Ethanol, Biofuels, Biodiesel

As the world seeks cheaper, cleaner sources of energy, the demand for Biofuels is growing rapidly. To compete effectively, producers need cost-effective control systems and real-time plant intelligence that let them reduce costs and improve quality. With an installed base in over 50 ethanol and biodiesel plants around the world, GE Fanuc offers proven automation hardware and software systems that can help you to increase yield, consistency and profitability.

ethanol, biofuels, biodiesel

Proficy Plant Applications is suite of powerful, scalable automation software applications that allows manufacturers to make sense of ethanol plant data in real time. Modules like Efficiency, Quality, Production and Batch allow you to compare cycle times, parameters and variables, minimize downtime, and increase production yield without adding equipment, people or materials.

Proficy Portal and Proficy Historian together allow you to store and view process and emission data and analyze it in real time. Visualize key metrics from your ethanol plants and labs to foster efficiency, de-bottleneck your plant and improve operations anywhere, anytime.

Proficy Process Systems is a flexible, cost-effective control system with open device connectivity to effectively control all areas of your ethanol or biodiesel plant. Its modular, scalable architecture lets you build new plants quickly and expand existing facilities easily. Inherent redundancy and high availability keeps you up and running, so you avoid costly downtime.

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