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  • The Future of Green Hydrogen Blending is Boundless

    With the new energy economy come big changes. We all know that energy sources can’t change overnight, so more and more producers and transporters—including those in natural gas—are looking closely at blending as a transitional technology. Today, much of the talk around blending in natural gas centers on hydrogen (H 2 ), with companies exploring new processes to blend green H 2 and natural gas to increase efficiency and…
  • Smaller Batches Still Have Big Needs

    There’s no question that today’s life sciences landscape is changing dramatically. As new personalized medicine solutions emerge, companies are rapidly changing scale to include more multi-product manufacturing facilities. Many of these facilities are manufacturing treatments in much smaller batches. While many of the requirements around developing smaller-batch treatments are the same, the market does have its own…
  • Beyond the Black Box: Unlock More Value from Green Energy Assets

    There are very few topics getting as much attention today as renewable energy. From expanding wind farms and solar operations to green hydrogen technology, to electric vehicles and their impact on the grid and infrastructure, the face of how we generate and use power is changing rapidly. One key change this shift has brought about is a need to rethink power operations. Green energy organizations cannot operate the same…
  • Transforming data into operational performance and proving it right at this Emerson facility in Lodz.

    If you wonder how to move, from a simplistic and superficial view of the production process and start building the backbone of a proven methodology that can be replicable in time, adaptable to changes and at the same time make space for operational improvements, one of the best ways to start is by taking advantage of resources that are already in the factory. Each and every device, machine and line, as well as users…
  • Transforming data into operational performance and proving it right at this Emerson facility in Lodz.

    If you wonder how to move, from a simplistic and superficial view of the production process and start building the backbone of a proven methodology that can be replicable in time, adaptable to changes and at the same time make space for operational improvements, one of the best ways to start is by taking advantage of resources that are already in the factory. Each and every device, machine and line, as well as users…
  • Software is the Solution for a more Efficient LNG Value Chain

    As countries around the globe transition from fossil to renewables, the success of that transition will pivot on a reliable supply of natural gas. But an increase in demand coupled with changing global events has made the liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets more unstable. This instability has a direct impact on LNG operations. Suppliers are under more pressure than ever to operate at peak efficiency to optimize the…
  • Ask the Expert: Your burning questions about frequency and inertia for renewables and Inverter-Based Resources

    Meeting local and national CO 2 emission goals and responding to social pressures related to global warming are primary factors driving decarbonization efforts in the energy industry across the world. At the same time, electricity demand is growing across the board. Together, decarbonization and increasing demand are creating a challenging environment for organizations tasked with ensuring grid resiliency. Efficient…
  • Digital transformation in chemical processing: how to start small to scale big..

    The chemical industry is facing a unique challenge: a need for growth along with environmental regulations that each day are becoming stricter and more urgent. Limited resources, an aging workforce, aging equipment: achieving both efficiency and sustainability can seem impossible. But there’s a solution: creating an ecosystem of real-time data and actionable insights. In a word, digital transformation. Unlocking Data…
  • Digital transformation in chemical processing: how to start small to scale big..

    The chemical industry is facing a unique challenge: a need for growth along with environmental regulations that each day are becoming stricter and more urgent. Limited resources, an aging workforce, aging equipment: achieving both efficiency and sustainability can seem impossible. But there’s a solution: creating an ecosystem of real-time data and actionable insights. In a word, digital transformation. Unlocking Data…
  • Thrive Through Technology Change

    Most of us have experienced significant changes throughout our careers and life. Some of those changes have gone smoother and had significantly better outcomes than others – the single constant about life in our world today is change itself. This makes it crucial to understand all the pieces that are part of any change to have well aligned to make any change a great experience that provides positive outcomes and enables…
  • Turn Data Into Action

    Plants need a strong pipeline of data to help them ensure optimal performance. We spend a lot of time talking about how to collate, transmit, and store that data so it is easily accessible whenever and wherever people need it. However, all that strategizing is of little value if the people the plant is delivering information to cannot understand or use the data. Emerson’s Drew Mackley is well aware of this inconsistency…
  • Embracing the edge to improve automation systems

    Industrial manufacturing automation technologies have long been perceived as lagging the technologies available for commercial and consumer applications. This situation was largely by design because mission-critical production demanded proven performance, as opposed to cutting-edge convenience. An Emerson article in the March 2023 issue of Control Engineering , titled Evaluating Edge Opportunities for Industrial Automation…
  • Redefining AI: Turning Analytic Insights into Actionable Intelligence

    Analytics using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) presents a massive opportunity, but also confusion. Where to start? How to start? What models to apply where? What types of problems can analytics solve?   Advanced analytics can transition power producers from a reactive operations and maintenance approach to a predictive or prognostic strategy. This actionable intelligence—built directly into the…
  • Make the Cybersecurity Journey Far Less Puzzling

    Tackling cybersecurity can often feel like trying to complete an overly complex jigsaw puzzle. Figuring out how all the pieces connect is often a frustrating step. In the worst cases, however, the cybersecurity jigsaw puzzle doesn’t even have edges. And when that happens, it’s hard to even know where to start. Alexandre Peixoto addresses this complex journey in a recent interview at Control magazine . Peixoto shares…
  • Simulated Systems Close a Real Performance Gap

    Many plants are facing personnel shortages, but the truth of the matter is that today’s biggest problems can’t be solved simply by finding more people. As organizations tackle more and more complex problems like driving down emissions, increasing efficiency, reducing energy use, meeting ever-changing market needs, and, simultaneously, increasing revenue, they must turn to a more advanced technology stack to empower their…
  • What’s so Great About Edge?

    Every market these days is hot with pressure. We hear the same thing from every direction – Successful production needs technology that can provide speed and stronger efficiencies that deliver ongoing return – this is a must-have and no longer just a ‘nicety.’ These same demands are only growing every day for most industries to continue producing positive outcomes and hitting their always-increasing targets and goals…
  • Strategies for Better Remote Analysis

    It is often said that the COVID-19 pandemic was one of the biggest catalysts of digital transformation in many process manufacturing organizations. Operations and maintenance teams that would never before have considered adding remote systems quickly discovered they were the only way to consolidate resources and keep facilities operational. But, as Brian Dubaskas and Navin Rajashekar share in their recent Automation…
  • Finding the Value in Control Valve Data

    In a world awash with digital data, many tend to assume that more data equals more value, but the reality is that data only becomes valuable when it is analyzed and acted upon. In my article titled “ Transforming Valve Data into Dollars ,” published to Automation.com in November 2023, I discuss a new software application that converts raw control valve data into actionable information. The evolution of analytics …
  • Edge Analytics Usher in the Future of Plant Maintenance

    Today’s plant maintenance looks very different from a picture of just 10 or 15 years ago. The tools and strategies that reliability teams have at their disposal have expanded dramatically—from new sensing technologies to comprehensive software solutions to track and trend performance across the enterprise. What has not changed, however, is that reliability personnel have a lot to do. If anything, today’s workers—frequently…
  • State Based Control is Writing the Future of Modern Manufacturing

    Modern process manufacturing organizations have to be more competitive than ever. No longer are these companies competing solely against similar businesses in their region or even world area. Today’s most profitable companies are global, and to compete, they must keep up with the efficiencies and performance of plants around the world. So how are they supposed to accomplish such a feat in an era when teams are shrinking…
  • Three Examples of Cloud-Native IIoT to Prevent Downtime

    When someone mentions something like ‘cloud-native IIoT’ do your teeth start to clench in stress and you immediately begin to search for your antacids to ward off the quickly approaching heartburn that comes with the topic? I hear you, understand your anxiety and totally feel your pain because I’ve been there many times before. That’s until I started thinking of IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) differently; what…
  • Refiners’ Guide to Digital Transformation

    Refineries make the fuels that make our way of life possible. Turning crude oil into usable fuels is a highly energy-intensive business. And it’s an industry that provides excellent opportunities for digital transformation. Emerson’s Jonas Berge spoke at the Asian Downstream Summit 2023 . His presentation, The refiner’s guide to digital transformation, shared how plant transformations in driving improved safety, sustainability…
  • Industry 4.0 Helps Drive a Boundless Automation Vision

    Process manufacturing organizations have always needed to optimize operations, but the underlying catalysts for that need have not always been static. Today, for example, optimization is very much a result of increasing globalization and the need to secure competitive advantage even as company budgets shrink dramatically. One particularly interesting element of this new wave of optimization initiatives, however, is…
  • Unlocking Success in Digital Transformation: A Strategic Blend of Emerson Products and Prudent Planning

    Digital transformation means different things to different businesses, but there are some common guidelines to help ensure each company achieves successful implementations. My article in the August 2023 issue of InTech , titled Implementing Digital Transformation , provides information about the digital transformation journey and offers some practical suggestions about how to proceed. Some of the most popular digital…
  • Industrial Software Drives Competitive Advantage in a Global Marketplace

    Globalization has dramatically changed the way process manufacturers operate. As more and more companies around the world begin to participate in the global marketplace, the demand for resources increases exponentially—both due to the resources used in manufacturing goods, but also in those consumed to transport them to countries and customers that may be thousands of miles away. And yet, as consumption increases, so…