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The rtOpx Solution
We specialize in improving our clients' businesses through the use of rtOpx™ (Real-time Operations Excellence) solutions in the process and power industries. Nexus' applications capture and deploy the collective knowledge of the client's operations, technical, and management staff, across multiple process units and plant sites.
Why rtOpx?
Nexus rtOpx is an enterprise-wide solution, deployed through the Nexus Oz™ software package. Throughout each unit, the entire plant, and even the enterprise, rtOpx delivers value in the form of increased efficiency and cost savings to each department through enhanced communication of real-time data. rtOpx provides clients an opportunity to:
- Improve Profitability
- Raise Plant Availability
- Increase Operational Effectiveness
- Prevent Damage to Costly Equipment
- Reduce Down-Time
- Experience Greater Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- Increase Throughput
NexusOzopx
Nexus Ozopx™ is the newest release of the Nexus Oz™ software suite. The new Nexus Ozopx software suite significantly enhances the framework for implementing Nexus' real-time operations excellence solution - rtOpx™. This release achieves new levels in providing clients with an open architecture and industry-standard framework, tighter integration with existing systems, a modular structure for a more easily configurable solution, and enhanced functionality. By answering industry demands for a seamless flow of diagnostic information from the instrument throughout the enterprise, Nexus Ozopx achieves a new level of cohesiveness between operations, maintenance and management. Thus, operations become more efficient, profit improves and knowledge is shared throughout the enterprise.
Industry- Standard Architecture and Tighter System Integration
· Built using Microsoft®.NET to achieve a completely open architecture and industry-standard framework
· Employs XML and OPC technologies for tighter integration with your existing systems and subsystems
Modular Structure
Now available in a modular structure, Nexus Ozopx provides a scalable solution to allow clients greater flexibility to work within their current requirements.
Sensor and Controller Diagnostics module (rtSCDx)
o Monitors the health and reliability of all plant instrumentation and controllers with 17 sensor diagnostics and 30 diagnostics for controllers
o Validates data for advanced automation and enterprise-level application to ensure optimum performance
o Provides proactive information to operators to make quick and accurate decisions
Equipment Performance Model module (rtEPMx)
o Provides two groups of equipment models with Group I including equipment such as Balances, Valves,
o Pumps and Exchangers and Group II including equipment such as Fired Heaters and Distillation Columns
o Drives plant personnel to predict and schedule equipment maintenance with minimal production outages
Knowledge Model module (rtKMx)
o Enables companies to deploy their PSM documents, best practices and the knowledge of their most
senior operations personnel across the enterprise
Information Advisory module (rtIAx)
o Provides integrated, real-time view of rtSCDx, rtEPMx and rtKMx
o Empowers all operators to proactively respond to developing plant situations in a timely and accurate manner
Engineering Explorer module (rtEEx)
o Permits sophisticated searches with the more extensive archive query capabilities of an SQL database
o Creates environment for the maintenance, technical support and management departments to take a proactive approach to operations and maintenance activities in an integrated, time-saving manner
Industry- Standard Architecture and Tighter System Integration
· Built using Microsoft®.NET to achieve a completely open architecture and industry-standard framework
· Employs XML and OPC technologies for tighter integration with your existing systems and subsystems
Modular Structure
Now available in a modular structure, Nexus Ozopx provides a scalable solution to allow clients greater flexibility to work within their current requirements.
Sensor and Controller Diagnostics module (rtSCDx)
o Monitors the health and reliability of all plant instrumentation and controllers with 17 sensor diagnostics and 30 diagnostics for controllers
o Validates data for advanced automation and enterprise-level application to ensure optimum performance
o Provides proactive information to operators to make quick and accurate decisions
Equipment Performance Model module (rtEPMx)
o Provides two groups of equipment models with Group I including equipment such as Balances, Valves,
o Pumps and Exchangers and Group II including equipment such as Fired Heaters and Distillation Columns
o Drives plant personnel to predict and schedule equipment maintenance with minimal production outages
Knowledge Model module (rtKMx)
o Enables companies to deploy their PSM documents, best practices and the knowledge of their most
senior operations personnel across the enterprise
Information Advisory module (rtIAx)
o Provides integrated, real-time view of rtSCDx, rtEPMx and rtKMx
o Empowers all operators to proactively respond to developing plant situations in a timely and accurate manner
Engineering Explorer module (rtEEx)
o Permits sophisticated searches with the more extensive archive query capabilities of an SQL database
o Creates environment for the maintenance, technical support and management departments to take a proactive approach to operations and maintenance activities in an integrated, time-saving manner
Services
In addition to our standard software offerings, Nexus offers supplementary services to enhance and leverage your current operations. These services include:
- Feasibility studies
- Project implementation
- Training
- Integration of third party applications
- Maintenance packages with various levels of technical support and system updates