Duncan Schleiss led the product management & development of the DeltaV control system from its inception to its industry leadership. Duncan joins a host of luminaries in automation that have advanced the technologies and solutions to drive greater performance in safety, efficiency, reliability, and profitability for manufacturers and producers.

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San Antonio—A Wonderful Venue for Emerson Exchange
Emerson Exchange 2025 begins next week in San Antonio, Texas. If you’ve never been to San Antonio before, I’ll share that it’s my favorite place for our Exchange events here in North America.
Tech Talks at Emerson Exchange 2025
We’re a week away from the Emerson Exchange 2025 Conference in San Antonio, Texas. If you haven’t already registered, you can still do so. There will be some compelling Tech Talk sessions. Register now.
Protecting Critical Facilities from Cyber Attacks
A recent Forbes article,7 Steps Utilities Must Take To Protect Critical Facilities From Cyber Attacks highlights focus areas for manufacturers and producers to strengthen their operational resilience.
Versatile, Wide-Ranging Watercut Measurements
In this quick 2-minute YouTube video, What Is the Measuring Range of the Roxar™ Watercut Meter?, Emerson’s Fiona Butters highlights the enhanced versatility of the Roxar Watercut Meter with the TopCut feature, expanding its range from 0-50% to an impressive 0-100% water cut, perfect for applications requiring a broader range.
Driving Reliability Performance Improvements for Power Producers
In a Power article, The POWER Interview: Emerson Exec Discusses Grid Enhancements, Emerson’s James Nyenhuis shares ways technology and transformed work practices can drive reliability performance enhancements.
Angular Coordinate Method for Compressor Surge Control
The angular coordinate method allows to simplify the multi-level operation of the compressor to a one-dimensional visualization of the safe operating zone, presenting it as a direct comparison of the process variable with the set value, which is the most common and convenient practice for plant operators monitoring processes in the DCS.
Regulatory Compliance Monitoring Pressure Relief Valves
Michael Machuca highlights the importance of pressure relief technology in pressure vessels to meet regulatory requirements and improve safety & overall efficient operations.
Reducing Wellhead Fugitive Emissions with Electric Actuators
For producers, transporters, and distributors in the hydrocarbon value chain, Emerson provides a portfolio of proven fugitive emissions solutions.
Advanced PID Control Techniques in Centrifugal Compressors
A PID-based control strategy can manage surge margin by using feedforward signals from flow, pressure, or compressor speed fluctuations.
Role of Digital Valve Controllers in Modern Process Safety
Valves used in process safety applications remain static for much of their existence in a manufacturing or production process. Digital valve controllers can play an essential role in ensuring these valves operate as they should when called upon in an abnormal situation.
DeltaV Edge 2.0 Empowers Life Sciences with Easy Batch Data Access
Emerson’s Nikki Bishop and Franz Valmonte join podcast host Jim Cahill to discuss innovations in DeltaV Edge 2.0 to help pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturers reduce time to market and release times for the medicines and therapeutics they deliver to the world.
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