Something needed to change at Aurelia Metals. Gold recovery rates were less than 75 percent and throughput low at the end of the fourth quarter f 2015. If Aurelia was going to survive, its Perth processing plant needed to increase its recovery rate to 85 percent. It also needed to increase cash flow and capital. When Peter Smith, Metallurgy Superintendent at Aurelia Metals, started his role on February 1, 2016, he had no idea of the task at hand. Two days later, when he was briefed on the state of the plant, he knew one thing: he needed the PI System to remove manual processes and gain the necessary visibility to implement process control. By mid-March, the PI System was up and running, recovery rates and throughput were improving, and Aurelia’s stock was rising.
Year: 2018

Around lunchtime on April 17, 2015, a massive power outage plunged the University of Maryland, College Park campus — a top-tier research facility that is home to 49,000 students, faculty and staff — into sudden darkness. The university was forced to close for several hours as the facilities management (FM) team rushed to restore steam and power to buildings.
Year: 2018

For TraPac, automating its flagship operations at the Port of Los Angeles terminal enabled the company to cut costs, slash emissions, and move human operators out of harm's way. In order to fully realize the benefits of automation, however, TraPac also needed to harness their data. In 2017, the company implemented OSIsoft's PI System to organize and analyze the information generated by their operations. The result was a 10+% decrease in cycle time, improved maintenance, and faster issue resolution.
Year: 2018

In 1895, Garant started manufacturing wagon wheels with a focus on craftsmanship. Today, they produce axes, shovels, snow removal equipment, gardening tools, and more. Their production line must be flexible enough to accommodate multiple work orders that vary in complexity and quantity, while maintaining quality craftsmanship and efficiency. However, in 2013, with employees regularly changing departments and disconnected systems slowing down production, Garant needed to optimize. They embarked on an Industry 4.0 initiative to establish a centralized data system to monitor the production process and optimize the performance of both machines and operators.
Year: 2018

Owl addresses one of the primary challenges raised by the convergence of OT and IT and the need for operational data, such as PI System historian data, outside of the operational technology environment. This presentation and demonstration will illustrate the ...
Year: 2018