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Application of Edge Control in the World’s Largest New City Water System Gives Good Advice to all Systems Integrators

Jim Cahill

In a recent edition of Control Engineering magazine , I had the opportunity to discuss a very unique and interesting case study involving a new water system in the world’s largest greenfield city, NEOM. I’d like to share some of the details of that article with you. Working on greenfield projects, of course, represents an opportunity to employ new technologies that can optimize performance, reduce footprint, accommodate…
- 29 Sep 2023
Application of Edge Control in the World’s Largest New City Water System Gives Good Advice to all Systems Integrators

Jim Cahill

In a recent edition of Control Engineering magazine , I had the opportunity to discuss a very unique and interesting case study involving a new water system in the world’s largest greenfield city, NEOM. I’d like to share some of the details of that article with you. Working on greenfield projects, of course, represents an opportunity to employ new technologies that can optimize performance, reduce footprint, accommodate…
- 29 Sep 2023
A Best Practice Guide for Implementing Digital Transformation

Jim Cahill

Everyone in industry and business uses the term digital transformation, but there are myriad definitions and meanings behind their casual use of the words. This can be confusing for an enterprise just considering or embarking on its digital transformation journey. Recently in InTech magazine, I had the opportunity to share my thoughts and Emerson’s philosophy on what digital transformation is and how to implement it,…
- 29 Sep 2023
A Best Practice Guide for Implementing Digital Transformation

Jim Cahill

Everyone in industry and business uses the term digital transformation, but there are myriad definitions and meanings behind their casual use of the words. This can be confusing for an enterprise just considering or embarking on its digital transformation journey. Recently in InTech magazine, I had the opportunity to share my thoughts and Emerson’s philosophy on what digital transformation is and how to implement it,…
- 29 Sep 2023
When You Need Super-fast Installation in 115 Worldwide Plants, You Need a Serious Software Partner – Case Study

Jim Cahill

A global leader in industrial packaging launched a worldwide search for a software provider that could implement a unified and coherent production supervision and management system in 115 production plants globally. The manufacturer required a system that would allow a targeted investment with sustainable costs and, above all, velocity and installation standard. Another key goal was to obtain easy access to global or…
- 29 Sep 2023
Increasing Demands by Solar Plants for Regulatory Compliance, Efficiency and Productivity Are Met and Exceeded by PACSystems™︎ Control Solutions

Jim Cahill

Dealing with outdated legacy systems is a challenge for nearly all industrial companies. In the fast-paced solar energy space, shifting market demands, regulatory requirements and increasing competition drive the need for modern capabilities to meet these new challenges. However, upgrading and replacing key technologies can be time consuming and cost prohibitive. This was the challenge that Nor-Cal Controls, a leading…
- 28 Sep 2023
PACSystems™︎ and PACEdge™︎ Technology Achieve Accurate Carbon Offset Credit Analysis and Reporting for Significant Flare Gas Reduction

Jim Cahill

As pressures to maintain profitability in the oil and gas market increase, while the demand for sustainability likewise rises exponentially, taking advantage of carbon credits achieved by reduction in flare gas becomes increasingly attractive. In one notable case, engineering systems integrator Drakken was selected by CarbonAi for a project with a large oil and gas company to engineer an offshore wellhead monitoring project…
- 26 Sep 2023
FEI Foods Increases Production to Meet Worldwide Demand with Movicon.NExT™︎ Platform

Jim Cahill

Hello everyone. I’m Ajay Rana and recently, in an article in Food Manufacturing , I had the opportunity to talk about an interesting case study with FEI Foods, Europe’s largest producer of ready-to-eat rice and grain pouches, based in South Wales, UK. I think it has some good information for any plant. Due to demand, FEI Foods’ existing production facilities had been operating at full capacity for several years, which…
- 22 Sep 2023
Modern Advanced Process Control is Easier than Ever

Jim Cahill

It likely comes as no surprise that advanced process control (APC) has only gotten better as time has gone by. Old APC software , though very powerful in its own right, was often complex to configure and even more difficult to maintain. That turned away a lot of potential users who simply weren’t ready for the commitment or who didn’t have a staff member with an advanced engineering degree. Fast forward to 2023, and…
- 18 Sep 2023
This Manufacturing Company Tripled Production with a Modular, Highly Flexible Supervisory Software Platform

Jim Cahill

Maxa Air Conditioning, a leading air conditioning and heating equipment manufacturing company in Arcole (VR), Italy, experienced a significant rise in market demand which required the company to build a new facility and production lines to meet that increase. Previously, production was limited due to legacy instrumentation and manual processes in heat pump testing that could not assure quality or deliver the required…
- 13 Sep 2023
This Manufacturing Company Tripled Production with a Modular, Highly Flexible Supervisory Software Platform

Jim Cahill

Maxa Air Conditioning, a leading air conditioning and heating equipment manufacturing company in Arcole (VR), Italy, experienced a significant rise in market demand which required the company to build a new facility and production lines to meet that increase. Previously, production was limited due to legacy instrumentation and manual processes in heat pump testing that could not assure quality or deliver the required…
- 13 Sep 2023
Floor-to-Cloud Solution for Compressed Air Monitoring Reduces Energy Costs for Major Manufacturer

Jim Cahill

Energy costs are always a major issue for manufacturers in all industries, and reducing energy use is a top priority for plant operators because of both environmental and budgetary concerns. A large global consumer packaged goods manufacturer needed to reduce energy consumption and pursue a net zero carbon target. By implementing an innovative solution that could be used in many different applications, the company reduced…
- 9 Sep 2023
Floor-to-Cloud Solution for Compressed Air Monitoring Reduces Energy Costs for Major Manufacturer

Jim Cahill

Energy costs are always a major issue for manufacturers in all industries, and reducing energy use is a top priority for plant operators because of both environmental and budgetary concerns. A large global consumer packaged goods manufacturer needed to reduce energy consumption and pursue a net zero carbon target. By implementing an innovative solution that could be used in many different applications, the company reduced…
- 9 Sep 2023
A New Generation of PLCs Takes on Machine Builder Challenges

Jim Cahill

PLCs are such time-honored technology that it is easy for users to be lulled into a sense of false comfort that they can simply continue to rely on the same solutions they’ve used for decades. While some PLCs continue to function as solid workhorses, many users, particularly post-pandemic, have learned hard lessons that their traditional control systems aren’t ready to deal with today’s industrial challenges like supply…
- 6 Sep 2023
Movicon™︎ SCADA/HMI Reduces Engineering Time and Costs for Italian Packaging Machine Builder

Jim Cahill

For machine builders and systems integrators, anything they can do to simplify their engineering, speed their time to market and differentiate themselves to customers is a significant win. Here’s a brief case study from Emerson customer, Kosme s.r.l. that designs and manufactures a broad range of industrial packaging and beverage machines. Kosme R&D had determined to develop a supervisory system to use in its machines…
- 31 Aug 2023
Movicon™︎ SCADA/HMI Reduces Engineering Time and Costs for Italian Packaging Machine Builder

Jim Cahill

For machine builders and systems integrators, anything they can do to simplify their engineering, speed their time to market and differentiate themselves to customers is a significant win. Here’s a brief case study from Emerson customer, Kosme s.r.l. that designs and manufactures a broad range of industrial packaging and beverage machines. Kosme R&D had determined to develop a supervisory system to use in its machines…
- 31 Aug 2023
Movicon™︎ SCADA/HMI Reduces Engineering Time and Costs for Italian Packaging Machine Builder

Jim Cahill

For machine builders and systems integrators, anything they can do to simplify their engineering, speed their time to market and differentiate themselves to customers is a significant win. Here’s a brief case study from Emerson customer, Kosme s.r.l. that designs and manufactures a broad range of industrial packaging and beverage machines. Kosme R&D had determined to develop a supervisory system to use in its machines…
- 31 Aug 2023
Movicon™︎ SCADA/HMI Reduces Engineering Time and Costs for Italian Packaging Machine Builder

Jim Cahill

For machine builders and systems integrators, anything they can do to simplify their engineering, speed their time to market and differentiate themselves to customers is a significant win. Here’s a brief case study from Emerson customer, Kosme s.r.l. that designs and manufactures a broad range of industrial packaging and beverage machines. Kosme R&D had determined to develop a supervisory system to use in its machines…
- 31 Aug 2023
Your Actionable Analytics from Anywhere

Jim Cahill

You may be frustrated with your company’s slow crawl instead of fast track into the digital age, and you’ve even tried a few pilot projects in a kind of siloed effort that never really provided you with any return. Maybe you tried some field automation, but then didn’t have a perfected way to get that data to everyone who could greatly benefit from it; so it got you nowhere on your digital journey, and it didn’t set you…
- 30 Aug 2023
Emerson Augmented Reality – More Benefit at Less Cost in a Short Time

Jim Cahill

(Second in a series) Augmented reality is a practical, real-world application that can solve serious problems on the plant floor today, saving a ton of money and creating high ROI. This is a fact that we started exploring in this recent blog, “ Reduce the Skills Gap and Increase Productivity Now with Augmented Reality.” To quote that blog, augmented reality (AR) is suitable for both the manufacturing and process industries…
- 24 Aug 2023
Emerson Augmented Reality – More Benefit at Less Cost in a Short Time

Jim Cahill

(Second in a series) Augmented reality is a practical, real-world application that can solve serious problems on the plant floor today, saving a ton of money and creating high ROI. This is a fact that we started exploring in this recent blog, “ Reduce the Skills Gap and Increase Productivity Now with Augmented Reality.” To quote that blog, augmented reality (AR) is suitable for both the manufacturing and process industries…
- 24 Aug 2023
Emerson Augmented Reality – More Benefit at Less Cost in a Short Time

Jim Cahill

(Second in a series) Augmented reality is a practical, real-world application that can solve serious problems on the plant floor today, saving a ton of money and creating high ROI. This is a fact that we started exploring in this recent blog, “ Reduce the Skills Gap and Increase Productivity Now with Augmented Reality.” To quote that blog, augmented reality (AR) is suitable for both the manufacturing and process industries…
- 24 Aug 2023
Emerson Augmented Reality – More Benefit at Less Cost in a Short Time

Jim Cahill

(Second in a series) Augmented reality is a practical, real-world application that can solve serious problems on the plant floor today, saving a ton of money and creating high ROI. This is a fact that we started exploring in this recent blog, “ Reduce the Skills Gap and Increase Productivity Now with Augmented Reality.” To quote that blog, augmented reality (AR) is suitable for both the manufacturing and process industries…
- 24 Aug 2023
Reduce the Skills Gap and Increase Productivity Now with Augmented Reality

Jim Cahill

In industrial plants, probably more than any other enterprise today, the skills gap created by the retirement of old-line experts and the challenge of hiring means that having enough trained and informed people to get the job done is a daily problem. At the same time, the pressure to increase or at least maintain profitability/viability doesn’t decrease, although budgets may. The critical nature of operations makes industry…
- 22 Aug 2023
Reduce the Skills Gap and Increase Productivity Now with Augmented Reality

Jim Cahill

In industrial plants, probably more than any other enterprise today, the skills gap created by the retirement of old-line experts and the challenge of hiring means that having enough trained and informed people to get the job done is a daily problem. At the same time, the pressure to increase or at least maintain profitability/viability doesn’t decrease, although budgets may. The critical nature of operations makes industry…
- 22 Aug 2023