Optimizing Operations and Reducing Costs with Seeq

Parkland Refining

BENEFITS

Significant Time Savings and Efficiency

By implementing Seeq, Parkland reduced the time required for data analysis from over 40 hours to just one hour. This freed up engineers to focus on high-value tasks, driving productivity and enabling faster, data-driven decision-making.

Enhanced Safety and Reliability

With Seeq’s advanced analytics capabilities, Parkland improved the accuracy of anomaly detection and setpoint adjustments. This proactive approach minimized risks associated with equipment damage and operational downtime, ensuring safer and more reliable refinery operations.

Improved Predictive Maintenance and Optimization

Seeq’s tools allowed Parkland to enhance the performance of its predictive models, identifying deviations and enabling timely adjustments. This led to continuous process optimization and more effective monitoring of inferential models, further supporting operational excellence.

THE SITUATION

Parkland faced several operational challenges common to complex refinery environments, including the time-consuming nature of analyzing vast volumes of historical process data. Engineers often relied on manual tools like Excel for filtering and analyzing data, a process that could take over 40 hours for a typical analysis. This inefficiency left little time for focusing on strategic, high-value tasks. Additionally, the company needed better tools to manage and investigate anomalies in process setpoints, which, if left unchecked, could compromise equipment safety and performance. Parkland also struggled with ensuring the accuracy and reliability of inferential models used for predictive maintenance and process optimization. These challenges not only slowed decision-making but also heightened risks to safety, efficiency, and equipment reliability.

THE SOLUTION

With the support of IT Vizion, a trusted partner in digital transformation, Parkland adopted Seeq, a cutting-edge analytics platform tailored for process engineering needs. IT Vizion facilitated the implementation and integration of Seeq, ensuring that Parkland could quickly and effectively leverage its capabilities. Seeq’s intuitive tools and advanced features allowed engineers to reduce analysis time from over 40 hours to just one hour, freeing up resources for strategic projects. The platform enabled the identification and investigation of anomalies in setpoints, enhancing operational safety and preventing equipment downtime. Additionally, Seeq improved the monitoring and optimization of predictive models, allowing Parkland to proactively adjust for optimal performance. This collaboration with IT Vizion empowered Parkland to achieve significant gains in efficiency, safety, and sustainability.

Chris Blakely, Digital Transformation Lead at Parkland, shared a compelling presentation on how Seeq’s advanced analytics platform revolutionized operations at the Burnaby Refinery.

Through Seeq’s powerful tools, Parkland achieved significant time savings, improved safety and reliability, and optimized predictive maintenance processes. By identifying patterns and anomalies in large datasets, Parkland’s teams proactively addressed operational inefficiencies and enhanced sustainability efforts. The presentation highlights how Seeq’s intuitive, no-code interface has empowered engineers to drive operational excellence and achieve their goals.

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CUSTOMER PROFILE

Parkland Refining is a leading Canadian independent fuel supplier based in Vancouver, with a rich history in refining and delivering essential fuels across British Columbia. The company’s commitment to innovation, sustainability, and efficiency is a cornerstone of its operations, and it continues to build on its legacy with forward-thinking solutions and partnerships.

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