Why this matters now One of the consequences of a vast improvement in the capability and affordability of sensing devices over the last few years has been a significantly increased risk of overwhelming operational technology (OT) teams with too much data. Data is...
Why this matters now As explored in his recent article in Smart Industry, Emerson’s Dave Denison—leveraging more than two decades of automation expertise—explains that AI, machine learning, and advanced control workloads are pushing traditional controllers beyond...
Why this matters now As explored in his recent article in Control Engineering, Emerson’s Claudio Fayad—drawing on more than 30 years of industry expertise—explains that software-defined control addresses the limits of embedded, hardware-centric designs without forcing...
Typically, when we think of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, we think of software residing in the cloud. After all, AI models require massive compute power, and as they grow, that power needs to scale rapidly. Such support is a perfect fit for cloud computing....
In the last couple of years, software-defined control has rapidly gained a lot of attention in the marketplace. That’s no surprise. It’s set to upend the way we see and use automation in the years ahead. In a recent interview in Control Design, Emerson’s Sean Saul...
Control technologies have changed greatly over the years. Many of today’s modern industrial controllers would be almost unrecognizable when set side-by-side with controllers from decades ago. A key contributor to this shift has been digitalization. Digital...
In this 4-minute YouTube video, How it Works: DeltaV™ IQ Controller, Emerson’s Brandon Hieb describes how the IQ Controller augments highly engineered, built-for-purpose industrial controllers, bringing greater flexibility, scalability, and efficiency to modern control systems.
Emerson Exchange 2025 is off to a strong start. At the opening keynote, CEO Lal Karsanbhai and CTO for Emerson’s Aspen Technology business, Claudio Fayad, introduced a core component of this year’s gathering, the reveal of Emerson’s Project Beyond. Project Beyond...
It seems as if the challenges facing process manufacturers have changed nearly overnight, with many operations teams now facing entirely different goals than just five short years ago. These new goals—increased sustainability, reduced energy use, optimal...
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