Many things have changed in process manufacturing in recent years. Teams—including reliability and maintenance—have gotten smaller, budgets have shrunk, production expectations have increased, expertise has become rarer, and equipment has gotten more complex. One...
As the world of process manufacturing continues its quest to both drive increased production to meet customer needs and provide sustainable operations to meet global expectations, more and more companies are discovering that data is central to accomplishing their...
As the global marketplace expands, operating at peak efficiency has become increasingly important. If your competition is manufacturing their products while your personnel are navigating an unanticipated outage, you’re not only losing money, but possibly providing...
We talk so much about the value of data today that it becomes easy to forget that too much data—or data that is not useful— can be just as much of a problem as not having any at all. This idea is at the heart of Drew Mackley’s recent contribution to an article in Food...
We’ve talked for years—maybe even decades—about closing the loop in process manufacturing control and business practices. Automating processes by using data to drive end-to-end seamless functionality improves safety while increasing efficiency and profitability....
The push for more sustainable operations around the globe has touched nearly every industry, and the life sciences are no exception. Manufacturing teams now need to carefully manage waste, energy use, water use, and emissions on top of all their existing...
The last few years have seen a lot of changes that have had a dramatic impact on supply chains. The COVID pandemic, ransomware attacks, and global unrest have all had a hand in disrupting supply chains around the world, causing frustration for both manufacturers and...
Like any process manufacturing industry, the food and beverage industry is focused on operational excellence to deliver the best product safely and on time. However, many small and medium sized processers are discovering the need to incorporate more automation into...
At the Emerson Exchange EMEA 2024 in Düsseldorf, Robin Kobesen, innovation manager smart operations at Cosun, provided an overview of the company’s Smart Operations program, including many of its organizational, technical and project-related challenges and best...
Few process manufacturing teams today are struggling with having too little data. On the contrary, many organizations are overwhelmed by the massive amounts of data streaming in every day from their field devices and collected during scheduled rounds. Much of that...
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