PRESENTATION
2019 - OSIsoft PI World Gothenburg - Food & Beverage
PIVOT: Productivity Improvement with operational Technology (Lonza)
Production processes are controlled by a large number of sensors the LSI network is actually equipped with more than 150,000 of them! How can we improve our productivity in manufacturing, optimize costs and make our processes more reliable and efficient by making better use of digital technology?
Within a successful RCIP project, we built a unified data management system based on OSISoft infrastructure across all plants by working closely with technology experts such as Microsoft and OSIsoft. With improved data availability and transparency, we can identify and address pain points and hidden inefficiencies much faster than in the past. Engineers now spend less time collecting data and more time developing solutions. The paper presents the successful RCIP program as a pilot in two Lonza production sites and demonstrates the business value in the process data.
Company
Lonza AG
Speaker
Tobias Merz
Personal
Name: Tobias Merz
Birthdate: 25.07.1977
Nationality: German
Education
Chemical-Technical Assistance at Institut Dr. Flad in Stuttgart
Diploma in Chemical Engineering at Reutlingen University
P.h.D work at University Ulm
Experience
2018 Global Operational Technology Manager
Lonza Ltd. |Münchensteinerstrasse 38 , Basel, CH
2009 2018 Team Leader PAT
Lonza AG | Rottenstrasse 6, Visp, CH
2005 2009 Research Assistant
Reutlingen Research Institut | Alteburgstrasse 150, Reutlingen
1998 2005 Lab Assistant
Institute Bostel | Florianstrasse 13, Stuttgart
Company
Lonza Ltd.
Speaker
Isabelle Lacaille
Education:
May 2011 December 2013
Degree Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering
University McGill University Montréal, CA
September 2007 May 2011
Degree Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering
University McGill University Montréal, CA
Work Experience
Apr 2019 present, Lonza Ltd. Data Infrastructure Engineer
Jan 2018 April 2019, OSIsoft Canada, LLC Systems Engineer
Oct 2015 Jan 2018, OSIsoft Canada, LLC Field Service Engineer
Jul 2013 Oct 2015, OSIsoft Canada, LLC Customer Support Engineer