section of this newsletter for more

details Or contact the Automation College.

Following is a partial listing of courses available. For these and other course

offerings, please visit the Automation College website.

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Contact InformationPlease indicate company, site location and products covered by your Benefits Guardian program. To contact productservice groups directly, choose from the listing below:

Americas Support Centre Contact Information

Advanced Alarm Management [email protected] 1-800-822-7673

Alarm Scout Service [email protected] 1-800-822-7673

Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) [email protected] +1- 289-333-1500


Solutions Support (BMA/OM&S) [email protected] +1-289-333-1500

Business FLEX - Planning & Scheduling [email protected] +1-289-333-1500

or via TAC +1-800-822-7673

Business FLEX / Intuit - Production Management

& Operations Management [email protected] +1-403-216-2870

Loop Scout Service [email protected] +1-800-822-7673

Solutions Powered by Matrikon [email protected] http://support.matrikon.com

OM Pro Support [email protected] +1-403-216-2870

Operator Training Simulation (OTS) Support [email protected] 1-800-822-7673

OptiVision Help Desk [email protected] +1-513-595-8944

POMS [email protected] 1-703-793-4450

Profit Suite Support [email protected] 1-800-822-7673

Technical Assistance Centre (TAC) Americas 1-800-822-7673

Uniformance Help Desk [email protected] +1-403-216-2870

UniSim Support [email protected] 1-800-822-7673

Workcenter [email protected] +1-403-216-2870

Asia Pacific (AP) Technical Assistance Centre (TAC) for Advanced Solutions contacts

Advanced Process Control Support [email protected]


Solutions Support [email protected]

Loop Scout Service [email protected]

Solutions Powered by Matrikon [email protected] http://support.matrikon.com

OptiVision Help Desk [email protected] + 358 20752 2300

UniSim Support [email protected]

UniSim Operations Suite (USO) [email protected]

Manufacturing Execution Solutions [email protected]

(Includes APS, BMA, MES, OMPro, AAM and Uniformance PHD)Honeywell Asia Pacific regional GCCC hotlines:Australia [email protected] 1 300 301 135

China: 400-820-0386800-820-0237

India: 1-800 2335051Indonesia: 0018-03-440-212

New Zealand 0800 855 663Malaysia: 1 800-812-674

Pacific (outside Australia and New Zealand) : +65 6787 1788 Philippines: 1-800-1441-0223Singapore: 6823-2215

Taiwan: 0800-666-051Thailand: 0018-004-415-283

Europe and Middle East and Africa, (EMEA) Technical Assistance Centre (TAC) for Advanced Solutions contactsAMS Leader, EMEA - Michele Bargiacchi [email protected] Scout Service [email protected] Powered by Matrikon [email protected] http://support.matrikon.comOptiVision Help Desk [email protected] + 358 20752 2300EMEA Advanced Solutions Helpline +32 (0)2 728 2200Advanced Planning & Scheduling [email protected] Process Control [email protected]& OptimizationBlending & Movement Automation [email protected] BusinessFlex, OMPro and AAM [email protected] Training Simulation [email protected] Support [email protected] Production Control Centre [email protected] +47 6676 2180Automation College www.automationcollege.com 1-800-822-7673 For general inquiries emal [email protected], BusinessFLEX, OptiVision, Profit, Uniformance and UniSim are registered trademarks of HoneywellInternational Inc. 2014 Honeywell International Inc.

For More Information

For questions, comments or archived copies of the Guardian newsletter, please contact Elaine Harris at

[email protected] or via telephone +1-289-333-1216.Automation & Control SolutionsProcess SolutionsHoneywell1860 W. Rose Garden Lane Phoenix, AZ 85027 Tel: 800-822-7673www.honeywell.com/ps

Advanced Applications: Asset Management Asset Manager R410 Field Advisor R201 Intelatrac - withdrawn July 2013Advanced Alarm Management (AAM) Alarm Configuration Manager (ACM) R321

UserAlert (UA) R321

Alarm and Event Analysis (AEA) R321DynAMo Alarm Suite R110 Metrics & Reporting

Documentation & Enforcement

Alerts & NotificationsAdvanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) BLEND RPMS SAND ASSAY Production Analyst

OM Pro 321

Integrated suite includes Advanced Alarm Management R321 products and Business FLEX R242 products: AlarmConfiguration Manager, UserAlert, Alarm and Event Analysis, Operating Instructions, Operations Logbook,Operations Monitoring, Limit Repository.

UniSim UniSim Design Suite R430 UniSim Operation Suite R410TurboSuite Turbo SuiteDocumint/DocuMint Rx Documint 2.0A4 Documint Rx1.1Business FLEX 242 Ongoing support for Uniformance PHD 215, PHD 300, PHD 310 and PHD 320 as well as PI and other OPC HDA-compliant

historians Many customer requested enhancements primarily to Operating Instructions, Operations Logbook and Operations

Monitoring.Blending and Movement Automation (BMA) Blend Performance Monitor New Experion Blend Controller Experion Ratio Controller New Inventory Monitor Movement Automation OpenBPC BMA 400.1 BMA 401.1 (released November 2012)Energy Dashboard 241 Integrated suite to calculate and monitor actual and target energy use. May include Operations Monitoring, Profit

Sensor Pro, UniSim Design, and Workcenter.WorkcenterWeb-Based Visualization Analysis Solutions Workcenter Release 242Loop Management and Alarm Management Service - Scout Suite Scout Suite R310 released January 2010

(Scout Suite is the collective name for Loop Scout & Alarm Scout services) Loop Scout Alarm Scout Solutions Powered by Matrikon Matrikon Well Performance Monitor

OptiVision OptiVision Release 540 Web Order Services R540 Order Entry/Status OptiVision R540 for Pulp OptiVision R540 for Tissue Quality OptiMISER 550 OptiVision Production Cost Monitoring R540Profit Suite Release R430.1 - current release w/64-bit support Release R412.1 - current release w/64-bit support Release R411.1 - current release w/64-bit supportUniformance Advance Formula Manager Release 201, R202 - contact support Uniformance PHD

Release 320 Release 310, 300 also supported

Uniformance Process Studio Release 310 Release 310, 300 also supported

Enterprise Collaboration Intuition Executive R230 Intuition KPI R110Intuition Operations Management Intuition Operations Monitoring (IOM) R100 Intuition Operations Logbook (IOL) R100Operational Insight Release 361 Production Manager Release 8.0

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