Matrikon Alarm Manager

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1 Matrikon Alarm Manager Optimize alarm strategies to improve operator effectiveness Improve plant safety and reliability Integrate alarm and process data for thorough incident reviews Automate control system Management of Change Minimize cost of adoption by continuing to use familiar tools

2 - Scalable, Compliant, Complete is a comprehensive alarm management product that optimizes alarm system performance to improve plant safety, productivity and profitability. seamlessly collects and stores all alarm and event data and automatically generates web-based, standards-compliant Key Performance Indicator reports that give you an accurate snapshot of current alarm system performance in your plant. Alarm Management Challenges Alarm management standards such as EEMUA 191, ISA S18.02 and NAMUR NA102 state that an operator should receive a maximum of one alarm per minute and an average of 300 alarms per console per day in order to effectively monitor the state of the plant. The reality is that many plants receive an average of 6000 alarms per day per console, as reported by industry averages consulting company Solomon Associates. This is 20 times higher than the suggested alarm count. When health, safety and environmental concerns not to mention productivity and profitability are dependent on a clear understanding of plant performance, the need to reduce daily alarm counts becomes obvious. Given the additional burdens of the need to improve production with fewer people due to the growing engineering gap and a retiring workforce, and increasingly rigid regulatory guidelines, automation and reporting is not only more productive, it s a necessity. Integrate alarm and process data into meaningful process information After the first 24 hours of operation, had already showed us that a bare handful of points were causing the large majority of the alarms we got that day. We got immediate buy-in from the process engineers once they saw what the new system could tell us. This tool will help us make our plant operators much more effective by removing nuisance alarms. Daniel Stevenson Control Application Support M&G Poly

3 - Easy implementation and optimization What makes the leading alarm management product across all process industries is the low cost of technology adoption. This product provides easy-to-view alarm data that is simple to maintain and implement across plants and enterprises from any location, at any time, in real time. Matrikon Alarm Manager allows you to continue to use familiar tools through a secure web interface Benefits for Operations Improve operator work environment through significantly reduced alarming Quickly identify and address problems through real-time viewing and automatic alarm filtering Replay and annotate past incidents to ensure optimal training Benefits for the Control Department Integrate alarm and process data for incident and alarm strategy reviews Consolidate alarm and event data from all data sources Access secured alarm data from any PC View alarm, equipment monitoring and asset performance KPIs from a single interface Get best-practice reports providing guided analysis and benchmarking against industry standards has delivered as promised, and Matrikon has gone above and beyond on many occasions. Matrikon not only delivers value, they deliver customer satisfaction. John Cooley Supervising Engineer AmerenUE Benefits throughout the Enterprise Share best-practices between plants Increase profits, productivity and safety with improved plant reliability Varied and specific information with customizable reports Customize reports for specific information requirements Automate Management of Change to ensure regulatory compliance and fewer procedures Low cost of adoption

4 Move from a reactive to a proactive condition with Alarm & Event Analysis Real-time alarm analysis provides operators, technicians, engineers and managers the critical alarm system information they require to effectively and efficiently manage their facilities. Identify and eliminate chattering and predictable alarms Quickly identify the highest ROI changes to your automation system Benchmark alarm system performance against industry standards Compatible with all major control systems Management of Change The benefits of effective alarm management practices can be lost over time as incremental untracked changes to alarms have a negative impact on system integrity. Matrikon technology ensures all changes to the System configuration browsing and control system are discrepancy reporting correct, consistent, and properly recorded in order to maintain the desired benefits. Automate and enforce the alarm change approval process Reduce the burden of traditional paper-based MOC procedures while maintaining your audit trail to meet regulatory compliance Ensure changes to configured alarms are correct and consistent Incident Reviews Determine the root cause of an incident by accessing disparate data from multiple systems in a single, reconciled, consolidated alarm and event view. Use existing process data trending tools to display event data in a combined interface to Access disparate data from multiple systems accurately pinpoint the root causes of incidents. Dynamic Alarming Ensure system performance remains robust, even during state transitions and process upsets. Matrikon s treemap technology identifies precisely where advanced alarming techniques will yield the maximum return on investment. Precisely identify equipment and process requirements

5 Operator Training Consistent and concise training reinforces a common understanding of operational goals and expectations, resulting in business successes. Computer-based training for software tools Comprehensive training materials Onsite expert training services during solution deployment Alarm management workshops Industry-centric webcasts to communicate industry trends and best practices Downtime Reporting Accurate downtime tracking flags frequent causes of facility outages, allowing maintenance to focus on tasks yielding higher returns. Identify problematic equipment Measure maintenance performance over time Trend and ultimately reduce recurring downtimes Track downtime for different shifts and work crews Early Event Detection (EED) EED technology predicts equipment failures up to six weeks in advance, minimizing lost productivity and costly outages. Four simple components enable early event detection: Train staff anytime with on-demand elearning Collection of data from disparate sources Application of a rules structure Qualification of leads to remove nuisances Notification of appropriate personnel when action is required Match maintenance strategies with available resources Low Cost of Adoption Interoperability with familiar applications such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Excel, and even directly within process data trending packages such as AspenTech s IP21 ProcessExplorer and OSI PI s ProcessBook results in a low cost of adoption. Effortless integration results in low cost of adoption Predict failures six weeks in advance

6 Alarm management needs to include the capabilities for assessing the effectiveness of alarm implementation. The tools provided by will help plants effectively manage their alarms. Dick Hill VP Manufacturing Services ARC Advisory Group - A Global Product is found around the globe, in use by some of the largest companies in the world, including: Ameren BASF Bayer BHP Billiton BOC BP Chevron Texaco ConocoPhillips Detroit Edison Dow Chemicals DuPont Dynegy Eastman Honeywell Huntsman Imperial Oil Kinder Morgan Pfizer Inc Rio Tinto Rohm and Haas Saudi Aramco Shell Statoil Sunoco Syncrude Tesoro Total

7 Industry-Leading Resources Alarm Philosophy Document (APD) Detail the way process alarms are designed and establish the basis for your alarm setting methodology. Unlike other alarm philosophy documents that lack information pertaining to your specific alarm requirements, you have the ability to customize this APD template with precise operational information Build your custom Alarm Philosophy Document at Multimedia Tutorial The interactive tutorial covers the 5 strategic steps needed to integrate an effective alarm management strategy and guides viewers through the practical and tactical steps required to ultimately increase plant production, prevent incidents and increase safety. Download the tutorial at Exclusive Interactive Webcasts Matrikon s interactive live webcasts are designed to inform you about innovative approaches to optimizing your operations. These presentations allow you access to industry experts broadcasting live to your personal computer or boardroom. Matrikon also offers private webcasts for your company, enabling our experts to address the unique problems you face and discuss solutions to meet your specific needs. Hands-On Workshops Matrikon s public workshops and custom on-site training provide individuals and companies with the expertise and knowledge to better achieve operational goals. These practical, hands-on courses give participants an understanding of how to identify opportunities for improvement and how to plan and execute production more efficiently. Matrikon remains the leader in global alarm management training and offers over 20 comprehensive, AMSS- Certified workshops each year throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Browse for workshops at a location near you at Join one of the live Alarm Management Live webcasts at Matrikon is the most client-centric company I ve ever had the privilege to do business with. Donald Campbell Brown Team Leader for Facilities Excellence BP

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