Input the minimum amount of automation to extract the most easily realised benefits.
A Simple Proposition!
You want the cause of a problem identified and solved. |
You want the cost of the solution to be recovered by the result. |
Process Automation by Evolution! |
Core Principles: | |||||
- Any automation proposal should be a clearly profitable undertaking for the Client - For a given production environment, TG SysCon will identify problems and opportunities FOC - If after an initial investigation the Client is interested, solutions with full cost-benefit analysis will be offered |
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The focus is on re-use, extension, partial automation etc.: |
For just a simple Control Loop there can be serious product issues if it is not tuned properly (under or over "damped").
There can be huge losses in material and time wastage possible if the fundamentals are not right!
Case study topic | Original cost | Revised cost | Other Benefits |
Brewery re-automation | £1,400,000 | £1,000,000 | Plus small electrical/ mechanical works and +60% additional automation |
Hot liquor system | £110,000 | £10,000 | Levels co-ordinated with Brewhouse |
Tunnel pasteuriser | n/a | £2,000 | 80% water savings with corresponding steam and chemical reductions |
Business system | n/a | £14,000 | Detailed Road Map for all process data to be non-paper without MES |