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	Customer Success Story: Volgogradoblgaz OJSC ICONICS

Customer Success Story: Volgogradoblgaz OJSC

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration Networks & Connectivity - MQTT
Applicable Industries	Oil & Gas
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation Maintenance
Use Cases	Energy Management System Remote Asset Management
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Volgogradoblgaz OJSC, a company that transports natural gas from gas pipelines to the population as well as to industrial and municipal enterprises, was looking to modernize their facilities with cutting-edge Oil & Gas technology. The company's existing system, TraceMode, was outdated and not able to meet the company's needs. The harsh climate and weather in Volgograd also posed challenges to regular maintenance. The company needed a solution that could improve energy efficiency and overall plant manageability. Read More
About Customer	Volgogradoblgaz OJSC is a company based in Volgograd, Russia. The company is responsible for transporting natural gas from gas pipelines to the population as well as to industrial and municipal enterprises. Volgograd is an important industrial city with oil-refining and ship building, as well as steel and aluminum production. The development of the gas distribution system in the region has greatly changed over the last few years with the implementation of new technologies regarding maintenance, repair and pipeline rehabilitation techniques. Read More
Solution	Volgogradoblgaz OJSC chose the ICONICS 64-bit GENESIS64™ HMI/SCADA software suite to manage their transfers of natural gas to consumers across the Volgograd region. Their selection included GraphWorX64™, TrendWorX™64 Logger, AlarmWorX™64 Server, AlarmWorX™64 Logger, the Unified Data Manager, ICONICS OPC Server Suite, and WebHMI™. They also paired Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and Office 2008 with the ICONICS system. The project was implemented by just one person and ran smoothly throughout the six-month integration period, along with studies and performance tests. Subsystem control and data acquisition came from the ICONICS OPC Server, run through the Modbus TCP/ IP VPN protocol. This data is then distributed through ICONICS WebHMI interface. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Networks & Connectivity - MQTT

Applicable Industries

Oil & Gas

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Maintenance

Use Cases

Energy Management System

Remote Asset Management

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Volgogradoblgaz OJSC, a company that transports natural gas from gas pipelines to the population as well as to industrial and municipal enterprises, was looking to modernize their facilities with cutting-edge Oil & Gas technology. The company's existing system, TraceMode, was outdated and not able to meet the company's needs. The harsh climate and weather in Volgograd also posed challenges to regular maintenance. The company needed a solution that could improve energy efficiency and overall plant manageability.

About Customer

Volgogradoblgaz OJSC is a company based in Volgograd, Russia. The company is responsible for transporting natural gas from gas pipelines to the population as well as to industrial and municipal enterprises. Volgograd is an important industrial city with oil-refining and ship building, as well as steel and aluminum production. The development of the gas distribution system in the region has greatly changed over the last few years with the implementation of new technologies regarding maintenance, repair and pipeline rehabilitation techniques.

Solution

Volgogradoblgaz OJSC chose the ICONICS 64-bit GENESIS64™ HMI/SCADA software suite to manage their transfers of natural gas to consumers across the Volgograd region. Their selection included GraphWorX64™, TrendWorX™64 Logger, AlarmWorX™64 Server, AlarmWorX™64 Logger, the Unified Data Manager, ICONICS OPC Server Suite, and WebHMI™. They also paired Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and Office 2008 with the ICONICS system. The project was implemented by just one person and ran smoothly throughout the six-month integration period, along with studies and performance tests. Subsystem control and data acquisition came from the ICONICS OPC Server, run through the Modbus TCP/ IP VPN protocol. This data is then distributed through ICONICS WebHMI interface.

Impact #1	Improved significantly in their remote gas facilities’ prompt incident response and in emergency situations.
Impact #2	It is now possible to utilize extensive analytical data on work sites.
Impact #3	Quickly deploy and operate control towers and dispatch commands remotely.

Impact #1

Improved significantly in their remote gas facilities’ prompt incident response and in emergency situations.

Impact #2

It is now possible to utilize extensive analytical data on work sites.

Impact #3

Quickly deploy and operate control towers and dispatch commands remotely.

Benefit #1	Tracking 70 deployed objects (Gas Distribution points, Gas Control points), 3000 tags and 10 regional dispatch control centers.
Benefit #2	Plans an extension for another 200 objects and up to 10.000 tags in 2014.

Benefit #1

Tracking 70 deployed objects (Gas Distribution points, Gas Control points), 3000 tags and 10 regional dispatch control centers.

Benefit #2

Plans an extension for another 200 objects and up to 10.000 tags in 2014.

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Customer Success Story: Volgogradoblgaz OJSC

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