In the realm of Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturing, where diverse equipment and production lines are the norm, the challenges of connectivity and coordination are ever-present. However, solutions are now within reach. In my September 2023 article for Machine Design, titled “Digital Transformation: Guidelines for CPG Industry Implementations,” I delve into how Emerson’s cutting-edge technologies are revolutionizing the landscape for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), systems integrators (SIs), and end users by enabling seamless Floor to Cloud™ architectures.
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A Best Practice Guide for Implementing Digital Transformation
Everyone in industry and business uses the term digital transformation, but there are myriad definitions and meanings behind their casual use of the words. This can be confusing for an enterprise just considering or embarking on its digital transformation journey....
Modern Advanced Process Control is Easier than Ever
It likely comes as no surprise that advanced process control (APC) has only gotten better as time has gone by. Old APC software, though very powerful in its own right, was often complex to configure and even more difficult to maintain. That turned away a lot of...
Expanding Monitoring with Wireless Sensors
Emerson’s Shane Hale presented Using Wireless Sensors to Expand Monitoring without Expanding I/O and Junction Boxes at the 2023 Ovation Users Group Conference.
AMS Device Manager Data Server | Extended Intelligent Field Device Analytics Without the Aggravation
As process manufacturing scope and capabilities have grown over the decades, so, too, has the need to carefully deploy and monitor dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of automation assets. Plant personnel rely on measurement and analytical instrumentation, digital...
Unshackle Innovation with One Click Tech Transfer
Most people have heard the adage that, “COVID changed everything.” However, few people, when presented with that idea, think that any of those changes were positive. But we often forget that in the span of eight short months, the world saw a wide array of innovators...
Master Liquid Storage Operations with Digital Twin Technology
Competing in the modern, competitive liquid storage market means keeping customers happy, a task that is difficult to accomplish using a traditional model of terminal operation. Efficiency is the name of the game, and most terminals today simply don’t have access to...
It’s all in the Interface
We’ve talked a lot in this space about the way the current personnel shortage is upending process manufacturing. Control rooms are short on personnel and are more reliant than ever on automation technologies to help operators make fast, informed decisions no matter...
Sustainability, safety, and maintenance with smart pneumatics
Smart pneumatics is a game-changer for industries looking to improve sustainability, safety, and maintenance in their processes. This technology utilizes compressed air as its primary power source and is powered by sensors that can detect pressure, temperature, and other variables in real-time. By using smart pneumatics, companies can optimize performance, reduce energy usage, and save on costs.
Preparing for the Holistic Automation Future
In their recent article in Plant Engineering, Emerson’s Claudio Fayad and Erik Lindhjem share that selecting plant control and reliability technologies is no longer a matter of convenience. Rather, project teams have shifted focus to delivering increased value across...
More Efficient, Scalable and Reliable Wireless Communications Podcast
Jim Cahill is joined by Spearix Technology VP of Sales & Marketing Juan Conchas and Emerson VP & General Manager for Pervasive Sensing Laura Schafer to discuss wireless communications innovations and how they will meet the challenges of increased communications bandwidth, device energy consumption, and continued reliability.
Good Vibrations for Packaging Manufacturer Uptime
One major packaging and printing manufacturer found itself too often dealing with unforeseen and costly failures in its large packaging equipment. As its processes are tightly integrated, unexpected downtime in one area can bring a larger process to a standstill—costing production delays and efficiencies, not to mention the repairs themselves.
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