We see digital transformations all around us in our daily lives—music, streaming movies and shows, transportation, etc. But what about in our world of manufacturing and production that relies on the tried and true? Many initiatives are underway as pilots and successes...
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Path to Top Quartile Performance for Energy Producers
The premier event in the energy industries—upstream, midstream, downstream and power—will occur in Houston, Texas next week at CERAWeek 2019. It: …provides comprehensive insight into the global and regional energy future by addressing key issues—from markets and...
What to Look for in Control Valve Technology to Positively Impact Your Bottom Line
Author: Vincenzo Sipala How Plant Downtime Effects Your Bottom Line Keeping an intricate process plant at maximum productivity for multiple decades is no easy feat. Operations downtime caused by unscheduled maintenance issues continues to be a major cause of concern...
Top Quartile Performance in LNG and Gas Plant Production
At the recent 2018 Gastech Conference in Barcelona, Spain, Emerson's Patrick Deruytter presented on ways for gas plants and liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facilities to drive operations to top quartile performance. The focus of the presentation was to look at...
A Novel Thermodynamic-Based Metric: The Magic Bullet for Resource-Efficiency?
Author: Ana Gonzalez Hernandez In my previous post, I introduced the concept of resource efficiency: the integrated efficiency with which energy and materials are transformed in industrial processes. I mentioned that improvements in resource efficiency are considered...
Reaching Operational Excellence while Remaining Policy-Compliant: Leveraging Opportunities to Improve Resource Efficiency
Author: Ana Gonzalez Hernandez, PhD The production of engineered materials, such as metals, cement, or plastics, requires a lot of energy. Before the industrial revolution, natural resources were of relatively high value compared to labour, and this ensured that...
Driving Operational Improvements in Oil and Gas Production
Emerson's Jose Jimenez presented at the 2018 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) about how leverage field intelligence to advance an Operational Certainty strategy. He explored the role of automated procedures in improving operational performance. Jose opened sharing...
Improving Petrochemical Plant Operational Performance
Top performing petrochemical producers operate safely and securely, reliably, use energy efficiently, and achieve operational efficiently. The difference between top and average performance can be and has been measured across these four areas. In fact, it is estimated...
Generating IIoT Return on Investment
Justifying instrumentation- and automation-related projects in process manufacturing operations typically involves quantifying expected returns in reliability, efficiency or reductions in risks associated with safety and emissions. As Industrial Internet of Things...
Planning and Justifying the Industrial Internet of Things
One of the key ways to improve operational performance is to reduce unplanned downtime. An ARC Advisory Group blog post, Technology Trends to Watch for in 2017, noted: One of the biggest end user challenges remains unscheduled downtime. IIoT-enabled solutions, such as...
Insights from CERAWeek on Improving Project and Operational Performance
I wanted to share two quick videos from CERAWeek 2017 on how technologies and improved work practices are improving project performance as well as ongoing safety, reliability and efficiency. Emerson Automation Solutions Group President Jim Nyquist explains how Top...
Overcoming Obstacles in Reducing Unplanned Downtime
Unplanned downtime remains the top issue for most process manufacturers and producers. At the ARC Industry Forum, ARC's Craig Resnick led a panel, Strategies to Reduce Downtime and Increase Plant KPIs. Emerson's Will Goetz participated in the panel to discuss the...
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