The pace of technological change is dizzying. Even in our world of automation where there's a premium on proven, amazing changes have occurred over the past decade. In a Control Engineering Europe article, Looking into the future of control systems, Emerson's Bob...
At the 2018 Ovation Users' Group Conference, Emerson' Brett Benson discussed the challenge of operating multiple plants with reduced staff levels and how centralized control for single or multiple plant sites is a viable solution. The latest developments in...
One only has to do cursory "people-watching" to see how connected most all of us are to our mobile devices. Whether it's social feeds, news, messaging or other activities much of our attention goes there. This technology is transforming the way we interact, learn and...
Emerson Automation Solutions' CTO Peter Zornio joined a CERAWeek 2018 panel, How Will the Innovation Tsunami Change the Energy Sector? The panel, moderated by IHS Market's Paul Markwell, included leaders from Statoil, Amazon Web Services, Schlumberger, and MIT Energy....
Emerson's Jessica Jordan joins our continuing podcast series on 5 Questions for an Emerson Expert. In these podcasts, we want to share the stories of the paths taken to a science, technology, engineering and/or math (STEM) education and career in the field of...
Controlling industrial combustion-based units such as boilers, heaters and furnace has historically relied on the use of fuel-to-air curves. These curves represent the amount of fuel and air required for a given load. In this 4:28 video, Patented Combustion Solution...
Electronic circuit boards have historically contained many metal and plastic substances toxic to us, such as lead-based solder. In the decade of the 2000s, the European Union developed the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS 1) Directive in order to...
Wikipedia defines a solenoid valve as an: …electromechanically operated valve. The valve is controlled by an electric current through a solenoid: in the case of a two-port valve the flow is switched on or off; in the case of a three-port valve, the outflow is switched...
Emerson's Adam Boyle shares the impact additive manufacturing is having at CERAWeek 2017. He opened explaining the additive manufacturing is 3D printing "all grown up". 3D printing began with polymers being used for pro typing physical components One challenge for...
There are many reasons for manufacturers and producers not meeting their operational performance goals. Unplanned downtime, production slowdowns, regulatory sanctions and quality excursions are but a few. In the most recent edition of innovations in Process Control,...
The NAMUR (User Association of Automation Technology in Process Industries) is: …an international association of user companies (established in 1949) and represents their interests concerning automation technology. NAMUR numbers over 140 member companies. NAMUR...
Instrumentation and electrical professionals know the challenge in connecting wired devices in the field. These connections must be suitable for the hazardous location classification and environmental conditions. The engineering effort includes not only the selection...
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