Just over a decade ago, Emerson announced the formation of a Human Centered Design Institute. Its goal was to: …make products that are not only reliable, compatible and cost-effective, but also bring about a significant improvement in ease-of-use and workforce...
Process manufacturing plants with thousands or tens of thousands of measurement devices must keep these operating reliably and accurately for the process control strategies to perform effectively. Maintenance technicians have the responsibility to configure,...
I recently upgraded my home's thermostats with the Sensi thermostat, made by the Emerson Climate Technologies business group. I mention this because human centered design (HCD) is the subject of today's post. Sensi thermostats are great examples of the Internet of...
Safe operations are a top priority for process manufacturers and producers. One major area affecting process and personnel safety is the capabilities and performance of plant operators. The Center for Operator Performance (COP) consortium brings together: …a diverse...
Emerson's Danny Streets and Dennis Barrow shared their experience in optimizing pulp & paper batch digest operations. Their abstract: Emerson has enhanced its SmartProcess Cook solution for batch digesters in the Pulp & Paper Industry taking advantage of the...
Update and bump: If you'll be joining us in Orlando in a couple of weeks, you can now sign up for the Usability Testing to influence the direction of many important technologies. Original Post: The Emerson Global Users Exchange conference is the preeminent conference...
Author: Douglas Morris The discussion about the impact of changing demographics has been around for a long time, but is it really taking place? I think this fact courtesy of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (2010) says it all: Half of the electric utility workforce...
We are less than two weeks away from the start of the Emerson Exchange conference, April 1-3 in Stuttgart, Germany. If you're already registered, I look forward to seeing you there. If you haven't registered yet, consider joining us. I saw a tweet from Emerson's Nick...
Many of the fantastic aspects of the Olympic Games exist with the help of engineering. From stadiums to competition venues, water systems to transportation, engineering has applied skill and expertise to make the Games even better. In fact, the National Science...
In an earlier post, Human-Centered Design [HCD] in Action, we noted that those skilled in HCD are skilled at methods for observing human experience (looking), methods for analyzing challenges and opportunities (understanding), and methods for envisioning future...
The growing impact of smart phones and tablet technology continue to impact our everyday lives, including our world of process automation. I heard from some friends on Emerson's Machinery Health Management team of a new mobile site, the CSI 2140 Mobile Procedure. It...
In an earlier post, Portable Vibration Analyzer-Human Centered Design Style, I mentioned four-channel analysis plus phase capability. I checked with Emerson's Johan Van Puyenbroeck to explain what this means for process manufacturing maintenance professionals....
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