In a Food Entrée & Manufacturing article, Achieving Sustainability Goals with Smart Automation, Emerson’s Chiara Ponzellini shares several examples of how original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) applied intelligent automation to drive operational performance improvements.
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Award-Winning DeltaV Real-Time Scheduling Software Podcast
David Zhang joins podcast host Jim Cahill to discuss digitalization efforts among pharmaceutical & biotech manufacturers, and the important role that real-time scheduling plays in bringing these therapies to market in a timely manner.
Driving Performance with Automation and AI
Emerson’s Jonas Berge authored the article, Automation and AI for Operational Excellence in Refining and Petrochemicals, and how they enable greater performance across many dimensions, including safety, sustainability, reliability, and production.
Innovative WebAssembly Containerization Technology for the Intelligent Field
Emerson’s Marshall Meier joins other experts to discuss how Wasm is transforming development for embedded industrial solutions.
Electric Actuator Smart Field Device Connectivity
At the 2025 Ovation Users’ Group Conference, Emerson’s Tom Mullins and Andy Le presented Smart Field Device Connectivity – Electric Actuation.
Tank Gauging Solutions for Maritime Alternative Fuels
A quick, two-minute YouTube video, “Alternative Fuel Level Measurement,” highlights a diverse range of technologies designed to accommodate level measurement on tanks with varying specifications.
Addressing Food and Beverage Manufacturing Challenges
Four ways Emerson automation technology and expertise can enable improved manufacturing performance are by enabling greater flexibility to maximize production, reducing quality risks, increasing reliability, and improving sustainability.
Powerful Adaptive Model Predictive Control for Power Plant Efficiency and Reliability
Emerson’s Nikolaos Pratikakis and Michael Painter presented Modernizing Power Plant Control with Aspen DMC3: AI-Enhanced MPC for Efficiency and Reliability at the 2025 Ovation Users’ Group Conference.
Four Foundations for Data-Driven AI
Emerson’s Chief Technology Officer Peter Zornio outlines four foundations for advancing industrial automation in the data-driven AI era amid supply chain disruptions and tech evolution.
Important Standards for Improved Operator Performance
Emerson’s Tim Olsen pointed me to a great PTQ article, Operator performance advances enable safer operations, that he and User Centered Design Service’s David Lee wrote.
Wind Turbine Optimization
At the 2025 Ovation Users’ Group Conference, Emerson’s Ole Binderup presented Wind Turbine Optimization. He addressed wind turbine challenges and how the Ovation Green Wind Turbine Operation and Control Solutions help to overcome these challenges.
Beyond Monitoring: Actionable Solutions for Emissions Reduction Podcast
Manuel Arroyo and Stan Calame join Jim Cahill to discuss a new white paper, “Mitigating Emissions from Wellhead to Custody Transfer,” to highlight technologies and solutions that help oil & gas producers drive emissions reductions and improve sustainability.
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