Case Study

Renewable Fuels Manufacturing Operation

Learn how this renewable fuels manufacturing operation eliminated Excel dependencies, implemented real-time quality dashboards, and introduced systematic downtime tracking for root cause analysis.

Company’s Story

This renewable fuels manufacturing operation eliminated Excel spreadsheets to improve data sharing, allowing physical property data to be trended with process control data. Real-time dashboards alert operators when lab samples are ready, and a downtime tracking system enables precise loss analysis.

“Personnel running plants now know exactly when test results are available and are able to trend, compare, and analyze multiple sources of important operations data.”

Enhanced Data Sharing

Physical property data now trends alongside process control data in the historian.

Quality Control

Real-time lab-readiness dashboards alert operators of newly submitted samples.

Root Cause Analysis

Downtime tracking with reason assignment supports proactive decision-making.

Company’s Challenges

Excel spreadsheets limited data sharing and prevented trending of physical property data alongside process data. Operators didn’t know when lab results were available, and there was no systematic way to track and analyze downtime.

The dataPARC Solution

dataPARC eliminated Excel dependencies, improving data sharing and enabling physical property data to be trended with process control data. Real-time lab-readiness dashboards alert operators when samples are submitted. The downtime tracking system empowers operators to assign reasons and comments for precise loss analysis, enhancing root cause analysis and supporting proactive decision-making.