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The Top 4 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to Improve Your Next Outage

by Maddie Neu, Scott Grunwald | May 25, 2023 | Services, Consulting & Training, Valves, Actuators & Regulators

Capturing the performance of the overall outage, measuring the effectiveness of the strategy, benchmarking for maintenance and reliability comparisons, and updating the customers’ documentation are crucial to the success of future events and plant operations between them. If overruns occurred, the source of those overruns should have already been approved prior to execution but should be part of the review process as well. This will be fed into the lessons learned documentation.

Gas Control for Laser Cutting

by Jonathan Mitchell | May 23, 2023 | Fluid Control & Pneumatics

In the world of laser cutting, where precision is paramount, engineers rely on direct acting proportional regulators to achieve rapid system changes and maintain the quality of cuts. One area where proportional control is crucial is the gas assist system.

How Automation Can Help End Users and Device Manufacturers Scale Up the Clean Hydrogen Economy

by Nicolas Marti | May 2, 2023 | Fluid Control & Pneumatics, Sustainability, Sustainable Energy

Hydrogen fuel technology has reached a stage where it is past the prototype phase, and the industry is now looking to scale up. The fuel cell market, for instance, is forecast to grow at a robust 45.3% compound annual growth rate between 2022 and 2029, with projections of a market value reaching $17.88 billion. However, the potential growth of the industry is not guaranteed. There is still much work to be done, including increasing fueling stations and reducing the cost of producing green hydrogen. To mitigate risks and help hydrogen technology mature, strong partnerships between innovators and automation experts are needed. Automation experts can help hydrogen OEMs and end-users scale up capacity to meet market demands, keep projects on time and in budget, monitor hydrogen application performance, and ensure safety in volatile environments. With the help of automation experts, the hydrogen market can scale up and make a significant contribution towards achieving ambitious climate goals.

Three Simple Steps To Improve Gas Train Performance

by Yussef Abou-Ghanem | Apr 25, 2023 | Combustion, Fluid Control & Pneumatics

Designing a fuel train system for a boiler, furnace, or oven requires careful consideration of various parameters. Flow is one of the key parameters that should be maximized to ensure optimal performance of the burner and prevent potential shutdowns due to low fuel pressure. However, poor flow in the fuel train can be a common issue, which can be addressed by selecting the right components.

The Advantages of Digitalization in Clean-in-Place Systems

by Deidrea Niece | Feb 24, 2023 | Fluid Control & Pneumatics, Machine Automation

Clean-in-place (CIP) systems are a vital part of daily production in the food and beverage industry. They allow manufacturers to clean internal piping, tanks, and machines from one batch to the next to meet government regulations and ensure product quality and safety. However, CIP operations also represent a significant portion of a facility’s total utility costs and often involve manual process adjustments and manual data recording.

Solve Joining Challenges as Device Manufacturers Moving Away from PVC and PC

by Erianne Ferrer, Didier Perret | Jan 27, 2023 | Welding, Assembly & Cleaning

Are you stuck with the joining challenges of modern device manufacturing? As device manufacturers move away from polycarbonate (PC) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins, they face a unique set of challenges when it comes to joining the new materials. Some traditional...

Retaining Talent: Creating an Engaging Company Culture

by Deidrea Niece, Scott Pilkington | Jan 25, 2023 | Fluid Control & Pneumatics, Machine Automation, People & Culture, Welding, Assembly & Cleaning

By having a clear purpose and making sure that it aligns with their employees’ values, they can attract and retain top talent. It’s a challenge, but if companies can make it happen, they’ll be in a much better position to keep their employees happy and engaged.

What Is Emerson’s Rapid Engineered Solutions Program?

by Deidrea Niece, Alicia Spaulding | Jan 20, 2023 | Life Sciences & Medical

The Rapid Engineered Solutions program is designed to meet the demands of design engineers, helping to shorten development time and increase ROI. Don’t let a compressed timeline hold you back, let Emerson’s Rapid Engineered Solutions program help you achieve success in your next project.

Optimise Plant Performance in Chemical Facilities Using Continuous Integrity Monitoring

by William Fazackerley | Nov 16, 2022 | Chemical, Measurement Instrumentation

Continuous corrosion monitoring offers the granularity, accuracy, and reproducibility that traditional periodic monitoring methods such as manual inspection do not. Using these traditional methods mean it is impossible to link corrosion incidents to asset integrity, which leads to chemical operators acting reactively rather than proactively.

The Chip Shortage Continues: How Semiconductor Manufacturers Are Responding

by Deidrea Niece, Julia Villa | Nov 16, 2022 | Fluid Control & Pneumatics, Valves, Actuators & Regulators

Pressure regulators are one of many
components evolving to meet modern
manufacturing’s demand for digitalization. By integrating digitized components and working toward complete
digitalization of the entire process,
manufacturers can monitor and control
operations in real time and respond to
issues before they slow down production or compromise quality

New Challenges for Gas Analyzer Designers

by Erianne Ferrer | Oct 14, 2022 | Life Sciences & Medical

Pollutants are produced by industrial emissions, automobile exhaust, and household waste. As well as chemical gases such as NOx, fluorocarbons are also present. With CO2 and methane, they cause acid rain, sick house syndrome, depletion of the ozone layer, and, of course, climate change.

Three Simple Steps to Improve Gas Train Performance

by Asael Hervet-Binois | Oct 13, 2022 | Combustion, Fluid Control & Pneumatics

Poor flow in a fuel train can limit the performance of the burner and can also put your entire combustion system at risk of shutting down in the event of low fuel pressure. Fortunately, selecting the right fuel train components can overcome these issues without breaking the bank. Here are three strategies to consider when maximizing a fuel train system’s performance.

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