Electro, automation and SCADA projects for Hydro Karmøy
HYDRO:
Hydro operates a highly advanced primary aluminum production facility at Karmøy, which is recognized as one of the largest and most significant primary aluminum plants in Europe. The Karmøy facility specializes in the production of primary aluminum, also known as liquid aluminum.
Goodtech's scope of work:
- Turnkey delivery SCADA, real-time control, trending, alarming – Gas Treatment Plant (large plant)
- Turnkey delivery SCADA, complex overview screens, trending, alarming – Electrolysis (large plant, 288+ PLCs)
- Top level SCADA conceptualization/support/consultancy – 150+ Clients 20+ Database Connectors 350+ PLC connections
- Ignition Architecture design
- Electro and Automation
- ERP integration
Client value:
- Lower cost for new clients (150+ clients)
- Reduced down time and increased efficiency
- Increased flexibility and optimalization of the process
- Better Interface for Operators to make the right decisions faster. Broad connectivity options (PLC, IIOT, Oracle, MSSQL, OSIsoft PI)
- Standardization of Hardware
- Modern protocol support (OPC UA, MQTT)
Annual production figures:
- 270.000 tons primary aluminium
- 220.000 tons casthouse products