In a Processing article, Emerson’s Mani Nambiar encourages companies to think beyond the immediate needs of operating in the pandemic.
Asset Management
Augmented Reality Brings Real Benefits to Manufacturing
Augmented reality (AR) has come a long way since it first made a worldwide splash in mobile video games. No longer considered just a toy or novelty, AR is being implemented for real-world applications that are changing the way we work and learn. One area where AR is...
Valve Monitoring: One Way to Realize Real Value from Digital Transformation
New technologies that are truly different often depend on a “killer app” to convince users to take the leap. For the Internet early on, it was email. Suddenly being able to communicate near instantaneously in writing provided visible value people could latch on to, and the rest is history. For industrial users, digital transformation has been similar. How and why it has been adopted in many locations is the topic of Emerson’s Marcelo Carugo’s article in the October issue of Control.
Continuous Condition Monitoring Cuts Costs
In an article in the AFPM Summit Conference News, Emerson’s Jacob Swafford makes the case for continuous versus intermittent condition monitoring. I don’t think I have ever met a maintenance manager who said that condition monitoring is a waste of time. They agree...
Plantweb Optics Augmented Reality Helps Experts Prepare a New Generation of Plant Personnel
Augmented reality (AR) is no longer science fiction. Organizations are using AR tools to transform the way they perform operations and maintenance, ultimately delivering better performance and greater reliability. Emerson’s Anna Velena and Vineesh Kapoor shared their...
Building Digital Transformation, One Step at a Time
In a Flow Control magazine article, Seven Digital Transformation Myths Exposed, Emerson’s Brian Joe offers advice on starting a digital transformation program. When we talk to companies about digital transformation, especially companies that have yet to launch a...
Improving Maintenance Program Effectiveness
In an Efficient Plant article, Handhelds Enhance Field Functions, Emerson’s Alessea Lane & Jose Verdugo highlight these advancements in handheld devices monitoring equipment in the process.
Driving Improved Pump Performance
Pumps do the heavy lifting of moving liquids through the production process. They consume more energy more than most types of plant assets and are subject to quite a bit of wear and tear. Online continuous monitoring enables operational performance improvements in...
Improving Reliability with Impact Detection Analytics
Operational analytics are used to help improve safety, reliability, energy & emissions, and production. From a reliability perspective, one example is PeakVue impact detection analytics which provides early warning for problems such as rotating equipment bearing...
Closing the Loop Driving Reliability, Safety and Energy Improvements
Emerson's Brian Joe and Ben Skal presented on Plantweb technologies and how they help facilitate digital transformation initiatives. Brian opened noting that process control is all based on the See-Decide-Act closed-loop model. Typically it is an open-loop process for...
Ovation Advanced Condition Monitoring
Emerson's Jason King shares an update on advanced condition monitoring in the Ovation distributed control system at last week's 2019 Ovation Users' Group conference. This integrated machinery protection and condition monitoring module built directly into the Ovation...
Cooling Tower Solutions
At the 2019 Ovation Users' Group conference, Emerson Jason King provided an update on Ovation DCS solutions for cooling towers. Jason opened explaining that $450,000 USD can be saved using automated cooling tower monitoring and optimization solutions. Several...
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