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Activity

  • Taming Alarm Overload for a Smarter, Safer Future

    Jim Cahill
    Sometimes, you really can have too much of a good thing. Everyone knows effective alarms are critical to running a safe, efficient plant. In recent years, digitalization has leveled the playing field on alarms. With modern control systems, alarms are easier and faster to create than ever before. Whenever something goes wrong, a user can […]

  • Maximizing ROI: Integrated Simulation Delivers Value Across the Plant Lifecycle

    Jim Cahill
    It has been interesting to watch the recent shift in the attitude toward simulation technologies over the last five or so years. What used to be a “nice to have” add on to a capital project has become, for many organizations, a go-to technology for business success. Companies are under more pressure than ever to […]

  • Turning Carbon Capture into a Revenue Stream

    Jim Cahill
    In an article published in both Hydrocarbon Processing and Gas Processing & LNG, Emerson’s Seth Harris examines the technologies necessary to create a revenue stream from carbon capture.

  • From Control to Connectivity: Modernizing the DCS for Data-Driven Manufacturing

    Jim Cahill
    It’s not often that we get a new take on the distributed control system (DCS). After all, the DCS has been a process manufacturing staple for decades, bringing together independent applications and processes for increased stability, and, in the case of the DeltaV DCS, powerful data contextualization. Not only has the DCS been around for […]

  • Deadtime Compensated PID versus Smith Predictor Control

    Jim Cahill
    A fascinating ControlGlobal.com article compares performance between Smith predictor & deadtime-compensated PID in lag-dominant processes.

  • Industrial Cybersecurity Navigates a New Normal

    Jim Cahill
    Cybersecurity is a critical concern for industrial manufacturers these days, particularly as high-profile incidents targeting plants have become the new normal. No organization wants to risk the production loss, safety concerns, and reputation damage that come with a cyber-attack. However, these same organizations are struggling to manage their cybersecurity posture. The defense-in-depth strategies, firewalls, and [……

  • Managing process knowledge throughout drug development and manufacturing

    Jim Cahill
    Digital transformation can be described as the integration of digital technology to create new business processes to meet changing market requirements. Within the life sciences industry, the market is demanding accelerated development and availability of new therapies. Digital transformation is helping the industry by providing the opportunity to execute tasks throughout the product development chain […]

  • Virtualization Delivers Results

    Jim Cahill
    We hear a lot these days about the value of IIoT technologies and how they will change the way OT teams operate. However, in many cases, the added complexity of IIoT solutions can be difficult for teams to navigate. Effectively implementing IIoT technology into an existing infrastructure takes careful consideration and planning and requires an […]

  • For Life Sciences Data, Context is Critical

    Jim Cahill
    As systems become increasingly interconnected, we talk more and more about the importance of data and, more specifically, the need to get data to the right people, in the right format, at the right time, wherever they may be. This initiative has become even more imperative as operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) converge. […]

  • Break Down the Barriers to Digital Transformation

    Jim Cahill
    There are lots of reasons why aging, legacy automation systems can be barriers to effective digital transformation. The most obvious reason is that legacy systems are typically complex to connect to new analytics systems, as those systems are rarely designed for seamless integration with technology that may be decades old. As Aaron Crews explains in […]

  • Simplifying Recipe Creation in the Life Sciences Podcast

    Jim Cahill
    Melissa Lee & Kebra Tynan join Jim Cahill in this podcast to discuss how Emerson is helping Life Sciences manufacturers address drug development lifecycle challenges with a software-as-a-service (SaaS) based workflow management solution.

  • Cybersecurity Strategies for the Rise of Next-Gen Automation

    Jim Cahill
    Today’s most successful organizations are facing a wide variety of new challenges: a need for increased flexibility, a push toward more sustainable operations, a shrinking experienced workforce, and more. Meeting those challenges will require unlocking the next generation of automation, such as a Boundless Automation vision for unshackling data and driving efficiency from the field […]

  • Delivering on the Promise of Industry 4.0

    Jim Cahill
    We finally got our wish. Industry 4.0 delivered a wide array of new technologies—sensors, edge devices, mobile devices, and more—that now collect, and sometimes deliver, massive amounts of data from every asset imaginable. However, that leaves a lot of organizations asking, “Was that it? I thought Industry 4.0 was supposed to usher in the next […]

  • Enabling Boundless Automation in the Life Sciences Industry

    Jim Cahill
    Several of our recent Life Sciences podcasts have featured conversations about the rapid shifts taking place in this dynamic industry. Automation and information management technology are rapidly advancing to help address these challenges. In a recent Emerson Innovations article, Automation Innovation Delivers Boundless Opportunities for Life Sciences Industry, business leader for Emerson’s process systems and […]

  • Manufacturing Execution Systems for Greater Digital Maturity Podcast

    Jim Cahill
    Johan Zebib joins Jim Cahill in an Emerson Automation Experts podcast to share how MES addresses many of the challenges for higher quality, and more efficient and reliable production in the pharmaceutical & biopharmaceutical manufacturing industries.

  • Power Play: Generative AI “Toys” will Shape the Future of Automation

    Jim Cahill
    Hopefully by now you’ve had some fun playing around with some of the many Generative AI tools available for free across the internet. Whether you’ve asked ChatGPT to write some poetry for Mother’s Day or tested out the powerful image rendering capabilities of Midjourney, or used DeepAI to colorize some old family photos, there are […]

  • Life Sciences and Automation Companies Deliver the Future—Together

    Jim Cahill
    In the life sciences, bringing treatments to market quicker is no longer a bonus. Today, accelerating the treatment development pipeline is an expectation—arguably a core value—of the world’s most respected pharmaceutical companies. The pipeline for the COVID vaccine showed us that it was possible to operate differently, and companies around the globe have not only […]

  • Tailoring Automation for Tailored Medicines

    Jim Cahill
    The life sciences industry is changing rapidly. Where once companies were focused on developing blockbuster treatments and manufacturing them as quickly and safely as possible, today, personalized medicine has changed that landscape. Now life sciences companies are looking at specialized treatments like cell and gene therapies which are developed and manufactured quite differently from those […]

  • Technology and Strategy Deliver Data Integrity

    Jim Cahill
    As the landscape of pharmaceutical manufacturing has changed in the last few years, one exciting shift has a distinct possibility of being a game changer in coming decades. Regulatory agencies have increasingly begun to recognize the importance of automation technologies, and, as a result, have incorporated more automation into their guidelines for good manufacturing practices […]

  • Experiencing Life Sciences Industry Solutions in Action Podcast

    Jim Cahill
    Bill Carey joins Jim Cahill to discuss the Life Sciences Showroom facility in the Austin, Texas area. The showroom demonstrates how to address the challenges in developing a path forward.

  • Scaling Innovation in the Lithium Battery Boom

    Jim Cahill
    It often feels as though electric vehicles went from niche to commonplace overnight. And as much as the general public is feeling that shift, manufacturers are feeling it even more. The demand for lithium batteries, and the raw materials to power them, has seen an incredible increase. This shift has created a stress point, forcing […]

  • Soaring to New Heights

    Jim Cahill
    The Ovation Users’ Group is a conference by and for the users themselves, and that hasn’t changed in the 37 years it has been running. Bob Yeager brought that group together by sharing how those users have made Ovation the leading platform for the power industry around the world—automating 20% of the entire world power […]

  • Sustainable Solutions for Plastics Recycling

    Jim Cahill
    Sitech Service’s Riccardo Delvax presented Sustainable Solutions for Plastic Recycling: The Innovative Pilot Plant with DeltaV Stand Alone at the 2024 Emerson Exchange Conference in Düsseldorf, Germany. Here is the presentation abstract: Introducing an innovative pilot plant dedicated to recycling various types of plastic waste, this facility aims to optimize recycling methodologies and contribute to […]

  • Streamlining Modernization Projects–Reduce Risk, Cost & Complexity Podcast

    Jim Cahill
    Emerson’s Scott Campbell joins Jim Cahill in this podcast to discuss the planning, execution, and follow-up of a successful modernization project.

  • Lead the Charge in Lithium Battery Manufacturing

    Jim Cahill
    Discover how Emerson’s DeltaV Automation Platform and global expert network can help streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and ensure adaptability in the rapidly evolving lithium battery market. Explore the latest insights and stay ahead in the industry!

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