For as little attention as it gets, hydro generation is a surprisingly important part of global power infrastructure. Many of the most critical sites around the world have been in operation for decades, reliably generating energy and supplying water management for...
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SCADA That Adapts as Fast as Your Operations
Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software has long been a staple in process manufacturing to help companies control and monitor equipment as well as manage alarms, reports, and process adjustments. Through most of those years, the assumption has been...
From Control to Connectivity: Modernizing the DCS for Data-Driven Manufacturing
It’s not often that we get a new take on the distributed control system (DCS). After all, the DCS has been a process manufacturing staple for decades, bringing together independent applications and processes for increased stability, and, in the case of the DeltaV™...
Break Down the Barriers to Digital Transformation
There are lots of reasons why aging, legacy automation systems can be barriers to effective digital transformation. The most obvious reason is that legacy systems are typically complex to connect to new analytics systems, as those systems are rarely designed for...
Power Play: Generative AI “Toys” will Shape the Future of Automation
Hopefully by now you’ve had some fun playing around with some of the many Generative AI tools available for free across the internet. Whether you’ve asked ChatGPT to write some poetry for Mother’s Day or tested out the powerful image rendering capabilities of...
Revitalizing Wind Generation
It’s not surprising that with the modern focus on renewable energy, discussions around wind turbines have been common at Emerson’s 2024 Ovation Users Group. Fortunately, there has been plenty of content for the people looking to pursue or improve their own wind...
Liberate Data for Better Wind Power Operations
The world has come to an interesting intersection. We need more renewable energy just as the aging wind turbine infrastructure, made up of many assets that are decades old, is beginning to underperform. However, replacing turbines is costly and regulations have...
Modern Control Systems Enable Step Change Improvements for Life Sciences
Despite the challenges involved, the opportunity to make step change operational improvements is encouraging life sciences companies to embark on control system modernisation projects well before parts become hard to source and the system impacts productivity (usually...
Lead the Charge in Lithium Battery Manufacturing
Discover how Emerson’s DeltaV Automation Platform and global expert network can help streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and ensure adaptability in the rapidly evolving lithium battery market. Explore the latest insights and stay ahead in the industry!
Give Legacy Wind Turbines a New Life with a Control System Retrofit
As more and more people and companies around the globe seek out renewable energy solutions, wind turbines have become an increasingly popular investment for energy producers. However, many of the assets these producers acquire are decades old, making them hard to...
Don’t Replace—Retrofit!
Much of our attention on the rise of renewable energy has been focused on the United States and Europe, but the reality is that a trend toward increasing renewable electricity generation is happening around the globe. Nowhere is that more obvious than in India, where...
How to choose between on-premises and cloud-based SCADA systems
Modern supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems help to optimize the management of ‘big data’. This blog post explains that there are two main types of SCADA system – on-premises and cloud-based – and describes the differences between them and the benefits they can achieve.
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