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Operator Training Simulator (OTS)
Training personnel quickly and safely to meet startup schedules
The Operator Training Simulator (OTS) works in the same way as a flight simulator, providing operators with realistic, hands-on training modules — reducing the risk to both themselves and customer equipment. ANDRITZ is the world's leading high-fidelity process modeling and simulation software for the Pulp & Paper industry.
Our simulation offers comprehensive features right from the conceptual design phase to many avenues of a project, such as:
- Feasibility studies
- Basic and Detailed Engineering
- DCS checkout (verify control logic, DCS pre-setup, and testing)
- Plant Optimization
- Operator training (OTS)
IDEAS Checkout runs your plant logic against a high-fidelity dynamic simulation of the plant to perform a thorough test of plant controls, well in advance of plant startup.
With both modeling and controls expertise, we can validate both the implementation of the logic, as well as prove that the intent of the control strategy does work for the selected equipment.
OTS instructor module
It can help train operators months before the actual plant is up and running. It helps produce better-trained operators - who will start up new processes faster, react more wisely to plant upsets, and be more productive.
The OTS instructor contains preconfigured scenarios that teach, train, and challenge trainees on process upsets, including two of the most intensive and complex procedures - start-up and shutdown.
In most cases, such a scenario would have significant safety, environmental, or production consequences, but a new operator, who has practiced start-up and shutdown on the OTS, immediately makes the correct decisions and the operation continues without incidents.
Customer benefits
- Test and verify design concepts quickly and at low cost and low risk
- Stage, test, and validate control logic to achieve faster start-up and increase return on investment
- Train operators without risking their safety or plant equipment
- Applies to staff with different skills and knowledge
- Improves technical knowledge
- Increases and standardizes operational skills
- Retention of content: 20% - 60% higher
- Learning gains: 56% greater
- Consistency of learning: 60% - 70% better
- Time on learning: 38% - 70% faster
