As pressures to maintain profitability in the oil and gas market increase, while the demand for sustainability likewise rises exponentially, taking advantage of carbon credits achieved by reduction in flare gas becomes increasingly attractive. In one notable case,...
Control & Safety Systems
FEI Foods Increases Production to Meet Worldwide Demand with Movicon.NExT™ Platform
Hello everyone. I’m Ajay Rana and recently, in an article in Food Manufacturing, I had the opportunity to talk about an interesting case study with FEI Foods, Europe’s largest producer of ready-to-eat rice and grain pouches, based in South Wales, UK. I think it has...
Modern Advanced Process Control is Easier than Ever
It likely comes as no surprise that advanced process control (APC) has only gotten better as time has gone by. Old APC software, though very powerful in its own right, was often complex to configure and even more difficult to maintain. That turned away a lot of...
This Manufacturing Company Tripled Production with a Modular, Highly Flexible Supervisory Software Platform
Maxa Air Conditioning, a leading air conditioning and heating equipment manufacturing company in Arcole (VR), Italy, experienced a significant rise in market demand which required the company to build a new facility and production lines to meet that increase....
Beating the Drum for Improved Dynamic Performance, Resiliency and Stability
When was the last time you thought about your drum level control strategy? If it’s been a while, here are a few reasons why you might want to elevate this on your priority list. The energy landscape has changed as power producers continue their journey toward...
A New Generation of PLCs Takes on Machine Builder Challenges
PLCs are such time-honored technology that it is easy for users to be lulled into a sense of false comfort that they can simply continue to rely on the same solutions they’ve used for decades. While some PLCs continue to function as solid workhorses, many users,...
Your Actionable Analytics from Anywhere
Emerson’s Zedi IIoT platform with easy device connectivity helps set you up for a fast, easy digital transformation complete with training, 24/7 support, and even project management if you need it.
Personnel location system safeguards workers in hazardous environments
Refineries, chemical plants, oil rigs and power plants can be particularly hazardous environments and the companies that operate them are therefore continually striving to optimise the safety of their personnel.
Emerson Augmented Reality – More Benefit at Less Cost in a Short Time
(Second in a series) Augmented reality is a practical, real-world application that can solve serious problems on the plant floor today, saving a ton of money and creating high ROI. This is a fact that we started exploring in this recent blog, “Reduce the Skills Gap...
Reduce the Skills Gap and Increase Productivity Now with Augmented Reality
(First in a series) In industrial plants, probably more than any other enterprise today, the skills gap created by the retirement of old-line experts and the challenge of hiring means that having enough trained and informed people to get the job done is a daily...
Accelerate Your Digital Transformation with Flexible Automation Infrastructure Podcast
In this Emerson Automation Experts podcast, Molly Firkins, DeltaV Product Marketing Manager for Batch Solutions, joins me to discuss these trends and ways technology is supporting these manufacturers as they address increasing capital projects that use modular manufacturing equipment, switching to single-use equipment in smaller, more customized production, and pushing toward continuous manufacturing where possible.
OPC UA Interoperability in Ovation
Emerson’s David Cooper presented OPC UA Implementation in Ovation Systems – Features and Functions at the 2023 Ovation Users Group Conference.
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