No matter the type of supply chain strategy you employ, manufacturing must be agile, predictable, and efficient in its response to Supply Plan.  In addition, manufacturers must be able respond rapidly to the inevitable changes and/or disruptions that occur.

Join experts from AspenTech and Logexsoft for this 60-minute webinar addressing four best practices to help you:

• Minimize production cost
• Maximize asset utilization
• Reduce inventory requirements
• Improve customer service

Today's companies are constantly challenged to lower costs while delivering a wide range of SKUs on time. By accurately modeling real world operational constraints—and using these models to create an optimized schedule—manufacturers can stay ahead of demand and achieve their objectives.  Join us and learn how.   

Wednesday, April 7, 2009

3.00 pm, Australia Eastern Standard Time (GMT +10:00, Sydney)

1.00 pm, China Standard Time (GMT +08:00, Beijing)

10.30 am, India Standard Time (GMT +05:30, Bombay)

2.00 pm, Japan/ Korea Standard Time (GMT +09:00, Tokyo/ Seoul)

12.00 pm, Indonesia/ Thailand Standard Time (GMT +07:00, Jakarta/ Bangkok)

During this free 60-minute webinar, you will learn about best practices for crude unit modeling to troubleshoot, analyze and optimize operations. Simulation empowers operators to test moves on the model prior to making them on the unit, enabling refineries to:

• Respond faster to crude changes
• Ensure more agile decision-making across the plant
• Improve reliability and performance of crude unit

We will provide a success story from Valero Paulsboro Refinery and outline how they used Aspen Simulation Workbook to develop a Microsoft Excel-based interface to link high-fidelity simulation models with the data historian tags and automate the workflow. An upgraded Aspen HYSYS® model was used to evaluate over 10 different crude assays and track key petroleum properties.

Aspen Custom Modeler (ACM) is designed for Process Engineers; it uses a flowsheeting environment based on streams and equipment, and includes built-in understanding of components and process thermodynamics

Equation Oriented modeling enables the simulation of large scale and complex processes including highly integrated processes with multiple recycles. These models may encompass entire production facilities and can be used to optimize site operating conditions.

Plug flow reactors cover a wide variety of processing conditions from simple single phase tubular reactors to complex multiphase bubble columns.

In this webinar, we will demonstrate how to:

• Develop a customized ACM version of RPLUG that can be solved in both sequential modular and equation oriented environments
• The added functionality of using ACM for equation oriented modeling

You’ll learn:

• How to develop custom models of specialty equipment
• How to use custom models in your steady state flowsheet
• Tips and tricks on custom modeling and steady state simulation

Thursday, April 22, 2010

3.00 pm, Australia Eastern Standard Time (GMT +10:00, Sydney)

1.00 pm, China Standard Time (GMT +08:00, Beijing)

10.30 am, India Standard Time (GMT +05:30, Bombay)

2.00 pm, Japan/ Korea Standard Time (GMT +09:00, Tokyo/ Seoul)

12.00 pm, Indonesia/ Thailand Standard Time (GMT +07:00, Jakarta/ Bangkok)

In order to preserve refining profit margins, constant evaluation of plant operating strategies is required.  Modern flowsheet simulators, such as Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining, simplify operations decision support, as well as planning and scheduling activities. 

During this free 60-minute webinar Modesto Miranda, FCC Operations Manager with the CEPSA Group, will discuss how CEPSA uses Aspen HYSYS and Aspen HYSYS CatCracker to address these business opportunities:

• FCC unit monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization
• FCC feedstock selection
• Refinery LP planning model updates
• New FCC catalyst selection

A brief demonstration will be provided on the key capabilities for operations decision support using Aspen HYSYS and FCC model with Aspen Simulation Workbook.

• Calculate targets for energy and capital investment
• Develop improved heat integration projects to further reduce costs
• Minimize energy-related emissions
• Increase your company's ROI  

Working together, the AspenTech and Huntsman team identified and implemented immediate process changes resulting in annual savings in excess of $3M. Additional capital improvement projects were also identified with potential yearly benefits in excess of $13M.

Aspen Energy Analyzer works in concert with flowsheet simulators like Aspen Plus® to perform optimal heat exchanger network design and pinch analysis.