Chemicals

BASF Coatings

Customer had high requirements on process transparency and process documentation at every coating batch and needed:

To determine the position of the vessels as accurately as possible in real time and eliminate the potential errors
To collect and handle process and batch data as automatically and digitally as possible instead of using printed orders
To easy integrate into the existing process environment with only little hardware and wiring effort
To track down process vessels seamlessly and accurately while remaining highly flexible in its processes

SIMATIC RTLS real-time locating system
SIMATIC RTLS4030T transponders, SIMATIC RTLS4030G Ultra-wideband (UWB) gateways, Location Manager
SCALANCE Industrial Ethernet Switches
MES Opcenter Execution System
SIMATIC PCS 7

“This saves about 50% of working effort and, as a result, time and money.”

Jan Bass, Electrical Engineering and Process Control, BASF Coatings

The automatic position detection of different sized vessels is transparent, precise and flexible
Employees now receive current and exact data about the position of each vessel and know at any time, if the right mixer is placed correctly, without being on-site
The MES system visualizes the tracking and runs a plausibility check. Corresponding data is collected automatically and documented so that BASF Coatings can evaluate batch data from the MES much easier which saves additional checks
50% less effort in comparison to other systems and therefore time and cost savings when adjusting to new processes, vessels, or sites
Improved and safer processes
Reliable localization even in case of metallic and reflective surfaces
User- and maintenance friendly solution.