Honeywell And Wood Collaborate To Deliver Advanced Refining And Petrochemical Solutions Through Connected Plant Technology

Collaboration will lead to improvements in Delayed Coking bottoms upgrading processes to improve reliability, efficiency and profitability

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Mar 18, 2019, 12:03 ET

DES PLAINES, Ill., March 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) and Wood will work together through the Honeywell Connected Plant platform to commercialize digital services that help oil refiners make their operations safer, more efficient and more reliable.

Honeywell UOP, a leading provider of technologies for the oil and gas industry, has partnered with Wood to embed Wood's process models for its Foster Wheeler SYDEC^SM Delayed Coking technology into Honeywell's Connected Plant offering.

"Honeywell is a strategic partner in the connected plant space and together, we are ideally positioned to deliver the digital services our customers need," said Bob MacDonald, CEO of Wood's Specialist Technical Solutions business. "With this partnership, our customers will experience improved profitability through software-enabled services that guide the efficient operation of Delayed Coking and other related processes."

Honeywell Connected Plant delivers oil and gas customers higher levels of safety, reliability, efficiency and profitability. This solution is unique in the industry because it applies proprietary process knowledge and deep troubleshooting experience to recommend operational adjustments sooner and more accurately than ever before. It helps plants run more consistently and at the top of their performance capability.

"This alliance greatly expands the reach of the Honeywell Connected Plant by adding Wood's technology to our ecosystem," said Zak Alzein, vice president and general manager of Honeywell's Connected Performance Services business. "With this agreement, Wood can offer connected services to its Delayed Coking customers, and Honeywell will embed Wood's Delayed Coking digital twin into the Honeywell Connected Plant platform."

Wood is a global leader in the delivery of project, engineering and technical services to energy and industrial markets. It provides performance-driven solutions throughout the asset life cycle, from concept to decommissioning across a broad range of industrial markets, including the upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas, power and process, environment and infrastructure, clean energy, mining, nuclear, and general industrial sectors. Wood has designed and engineered more Delayed Cokers globally than any other technology provider or engineering contractor. Delayed Coking converts heavy oil into fuel-range distillates and other products.

Honeywell UOP (www.uop.com) is a leading international supplier and licensor of process technology, catalysts, adsorbents, equipment, and consulting services to the petroleum refining, petrochemical, and gas processing industries. Honeywell UOP is part of Honeywell's Performance Materials and Technologies strategic business group, which also includes Honeywell Process Solutions (www.honeywellprocess.com), a pioneer in automation control, instrumentation and services for the oil and gas, refining, petrochemical, chemical and other industries.

Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 technology company that delivers industry specific solutions that include aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings and industry; and performance materials globally. Our technologies help everything from aircraft, buildings, manufacturing plants, supply chains, and workers become more connected to make our world smarter, safer, and more sustainable. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywell.com/newsroom.

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