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  • DeltaV Blog: Metso Automation ND9000F Rev 6 FF DeltaV and AMS Interoperability Test

    Larry Griffin
    In Emerson’s continuing commitment to open and interoperable standards, the Metso Automation ND9000F Rev 6 FF has passed the rigorous and comprehensive testing of the DeltaV and AMS Stress Test labs. Using the Device Installation Kits for Emerson Products website at  http://www2.emersonprocess.com/en-US/documentation/deviceinstallkits/Pages/deviceinstallkitsearch.aspx , these fieldbus device files are now available for

  • SCADA Blog: Understanding Servers, Converters and Gateways

    Jim Cahill
    As instrumentation and control system, also known as Operational Technology (OT) incorporate wireless and other classic Informational Technology (IT) components, the worlds of OT and IT continue to merge. For control and automation specialists, it means things like servers, converters and gateways become part of the learning path. Emerson’s Craig Abbott had a great LinkedIn post, Servers, Converters and Gateways…

  • SCADA Blog: Understanding Servers, Converters and Gateways

    Jim Cahill
    As instrumentation and control system, also known as Operational Technology (OT) incorporate wireless and other classic Informational Technology (IT) components, the worlds of OT and IT continue to merge. For control and automation specialists, it means things like servers, converters and gateways become part of the learning path. Emerson’s Craig Abbott had a great LinkedIn post, Servers, Converters and Gateways…

  • SCADA Blog: Understanding Servers, Converters and Gateways

    Jim Cahill
    As instrumentation and control system, also known as Operational Technology (OT) incorporate wireless and other classic Informational Technology (IT) components, the worlds of OT and IT continue to merge. For control and automation specialists, it means things like servers, converters and gateways become part of the learning path. Emerson’s Craig Abbott had a great LinkedIn post, Servers, Converters and Gateways…

  • Ovation Blog: Avoiding Dangerous Malware Infections

    Jim Cahill
    The malware WannaCry/WannaCrypt has been all over the news recently. Since most of the operator and engineering workstations used in distributed control systems (DCSs) and supervisory control and data acquisition systems (SCADA) are PC-based, the question was naturally could these have been/or be impacted by this dangerous malware. I caught up with Emerson’s Jaime Foose . She noted that it is important to point out…

  • DeltaV Blog: P+F FF Remote IO Rev 2 DD Rev 1 DeltaV and AMS Interoperability Test

    Larry Griffin
    In Emerson’s continuing commitment to open and interoperable standards, the P+F FF Remote IO Rev 2 DD Rev 1 has passed the rigorous and comprehensive testing of the DeltaV and AMS Stress Test labs. Using the Device Installation Kits for Emerson Products website at  http://www2.emersonprocess.com/en-US/documentation/deviceinstallkits/Pages/deviceinstallkitsearch.aspx , these fieldbus device files are now available for

  • DeltaV Blog: Vega Vegapuls 69 Rev 2 DeltaV and AMS Interoperability Test

    Larry Griffin
    In Emerson’s continuing commitment to open and interoperable standards, the Vega Vegapuls 69 Rev 2 has passed the rigorous and comprehensive testing of the DeltaV and AMS Stress Test labs. Using the Device Installation Kits for Emerson Products website at  http://www2.emersonprocess.com/en-US/documentation/deviceinstallkits/Pages/deviceinstallkitsearch.aspx , these fieldbus device files are now available for use.

  • DeltaV Blog: Siemens SIPART PS2 FF Rev 3 DeltaV and AMS Interoperability Test

    Larry Griffin
    In Emerson’s continuing commitment to open and interoperable standards, the Siemens SIPART PS2 FF Rev 3 has passed the rigorous and comprehensive testing of the DeltaV and AMS Stress Test labs. Using the Device Installation Kits for Emerson Products website at  http://www2.emersonprocess.com/en-US/documentation/deviceinstallkits/Pages/deviceinstallkitsearch.aspx , these fieldbus device files are now available for use

  • Safety Instrumented Systems Blog: Optimizing Safety Instrumented System Proof Testing

    Jim Cahill
    If you are new to the world of process safety, you quickly learn that it has its own jargon with phrases such as safety instrumented functions, proof test intervals, PDFavg, etc. A Flow Control magazine article, Ensuring safety compliance with optimized proof testing , written by Emerson’s Afton Coleman , Erik Mathiason and Tonya Wyatt does a great job of introducing and explaining these concepts. They open describing…

  • Operations Management Blog: Improving Raw Material Management Productivity

    Jim Cahill
    For manufacturers in highly-regulated industries, such as pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, it is critical to keep track of raw materials as part of the production records. To minimize or avoid waste, it’s also important to use the first-to-expire raw materials from inventory. I caught up with Emerson’s Lynn Richard about his experiences to help a manufacturer solve this challenge and increase overall…

  • Operations Management Blog: Improving Raw Material Management Productivity

    Jim Cahill
    For manufacturers in highly-regulated industries, such as pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, it is critical to keep track of raw materials as part of the production records. To minimize or avoid waste, it’s also important to use the first-to-expire raw materials from inventory. I caught up with Emerson’s Lynn Richard about his experiences to help a manufacturer solve this challenge and increase overall…

  • Operations Management Blog: Improving Raw Material Management Productivity

    Jim Cahill
    For manufacturers in highly-regulated industries, such as pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, it is critical to keep track of raw materials as part of the production records. To minimize or avoid waste, it’s also important to use the first-to-expire raw materials from inventory. I caught up with Emerson’s Lynn Richard about his experiences to help a manufacturer solve this challenge and increase overall…

  • Operations Management Blog: Improving Raw Material Management Productivity

    Jim Cahill
    For manufacturers in highly-regulated industries, such as pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, it is critical to keep track of raw materials as part of the production records. To minimize or avoid waste, it’s also important to use the first-to-expire raw materials from inventory. I caught up with Emerson’s Lynn Richard about his experiences to help a manufacturer solve this challenge and increase overall…

  • Operations Management Blog: Improving Raw Material Management Productivity

    Jim Cahill
    For manufacturers in highly-regulated industries, such as pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, it is critical to keep track of raw materials as part of the production records. To minimize or avoid waste, it’s also important to use the first-to-expire raw materials from inventory. I caught up with Emerson’s Lynn Richard about his experiences to help a manufacturer solve this challenge and increase overall…

  • Operations Management Blog: Improving Raw Material Management Productivity

    Jim Cahill
    For manufacturers in highly-regulated industries, such as pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, it is critical to keep track of raw materials as part of the production records. To minimize or avoid waste, it’s also important to use the first-to-expire raw materials from inventory. I caught up with Emerson’s Lynn Richard about his experiences to help a manufacturer solve this challenge and increase overall…

  • Safety Instrumented Systems Blog: 5 Questions for Digital Valve Controller and Safety Expert Riyaz Ali

    Jim Cahill
    Let’s continue our 5 Questions for an Emerson Expert podcast series with our guest, Riyaz Ali . You may recall Riyaz from numerous posts about digital valve controllers and final control elements in safety instrumented system applications. He has almost 40 years’ experience in process control instrumentation and holds numerous patents related to use of digital valve controllers for process industries. Please leave…

  • Safety Instrumented Systems Blog: Improving Process Safety through Human Factors Analysis

    Jim Cahill
    Wikipedia defines process safety as focusing on: …preventing fires , explosions and accidental chemical releases in chemical process facilities or other facilities dealing with hazardous materials such as refineries , and oil and gas ( onshore and offshore ) production installations. In a Valve magazine article, Human Factors Can Cause a Disaster—or Prevent One , Emerson’s Julian Annison and Travis Hesketh highlight…

  • SCADA Blog: Optimizing Storage Terminal Operations

    Jim Cahill
    Across the upstream and downstream oil & gas supply chain, storage terminals play a vital role. Efficiently managing many operations including product transfers, blend operations, fiscal measurements and inventories can mean the difference in profitability & loss. In an Tank Storage magazine article, Enhancing Terminal Business Performance , Emerson’s Aaron Boettcher , describes the role of terminal management systems…

  • SCADA Blog: Optimizing Storage Terminal Operations

    Jim Cahill
    Across the upstream and downstream oil & gas supply chain, storage terminals play a vital role. Efficiently managing many operations including product transfers, blend operations, fiscal measurements and inventories can mean the difference in profitability & loss. In an Tank Storage magazine article, Enhancing Terminal Business Performance , Emerson’s Aaron Boettcher , describes the role of terminal management systems…

  • SCADA Blog: Optimizing Storage Terminal Operations

    Jim Cahill
    Across the upstream and downstream oil & gas supply chain, storage terminals play a vital role. Efficiently managing many operations including product transfers, blend operations, fiscal measurements and inventories can mean the difference in profitability & loss. In an Tank Storage magazine article, Enhancing Terminal Business Performance , Emerson’s Aaron Boettcher , describes the role of terminal management systems…

  • Operations Management Blog: Challenge of Designing PCS-Driven MES Architectures for a Greenfield Facility

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Jonathan Lustri I have previously written about a design strategy where the process control system (PCS) is the primary system driving all procedural batch activity within a pharmaceutical process. In this architecture, the PCS ISA-88 procedural model must execute the both automated procedures and call the manufacturing execution system (MES) workflows to be executed when they are needed by the process. The…

  • Operations Management Blog: Challenge of Designing PCS-Driven MES Architectures for a Greenfield Facility

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Jonathan Lustri I have previously written about a design strategy where the process control system (PCS) is the primary system driving all procedural batch activity within a pharmaceutical process. In this architecture, the PCS ISA-88 procedural model must execute the both automated procedures and call the manufacturing execution system (MES) workflows to be executed when they are needed by the process. The…

  • Operations Management Blog: Challenge of Designing PCS-Driven MES Architectures for a Greenfield Facility

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Jonathan Lustri I have previously written about a design strategy where the process control system (PCS) is the primary system driving all procedural batch activity within a pharmaceutical process. In this architecture, the PCS ISA-88 procedural model must execute the both automated procedures and call the manufacturing execution system (MES) workflows to be executed when they are needed by the process. The…

  • Operations Management Blog: Challenge of Designing PCS-Driven MES Architectures for a Greenfield Facility

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Jonathan Lustri I have previously written about a design strategy where the process control system (PCS) is the primary system driving all procedural batch activity within a pharmaceutical process. In this architecture, the PCS ISA-88 procedural model must execute the both automated procedures and call the manufacturing execution system (MES) workflows to be executed when they are needed by the process. The…

  • Operations Management Blog: Challenge of Designing PCS-Driven MES Architectures for a Greenfield Facility

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Jonathan Lustri I have previously written about a design strategy where the process control system (PCS) is the primary system driving all procedural batch activity within a pharmaceutical process. In this architecture, the PCS ISA-88 procedural model must execute the both automated procedures and call the manufacturing execution system (MES) workflows to be executed when they are needed by the process. The…

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