Schneider Electric implements EcoStruxure Asset Advisor for new electrical substation
Published on : Friday 06-12-2019
New electrical substation benefits from an integrated Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Asset Advisor solution that enables more predictable asset performance
Boston, December 4, 2019 – Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, helps BASF, one of the leading chemical companies in the world, increase visibility into operations with the implementation of EcoStruxure Asset Advisor on their new electrical substation in Beaumont, Texas.
BASF's Beaumont plant benefits from a digital dashboard and the expert support needed to monitor critical-asset status with 24/7 access to data. Through its partnership with the Schneider Electric Services Bureau, BASF gets customised advice and proactive recommendations to secure operations and optimise maintenance strategies.
EcoStruxure™ Asset Advisor enables more predictable asset performance, helping BASF to improve plant safety and increase operational efficiency.
EcoStruxure Asset Advisor – a condition-based monitoring and predictive analytics service – allows companies to monitor the health of new substation assets through a customer dashboard. More than 100 variables are measured and computed to provide accurate and reliable condition-monitoring. Through its partnership with the Schneider Electric Service Bureau, the customer gets customised advice and proactive recommendations to minimize failure and optimise maintenance strategies.
"EcoStruxure Asset Advisor increases operational efficiency. It's getting the right data at the right time. And in the end, data is value," explained Lee Perry, Electrical Design Engineer at BASF. "Our focus on data-driven services demonstrates that we are a forward-looking, early adopter of leveraging IIoT-enabled, data-driven services to gain insight into our critical electrical distribution assets."
"We are helping them change the way they operate through continuous monitoring that allows them to see the current health of their critical equipment and determine if there are operational anomalies that need to be addressed," said Alfredo Arriola, segment sales manager for EcoStruxure Asset Advisor in North America. "This is the future of predictive maintenance and an opportunity for BASF to advance beyond preventive maintenance intervals defined by the industry."
The cloud-based service combines a data-driving platform with Schneider Electric expertise in all field services areas. It harnesses the emergence of IoT, along with breakthroughs in connectivity, sensor technology, and predictive analytics. EcoStruxure Asset Advisor evaluates live data from critical connected assets and applies advanced analytics to identify potential threats.