TRAINING
October 9th
Price: $600
Seating is limited, so save your spot today!
SUMMIT
October 10th
Price: FREE
TECHLAB
October 11th
Price: FREE
Techlab will be limited to first 20 people who sign up
engineering data
for digital transformation
The theme for this year's Summit centers around the idea of Engineering Data for Digital Transformation. Through the process of validating, reconciling and conditioning data you are able to engineer a plantwide data set that is accessible and ready for use to make informed decisions.
By attending the Sigmafine Summit, you will discover how to leverage Sigmafine as a virtual data engineering service, enabling the realization of advanced digital strategies and the use of advance digital technologies in your organization.
2019 also commemorates 500 years after the passing of Leonardo Da Vinci and many special celebrations and exhibits will be on display in Milan and throughout Italy as a result. This makes for a great time to visit and experience Milan, and see some of the works from one of the world's great engineering mind.
why attend?
Already using Sigmafine? Here’s what you can expect from the Summit.
Leave Sigmafine Summit 2019 with several learnings you can immediately apply to optimize your use of Sigmafine, including:
- Best practices for using Sigmafine from keynotes, case studies, panel discussions and conversations with peers
- How to position Sigmafine as a strategic business tool and deploy across your organization to create more value
- Discover the latest offerings and what the future holds for the Product Development Roadmap
- Tips, tricks and shortcuts to optimize how you use Sigmafine on a day to day basis
- Why the Application and Software Maintenance and Support programs of Pimsoft makes a difference
Considering implementing Sigmafine? Here’s what you will learn at the Summit.
Walk away from Sigmafine Summit 2019 armed with the information you need to successfully implement Sigmafine, including:
- Best practices for using Sigmafine from keynotes, case studies, panel discussions and conversations with peers
- How to make a business case for investing in Sigmafine and data quality
- How to staff and run a Sigmafine implementation with minimal risk and shortest time to benefit.
session abstracts
Transforming Data into Digital Assets
Pimsoft
Digital Transformation initiatives feed on data. To achieve sustainable gains, it is imperative to implement a system of checks and balances that can run as autonomously as possible and maximizes the value of the information contained in the raw data. The process of turning data in to digital assets involves many steps ranging from data collection, validation, reconciliation, conditioning etc. Collectively, these steps are known as data engineering. The goal is to reliably deliver usable data to users, analysts, data scientist, business processes and other applications. Because of the real-time nature of operations in the process and manufacturing industries, this process is repetitive and continuously subject to the variability of the raw input data, performance of the measurement systems and actual plant operations. During the Summit, we will discuss how the mandate of Sigmafine has evolved over the years to become one of the leading data engineering platforms in the process industries.
MOL & Sigmafine, Together on the Road More Than 20 Years!
MOL
The Sigmafine-MOL journey started in 1997. In that time MOL has made several acquisitions and rolled out Sigmafine to new subsidiaries (SLOVNAFT, INA, and MOL Petrochemicals). Hear how Sigmafine is used to help drive business strategy, and the Sigmafine system is used in close conjunction with refinery operations to ensure energy management and deliver success.
Leverage Sigmafine Advanced Analytics: A Focus on Component Balance and Tracking Analyses
Pimsoft
Sigmafine empowers users to do more than production accounting. Customers across different industries are using component balance and / or tracking algorithms to get more insights into their business.
A closer look into these analyses along with use cases will be provided in this session to promote the adoption and implementation of such analytics to a wider base of Sigmafine Customers. The integration with business intelligence software makes the consumption of Sigmafine results much more effective enabling the implementation of visually powerful diagnostics.
Sigmafine Product Development Roadmap
Pimsoft
During this presentation you will hear our engineering leadership talk about the product development roadmap of Sigmafine including the vision and plan for the transition from Sigmafine® 4.x to the SigmafineHub™. We will also demonstrate the new online documentation and discuss the alignment of the Sigmafine Roadmap with the OSIsoft PI System roadmap.
Lost with Losses: The Hidden Impact of Measurement Technology in Closing Mass Balances
Emerson
The importance of accurate and reliable field instrumentation to the production accounting and data reconciliation systems should not be underestimated. The role of field instrument accuracy and its’ impact on data quality KPI’s will be examined. This will be followed by a discussion of the primary measurement devices that are commonly used in mass balance calculations and associated sources of error and uncertainty. We will also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of various flow measurement technologies in the context of improving mass and energy balances.
Loss Control Program
Pimsoft
The use of Sigmafine for loss analysis is an effective tool to identify the areas where real and apparent losses have occurred. Identifying the areas of concern will enable you to focus your attention on remedying the problems, thereby reducing loss and improving profitability. This presentation will discuss how a loss study can be performed utilizing a Sigmafine loss model.
IMM and Transfer Calculation Rules: Better Input Data for a Better Reconciliation
Pimsoft
Sigmafine Intelligent Movement Management (IMM) offers an integrated way to plan, execute, manage and report all plant movements. In an industrial plant it is important to accurately know and manage all the plant movements and tank information. This information may be difficult to track in conditions where multiple movement operations occur.
Sigmafine IMM transfer calculation provides the best estimation of the movement’s quantity, by combining the tanks and meter information data. In this presentation will provide an overview of the IMM transfer calculation rules as well as the benefits of correcting the movements data.
More sessions to be announced.
training
Take advantage of our Sigmafine Summit training class.
Learn about Sigmafine tracking capabilities in this training session focused on Composition Tracking:
- How to keep track of material mixing quantities for inventories
- How the material composition of flows, transfers and inventories are calculated
- How to obtain reconciled compositions of flows and tanks
You’ll also have the opportunity to learn about Quality Tracking and how Sigmafine tracks the source and properties of materials across tanks and pipelines, applying linear or non-linear mixing models to reconciled mass or volume balances.
Price: $600
Seating is limited, so save your spot today!
SigmafineVisualizer™ techlab
Bring your laptop and discover the new SigmafineVisualizer™ through hands on experience. The session will begin with a short training and orientation followed by hands on experience and closing with Q&A and presentation addressing installation, configuration, display conversions, licensing, release schedule, trial license, etc. This will also be the opportunity to provide your feedback to our development team for future releases.
Details
- Friday, October 11th (8am - 12pm)
- Orientation on the SigmafineVisualizer™ and introduction to the SigmafineHub™
- Walk through on how to install, register, and convert a display
- Hands on experience with the SigmafineVisualizer™ with instructors available to answer questions
- Open forum to gather feedback and Q&A
- Find out how to get the SigmafineVisualizer™
- Limited to 20 participants (Sign up early to guarantee a seat)
Four Points by Sheraton Milan Center
Via Cardano 1, Milan, 20124
Phone: +39 02 667461
We will be hosting this year's summit at the Four Points by Sheraton Milan Center and to make things easier for you we have reserved a special group rate of 195 EUR a night. Just mention "Sigmafine Summit" when making your reservations, or click on the link provided. This rate is valid until September 6, 2019, make sure to reserve your room before then.
Property Location
With a stay at Four Points by Sheraton Milan Center in Milan (Central Station), you'll be a 1-minute drive from Pirelli Tower and 5 minutes from Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. This 4-star hotel is 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from Pinacoteca di Brera and 3.8 mi (6.1 km) from Cathedral of Milan.
Rooms
Make yourself at home in one of the 239 air-conditioned rooms featuring LCD televisions. Satellite television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature rainfall showerheads and bidets. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Amenities
Enjoy the recreation opportunities such as a 24-hour fitness center or make use of other amenities including concierge services.
Dining
Enjoy Italian cuisine at Nectare, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Need to unwind? Take a break with a tasty beverage at one of the 3 bars/lounges. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Milan? This hotel has facilities measuring 5059 square feet (470 square meters), including a conference center.
Register for Milan
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call for papers!
Join your industry peers at our annual users meeting, the Sigmafine Summit 2019, as we discuss Engineering Data for Digital Transformation. Share your experience in best practices and present how you use Sigmafine to empower digital transformation at the Milan Summit on October 10 or the Houston Summit on October 23.
Submission Instructions
- Submit a single-page abstract that outlines your 20-minute presentation and key takeaways.
- Topics should focus on how you use Sigmafine to enable the realization of advanced digital strategies and technologies for your organization.
- If selected, your abstract may be published in the event program and on the Sigmafine website.
- For more information, contact your Pimsoft Account Manager or email us at [email protected]