2008-05-20 - Polysius selects ABB’s Knowledge Manager PIMS as part of the Factory Automation in the new Kiln line of Cementos del Norte’s plant in Honduras
Baden, Switzerland, May 20, 2008 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order from Polysius to supply Cementos del Norte with its Production Information Management System (PIMS). The Knowledge Manager PIMS will be installed at Cementos del Norte’s plant in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The installation will include support for approximately 2000 signals and user training.
Polysius, said “Supplying ABB’s Knowledge Manager to Cementos del Norte is a great way for Polysius to be able to provide the plant with the solution they need to compliment and strengthen our project there. For us it has the advantage that the solution is off the shelf but not so rigid that the customer can’t tailor it to their own needs, so it brings the best of both worlds for everyone involved”.
Knowledge Manager provides all of the functions and components needed for industry specific process and quality data warehousing and focused information presentation. Part of ABB’s Collaborative Production Management suite, it provides real-time automated KPI’s, emission tracking and compliance certificates, and can incorporate several hundred users. Knowledge Manager’s PIMS includes data validation and period closing, as well as production management support together with energy and environmental reporting.
Commissioning is scheduled to start in spring 2009 and the engineering work will be carried out in partnership with Polysius. The scope of supply also includes training and coaching on the new system.
Gabriela Petras Crosley, Product Manager for Knowledge Manager said “I’m looking forward to working with Polysius and Cemetos del Norte. The plant is making big changes with their capital investment and I can see that Knowledge Manager will help them benefit even more by having an overview of all their relevant KPI’s.”
ABB's suite of Collaborative Production Management (www.abb.com/cpm and www.abb.com/cement ) products, provide productivity improvements to process automation companies.
ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 110,000 people.