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Agricultural product formulation plant: identification of operating parameter changes resulted in capacity increase (ref: case Rhone-Poulenc)

Project title Agricultural product formulation plant: identification of operating parameter changes resulted in capacity increase (ref: case Rhone-Poulenc)
User company name Rhone-Poulenc (formed Aventis with Hoechst 1999)
Industry sector Chemicals
Production process type Agricultural products formulation batch plant
Application area Product/Process Design Optimisation
Year the project started N/A
Tool(s) BATCHES
Link to tool http://www.bptech.com/
Vendor of the tool Batch Process Technologies

Link to vendor http://www.bptech.com/
Pay-back time in months Approximate 15
Type of simulation used
 Batch Process
Short description of the project 25 % increase of capacity of the agricultural products formulation plant in Georgia was needed. The processing steps are characterised by variability of cycle times, failure of equipment and shared resources, generation and usage of recycle material and synchronisation of equipment to ensure smooth operation. Several alternatives to increase capacity were created based on "gut feel" and their availability were tested with simulator. Some scenarios were determined based on previous simulation runs.

Link to success story http://www.bptech.com/papers/Woodbine/PAPER.PDF
Soft Benefits Later the created model can be used to optimise operating parameters.
Public quantitative benefits Identification of operating parameter changes resulted in capacity increase of 8 % without any capital investment. In sold out position this stands for a potential addition of $300 000 in profits.
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