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Ovation Blog:
Integrated Control and Machinery Health Monitoring for Power Producers
Jim Cahill
The power industry is facing many challenges today with cycling demands from a growing renewable energy mix on the grid, employee retirements, and cost cutting. Despite these challenges, consumers expect a reliable supply of electricity. At the July 29 – August 2, 2018 Ovation Users’ Group Conference in Pittsburgh, Emerson’s Jason King and an Ovation customer will present, Ovation Machinery Health Monitor Update &…
12 Jul 2018
Ovation Blog:
Applying Center for Internet Security ICS Cybersecurity Controls
Jim Cahill
Power, water and wastewater utilities are critical infrastructure, and require ongoing industrial control system (ICS) cybersecurity risk reduction efforts. Taking a systematic and integrated approach to ICS cybersecurity can help with safe, reliable and efficient operations. Many experts from these industries will gather at the July 29-August 2, 2018 Ovation Users’ Group Conference in Pittsburgh . There they will…
28 Jun 2018
DeltaV Blog:
Mobile Control System Operational Experience
Jim Cahill
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 perform tasks. For manufacturers, these transformation is extending into their production processes. In a Control Engineering article, Five essential…
20 Jun 2018
DeltaV Blog:
Mobile Control System Operational Experience
Jim Cahill
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 perform tasks. For manufacturers, these transformation is extending into their production processes. In a Control Engineering article, Five essential…
20 Jun 2018
DeltaV Blog:
Optimizing Media Flow in Biologics Manufacturing
Jim Cahill
Author: Emily Anderson Flexible facilities are a growing trend in the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry. Manufacturers increasingly look to produce multiple products and maximize production time. To meet these requirements, an automation strategy must maximize the flexibility of the process equipment. The preparation, storage, and distribution of media often requires real-time flowpath selection and bumpless…
11 Jun 2018
Safety Instrumented Systems Blog:
Flame and Gas Detection in Layers of Protection
Jim Cahill
For manufacturing processes with hazardous substances that are combustible or can cause harm to people and property, flame and gas detection systems are often used as part of the risk mitigation strategy. This 11-minute video, Rosemount Flame and Gas Layers of Protection describes how these sensors are used in layers of protection for the process safety requirements. The video opens explaining why flame and gas…
8 Jun 2018
Safety Instrumented Systems Blog:
Flame and Gas Detection in Layers of Protection
Jim Cahill
For manufacturing processes with hazardous substances that are combustible or can cause harm to people and property, flame and gas detection systems are often used as part of the risk mitigation strategy. This 11-minute video, Rosemount Flame and Gas Layers of Protection describes how these sensors are used in layers of protection for the process safety requirements. The video opens explaining why flame and gas…
8 Jun 2018
Safety Instrumented Systems Blog:
Flame and Gas Detection in Layers of Protection
Jim Cahill
For manufacturing processes with hazardous substances that are combustible or can cause harm to people and property, flame and gas detection systems are often used as part of the risk mitigation strategy. This 11-minute video, Rosemount Flame and Gas Layers of Protection describes how these sensors are used in layers of protection for the process safety requirements. The video opens explaining why flame and gas…
8 Jun 2018
Operations Management Blog:
Moving to Electronic Batch Records
Jim Cahill
Yesterday we highlighted advancements in exception management technology for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturers. Exception management is one element in an electronic batch record (EBR) . Other elements for the EBR which also have high data integrity requirements include equipment management, material management and batch record process flow and recipe management. In a PharmTech article, Making the…
30 May 2018
Operations Management Blog:
Moving to Electronic Batch Records
Jim Cahill
Yesterday we highlighted advancements in exception management technology for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturers. Exception management is one element in an electronic batch record (EBR) . Other elements for the EBR which also have high data integrity requirements include equipment management, material management and batch record process flow and recipe management. In a PharmTech article, Making the…
30 May 2018
Operations Management Blog:
Moving to Electronic Batch Records
Jim Cahill
Yesterday we highlighted advancements in exception management technology for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturers. Exception management is one element in an electronic batch record (EBR) . Other elements for the EBR which also have high data integrity requirements include equipment management, material management and batch record process flow and recipe management. In a PharmTech article, Making the…
30 May 2018
Operations Management Blog:
Moving to Electronic Batch Records
Jim Cahill
Yesterday we highlighted advancements in exception management technology for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturers. Exception management is one element in an electronic batch record (EBR) . Other elements for the EBR which also have high data integrity requirements include equipment management, material management and batch record process flow and recipe management. In a PharmTech article, Making the…
30 May 2018
Operations Management Blog:
Moving to Electronic Batch Records
Jim Cahill
Yesterday we highlighted advancements in exception management technology for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturers. Exception management is one element in an electronic batch record (EBR) . Other elements for the EBR which also have high data integrity requirements include equipment management, material management and batch record process flow and recipe management. In a PharmTech article, Making the…
30 May 2018
Operations Management Blog:
Moving to Electronic Batch Records
Jim Cahill
Yesterday we highlighted advancements in exception management technology for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturers. Exception management is one element in an electronic batch record (EBR) . Other elements for the EBR which also have high data integrity requirements include equipment management, material management and batch record process flow and recipe management. In a PharmTech article, Making the…
30 May 2018
Operations Management Blog:
Improving Batch Manufacturing Quality Review Cycle Time
Jim Cahill
Exceptions in batch manufacturing processes are the deviations that occur outside the prescribed specifications. For pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturers, quality and manufacturing personnel must review these exceptions. Traditionally, this quality review process occurs after the batch has completed. A recent news release, Emerson Helps Life Sciences Companies Reduce Time to Market with Faster Quality…
29 May 2018
Operations Management Blog:
Improving Batch Manufacturing Quality Review Cycle Time
Jim Cahill
Exceptions in batch manufacturing processes are the deviations that occur outside the prescribed specifications. For pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturers, quality and manufacturing personnel must review these exceptions. Traditionally, this quality review process occurs after the batch has completed. A recent news release, Emerson Helps Life Sciences Companies Reduce Time to Market with Faster Quality…
29 May 2018
Operations Management Blog:
Improving Batch Manufacturing Quality Review Cycle Time
Jim Cahill
Exceptions in batch manufacturing processes are the deviations that occur outside the prescribed specifications. For pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturers, quality and manufacturing personnel must review these exceptions. Traditionally, this quality review process occurs after the batch has completed. A recent news release, Emerson Helps Life Sciences Companies Reduce Time to Market with Faster Quality…
29 May 2018
Operations Management Blog:
Improving Batch Manufacturing Quality Review Cycle Time
Jim Cahill
Exceptions in batch manufacturing processes are the deviations that occur outside the prescribed specifications. For pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturers, quality and manufacturing personnel must review these exceptions. Traditionally, this quality review process occurs after the batch has completed. A recent news release, Emerson Helps Life Sciences Companies Reduce Time to Market with Faster Quality…
29 May 2018
Operations Management Blog:
Improving Batch Manufacturing Quality Review Cycle Time
Jim Cahill
Exceptions in batch manufacturing processes are the deviations that occur outside the prescribed specifications. For pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturers, quality and manufacturing personnel must review these exceptions. Traditionally, this quality review process occurs after the batch has completed. A recent news release, Emerson Helps Life Sciences Companies Reduce Time to Market with Faster Quality…
29 May 2018
Operations Management Blog:
Improving Batch Manufacturing Quality Review Cycle Time
Jim Cahill
Exceptions in batch manufacturing processes are the deviations that occur outside the prescribed specifications. For pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturers, quality and manufacturing personnel must review these exceptions. Traditionally, this quality review process occurs after the batch has completed. A recent news release, Emerson Helps Life Sciences Companies Reduce Time to Market with Faster Quality…
29 May 2018
Safety Instrumented Systems Blog:
Managing Storage Tank Pressure and Overfill Prevention
Jim Cahill
Across the energy supply chain bulk petroleum storage terminals play an important role in managing supply and demand. A critical safety function is to prevent an overfill condition in each of the storage tanks. Another critical function is to manage the pressure inside the tank to avoid overpressure or vacuum conditions that could damage the structural integrity of a tank. In this one-hour recorded webinar, Tank Pressure…
25 May 2018
Safety Instrumented Systems Blog:
Filling Gaps in Global Safety Standards
Jim Cahill
A safety instrumented function (SIF)’s purpose is to reduce the risk of a specific hazard. For example, an upset condition in an oil and gas production separator may cause a series of SIFs within a safety instrumented system (SIS) to shut in the wells feeding the separator. A SIF contains a sensor, logic solver and final control element—often an emergency shutdown valve. As a mechanical component of this safety loop…
3 May 2018
DeltaV Blog:
Cybersecurity Guidebook for Reducing Cyber Risks
Jim Cahill
One only has to do a cybersecurity news search to see the increasing worries and incidents that manufacturers face. The ISA/IEC 62443 series of cybersecurity standards : …address the need to design cybersecurity robustness and resilience into industrial automation control systems (IACS). A new, comprehensive Cybersecurity Guidebook for Process Control is available to help you and your organization take the necessary…
23 Apr 2018
Ovation Blog:
Real-Time Microgrid Control and Optimization at The University of Texas
Jim Cahill
At my alma mater, The University of Texas , here in Austin, Texas, is the Carl J. Eckhardt Combined Heating and Power (CHP) Complex . It is often described : …as the largest and most integrated microgrid in the U.S…. [It] is capable of generating 135 MW (megawatt) power (63 MW peak) and 1.2 million lb/hr (pounds per hour) of steam (300,000 peak). I mention all this because the microgrid controller is powered…
6 Apr 2018
Safety Instrumented Systems Blog:
Enabling Safer Operator-Machine Interactions through Enhanced Control of Machine Stoppages
Jim Cahill
Authors: Enrico De Carolis , Mike Johnson As packaging line machinery has become more sophisticated, it’s also become more complex. This increased complexity, coupled with a high number of interactions between operators and machines, increases the potential for safety incidents. For example, in the packaging world, production lines may stop for manual loading 10-30 times per shift, each time necessitating some…
23 Mar 2018
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