At the 2018 Emerson Exchange conference, Emerson’s John Hillencamp and Brian Joe joined a specialty chemical manufacturer to share how they saved energy costs and improved reliability with wireless measurements and the Plantweb digital ecosystem. John opened the presentation on why monitoring steam traps is important. The purpose of a trap is to remove the […]
For pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers, the use of steam, heating and air conditioning systems, water and other utilities are an important part of the manufacturing process. Efficient and reliable operations for these plant utilities is very important. In a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing article, Monitoring Plant Utilities for Operational Excellence, Emerson’s Michalle Adkins describes how additional measurements […]
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, industrial manufacturers are larger energy consumers than the transportation, residential and commercial sectors. The industrial sector accounts for around 30 trillion BTUs of energy consumed annually. Energy-intensive processes are found in many industries including chemicals, refining, mining & metals, pulp & paper to name several. Optimizing steam usage […]
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. He opened defining aspects of the Internet of Things (IoT)—ubiquitous […]
Emerson’s Melissa Stiegler presented Instant ROI with Steam Trap Monitoring. The session abstract: It is a large undertaking to manage an entire system of steam traps. This company had many traps that needed to be tested regularly but testing regularly went to the bottom of their to do list with more critical things going on. […]
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