Coal and steel industry
Since 2002, high cost savings have been achieved in material- and energy-intensive commissioning processes through prior virtual commissioning with WinMOD.
Applications can be found in all bulk material-based industries such as mining, steel and cement production or other mass-intensive building materials industries.
As these typically robust mining/transport/production processes involve very large quantities of solid material (bulk material), their processes are also equipped with equally robust instrumentation technology. Measurements are not taken in kilograms, but in tonnes and, of course, more accurately if required. Due to the robust conditions, it is not possible to measure at every point.
With its real-time base library, WinMOD offers functionalities that precisely enable the simulation of these material flows (bulk material). The combination of these functionalities is made available in ready-made process function libraries based on them.
Virtual commissioning (VIBN) with WinMOD enables the simulation of any material quantities in all conceivable operating situations, as well as possible malfunctions. This creates the basis for extreme time and cost savings compared to the commissioning of real systems without VIBN.
Further process automation solutions
Typical processes that carry out a continuous or batchwise conversion of substances.
They are divided into main and auxiliary processes.
The aim is the economical and safe production of basic materials or speciality products for all industrial sectors.
Utilisation of similar production processes as in chemistry/pharmacy, but the core here is the use of microorganisms, cell cultures or enzymes to manufacture products.
In future, they will be used in various areas such as pharmaceuticals, green energy and green chemistry.
Processing, preservation and refinement of agricultural and raw materials take centre stage. Typical processes are material and energy-orientated product manufacturing, often combined with strict quality and hygiene standards.
All processes relating to the extraction and processing of raw materials (coal, ores, salts, soils) and their conversion into basic industrial products (steel, cement, gypsum, various other building materials). Mostly very energy-intensive processes.
Refrigeration machines for cold generation and system components for cold distribution and utilisation are a key factor in both industrial plants and building automation.
Energy generation plants based on fossil fuels (coal, gas, oil), nuclear power plants and increasingly promising variants based on environmentally friendly resources such as hydropower, sun, wind, tides, etc. as well as energy distribution systems are increasingly highly automated with extreme demands on their availability.
Water supply from extraction, treatment, storage and distribution, as well as wastewater disposal with transport, storage and treatment for environmentally friendly disposal, are fundamentally important for a modern society and its industry.
Technical installations in road traffic (general traffic control, tunnels, bridges), in rail traffic (signalling and switch systems, signal boxes, ...) and in waterway traffic (locks, weirs, ship lifts)
All areas of technical building equipment such as ventilation, heating, air conditioning, security and fire protection that aim to improve energy efficiency, comfort, safety and cost-effectiveness in buildings.
General shipbuilding for civil, technical and military use, offshore installations as the basis for wind farms, gas and oil production facilities and underwater stations.