Last week I co-presented at the Emerson Exchange Brussels conference on ways to cope with growing responsibilities and shrinking levels of expertise. With retirement and business "right-sizing" to match staff levels with business conditions, this is a challenge in...
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Deploying Syncade Manufacturing Execution System in a Non-English Language
Author: Jonathan Lustri I recently worked on a Syncade manufacturing execution system (MES) project where the system was deployed in Danish. Emerson executes all its projects with a global team and this one was no different. Our customer was Danish and we had team...
Optimize Energy Consumption with Additional Monitoring
In a quick Emerson Exchange 365 Operate & Maintain group discussion post, Plant modernization for energy efficiency and loss control, Emerson's Barbara Hamilton alerted the community to a nice article in Control Engineering Asia magazine. The article with the same...
With a Little Help from Your Global Peer-to-Peer Community
Social networks have made peer-to-peer knowledge sharing easier and more accessible than ever. Given the challenge of running process manufacturing and production facilities safely, reliably and efficiently, this ability to tap into others' expertise is critical. A...
Improving Refinery Performance through Alarm Management
Alarms in the process are a normal part of life for plant operators. But, when improperly designed and implemented, they can be more of a nuisance, and potentially mask abnormal situations when they come flooding in. Emerson's Marcelo Carugo shared an article with me...
Divided Wall Column MPC Control with Wireless Instrumentation
Distillation is an important process from crude oil refining to fine sipping whiskey production. Managing this process safely, efficiently and reliably is the challenge. In a recent Hydrocarbon Processing article, Use model predictive control to achieve real-time...
Online Multivariate Data Analysis for Continued Process Verification
Measuring quality in real-time improves the overall performance of a manufacturing process. The International Foundation Process Analytical Chemistry (IFPAC) is: …a world-wide, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of Process Analytical Technology...
SureService is a Sure Bet to Improve Your Control System
Author: Jocelyn Sexton SureService is an old name with a new meaning at Emerson. SureService now refers to a new offering from Emerson's Lifecycle Services for DeltaV systems. It includes four tiers of packaged services that make it easier to fill the gaps between...
Niche-Buster Medicine Information Solutions
Author: Michalle Adkins We are seeing a trend in the life sciences industry moving away from blockbusters to niche busters, population based medicines and even to the extreme of personalized medicines. The Emerson Life Sciences consulting team recently had the...
Compressor Station Machinery Monitoring
In the continuing era of lower oil and gas prices, the focus remains on optimizing current production assets. In a World Pipelines article, Keeping compressor stations online, Emerson's Stuart Raynor describes ways to reduce downtime and avoid lost production through...
Process Automation Nextgen Leaders
Given the important role that process automation plays in the products that process manufacturers and producers bring to the world, it's important to have continuity in leadership. Each year, Control Engineering and Plant Engineering magazines recognize Engineering...
Separate versus Integral Final Element Accessories Questions
A post from a few years ago, Separate Versus Integral Final Element Accessories in Safety Applications, continues to generate some good questions. I thought I'd make these questions and associated answers more visible in today's post. Here's the first question: I...
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