Efficient data monitoring with Seeq
Rising water temperatures and falling water levels are a challenge for flora and fauna, but also for local industrial plants. For one of our customers, if the Rhine becomes too warm, no Rhine water may be used for cooling. This stipulation requires close monitoring. But how can this monitoring be implemented efficiently and reliably?
As a production site for vitamins, active pharmaceutical ingredients and ingredients for the food, animal feed and cosmetics industries, the DSM plant in Sisseln is subject to strict cantonal regulations. Among other things, the plant must monitor the temperature of the Rhine water. If the temperature is too high, the Rhine water may no longer be used for continuous cooling. This ensures that the Rhine is not additionally polluted by industry at high temperatures.
The company therefore wanted to establish a system that continuously monitors the temperature and flow rate of the Rhine and the cooling water. Software should automatically process and compare the data. The results are visualized live and clearly on a web-based dashboard. If a critical temperature is exceeded, automated messages are sent by e-mail.
Challenge: Data integration across different systems
The challenge turned out to be integrating the data across various interfaces . Although the Sisseln site already had a functioning data infrastructure on the Operational Data Layer (PI System), we were faced with a complex task: The Rhine water temperatures had to be retrieved via the Web APIWhat is a Web API?A Web API (Web Application Programming Interface) is an interface that enables different software applications to communicate with each other and exchange data over a network. of the Linked Data Service LINDAS (Swiss Federal Archives BAR) so that they could be combined with the cooling water data from the PISystemWhat is the PI System?The PI System (Plant Information; formerly OSIsoft, now AVEVA) collects and analyzes process and machine data. It is primarily used in the chemical, pharmaceutical, energy, and manufacturing industries.
Since a Seeq system—What is Seeq?Seeq is a software platform for analyzing and visualizing industrial process data. It is specifically designed for manufacturing companies in the chemical, pharmaceutical, energy, and food industries— was already in use and leveraged data from the PI System, seamless integration was a natural choice. The LINDAS Web API can be easily imported into Seeq DataLab, allowingall monitoring to be handled within Seeq .
As a central analysis and monitoring platform, Seeq Industrial Analytics & AI offers a powerful platform for processing and visualizing time series data and is frequently used in the chemical, pharmaceutical and food industries as well as in energy and utility companies. However, companies are often faced with the complex task of using the software optimally and adapting it to their specific requirements.
