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Non-Intrusive Measurements: Closing Critical Gaps Without Shutdowns April 27, 2026 | Downstream Hydrocarbons, Safety - The challenge for many refiners is whether the installation risk, outage dependency, and ongoing maintenance burden can be justified. When those barriers remain in place, uncertainty forces conservative decisions. Non-intrusive measurement directly targets those constraints by allowing new measurement points to be added without cutting into piping, breaking containment, or waiting for outages. Read More
Navigating Feedstock Volatility: How Online Corrosion Monitoring Keeps Refiners in Control April 23, 2026 | Measurement Instrumentation - Market uncertainty is back and refiners are responding the only way they can - by looking at alternative crudes. Tariffs, sanctions, shifting trade lanes, and sustained oil price volatility have returned macroeconomic pressure to refining margins in recent months. When feedstock costs are unpredictable, opportunity crudes (cheaper barrels sourced outside a refinery's typical supply chain)… Read MoreLatest Posts
A Smarter, More Flexible Foundation for Scalable Industrial Data
A purpose-built industrial data fabric centralizes connectivity and delivery in a single layer, scaling from one site to a global enterprise. The result is a more defensible architecture and a faster path from data to decision.
When AI Factories Enter Your World: Ovation, Automation, and the Grid That Powers Them
Artificial intelligence is reshaping infrastructure well beyond the data center, and its first pressure point is often the plant. In a keynote to the Ovation Users’ Group, one industry veteran made the case that power, water, and wastewater operators are already living inside that shift, whether they realize it or not.
From Project Delivery to Performance Partnership: Why the Work Starts When the Breaker Closes
Power and water demand is growing at a pace the industry has not seen before, and every fuel source is on the table to meet it. Delivering a control system and walking away no longer fits that reality.
How the Ovation Platform Is Evolving for a Faster Power and Water Landscape
Rick Kephart, technology leader for Emerson’s power and water solutions business, framed the challenge around two forces, rising complexity and the people component, with the people side ranking first. The platform’s job is to add flexibility and intelligence, so a human operator stays effective as the landscape shifts.
Agents of Change: Leading Transformation to Stay Relevant and Deliver Next-Generation Value
Technology, markets, and customer needs continue to evolve across the power and water industries. In his keynote presentation at the Ovation Users’ Group conference, Bob Yeager, President of Emerson’s Power and Water Solutions business, discussed how staying relevant requires continuous transformation, close customer collaboration, and a willingness to embrace new technologies.
Reshaping Grid and Data Center Power Strategies
Why this matters now The AI revolution is here, and it comes with a very real and growing demand for power. As AI capabilities become embedded into everyday tools and industrial systems alike, the energy required to train and operate these models has grown...
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