Yesteryear, energy and water were relatively inexpensive, waste disposal carried little cost, emissions did not incur fines and people willing to work in harsh manufacturing plant and production facility environments were abundant. Today, energy and water costs are...
To say that the Internet of Things is something that's getting attention is an understatement. I did a quick Google News search on it and it returned 7,700,000 recent results. In a Forbes article, Internet Of Things? We've Been Doing That For 25 Years, Emerson's Peter...
If you subscribe or follow many of the process instrumentation and automation publications, web sites, and/or social channels, you know that the Internet of Things (IoT), also known as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is a frequent topic of conversation....
Process measurement devices are installed where required to monitor, control, and safely shutdown the process. But often, additional measurements combined with the existing ones can help to improve several areas of process operations performance. I saw a chart from...
So how exactly does Formula 1 (F1) racing compare with process manufacturing and production? It's an interesting question that Emerson's Mike Boudreaux explores in an Uptime magazine article, Chasing the Checkered Flag. In both cases, optimum performance results from...
It's hard to read technology-based news sources without finding discussions on the Internet of Things (IoT). In looking at the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) from a process manufacturing and producing standpoint, wireless measurement devices play a big role...
One of the discussions at the recent Emerson 2015 Investor Conference was a presentation by Emerson's Charlie Peters on the Internet of Things and Emerson (beginning on slide 27). I wanted to share some of the ideas and concepts Charlie shares as we advance forward....
Author: Juan Carlos Bravo It is the beginning of a new year and it has been already full of surprises in the mining industry: oil prices below $50 USD a barrel, affecting some oil sands produces and helping other miners on transportation costs; Copper prices going...
You've likely heard the phrases pervasive sensing and the industrial internet of things (IIoT) tossed about. But what are some real examples of how they help process manufacturers and producers? I came across this excellent case study on the use of wireless...
The constant improvements in electronics and communications technology has made many things much easier to track, monitor and control. In a hazardex article, The advantages of pervasive sensing, Emerson's Deanna Johnson describes how sensing technologies, once...
For many plants and production facilities, instrumentation devices measuring the process were limited to just what was needed for monitoring and control due to installation costs and complexity. Wireless instrumentation has opened up the opportunity to add...
The growing need for experience and rapidly advancing high-bandwidth communications technology is driving new thinking among process manufacturers on how they manage their operations. The authors of the book, Integrated Operations in the Oil and Gas Industry noted:...
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