PHOENIX, Nov. 26, 2007 – Honeywell released MXProLine Foundation, a pre-configured version of the company’s MXProLine automation system for the plastics, film and non-woven fabrics industries. MXProLine Foundation features a robust scanning measurement and reliable process control platform. The system also is designed to minimize plant commissioning effort and risk, making the installation process more safe and efficient.
MXProLine Foundation allows original equipment manufacturers and plant engineers to install the system at their own facilities, eliminating the need for a gauging expert. The fully tested system features easy-to-use setup displays, calibration utilities and single-variable control tuning. It also features higher scan speeds, faster sensors and model-based predictive control algorithms to increase product specification rates, which can reduce plant start-up time by seven to 15 percent.
“The scanning and sensor enhancements featured in MXProLine Foundation provide even more accurate measurement and tighter process control,” said Jason Urso, director of marketing for Honeywell Process Solutions. “MXProLine Foundation is designed to make the system implementation process as easy as possible for plastics and fabric makers while helping them ensure the highest product quality and improve their overall business performance.”
The rapid scan speeds and the enhanced sensor response allow plants to realize material savings by reductions in product variability. As a result, plants save raw materials, reduce off-spec production and decrease waste and defective material that would later be scrapped or reworked.
MXProLine Foundation also presents information to operators in an easy-to-understand format that helps them make quick and effective decisions about product quality, production rates, product classification and raw material supply. The system also improves equipment reliability through online diagnostics, intuitive calibration and operational status indicators that enhance preventative and corrective maintenance. Additionally, MxProLine Foundation is built on the Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) platform, allowing the seamless integration of additional distributed controls, advanced controls and safety applications.
Honeywell International is a $34 billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell’s shares are traded on the New York, London and Chicago Stock Exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. Honeywell Process Solutions is part of Honeywell’s Automation and Control Solutions group, a global leader in providing product and service solutions that improve efficiency and profitability, support regulatory compliance, and maintain safe, comfortable environments in homes, buildings and industry.
