American Styrenics (AmSty) is a leader in styrene polymer manufacturing. AmSty s Torrence facility is their flagship site which relies heavily on the PI System for a wide range of business needs and challenges. Evan Visser is a Process Engineering Specialist working in AmSty s central technology group. The group is responsible for not only working on use cases but for implementing solutions to foster a more data-driven organization.
In his presentation, Evan will discuss how the PI System serves as the foundational data layer which allows the AmSty innovation team to leverage the self-service analytics platform TrendMiner to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement at the Torrence site, leading to improved product consistency, faster root cause analysis, and enhanced situational awareness through real-time monitoring of the polystyrene production process.
Speaker
Evan Visser
Evan Visser is a Process Engineering Specialist at Amsty LLC with about 15 years of industry experience. He is part of company's the Technology group responsible for managing the styrene and polystyrene production technologies, and is also heavily involved in sustainability efforts at Amsty.