While process manufacturing operations are usually automated, they sometimes are not as completely integrated as end users would desire, often resulting in operational silos or islands of operation. A typical production plant may use a large DCS for process control,...
Digital transformation means different things to different businesses, but there are some common guidelines to help ensure each company achieves successful implementations. My article in the August 2023 issue of InTech, titled Implementing Digital Transformation,...
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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.
In a recent edition of Control Engineering magazine, I had the opportunity to discuss a very unique and interesting case study involving a new water system in the world’s largest greenfield city, NEOM. I’d like to share some of the details of that article with you....
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....
Dealing with outdated legacy systems is a challenge for nearly all industrial companies. In the fast-paced solar energy space, shifting market demands, regulatory requirements and increasing competition drive the need for modern capabilities to meet these new...
As pressures to maintain profitability in the oil and gas market increase, while the demand for sustainability likewise rises exponentially, taking advantage of carbon credits achieved by reduction in flare gas becomes increasingly attractive. In one notable case,...
Maxa Air Conditioning, a leading air conditioning and heating equipment manufacturing company in Arcole (VR), Italy, experienced a significant rise in market demand which required the company to build a new facility and production lines to meet that increase....
Energy costs are always a major issue for manufacturers in all industries, and reducing energy use is a top priority for plant operators because of both environmental and budgetary concerns. A large global consumer packaged goods manufacturer needed to reduce energy...
PLCs are such time-honored technology that it is easy for users to be lulled into a sense of false comfort that they can simply continue to rely on the same solutions they’ve used for decades. While some PLCs continue to function as solid workhorses, many users,...
(First in a series) In industrial plants, probably more than any other enterprise today, the skills gap created by the retirement of old-line experts and the challenge of hiring means that having enough trained and informed people to get the job done is a daily...
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