What happens in industrial automation when control is no longer enough? It’s highly likely we will soon find out. After all, the rigid, siloed control structures of the past—built to implement deterministic boundaries—no longer serve the needs of an increasingly...
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Addressing AI-Driven Power Generation Demand Surge
In a POWER Magazine article and podcast, Emerson Addresses Power Industry’s AI-Driven Demand Surge, Emerson’s Seth Harris joins Executive Editor Aaron Larson to discuss these challenges and the role of automation and AI-enabled technologies to help address these challenges.
Beyond the Basics: 7 AMS Device Manager Features You Should Be Using
Process manufacturing plants today are responsible for a dizzying array of intelligent instrumentation. As sensing technology has become simultaneously more powerful and more affordable, it sometimes feels as though every facility is bristling with new devices on...
Integrated Asset Performance Management for Reliable Operations
This 1:50 YouTube video, titled “AI-Powered Asset Performance Management (APM) | Emerson and AspenTech” shows the power of this architecture to drive greater performance in reliability.
Electric Actuator Smart Field Device Connectivity
At the 2025 Ovation Users’ Group Conference, Emerson’s Tom Mullins and Andy Le presented Smart Field Device Connectivity – Electric Actuation.
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...
Using Smart Positioners to Make Smart Decisions
At the Emerson Exchange 2025 Conference, Control Southern’s Jordan Cain and Emerson’s Daniel Busch presented “Using Smart Valve Positioners to Cut Downtime and Optimize Outages”.
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...
The Right Conditions for Condition Monitoring
Margins are tight, personnel are in short supply, and competition is steeper than it has ever been in the process manufacturing industry. As a result, organizations are looking to capture every ounce of performance improvement possible. One of the key places...
Maximize Instrumentation Management with AMS Device Manager and AMS Trex
Emerson’s Anna Velena, Tinh Phan, and Eric Snyder collaborated to present Maximize Field Device Management using AMS Device Manager and AMS Trex at the Emerson Exchange 2025 Conference.
Big Machines, Bigger Stakes: Avoiding Downtime in Mining Operations
Are you familiar with electric rope shovels? If you’re in the mining industry, you almost certainly are, but for those who may not have mining experience, a quick definition is in order. Electric rope shovels handle the movement of massive loads of minerals at a mine...
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