Recently, as cell and gene therapies have begun to emerge in the life sciences manufacturing landscape, an important concept has begun to draw attention: traceability. However, it is important to remember that traceability was critical long before today’s most...
Simulation and digital twin technology has a wide variety of uses that plants can leverage for faster projects and better operations. Recently, Chemical Processing magazine took a deeper dive into those uses, interviewing industry experts such as Emerson’s own Dustin...
Modernization. We hear it is happening everywhere, and yet, when we look at our own facilities, a modernization project looks like such a massive task that it is hard to even get started. Even though technologies in the plant may be decades old, some teams continue to...
If there is one thing the experts I work with talk about all the time, it is data. Plants need data. Plants have too much data. Data is siloed. Data is the future. There is really only one constant: data is critical to reliable, efficient operations, but it must be...
We’ve talked a lot in this space about the way the current personnel shortage is upending process manufacturing. Control rooms are short on personnel and are more reliant than ever on automation technologies to help operators make fast, informed decisions no matter...
The hydrocarbon industry is rapidly evolving, adapting to support new product demand, increased focus on sustainability, and an increasing need for flexibility. As a result, hydrocarbon process manufacturers have needed to dramatically change the toolbox they employ...
It can be hard to keep up with the many rapid changes occurring in the life sciences industry these days. In an effort to embrace improved speed to market, sustainability, and quality, life sciences manufacturers are employing a wide range of software and technologies...
In their recent article in Plant Engineering, Emerson’s Claudio Fayad and Erik Lindhjem share that selecting plant control and reliability technologies is no longer a matter of convenience. Rather, project teams have shifted focus to delivering increased value across...
People are more aware than ever of the many amazing ways new treatments can improve their lives. As a result, life sciences companies are under more pressure than ever to safely deliver new, innovative treatments to market to satisfy customer demand. The key to...
Today’s shortage of experienced plant personnel comes as no surprise to anyone. But the optimal solution to that problem might be a bit less obvious than the problem itself. Those retiring workers aren’t coming back any time soon, but plants still need to find ways to...
It used to be safe to assume that pipelines would fly under the radar for cyberattacks. Even though they are a critical infrastructure element, they weren’t something hackers focused on. However, a recent series of high-profile attacks on pipeline infrastructure has...
We hear a lot about reliability these days. Sensors have become more affordable, software has become more powerful, and teams are more reliant on automated monitoring to ensure unexpected failures don’t disrupt production. However, as Nina Golder shared in a recent...
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