Control systems have been a stable foundation for operational excellence and reliable, repeatable performance in manufacturing for decades. However, just as needs have changed across those decades, so too have control systems themselves, evolving to meet the...
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Augmented Reality Brings Real Benefits to Manufacturing
Augmented reality (AR) has come a long way since it first made a worldwide splash in mobile video games. No longer considered just a toy or novelty, AR is being implemented for real-world applications that are changing the way we work and learn. One area where AR is...
Modular Plug and Play, MTP Will Enable More Flexible Life Sciences Manufacturing
Modular facilities are a key enabler of speed to market in life sciences. As organizations try to bring new therapies to market faster, those therapies require a wide variety of equipment—many of which are new to the process. These new machines must not only work...
Automating Procedures in Ethylene Furnaces can bring Huge Benefits
There are many examples in plants where operators need to follow a particular procedure to safely transition the plant to a new condition. In an ethylene plant, furnace startup, decoke and shutdown operations are classic examples where following strict operating...
Successful Remote Connectivity Strategies Start with Cybersecurity
Industrial manufacturing organizations have faced several challenges in the last few years. Perhaps the biggest change has been the need for personnel to perform critical tasks from outside the plant. This move toward more remote work has likely spurred more recent...
Plantweb Optics Augmented Reality Helps Experts Prepare a New Generation of Plant Personnel
Augmented reality (AR) is no longer science fiction. Organizations are using AR tools to transform the way they perform operations and maintenance, ultimately delivering better performance and greater reliability. Emerson’s Anna Velena and Vineesh Kapoor shared their...
Transforming Data Management Saves Millions
In a Tank Storage article, Four Strategies to a Stronger Data Foundation, Emerson’s Mark Graham and Dapo Badmus share a case study of a hydrocarbon midstream company seeking vast improvements in the way they collected, stored and collaborated with the data needed for their operations.
Reaching Our Sustainability Goals
In earlier posts I've highlighted the work of Emerson's Dr. Ana Gonzalez Hernandez to help producers achieve their sustainability goals. Ana is since November last year a Sustainability and Decarbonization Manager in Emerson Corporate's Advanced Design Center. In this...
Podcast: Operational Analytics with Manasi Menon
Emerson’s Manasi Menon joins Jim Cahill in this 23-minute operational analytics podcast to discuss how organizations are putting these analytics into action to help improve performance in safety, reliability, energy & emissions, and production.
Predictive and Prescriptive Maintenance in Life Sciences
When you think of machinery for industrial use, often images of refineries, oil & gas production sites and other visual images come to mind. But what about the machinery and other equipment in industries with shiny stainless steel everywhere, such as...
Podcast: Driving Reliability Digital Transformations
Emerson's Kendall Beushausen follows up his 5 Questions for Operational Certainty Consultant Kendall Beushausen podcast with this in-depth FIRSTHAND: Operational Certainty in Pod podcast. Kendall describes how the Internet of Things is all around us in our personal...
5 Questions for Operational Certainty Consultant Kendall Beushausen
Emerson's Kendall Beushausen joins our continuing podcast series, 5 Questions for an Emerson Expert. As an Operational Certainty consultant, Kendall works with clients to help improve reliability through the application of the latest technologies and improved work...
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