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a roadmap a plant manager/
supervisor can follow?
JU: Our company has developed a
5-stage maturity level map to identify
where a plant or facility are on their journey
to autonomous operations. These include
the following:
* Level 1: Controlled and optimized
* Level 2: Intelligent plant
* Level 3: Remote and integrated
operations
* Level 4: Resilient operations
* Level 5: Autonomous operations.
A facility must first identify where in
this maturity level map they are and then
they can work with a technology provider
to develop the roadmap to autonomy.
The journey to autonomous operation
is not a one-size-fits-all approach. The
roadmap should start with a strong plan
for change management. We have seen
examples where technology application
without change management has created
an end state of lower efficiency than the
starting point. The desired results must
be mapped with technology and change
management processes that enable the
result. Our organization has staffed a
team of process change consultants, as
well as partnered with other companies
to facilitate our customers' autonomous
journey. We have created standard deployment
guidelines for industry verticals
that describe available technologies
and typical benefits experienced by each
industry. By applying a consultative approach
with our customers, we can participate
in a discovery process and share
which applications have been proven
high-value in their industry.
HP: How does an autonomous
operation help plants reach their
sustainability goals and reduce
their carbon footprint?
JU: Autonomous operation can enable
sustainability in several ways; we
have already touched on how it enables a
sustainable workforce. Operating autonomously
can also have significant impact
on carbon footprint. For example, by
implementing autonomous technologies
that measure emissions from the process,
industrial operators can quickly detect
process emissions and incidents like
smoking flares and methane emissions.
Our organization's new emissions control
and reduction initiative allows customers
in a wide range of areas to detect
the precise location of methane leaks
through a combination of detection and
gas cloud imaging cameras, translating
the information into comprehensive
data analytics and trends. Customers will
then be able to use this data to quickly
identify leaks, increasing productivity
and maintaining legislative compliance.
This kind of technology can also help
prevent the root cause of emissions by
reducing process upsets and eliminating
unplanned shutdown/startup activity. In
addition to beneficial technologies such
as these, our company has the capability
to provide other solutions to reduce
carbon footprint: technology to produce
renewable fuels, game-changing battery
technology for renewable energy storage
and environmentally friendly refrigerants
for processes, improving numerous
areas that positively impact our customers'
carbon footprint.
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