Why this matters now The days of automation systems being completely isolated from the outside world are long gone. While some assets may remain air-gapped, most critical OT systems increasingly require connectivity to external systems to remain competitive. The rise...
Why this matters now Refining depends on a continuous, reliable source of power. The sites operate 24x7x365, and if a utility is unable to supply adequate power, the facility might be down for weeks as they deal with equipment damage and safely bringing systems back...
Why this matters now As explored in his recent article in Hydrocarbon Engineering magazine, Emerson’s Dave Denison—an expert with over 25 years in the automation industry—explains that many organizations are hitting diminishing returns from plant‑level digital...
Process Automation Hall-of-Fame member, Greg McMillan’s freely available Tuning and Control Loop Performance, presents a field‑tested body of knowledge built on decades of industrial application.
Why this matters now One of the consequences of a vast improvement in the capability and affordability of sensing devices over the last few years has been a significantly increased risk of overwhelming operational technology (OT) teams with too much data. Data is...
Why this matters now As detailed in his recent article in Control Engineering, Emerson’s Brian LaMothe, a recognized industry expert, explains that operators can no longer rely on plant‑level improvements alone. The most competitive organizations are modernizing...
Why this matters now As explored in his recent article in Smart Industry, Emerson’s Dave Denison—leveraging more than two decades of automation expertise—explains that AI, machine learning, and advanced control workloads are pushing traditional controllers beyond...
Why this matters now As explored in his recent article in Control Engineering, Emerson’s Dave Denison—leveraging his decades of experience in the automation industry—explains that OT teams face a unique challenge as AI adoption accelerates. While AI is gaining...
In industrial automation, much of the focus tends to be on the distributed control system (DCS). However, an equally important system exists—the safety instrumented system (SIS). The SIS does exactly what its name implies: keep plant personnel and assets safe. It is a...
Why this matters now As explored in his recent article in Control Engineering, Emerson’s Claudio Fayad—drawing on more than 30 years of industry expertise—explains that software-defined control addresses the limits of embedded, hardware-centric designs without forcing...
Why this matters now Digital transformation hinges on overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). Used to measure the performance of both processes and individual machines, OEE is one of the most critical metrics for determining whether a digital transformation strategy is...
Typically, when we think of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, we think of software residing in the cloud. After all, AI models require massive compute power, and as they grow, that power needs to scale rapidly. Such support is a perfect fit for cloud computing....
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