Project Title: Seamless PCS 7 Migration at Anglo American's Mogalakwena South
Client: Anglo American Platinum
Project Overview:
Anglo American Platinum, a leading global platinum group metals (PGMs) producer, faced a challenge at their Mogalakwena South operation. Their existing control systems, running on Allan Bradley RSLogix with Adroit SCADA, needed a migration to the latest Siemens PCS 7 technology to maintain product support levels, operational efficiency and technological competitiveness.
Challenge:
The migration had to be executed seamlessly without causing significant production interruptions, ensuring a smooth transition to the new system. Plant Sections would typically be migrated in 4 to 5 day shutdowns with complete re-commissioning of field equipment.
Solution:
IPS, a trusted partner with extensive experience in control system upgrades, developed and implemented a comprehensive migration plan for Anglo American, utilizing Siemens PCS 7 and WinCC, together with a standardized block library. The scope of the upgrade included:
Migrating the Concentrator sections in Phases 1, 2, and 3.
Upgrading the Milling Section Electrical System Controls from Relay Logic to the latest Siemens RIO equipment and PCS 7 Control.
Upgrading system software and hardware while maintaining critical functions.
Results:
The migration was successfully completed with minimal disruption to Anglo American's operations. The upgrade improved operational efficiency and provided Anglo American with access to the latest control system technology, ensuring continued operations and reduced operational costs.
Key Benefits for Anglo American:
Successful and seamless migration with minimal downtime.
System upgraded to the latest technologies for continued operations OEM product support.
Reduction in operational costs and improvement in plant uptime.
Plant Maintenance optimization and seamless technician and operator interchangeability between operations.
Long-term support from IPS.