A JHFoster.com article, What Are Pneumatic Actuators Used For? Types, Applications & Uses, highlights several of these applications.
Pneumatic Cylinders and Actuators
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Jim is a 30+ year veteran with Emerson and leads Emerson Automation Solutions' 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 out of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Posts by or with Jim Cahill
Actuator Monitoring and Control for Improved Performance
Emerson’s Knut Riegel joins podcast host Jim Cahill in this Emerson Automation Experts podcast to discuss motor operated valves and the information that can be extracted to improve performance.
Driving Electrical Power Grid Sustainability
This 3-minute YouTube video, Emerson Sustainable Grid Solutions shares ways that grids with unpredictable renewable energy can be transformed into predictable, reliable power through real-time demand forecasting, operational visibility and analytics, maximizing efficiency from generation to delivery.
Effective Radar Level Measurement in Reactor Applications
In a World of Chemicals article, Improving Process Batch Performance in the Chemical Industry, Emerson’s Varshneya Sridharan shares considerations for effective level measurement in both batch and continuous processes.
Chemical Industry Solutions for Safety Performance Improvements
In an AIChE recorded webinar, Digital Innovations for Improving Safety in Chemical Plants, Emerson’s Michael Machuca and Marty McDonough highlight was to drive safety improvements for this important industry.
Cloud-based Operational Technology
In a Digital Energy Journal article, Moving industrial plant computing to the cloud, Emerson Chief Technology Officer Peter Zornio shares how this trend has extended into industrial automation applications.
Bayotech on Innovations and Policy for Hydrogen Energy
In this special Emerson Automation Experts podcast, BayoTech’s General Council and Head of Policy, Andrew Leedom joins Jim Cahill. They discuss BayoTech technology innovations in modular, smaller scale & localized hydrogen production, the reduction in carbon intensity, and policies here in the U.S. at the federal and state levels to continue to foster hydrogen’s increasing role as an energy carrier.
2021 Most Popular Blog Posts, Podcasts and Community Forum Posts
A look at the 5 most popular blog posts, podcasts here on the blog in 2021 as well as the top 5 forum posts in the Emerson Exchange 365 community.
Valve Diagnostics Drive Improved Performance
In a Plant Engineering article, Advanced valve diagnostics drive savings, Jordan Mandernach and Emerson’s Brent Baker teamed up to share these diagnostics in digital valve positioners can help drive safety, reliability and efficiency improvements in the process.
Suppressing Fluid Flow Noise
In a Hydrocarbon Engineering article, Sound Suppression, Emerson’s Bill Flowers shares ways to reduce high noise conditions caused by control valves and surrounding piping.
Digitalizing Pneumatic Monitoring and Control
In a Pipeline magazine article, Accelerating digital transformation in monitoring and control, Emerson’s Aloke Bhattacharyya shares how digital technologies help to enable step changes in efficiency, productivity and overall versatility.
Healthy Master Data Foundation for Digital Transformation
In this quick 2:40 YouTube video, Master Data Management and the Importance of Healthy Data, Emerson’s Curtis Thompson explains why having healthy data matters, and how to know if you have healthy data.
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