Monitoring steam traps has been the focus of many posts. I was alerted to a new demonstration video that I wanted to share, Steam Trap Product Demo. It shows not only the monitoring technology but also how the steam traps can be monitored remotely by Emerson services...
Steam traps are automatic valves that require ongoing maintenance. Failed steam traps represent a source of energy waste, resulting in poor steam quality as well as increased fuel consumption and emissions. Continuous monitoring can address these issues.
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...
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...
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....
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....
March 7 is fast approaching if you want to get the 200 Euro discount to the April 1-3 Emerson Exchange conference in Stuttgart, Germany. One of the presentations you'll want to catch is on the implications of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive. Emerson's Steve Offer...
Many process manufacturing, oil & gas processing, and other industrial processes were designed in an era of inexpensive energy. This has not been the case for many years now. Emerson's Danny Vandeput has written a South African Instrument and Control article,...
Emerson's Steffen Terreblanche highlights ways to improve your plant's energy efficiency by continuously monitoring your steam traps. As the world becomes a "smaller" place and process manufacturers are forced to compete in a global market place, we see more and more...
We're now about six weeks away from the September 30-Oct 4 Emerson Exchange conference in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area. In fact, today, August 15, 2013 is the deadline for Early Bird registration—so if you were considering joining us, you'll want to act today for...
You've likely heard the phrase, "You can't control what you don't measure." Emerson's Jonas Berge, in a Control Engineering Asia article, Wireless for Asset Uptime, notes that many plants were built years ago with the minimum amount of instrumentation required for...
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...
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