Simbax 4.2

The material flow simulation software package Simbax 4.2 is specifically built to fulfill the needs of the process industries(chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, nutrition, etc.). It enables engineers to analyze batch as well as (semi) continuous processes and plants from a logistic point of view, in order to remove bottlenecks and to increase production capacity while limiting the investments to those really needed.

Advantages

• easy-to-use, thanks to a terminology familiar to the users in the graphical user interface
• realistic representation of the production environment as a layout, recipes and a production plan
• easy representation and realistic modeling of complex production processes with, e.g., alternative and parallel operations, semi-continuous processes and buffer tanks, container filling and storage, as well as cleaning and set-up operations
• detailed representation of additional resources such as manpower and utilities, by means of calendars including shift models, weekends and breakdowns
• simplified data input thanks to an Excel interface
• clear results: dynamic animation in the layout and in the Gantt chart during the simulation, useful statistics for an easy comparison of scenarios (e.g., utilization diagrams, vessel and storage contents curves, resource and material consumption curves)

It runs under Windows 3.1/95/98/NT, on a single PC or in a network.

Applications
The software has been used, on the one hand, for the optimization of single processes, e.g., for the production of:

• antioxidants
• light stabilizers
• optical brighteners for detergents and paper
• pigments for paints and plastics

On the other hand, it has contributed substantially to capacity increases in diverse multipurpose plants, among other:

• synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients
• formulation of pharmaceuticals
• synthesis and formulation of dyestuffs

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