PROCESS KNOWLEDGE SOLUTION FOR THE TERMINAL INDUSTRY
The control system supports integrated Process Knowledge Solution suite for the Oil and Gas, Chemicals, Petrochemicals industry leveraging knowledge through innovative technology, people and processes to achieve results.
We provide complete automation system for all types of terminals - Marine terminals including LNG import and export, Rail and Truck loading/unloading terminals. Our solutions are designed specifically to solve the automation challenges faced by the industry today, by providing a flexible and stable platform to support the terminal with a typical 25-year life cycle. With competitive pressure and a continuous quest to drive down cost to maximize on ROI, the terminal automation solution supports the agile decision making process with timely delivery of accurate data as well as the conventional control and safety aspects.
The system extends automation and knowledge contribution to include nearly all aspects of your operations, enabling solutions for:
Unification architecture
Knowledge management
Abnormal situation avoidance
Optimization and automation
Business process integration
Terminal Management Solution addresses the automation need for :
Product Transportation
Product Receipt
Product Inventory
Order Management and
Product Distribution
As a part of a terminal facility, solution addresses following areas of operation / automation as a minimum:
Integration with Product Receipt / Metering System
Tank Gauging Integration
Batch Management System
MOV's Integration
Gate Access Control
Pump House automation and optimization
Fire and Gas/ESD system
CCTV Systems (Digital and Analog)
Flow Metering Systems in loading / unloading areas
Safety Permissive and Access Authorization
Additive Injection / Blending
ERP / Business System Integration
Computerized Maintenance Management
A fully scaleable and modular architecture helps customers to deploy this
Solution in any of operation /business conditions like:
Greenfield Terminal
Terminal Modernization
Revamp terminals, irrespective of means of loading e.g. volume, mass or weight.
Scaleable - Solution Architecture
CTS is built using open Microsoft technologies to provide flexible and open system architecture to suit your changing operation and growing business needs. Due to graphical configuration approach and plug-n play device drivers, any changes / modifications in terminal operation can be easily incorporated into solution by operator without any day to day change in core software or needs of specialized software skills. OPC, MODBUS, DDE, ODBC and various other standard interfaces are basic plug and play modules. Experion PKS-CTS™ provides collaborative platform to facilitate seamless integration of any and every third party system/devices apart from standard automation hardware.
BENEFITS of Terminal Automation
Increases Terminal Efficiency
Centralized order management eliminates manual / duplication of data entry, reconciliation process, human errors, etc.
Auto load scheduling minimizes idle waiting time
Auto Bay allocation for best operation efficiency
Integrated asset monitoring module improves life cycle of terminal assets
Improves asset uptime and reduces plant downtime
Dynamic Data Availability
Real Time Product Inventory
Real Time Product Sales Data
Reduces "Run-outs" (No stock)
"Retains" (excess stock) at Terminals
Paperless Integration Order to Invoice
ERP-TAS Integration: with its proven interfaces with majority of standard ERP Systems including SAP, People Soft, Oracle CBS and others help customers to increase revenues by increasing speed and accuracy of execution, reduce operating costs associated with demurrage /excess staffing, etc. and improve return of capital employed by improving billing cycle. It encompasses total business processes from Order entry to Invoicing.
Lower Installed and Operational Cost
Solution based on graphical configuration approach coupled with multi-tier architecture reduces time of implementation, modifications and multiple terminal configurations.
Fully configurable solution results in faster implementation, means less man-hours and reduce installed cost.
Automatic Pump Sequencing reduces your energy bills and improve asset life cycle by operation optimization
Global operation presence reduces logistics and system support cost to customer
Reduced Safety Inventory Stock
Plug n Play device drive.
SAFE, SECURE & USER FRIENDLY OPERATION
Security and Environmental Compliance
The system is designed to deliver the highest safety and security needs of Terminal Operation during product movement, product loading/unloading operation as well as complete carrier movement within terminal using:
Tamper-proof Access Control System
Integration with Fire and Gas Detection
Vehicle Grounding System
Arm in position and Overspill Detection
Integration with Digital Video Manager (DVM) for Truck Tracking and Surveillance
Truck Identification by RFID
Bio-metric sensors for Driver Identification
Web Clients (Browser based Interactions)
CTS lets you view your terminal operations through any standard Internet browser, giving you a secured, real time view of your terminal operation from office, home or any part of the world. This web-based architecture allows the integration of business and process data into the operator displays, natively, without any custom applications.
Plug n Play Device Drivers
CTS solution architect provides flexible and configurable framework to interface with any third party devices like batch controllers, card readers, data entry panels, weighbridges, tank gauging system, PLC / safety systems and many such devices. Majority of standard device drivers are available as plug n play options to customers.
Local Language Support
The system has been designed to support multiple language screens to facilitate user-friendly operator interaction and tropicalisation of operation.
Distributed Server Architecture
This feature helped to integrate all terminal operations into one virtual server irrespective of physical locations of terminals. Necessary information from different terminals can be viewed just on a single operator station.
Digital Video Manager
Customers can monitor entire terminal operation as well as CCTV system information on a single window. This will help to provide integrated operation, intelligent recording (before and after event) using motion / event / user activated recording, video motion detection, etc. It supports digital video recording and management system (DVRMS) for monitoring of both, manned and unmanned operations of the terminal.
Emergency Shut-down System
Emergency Shut-Down System integrated with Terminal Automation, provides most reliable and safe Terminal operation by Safety monitoring, Fire and Gas detection, Trip functions for various process units especially when the facility deals with hazardous chemicals / fluids.
Fire and Gas Detection System
Fire and Gas Detection System integrated with ESD System acts as a watchdog for safe and uninterrupted terminal operation. Upon any abnormal situation of fire and gas detection, it immediately notifies ESD and TAS System. Also, it helps activation of fire suppression systems, shutdown processes via the ESD system, closing of fire dampers and start of firewater pumps to take immediate control on situation.
Maintenance
MAINTENANCE REQUIRES SPECIAL ATTENTION
With changing business equations and competition scenario, the area of plant maintenance is facing paradigm shift. It is no longer a case of "it broke, let's fix it." Break Down Maintenance; or "it might break the next (in a time frame), let's plan to fix it." -Preventive Maintenance. Now, the maintenance task is moving towards a philosophy based on the concept of "What do we need to do to prevent downtime losses?" Predictive Maintenance deploys computerized maintenance management system to achieve.
Integrated Maintenance Manager
This is a configurable web based Maintenance module to facilitate effective preventive maintenance, work scheduling, automated creation of work orders, alerts and prompts to minimize downtime of your terminal operation.
Equipment Downtime Analysis
Terminal Automation Solution provides a means of logging equipment downtime and reasons for that downtime. This equipment downtime information is independent of the existing alarm summary information to provide ease of use for operators. When a process delay occurs, an event is generated in a separate downtime summary. A pre-configured downtime category and reason is automatically assigned to the event. Before the event is acknowledged, the operator shall have the option of changing both the reason and the category.
Wireless Messaging (SMS / Pager / Voice alerts)
Terminal Management Solution has a capability to send critical messages via SMS to key mobile staff (configurable) that are not in the control room / terminal facility. Emergencies like ESD, Overfill, tank HIHI or LOLO levels, fire and gas, pipeline batch receipt notifications, shipment status to service station or carrier company are dynamically notified to pagers, cell phones (SMS + Voice).
Solution Architecture
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