http://www.sharifulalam.com 2007-07-31 14:49 《中華工控網》翻譯
Siemens provides MES for world's largest coal terminal
西門子為全球最大的煤礦碼頭提供MES系統
July 27, 2007 - Richards Bay Coal Terminal Company Ltd. has engaged the Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) to equip the world's largest coal terminal in South Africa with a Manufacturing Execution System (MES). In addition to monitoring of the production level, the system also enables planning on the business level, thus ensuring a high degree of efficiency in manufacturing facilities. Thanks to its modular design, it will be easy to expand the system in future when necessary. Commissioning is scheduled to take place end of 2008.
7月27日消息——里查德灣煤礦有限公司已經簽訂西門子工業解決方案和服務集團(I&S)為其在南非的全球最大的煤炭碼頭裝備制造執行系統(MES)。該系統除了監測生產水平之外,還將為業務方面作計劃,因而確保了生產車間較高的效率。由于其模塊化設計,將來在需要的時候可以容易地擴展該系統。試運行預計在2008年底進行。
The Richards Bay coal terminal exports around 72 million metric tons of coal per year. An expansion program is intended to increase the annual capacity to over 90 million metric tons by 2009. The deep-water port is in the north of KwaZulu-Natal province on the east coast of South Africa. The coal supplies come from mines in the hinterland and are transported to the terminal via a 560 kilometer-long railway network. On arrival, up to 5500 metric tons of coal can be unloaded every hour and temporarily stored in coal tips with a total capacity of over 6 million metric tons. The quay of the terminal is 1.6 kilometers long and has five moorings at which four ship loaders load up to 400,000 metric tons of coal per day. In the meantime, around 700 ships a year are handled and can be loaded with up to 11,000 metric tons of coal per hour.
里查德灣煤礦每年出口大約7200萬噸煤炭。公司計劃到2009年的時候將年出口量擴大到超過9000萬噸。這個深水港口位于南非東海岸夸祖魯-納塔爾省的北部,煤炭來源于內地的礦山并通過一條560千米長的鐵路網絡運輸到碼頭。到達時,每小時有多達5500噸的煤炭被卸下來,而臨時堆存的煤炭總量超過6百萬噸。該煤炭碼頭長1.6千米,有五個系泊處,四架船用裝載機每天可以裝載40萬噸煤炭。同時,每年大約操作700艘船只,每小時可以裝載多達1萬1千噸的煤炭。
As part of the expansion program, Siemens is equipping the coal terminal with an MES (Manufacturing Execution System), which coordinates and monitors all movements of raw materials. The flow of information covers the arrival and storage of the raw material, handling and internal order processing, as well as flexible processing of the key production figures for the management level. In this way, it is possible to facilitate the economically efficient achievement of business objectives. Apart from production management, the system efficiently controls order processing in respect of incoming and outgoing material.
作為擴建計劃的一部分,西門子為該煤炭碼頭裝備一套MES(制造執行系統),協調和監控原材料的所有運轉。信息流涵括原料的到達和儲存,處理和內部訂單的處理,以及用于管理的關鍵生產圖表的靈活處理。這樣,就可能幫助經濟有效地實現商業目標。除了生產管理之外,這個系統還有效地控制原料的進出的訂單處理。
The most important feature of the system is Simatic IT Framework, the Siemens platform for MES. Thanks to the data integration service, the gap between the existing ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system and the monitoring level is closed. The entire production process is displayed on a screen in a clear graphic display. Integrated KPI (Key Performance Indicators) and OEE (Overall Equipment Efficiency) libraries, equipped with monitoring and reporting functions, lead to more transparency in the process. The all-inclusive display of all the process enables forward-looking planning and rapid decision-making by the management. These features allow migrating all RBCT operations- and planning functions step by step into the Simatic IT platform in future. This, in turn, results in increased productivity and greater availability.
該系統最重要的特點是Simatic IT 構架,西門子的MES平臺。由于數據集成服務,現有ERP(企業資源計劃)系統和監測水平之間的差距已經消除。整個生產流程都在一個清楚的圖表顯示器上顯示出來。集成的KPI(關鍵績效指示器)和OEE(全設備效率)庫,配上監測和報告功能,使得流程更加透明。所有流程的全部顯示使得管理層可以做出未來計劃和快速地作出決策。這些特點使得里查德灣煤礦的所有運作以及計劃職能在將來可以逐步地轉移到Simatic IT平臺。這樣,反過來增加了生產力和更大的可用性。
It is the first integrated, Simatic IT project that is based completely on the ISA95 standard and is being implemented for the mining and materials processing industry. The system will be commissioned by Siemens and handed over as a turnkey solution.
這個是第一個完全基于 ISA95標準以及實施于采礦和原料加工工業的集成Simatic IT項目。該系統將由西門子負責試運行,而且將作為一個全承包解決方案移交。
The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) is the integrator of systems and solutions for industrial and infrastructure facilities and global service provider for the plant and projects business covering planning, installation, operation and the entire life cycle. I&S uses its own products and systems and process technologies in order to enhance productivity and improve competitiveness of companies in the sectors of metallurgy, water treatment, pulp and paper, oil and gas, marine engineering, open-cast mining, airport logistics, postal automation, intelligent traffic systems and industrial services. In fiscal 2006 (to September 30) I&S employed a total of 36,200 people worldwide and achieved total sales of EUR 8.819 billion.
西門子工業解決方案與服務集團(I&S)作為工業和基礎設施行業的系統和解決方案提供商以及工廠和項目的全球服務提供商,其業務范圍涉及規劃、安裝、運行和整個生命周期。I&S 利用其自身產品和系統以及過程技術為冶金、水處理、造紙、油氣、航海工程、露天采礦、航空運輸、郵政自動化、智能交通系統以及工業服務行業的公司提高生產率和提升競爭力。在 2006 財政年度(截止 9 月 30 日),I&S在全球范圍的員工總數達到 36,200 人,實現銷售總額 88.19 億歐元。
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