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...
Downstream Hydrocarbons
Applying the Full Reach of Digital Transformation
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.
IIoT for Reliability and Safety Improvements
In an Intech article, Using IIoT technology to improve reliability and safety, Emerson’s Marcelo Carugo shares ways IIoT helps manufacturers and producers improve safety practices and overall reliability.
Teaming IT and OT on Cybersecurity
In a Refiner’s Guide to Digital Transformation article, No more silos: OT and IT team up to tackle cybersecurity, Emerson’s Rick Gorskie shares strategies on how to enhance collaboration and protection.
Mitigating Loss of Containment Risks
At the Emerson Exchange America Virtual Series, Emerson’s Ed Schodowski, David Macedonia, Christiane Lederer and Brian Ledeboer we on a panel to discuss innovations in process safety around loss of containment for refiners, chemical and petrochemical producers.
Innovations in Personnel and Process Safety
Safety—both personnel and process safety—are always top concerns for manufacturers and producers. At the Emerson Exchange Americas Virtual Series, Emerson’s Ed Schodowski, Meha Jha, Mike Hoyme and Marcelo Dultra shared a panel to discuss innovations in personnel and process safety for refiners and chemical producers.
Balancing the CAPEX and OPEX Sides of Corrosion Monitoring and Control
In a Hydrocarbon Engineering article, Emerson’s Jake Davies looks at corrosion monitoring from a cost/benefit standpoint. Imagine this situation, which probably won’t require too much effort to visualize. You have an eight-year-old car, and looking at your personal...
Improving Turnarounds and Flare Gas Recovery with Wireless Flare Monitoring
At the Emerson Exchange Americas Virtual Series, a North American refiner’s Transformation Manager teamed up with Emerson’s Scott Baruch to present a case study on how wireless flare monitoring assisted their plant turnaround efforts and improved ongoing flare gas recovery unit (FGRU) operations.
Coriolis Mass Flow Measurement in Ethylene Pipelines
Dean Minehart highlights an Ethylene Pipeline Measurement via Coriolis Flow Meter whitepaper to help improve ethylene production and transportation safety, reliability and efficiency.
Refining Industry Perspectives at Emerson Exchange
The December editions of the Emerson Exchange Americas virtual series are taking place Tuesday and Thursday this week and next week. Ed Schodowski led the Refining Industry Forum with leaders from BP, Chevron and Ergon Refining to get an update on the technologies and solutions driving digital transformation initiatives for improved performance.
Should 5G Be Your Protocol to Handle Backhaul for WirelessHART Networks?
In a Control Engineering article, Emerson’s Andrew Cureton looks at several wireless protocols vying for greater adoption with industrial users. There is immense hype around 5G these days. It will change our lives, we hear - but will it be an improved solution for...
Reducing Manual Valve Lineup Mistakes Podcast
In this storage terminal safety podcast, we are joined by Emerson’s Kurtis Jensen to discuss specific technologies that provide the highest level of reliability and safety. These technologies enable technicians, users and operators to detect issues and monitor for correct valve positions with and reduce the number of times they need to send staff into hazardous locations.
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