When people think of hydrogen (H2) as an energy source, they typically think of fuel cells, the exciting technology that might someday soon power electric vehicles and other elements of our daily lives. But fuel cells aren’t the only way that H2 is useful for...
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The Road to Self-Driving Labs Starts with Smarter Automation
If there’s one thing that has been repeatedly proven true in the life sciences industry, it’s that automation drives success. After all, automation leads to repeatability, fewer mistakes, higher safety, and faster outcomes. This high success rate for automation in...
Four Foundations for Data-Driven AI
Emerson’s Chief Technology Officer Peter Zornio outlines four foundations for advancing industrial automation in the data-driven AI era amid supply chain disruptions and tech evolution.
The Golden Age of Life Sciences Innovation Needs Smarter Data
There exists an interesting tension in the life sciences industry; while people have access to more treatments for more maladies than at any other time in human history, there is also increasing pressure to deliver new, innovative treatments. For evidence, simply look...
When Hands Are Few the Data Works Harder
It is hard to imagine a more difficult environment in which to operate than a mine. Dirty environments, massive critical machines, and hazardous operating conditions all come together to create a wide array of opportunities for unanticipated shutdowns. That’s why...
A Deeper Look Into Ovation 4.0’s New Features
One of the most popular topics of discussion at the 2025 Ovation Users’ Group Conference has been the new Ovation™ Automation Platform 4.0. Attendees have had the opportunity to take a close look at the software to see all the new capabilities and features built in....
AI Lives on the Edge
We have talked a lot in this space about the importance of a boundless automation vision for successfully deploying AI into the OT space. After all, AI needs loads of data, and if that data is trapped in silos, it can’t get to the data lakes, analytics applications,...
Reliability Solutions Require the Right Tools
Today’s reliability teams face something of a catch-22. As experienced personnel have retired from process manufacturing in droves, plants have fewer and fewer expert staff with each passing year. That means fewer people are available to collect the critical...
Ovation 4.0 Headlines the 2025 Ovation Users’ Group Conference
Emerson’s Bob Yeager, Rick Kephart, and Glenn Heinl launched another exciting week in Pittsburgh with their keynote presentations at the 2025 Ovation™ Users’ Group Conference. Bob began the event by sharing some of the many ways Emerson will be “leading the future”,...
Context Is the New Currency in Industrial AI
It feels today as if the whole world is consumed by a focus on AI. In media, in industry, and even in our day-to-day lives, AI tools have come front and center at an almost unheard-of pace. In industrial manufacturing, the rise of AI is incredibly apparent. While it...
What Type of Cyber Defender Is Your OT Team?
We’ve talked a lot in this space about how cybersecurity is a particularly difficult challenge for OT teams. For decades, OT systems were specifically engineered to be closed to the outside world and from one another to ensure secure, reliable operation. That trend...
Industrial AI for Asset-Intensive Manufacturers and Producers
Heiko Claussen, Chief Technologist with Emerson’s Aspen Technology business, presented, Industrial AI in Asset-Intensive Companies Brings Agility, Guidance & Automation, at the Emerson Exchange 2025 Conference.
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