Smart pneumatics is a game-changer for industries looking to improve sustainability, safety, and maintenance in their processes. This technology utilizes compressed air as its primary power source and is powered by sensors that can detect pressure, temperature, and other variables in real-time. By using smart pneumatics, companies can optimize performance, reduce energy usage, and save on costs.
Digital Transformation
Preparing for the Holistic Automation Future
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...
Reducing Personnel Emergency Response Times
Jacob Tardoni presents Mapping an Evacuation in Real-Time—Digital Mustering with Wireless Personnel Location Technology at the 2023 AIChE Spring Meeting. It explored barriers to speedy evacuation & mustering and how to apply digital mustering technology to address and overcome these barriers.
Together We Build a Greener Future
At Emerson, we find ourselves in a unique position. Like many companies, we’re committing to a future of more sustainable operations, starting with a goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. But Emerson also has an opportunity—and an obligation—not many...
Four Pillars of Life Sciences Speed to Market
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...
Wireless Data on Demand Helps Make the Most of Reliability Personnel
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...
Leaning into “Lean”
Any company’s success is often linked with its ability to adapt and change in response to market conditions and demands. For this reason, it is important to create a corporate culture that supports continuous improvement and innovation. The idea is to create an...
Don’t Overlook Control System Predictive Maintenance
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...
Three Strategies for Optimizing a Condition Monitoring Program
Here at Emerson, we’ve been talking a lot lately about boundless automation. At first glance, that term can sound somewhat scary. After all, if the solutions are boundless, where does one even begin? However, while a boundless automation future does imply a wide range...
Innovations in Wireless Communications Podcast
Jim Cahill is joined by Spearix Technology VP of Sales & Marketing Juan Conchas and Emerson VP & General Manager for Pervasive Sensing Laura Schafer to discuss wireless communications innovations and how they will meet the challenges of increased communications bandwidth, device energy consumption, and continued reliability.
Breaking Free of Control System ‘Lock-In’
There is no escaping the fact that many of today’s process manufacturing plants need to modernize. As Emerson’s Aaron Crews explains in his recent article in Control Engineering, “Plants are often using technologies that are 20 to 40 years old. In many cases, the...
More Efficient, Scalable and Reliable Wireless Communications Podcast
Jim Cahill is joined by Spearix Technology VP of Sales & Marketing Juan Conchas and Emerson VP & General Manager for Pervasive Sensing Laura Schafer to discuss wireless communications innovations and how they will meet the challenges of increased communications bandwidth, device energy consumption, and continued reliability.
Keep Up to Date With the Latest News and Updates
Follow Us
We invite you to follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube to stay up to date on the latest news, events and innovations that will help you face and solve your toughest challenges.
Do you want to reuse or translate content?
Just post a link to the entry and send us a quick note so we can share your work. Thank you very much.
Our Global Community
Emerson Exchange 365
The opinions expressed here are the personal opinions of the authors. Content published here is not read or approved by Emerson before it is posted and does not necessarily represent the views and opinions of Emerson.