Case study on the use of MTP in large-scale chemical production

Module Type Package @ BASF

Authors

  • Florian Pelzer BASF Infraservice & Solutions Lausitz GmbH
  • Dominik Thom BASF SE
  • Veit Stooss BASF SE
  • Matthias Roth BASF SE
  • Ala Bouaswaig BASF SE
  • Nils Richter BASF SE
  • Michael Krauss BASF SE
  • Alexandre Terentiev HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH
  • Andre Burdialo HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH
  • Silvia Vélez Leon HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH
  • Alexander Horch HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH
  • Sergej Arent HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17560/atp.v68i6-7.2841

Abstract

Module Type Package (MTP) has rarely been used in production in the large-scale chemical industry to date, but offers great potential for integrating package units into
process control systems. Using the example of an in-house developed burner unit, the article demonstrates that full software-based integration can be achieved in under 60
minutes and that MTP becomes financially viable from the second integration onwards. The article provides a clear overview of the effort involved, potential savings and the reduction in workload for repetitive integration tasks, and is aimed at unit manufacturers and plant owners/operators.

Published

2026-06-22

Issue

Section

Article / Peer Review

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