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Solving Level Measurement Challenges in Tough Process Conditions in the Chemical Industry

by Varshneya Sridharan | Jun 1, 2021 | Chemical, Level, Measurement Instrumentation

More and more frequently, chemical plants are adapting new recommendations and incorporating newer processes to meet the highest safety guidelines prescribed across industries. Faced with many harsh conditions at a typical site, companies are turning to automation and upgrading their activities to simplify manual operations with more sophisticated equipment, driving greater production efficiency and safety management practices.

Five Things You Can Do, Starting Today, to Improve Your Cybersecurity Defenses

by Todd Walden, Alexandre Peixoto | May 27, 2021 | Chemical, Control & Safety Systems, Life Sciences & Medical, Oil & Gas

Recent world events—from the expansion of remote access in response to COVID restrictions to high-profile industrial cyberattacks—have put a renewed focus on cybersecurity. While cybersecurity needs vary from organization to organization, there are common, critical...

Deliver better control, reliability, and safety in today’s demanding steam operations with Rosemount 8800™ MultiVariable Vortex Flow Meter

by Sherri Renberg, Cheng Vue | May 6, 2021 | Chemical, Downstream Hydrocarbons, Energy & Emissions, Flow, Food & Beverage, Industrial Energy & Onsite Utilities, Measurement Instrumentation, Oil & Gas, Power Generation, Safety

Vortex flow measurement is uniquely adaptive when it comes to handling difficult applications. By virtue of its science, utilizing the von Kármán effect, these instruments are accurate across a wide operating range and effective at withstanding high process pressures...

INVISTA Improves Uptime with State Based Control

by Todd Walden, Pierce Wu, Dustin Beebe | Mar 18, 2021 | Chemical, Control & Safety Systems, Digital Transformation, Industrial IoT, Operational Excellence, Operator Performance

Operators are the heart of any process. Experience, skill, and attentiveness give the best operators an intuitive feel for processes that helps ensure uptime, safety, repeatability, and quality—even in the most infrequent process situations. But with a major shortage...

Digital Transformation Impacting Chlor-Alkali Plants

by Pete Sharpe, Sergio Velasquez | Mar 12, 2021 | Chemical

Industries that have traditionally operated in a tight margin environment, like Chlor-Alkali plants, have started recognizing the value of additional digital sensors and more sophisticated monitoring of electrolyzers and other critical equipment.

Improving Chemical Manufacturing Process Efficiencies

by Jim Cahill, Michael Machuca, Martin McDonough, Andrew Cureton | Feb 15, 2021 | Chemical, Event

A series of chemical industry webinars beginning later this month on ways to drive process efficiencies and lower operational costs with Michael Machuca, Marty McDonough and Andrew Cureton.

Understanding the Importance of Gas Detectors, Even When the Safety Standard Doesn’t Help

by Nick Pinto | Feb 1, 2021 | Analytical, Chemical, Downstream Hydrocarbons, Measurement Instrumentation

In an Industrial Compliance article, Emerson’s Nick Pinto stresses the importance of gas detection for a safety system. Anyone designing or working with safety systems for refineries and chemical plants must be fluent in the language of standards created by ISA, ANSI,...

Wireless Protocols Vie for Industrial Markets, but Which is Best for Your Application?

by Tom Bass | Jan 22, 2021 | Chemical, Downstream Hydrocarbons, Measurement Instrumentation, Oil & Gas

In a Flow Control article, Emerson’s Tom Bass looks at new wireless protocols, including 5G, and opines on the validity of each. Any company that has developed a new product for a specific market and purpose will eventually ask, “Where else can we sell this thing?...

How to Select the Right Sensors for Wastewater Monitoring

by Andrew Smith | Jan 15, 2021 | Chemical, Downstream Hydrocarbons, Measurement Instrumentation

In a Hydrocarbon Engineering article, Emerson’s Andrew Smith looks at the sensors used to measure effluents in refinery wastewater. For those people responsible for compliance with EPA and other environmental regulations, it can seem like there are many hoops to jump...

Applying the Full Reach of Digital Transformation

by Marcelo Carugo | Jan 4, 2021 | Chemical, Downstream Hydrocarbons

In a Hydrocarbon Processing Executive Viewpoint column, How Digital transformation improves safety and reduces emissions, Emerson’s Marcelo Carugo looks at ways digital transformation can improve safety and emission performance.

Adopting Digital Strategies and Tools Now Will Continue to Pay Dividends after the Pandemic

by Todd Walden | Dec 21, 2020 | Chemical, Oil & Gas

The last few decades have seen major shake-ups in the oil and gas industry, and many are noticing the pattern repeating itself today. We’re weathering the downturn related to COVID-19, while at the same time looking at a world economy prioritizing reduced carbon use....

Solving Chemical and Petrochemical Level Measurement Challenges

by Jim Cahill, Phil Lever, Linda Hagerskans | Dec 8, 2020 | Chemical, Level

Emerson Phil Lever and Linda Hagerskans shared ways to solve level measurement challenges for chemical and petrochemical producers.

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Solving Level Measurement Challenges in Tough Process Conditions in the Chemical Industry

Five Things You Can Do, Starting Today, to Improve Your Cybersecurity Defenses

Deliver better control, reliability, and safety in today’s demanding steam operations with Rosemount 8800™ MultiVariable Vortex Flow Meter

INVISTA Improves Uptime with State Based Control

Digital Transformation Impacting Chlor-Alkali Plants

Improving Chemical Manufacturing Process Efficiencies

Understanding the Importance of Gas Detectors, Even When the Safety Standard Doesn’t Help

Wireless Protocols Vie for Industrial Markets, but Which is Best for Your Application?

How to Select the Right Sensors for Wastewater Monitoring

Applying the Full Reach of Digital Transformation

Adopting Digital Strategies and Tools Now Will Continue to Pay Dividends after the Pandemic

Solving Chemical and Petrochemical Level Measurement Challenges

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