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Ultramax®’s Macro
Supervisory Control improves the efficiency of production/manufacturing operations
with existing equipment & controls.
Annual gains in industry usually range from a few $100K/yr
to a few $1,000K/yr per process, many with
various levels of Advanced Process Control (APC). How?
Operating efficiency is managed by the decisions made
on the adjustment values of the controlling setpoints (i.e., the key
directions given to the Process Control System to run the process). Ultramax’s intelligent analytics software continually learns from accumulating run data how to adjust (tune) the process to
bring operations up to their maximum possible efficiency. Thus, as per the metrics defined by the user, Ultramax delivers
reliability complying with requirements (safety, quality, regulations, commitments),
plus productivity and economic gains.
It completes the existing Process Control System, and complements
Engineering, Lean and Six-Sigma design and improvements. Ultramax has been
applied to hundreds of production / manufacturing operations: batch,
continuous, discrete and bulk.
Examples are: Chemicals, Power Generation (100 boilers), Paper /
Nonwovens, Plastics / Composite Materials Molding, Semiconductors, Soaps
/ Detergents, Food Processing, Pharmaceuticals, Metals, Machining / Metal
Removal, Painting / Coating, Pigments / Dyes, etc. Typical performance metrics
used to drive optimization relate to: safety, quality (within specs,
closeness to targets, purity, consistency),
productivity / throughput, costs, losses, profits, energy and material
consumption, environmental impact, KPIs, regulations, etc. See examples in www.ultramax.com/Applications.htm.
Ultramax is also highly efficient for making other quantitative decisions when outcome data are obtained consecutively (sequentially), which enables ongoing learning how to improve. Examples are decisions in Design (of products, processes, procedures) based on tests in laboratories, prototypes, pilot plants, simulators, etc.; and in Tuning Parameters (of rules, treatments, algorithms). Most quantitative decisions undergo some level of
optimization, from based on experience to using various analytic
solutions. The use and scope of optimization
analytics based on first creating models (e.g. First-Principles simulation,
DOE and NN) are limited by the time they take, the technical proficiency
required, and often the risks in wide-ranging experimental or
validation runs. Ultramax is not
based on creating up-front models, but on (patented)
“Ongoing learning from
experience how to do better™”, thus offering faster,
safer gains. In addition, it is simpler to use even in comprehensive (holistic) problems,
thus yielding better
results at lower costs.
Ultramax is generic and automatic, handling manual data entry up to autonomous closed-loop optimization. It feed-forward compensates adjustments for changes in measured imposed conditions (e.g., raw materials and fuel characteristics, ambient, load, process elements used, etc.). Sensitivity analyses indicate the value of relaxing requirements or enhancing design capabilities. UMC
and Agencies world-wide provide software licenses and several services. We are eager for you to experience the
improvements in performance over your current methods. We offer at no cost a preliminary
evaluation of applicability. Just ask... If you can evaluate benefits in
economic terms and there is sufficient potential, we have programs that
guarantee 100% annual ROI. Do ask... We look forward
to providing tools and services to enhance the effectiveness and productivity
of your processes, products and personnel;
particularly worthwhile in today’s competitive economy. Ultramax
Corporation and Agencies Our site at www.ultramax.com contains a Technical Summary,
Video,
List of Clients,
List of Suppliers,
Examples,
FAQ,
Whitepapers
and a Bibliography. For further details the “Blue Book” can be downloaded,
read pages 1-8. Contact: ultramax@ultramax.com , or call Dr. Carlos W. Moreno, Cincinnati, OH, USA +1 513 469-8629 |
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