ARC Advisory Group's Janice Abel led a session, Digitizing Intelligence: From Analytics to Bots, at the 2018 ARC Industry Forum. The description for this session was: Smart, connected real-time data that is synchronized throughout the plant and global enterprise is...
Much research has been done over the last decade on improving the performance of plant operators to safely, reliably and efficiently operate their production processes. Huge contributions to these efforts have come from the Center for Operator Performance (COP). This...
Alarms in the process are a normal part of life for plant operators. But, when improperly designed and implemented, they can be more of a nuisance, and potentially mask abnormal situations when they come flooding in. Emerson's Marcelo Carugo shared an article with me...
At the recent American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) 2013 Q&A and Technology Forum, Emerson's Tim Olsen had an article in the conference daily publication. You may recall Tim from earlier posts and as the past Chair for the AIChE Fuels and...
This title, Situation Awareness - A Primer for Process Operations, caught my eye and decided to end the day in this session. The abstract:As more and more emphasis is placed on supporting operator performance in the process industries, it is important to understand...
In an earlier post, Plant Alarm Management and Analysis, we highlighted the importance of managing plant alarms and the 2009 ratified alarm management standard, ANSI/ISA 18.2. Emerson's Jonas Berge added a comment that I wanted to share with everyone in a separate...
Emerson's DeltaV team has put together a 4:22 Youtube System Health Monitoring video showing how system experts located remotely can help diagnose and work with local maintenance personnel to avoid problems before they lead to downtime. In the video, a diagnostic...
Emerson's Chris Womack shares his insights on terminal and tank monitoring in today's guest post. In the world of tanks and terminals, there's mounting pressure for more environmental protection in the form of "sustainability"—the use of recyclable and non-toxic...
Statistical Process Control (SPC) has long been applied in discrete manufacturing operations as a predictive diagnostic technology. Statistical Process Monitoring (SPM), the continuous process version of SPC, has been applied less often as highlighted by Emerson's Tom...
The University of Texas at Austin's Steve Briggs and Emerson's Nikki Bishop presented "Essential Asset Monitoring Keeps UT-Austin Out of a "Pickle" at PRC" at the 2012 Emerson Exchange. Their abstract:Traditionally, process plants were built with the minimum amount of...
ISA Automation Week is happening this week in Orlando, Florida. If you're there, you may want to see Emerson's Nikki Bishop's presentation, Essential Asset Monitoring: The Gateway to Improved Process Reliability. She'll be presenting on Wednesday at 3:15 to 4:45pm in...
Emerson's Tom Wallace continues his series on the impact of human centered design on the technologies used by automation professionals. In previous blog posts, I shared some of the science behind Human Centered Design (HCD). In this and the next couple of blog posts,...
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