Accurate level and inventory data feed the dashboards, control loops, and reporting systems that enable sustainable production in mining operations.
Level Measurement Across the Mining Value Chain: From Pit to Plant
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Jim is a 37-year veteran in industrial automation with Emerson and leads Emerson's global social marketing practice. He is the chief blogger of Emerson Automation Experts.
Jim received his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas and an MBA at the University of New Orleans. He began his career as a systems engineer for Conoco's offshore oil & gas production operations, based in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Sizing a Control Valve for Liquid Flow: A Step-by-Step Walkthrough
An undersized valve cannot pass the required flow, and the correct selection depends on more than the published flow coefficient. Pipe reducers, choked flow conditions, and the interaction between pressure drop and vaporization all influence the result.
Modernizing Cold/Dry Emissions Monitoring in Chemical and Refining Operations
CEMS reporting is mandatory and enforced by local authorities, with fines or penalties when reporting is interrupted. Plants must balance upfront and lifetime cost against regulations that vary by region, emitter type, and gas list. Reliability and serviceability carry as much weight as raw measurement accuracy, because any unplanned downtime is a compliance risk.
Improving Data Center Availability with Process Instrumentation
Availability is the metric that matters most to data center operators. Non-intrusive measurement adds another layer of project & operational resilience by eliminating the need to cut, drain, or shut down piping during meter installation or service.
Valve Strategies to De-risk Modular LNG and Floating LNG Execution
The rapid growth of LNG & FLNG projects introduces valve procurement and execution complexity that traditional approaches were not designed to handle, and project teams that fail to adapt early risk schedule slips, rework, and startup delays.
What Guided Wave Radar Echo Curves Reveal About Your Level Measurement
Guided wave radar (GWR) transmitters are among the most widely deployed level instruments in upstream oil and gas production. Yet, many installations underperform because the echo curve is never examined after commissioning.
Visibility for BioPharma Operations: From Data Insights to Better Outcomes
More than 10,000 rare diseases affect over 30 million people in the United States alone, and 95 percent of those diseases have no approved treatment. With more than 1,000 active clinical programs working to change that, the pressure on biopharmaceutical manufacturers to accelerate the pipeline without compromising quality or compliance has never been greater.
Copper Emerges as the Defining Metal of the AI Era
Copper is undergoing a quiet but profound redefinition. Long viewed primarily as an industrial commodity, it is now rising to the level of critical infrastructure, essential to the digital, electric, and energy systems shaping the next decade.
Protecting Critical Infrastructure: NERC CIP-015-01 and Internal Network Security Monitoring (INSM)
We unpack what the NERC CIP-015-01 standard requires, the compliance timelines utilities must plan for, and the practical challenges of deploying monitoring inside operational technology environments.
How Remote Monitoring and Data Collection Strengthen Overpressure Protection in Natural Gas Distribution
Safety regulations and compliance requirements continue to intensify following high-profile incidents, while nearly a quarter of the natural gas workforce is approaching retirement, taking with them decades of institutional knowledge. Operators need monitoring systems that are both more capable and easier to deploy than ever before.
Managing Change in Process Control: Lessons from Greg McMillan
In this seminar, Process Automation Hall of Fame member Greg McMillan delivers a masterclass on the foundational concepts that drive process control improvement.
Solving LNG Valve Challenges from Production to Storage and Transport
Poorly specified or undersized valves in critical services can cause unplanned shutdowns, fugitive emissions, and safety incidents, so getting valve selection right at the front end of a project and revisiting it whenever process conditions change are among the highest-leverage actions an operator or engineering contractor can take.
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