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Transforming Oil and Gas Industry with Advanced Instrumentation

Published on : Wednesday 05-06-2024

AdvanceTech Controls Pvt Ltd: Pioneering excellence in oil and gas instrumentation and digital transformation.

Since 1995, AdvanceTech Controls Pvt Ltd has been at the forefront of process optimisation and analytics in the oil and gas industry. Known for its complexity and rigorous safety standards, this industry demands precise and reliable instrumentation and cutting-edge digital solutions. AdvanceTech Controls offers a complete suite of field and panel instrumentation that is SIL (Safety Integrity Level) certified, ensuring the highest level of safety and performance.

Comprehensive field and panel instrumentation

AdvanceTech Controls provides a broad range of field and panel instrumentation tailored to the unique needs of the oil and gas sector. Our products are SIL certified, guaranteeing safety and reliability in even the most demanding environments. From pressure and temperature transmitters to flow meters and level sensors, our instrumentation solutions are designed to enhance operational efficiency and ensure seamless integration with existing systems.

Digital transformation services

In the era of Industry 4.0, digital transformation is critical for maintaining a competitive edge. AdvanceTech Controls leverages advanced digital technologies to drive efficiency, productivity, and safety in oil and gas operations. Our digital transformation services utilise the powerful Canary Labs Historian and cloud solutions to provide real-time data analytics and insights.

The Canary Labs Historian offers robust data collection, storage, and analysis capabilities, enabling companies to monitor and optimise their operations continuously. By integrating this with cloud solutions, we ensure that our clients have access to critical data anytime, anywhere, facilitating informed decision-making and proactive maintenance.

Red Lion controls for oil and gas applications

Oil and gas companies around the globe rely on Red Lion products to ensure uninterrupted production of critical resources. Red Lion offers rugged industrial automation and networking solutions that provide the connectivity, monitoring, and control required to get the job done. Our key solutions include:

• Graphite® Platform: Rugged HMIs and controllers that combine I/O modules with protocol conversion, data logging, web-based monitoring, and IEC 61131 control capabilities.
• Sixnet® Series RAM® Cellular RTUs: Secure, all-in-one platforms for the remote monitoring and control of field-deployed oil and gas assets.
• N-Tron® Series NT24k® Industrial Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switches: Reliable network performance with a wide array of port configurations and robust environmental tolerances.

IoT and cloud AI/ML-based analytics

AdvanceTech Controls also offers IoT and Cloud AI/ML-based analytics with real-time dashboards. These solutions enable our clients to gain deeper insights into their operations, optimise performance, and predict maintenance needs. The real-time dashboards provide a comprehensive view of operations, allowing for immediate response to any anomalies or issues, thus enhancing operational efficiency and reducing downtime.

Expertise with Canary Labs Historian

Our expertise with the Canary Labs Historian sets us apart in the digital transformation landscape. The Historian’s advanced data handling and analysis features are crucial for optimising operations and driving innovation in the oil and gas sector. Whether it's for real-time monitoring, historical data analysis, or predictive maintenance, the Canary Labs Historian provides the tools necessary for maintaining operational excellence.

Centres of excellence and experience

AdvanceTech Controls boasts excellence centres in Mumbai and Bengaluru, along with an experience centre in Vadodara. These centres serve as hubs for innovation, customer support, and hands-on demonstrations, providing our clients with comprehensive insights into our technologies and solutions.

Conclusion

AdvanceTech Controls Pvt Ltd is dedicated to providing comprehensive and innovative solutions for the oil and gas industry. Since 1995, our process optimisation and analytics have helped companies achieve unparalleled operational efficiency. Our SIL-certified instrumentation, combined with our expertise in digital transformation using IoT, Cloud AI/ML-based analytics, real-time dashboards, Canary Labs Historian, and Red Lion controls, ensures that our clients can operate safely, efficiently, and competitively. As the industry continues to evolve, AdvanceTech Controls remains committed to leading the way with cutting-edge technology and unparalleled service.

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Vanzetti Engineering joins Posidonia 2024, the international shipping fair

Vanzetti Engineering is taking part in Posidonia, the international trade fair of reference for shipbuilders, suppliers of navigation equipment and shipping-related services, to be held in Athens, Greece, from 3 to 7 June 2024.

“We are excited to participate in Posidonia 2024 for a number of key reasons. Firstly, the event represents an unparalleled opportunity for Vanzetti Engineering to establish and strengthen connections with other leaders in the maritime industry. Secondly, it gives us a unique space to present our latest innovations and cutting-edge solutions, highlighting our commitment to excellence and energy transition,” says Federico Buono, Marine Business Unit Manager at Vanzetti Engineering. “Posidonia also gives us the opportunity to participate in relevant debates and discussions on the future of the industry, enriching our perspective and opening up new opportunities for collaboration. Last but not least, it allows us to promote our brand on a global platform, by positioning Vanzetti Engineering in the landscape of Greek shipowners and promoting new products and solutions developed directly to those who use and/or will use our cryogenic pumps, consolidating existing relationships with a particular focus on the after-sales sector.”

Posidonia is particularly strategic for Vanzetti Engineering, as the shipbuilding business accounts for more than 70 per cent of the company's revenues and, approximately 75 per cent of this share comes from Fuel Gas System Supplier (FGSS) customers in Asia Pacific. Major Italian ship owners also build their ships in Asia. “Our presence on the Italian market is therefore attributable to relations with major ship owners renewing their fleets in China,” explains Federico Buono. “In addition to this, there are collaborations with small ship owners who develop bunkering ship projects and with R&D cooperations with shipyards for the introduction of hydrogen as the marine fuel of the future, for example for fuel cells or blending in LNG Dual Fuel engines.”

Vanzetti Engineering's presence at the Posidonia fair is part of a particularly flourishing context for the LNG sector in the maritime sector, which currently plays a leading role in energy transition, as Federico Buono himself explains. “All fuel transition scenarios (from rapid to gradual decarbonisation), which take into account the current regulations of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for the reduction of greenhouse gases, show an upward trend for LNG, with a peak quantity of LNG traded by sea of around 750 MT as a conservative estimate for around the year 2035. In terms of GHG, WTW (Well To Wake) emissions of LNG already meet the reduction targets for 2035 and, thanks to the mix with Bio-LNG – with the ultimate goal of 100% Bio- LNG – compliance is theoretically guaranteed up to the 2050 targets of the FuelEU Maritime Intensity Limits initiative (-80% GHG emissions).”

Therefore, LNG will increasingly be the 'bridge fuel', also thanks to a ship-wide systemic approach that sees the adoption of CCS (Carbon Capture Scrubbers) that are being developed, as well as EST (Energy Saving Technologies) that are increasingly integrated into new projects, and the fuel-mix with Bio-LNG. Suffice it to say that the latest estimates by Clarksons Research give a forecast that the number of 'LNG capable' ships will potentially increase fivefold from the current 1,000 within a decade.

Vanzetti Engineering products used in the maritime industry are the well-established ARTIKA submerged pump series and the VT-3 high pressure skids. ARTIKA pumps are mainly used as cargo pumps (ARTIKA 230-300-400) and booster pumps (ARTIKA 120-160). The latter account for the largest share of pumps sold, with flow rates from about 10 to 300 lpm and differential pressures from 4 to 15 bar, for the purpose of taking LNG from cryogenic tanks and pumping it to VT-3 high-pressure skids. The role of the VT-3 HP skids is to increase the LNG pressure to around 300-330 bar in cases where ships are powered by engines operating at these pressures (e.g. MAN ME-GIs) and operating at flow rates of 20 to 150 lpm.

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