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The implementation of the industry 4.0 for maintenance and energy management at the chemical plant located in El Palmar (Murcia), Takasago International Chemical SA (TICSA), has been the subject of analysis of the doctoral thesis carried out by Fernando Manuel Martínez García, technical director and information systems of said company.
The results of the investigation reveal that "the consolidation of the new business management model favors the reduction of productive costs, improves safety and reduces the energy consumption of the factory," Martínez explains. Production favors a non-tangible cost of the company: its image.
The industry is in a moment of convulsion in which it must adapt to a changing customer and where it has to be more flexible and effective before the new demands.
The key to the success of these companies that have been able to adapt is the interconnectivity, that is, "the real-time connection of all departments of the company," clarifies the researcher.
From this evolution was born Industry 4.0, a new way of managing companies based on automation and digitization.
As a result are born the so-called Smart Factories or intelligent factories, a new industrial landmark that is considered part of the fourth industrial revolution.
One of the objectives sought with this method of work is to ensure the correct functioning of the equipment and its functional status, to obtain maximum availability.
This in turn means an improvement in customer service and plant safety.
The system developed under this thesis plans automatic revisions to the machines, which guarantees "a more adequate follow-up according to the condition of the equipment and its criticality, saving on unnecessary revisions and focusing on the worse or more critical equipment, for Thus improving the environmental, safety and economic level of the company, thus avoiding unscheduled failures that could lead to economic losses, safety and environmental problems, "says the technical director of Takasago.
The thesis has developed, according to Martínez, "new techniques and strategies for the monitoring and diagnosis of equipment in the predictive maintenance plan, how to manage the logistics of the production chain, and the implementation of innovative applications for Management, processing and presentation of the information, so that it arrives in real time to all the personnel involved in the supply chain ".
Since 2010, the University of Murcia and the multinational Takasago International Chemical (TICSA), with more than 24 subsidiaries worldwide, collaborate in a project for the development of new operational methodologies of maintenance in equipment with moving parts (dynamic equipment) .
The results conclude with an optimization of the functional conditions, and consequently with a reduction of production costs and energy consumption.
An example of industry 4.0 that develops intelligent plants and more respectful with the environment.
This doctoral thesis has been directed by UMU professors Felix Cesáreo Gómez de León and Hijes and Mariano Alarcón García.
University of Murcia.
Source: Universidad de Murcia
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