Schneider Electric demonstrates how it is driving process innovation and sustainability in chemicals at ACHEMA 2024

Schneider Electric, the industrial technology leader in energy management and automation, is showcasing how it is reshaping operations across the process and chemicals sectors at ACHEMA 2024, the world's leading trade fair for the process industry, currently taking place in Frankfurt, Germany (June 10-14).     The company will demonstrate how its software-defined, open automation solutions, coupled with digitalization, can drive both growth and sustainability – for established chemical markets and emerging ones like plastic recycling and green hydrogen.   “Companies that embrace digitalization have seen an average 30% reduction in unplanned downtime, a 20% increase in overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), and a 15% reduction in energy consumption,” said Jessica Bethune, VP Industrial and Process Automation, Schneider Electric DACH region. “At Schneider Electric, digital encompasses automation, software and advanced technologies such as AI, and together with AVEVA we leverage data to enable intelligent decision making that optimizes performance and builds an ecosystem of connectivity.”   Aligned with ACHEMA's vision of inspiring sustainable connections, Schneider Electric Sustainability Research Institute will unveil a groundbreaking study on e-ammonia production. “Optimizing Renewable Energy Integration and Grid Costs for Electrified Ammonia Production” highlights innovative strategies to integrate new energy systems for the production of e-ammonia, minimizing the capital cost and operating expenses of production.   This paper will provide insights into the production of competitively priced e-ammonia by combining renewable energy, hydrogen storage, energy storage, and advanced process operations. The study will also detail how cost and carbon intensity from the electrical grid impacts the configuration and operation of a e-ammonia plant to reduce cost.   As an energy intensive industry, there remains enormous pressure for process and chemicals industries to reduce energy consumption, capital project costs and operating expenses, whilst accelerating sustainability targets. With this in mind, Schnieder Electric has brought together electrical power management and process automation via its EcoStruxure™ Power and Process solution. Acting as a catalyst for operational resilience and improved sustainability across the lifecycle of the plant, this integrated, energy plus automation, digitalized approach drives electrical, instrumentation and control (EI&C) CAPEX reductions up to 20% and OPEX efficiencies, including improving energy process usage by up to 10% leading to carbon footprint reductions of between 7 – 12%.   At the center of the EcoStruxure Power and Process Control System, is the EcoStruxure Electrodynamic Controller, the first controller to facilitate the integration of power systems and intelligent electronic devices to the distributed control system.     Beyond this, and continuing their focus on industry transformation, the company will also unveil AVEVA’s Industrial Intelligence Index at ACHEMA. This first-of-its-kind report leverages insights from 500 global executives, providing attendees with invaluable, actionable data on digitalization within the chemical industry. The Index dives deep into the top concerns of digital leaders, exploring everything from the speed of AI adoption to how digitalization is being utilized to tackle critical sustainability challenges.     About Schneider Electric   Schneider’s purpose is to create Impact by empowering all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability. At Schneider, we call this Life Is On.   Our mission is to be the trusted partner in Sustainability and Efficiency.   We are a global industrial technology leader bringing world-leading expertise in electrification, automation and digitization to smart industries, resilient infrastructure, future-proof data centers, intelligent buildings, and intuitive homes. Anchored by our deep domain expertise, we provide integrated end-to-end lifecycle AI enabled Industrial IoT solutions with connected products, automation, software and services, delivering digital twins to enable profitable growth for our customers.   We are a people company with an ecosystem of 150,000 colleagues and more than a million partners operating in over 100 countries to ensure proximity to our customers and stakeholders. We embrace diversity and inclusion in everything we do, guided by our meaningful purpose of a sustainable future for all.