2024 - AVEVA World - Paris - Process Industries (Chemicals, MMM, Pulp/Paper)
BASF Antwerp’s Mobile Platform improves safety and productivity throughout the site
BASF, a global leader in chemicals, was faced with the huge challenge to (digitalize) operator rounds across its 6km² Verbundsite in Antwerp. Each production plant on site has its own ways of doing things, more standardized tools were needed to improve safety, security and productivity. BASF Antwerp adopted AVEVA Mobile Operator, in combination with WorkTasks and AVEVA PI System, to empower its workforce through standardized reporting, greater situational awareness and operational excellence. Highlights include: 40 large production sites have built their own operator rounds and in last year alone, 650,000 results were transferred to PI System Achieved the measurement of Tube Metal Temperatures via Bluetooth with AVEVA Mobile Operator, performing 50,000 measurements each year, which allows the regulation of furnace temperature and the decision when to initiate a decoking process - thereby, obtaining more accurate results, a reduction in manhours and extended overall lifetime of the furnace coils.
Industry
Chemicals
Company
BASF Antwerp
Speaker
Tim Mertens
My name is Tim Mertens (46) and I live in Antwerp, in the northern part of Belgium. Ever since I was a child, I have been fascinated by computers. As a student, I obtained a degree in Electronics (Computer Technology) and later on, a second degree in Informatics (Programming). In the year 2000, I started my career as a repair technician at Dimed Electronic Engineering NV. Over time, I progressed to become head of laboratory, specialized in the precise measurement and calibration of pressure, temperature, relative humidity, and electrical signals, all under a BELAC Accreditation (ISO 17025) for customers in sectors like avionics, pharma, automotive, food & glass industry. In 2015, I started at BASF Antwerpen NV (Belgium). The first four years, I worked at Central Maintenance in the Instrumentation and Electronics department. And I got the opportunity to be part of the Mobile Automation team. Today I'm a DevOps Engineer in the Mobile & Workflow Applications team and I'm the technical contact for Mobile Operator Rounds and Periodic Checks (a WorkTasks application). Our team is offering digital solutions for manufacturing.
Session Code
AW24-PRI-D2-SESS-275
