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Corn for cars: sustainability initiatives in ethanol production

Siemens Automation and Instrumentation at Kawartha Ethanol, Canada

Corn for cars: sustainability initiatives in ethanol production

Siemens Automation and Instrumentation at Kawartha Ethanol, Canada

Chemicals

Kawartha Ethanol

Completion: 2000

Kawartha Ethanol

Ontario,

Canada

Reduce water usage including reducing any spillages.
Maximise heat reclamation using close control of heat exchangers.
Save energy and plant downtime by improving maintenance times.

Siemens Automation & Instrumentation.
SITRANS F M Mag 6000 Flow Transmitter
SITRANS F M MAG 5100 W Flow Sensor
SITRANS T Temperature Transmitters
SIPART PS2 Valve Positioners
SIMATIC PCS 7 Process Control System

“Our process includes hundreds of Siemens instruments, measuring ﬂow, level, pressure, and temperature. All feeding back to a centralized DCS system via a Proﬁbus network. We rely on the accuracy and dependability of this system to ensure we operate efﬁciently and safely.”

Bill Harris, Electrical Supervisor, Kawartha Ethanol

Improving plant efficiency by providing operators with precise process information.
Reducing utilities usage by closely monitoring and accurately controlling the process.
Reducing maintenance and plant downtime by using a fully integrated instrumentation

Kawartha Ethanol, one of Canada’s mid-sized ethanol producers, began operations in 2010, and has a production capacity of up to 80 million litres of fuel-grade ethanol a year.
Kawartha’s aim throughout the whole production process is to operate in the most sustainable way possible.

Completion 2016

Dusty solids are no problem for solids level measurement radar

Completion 2016

The world’s strongest fiber meets the world’s most accurate level controller

Release Year 2016

Producing the basis for PET with Siemens

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