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Opportunities with Automation

Jim Cahill

New automation helps meeting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social and corporate Governance (ESG) commitments to sustainability . New automation helps plants operate safer during COVID through digital transformation (DX) of routine work. New automation enables autonomous operation , remote sites running unmanned for long periods of time. New automation enables plant modernization by preparing…
- 20 Oct 2021
Operational Analytics in Digital Transformation

Jim Cahill

Barriers to digital transformation can include fragmented communication, inaccurate data collection, and inefficient use of assets. These challenges can pose significant risks to people, equipment and operational performance. In this Emerson Automation Experts podcast , I’m joined by Emerson’s Michael Tworzydlo to discuss the role of operational analytics to ensure operational health and optimize plant-wide performance…
- 15 Oct 2021
Remote Proof-Testing of Level Measurement Devices Supports Safer Tank Operations

Jim Cahill

Storage tanks containing hazardous materials require safety instrumented systems (SIS) to prevent overfills. Digital technology in the latest level measurement devices used in SIS enables them to be proof-tested remotely, which provides significant advantages. The consequences of a safety incident such as an overfill can be catastrophic at industrial facilities where tanks contain hazardous, flammable or explosive materials…
- 8 Oct 2021
A More Measured Move to the Pharma Cloud

Jim Cahill

There is little doubt that the recent explosion in available cloud technologies has been a boon for manufacturing across a wide array of industries. Pharmaceutical manufacturers are no exception, and organizations are now carefully considering where leveraging cloud technology makes the most sense to improve business and operational success. In his recent article, “Slow Rush to the Cloud” in Pharma Manufacturing, Emerson…
- 30 Sep 2021
A More Measured Move to the Pharma Cloud

Jim Cahill

There is little doubt that the recent explosion in available cloud technologies has been a boon for manufacturing across a wide array of industries. Pharmaceutical manufacturers are no exception, and organizations are now carefully considering where leveraging cloud technology makes the most sense to improve business and operational success. In his recent article, “Slow Rush to the Cloud” in Pharma Manufacturing, Emerson…
- 30 Sep 2021
A More Measured Move to the Pharma Cloud

Jim Cahill

There is little doubt that the recent explosion in available cloud technologies has been a boon for manufacturing across a wide array of industries. Pharmaceutical manufacturers are no exception, and organizations are now carefully considering where leveraging cloud technology makes the most sense to improve business and operational success. In his recent article, “Slow Rush to the Cloud” in Pharma Manufacturing, Emerson…
- 30 Sep 2021
Unifying Operations Data in Support of Digital Transformation

Jim Cahill

A huge component in successful digital transformation initiatives is bringing together various silos of data to make available to analytics applications with the information generated being accessible to the right people at the right time. An Amazon Web Services (AWS) article, Building an Industrial Data Platform on AWS with Emerson’s Plantweb Optics Data Lake , highlights how bringing these silos of operational technology…
- 29 Sep 2021
Effective Personnel Drive Operational Integrity

Jim Cahill

As consumers of medicinal products of various kinds (vaccines, immunotherapies, tablets, capsules, cell therapies, etc.), we know that although product quality is important, reliable supply is also critical. A reliable supplier of therapeutic goods requires the facilities within its manufacturing supply chain to also be reliable suppliers of their intermediates and products. An important part of being a reliable supplier…
- 20 Sep 2021
Digital Transformation Doesn’t Need to be Complicated

Jim Cahill

I’ve been watching the wave of digital transformation for the last several years with a bit of excitement, and probably a healthy amount of skepticism. Fortunately, technologies have evolved rapidly over the last few years, and end users have gotten smarter about how to apply them to avoid early pitfalls. That said, I still see the need to get back to basics in our approach to digital transformation so that we maximize…
- 2 Sep 2021
Redefining AI: Turning Analytic Insights into Actionable Intelligence

Jim Cahill

Transition from Reactive to Predictive Data analytics is a critical enabler of digital transformation, making it possible for numerous industries—power generation among them—to shift how they operate and become more efficient and agile and, consequently, more competitive. Advanced analytics can transition power producers from a reactive operations and maintenance approach to a predictive or prognostic strategy. This…
- 1 Sep 2021
Listening for Pressure Relief Valve Release Events

Jim Cahill

The 4C Health, Safety & Environmental Conference is going on today through Friday in Austin. Emerson’s Marcio Donnangelo led a session on pressure relief valve (PRV ) monitoring and how it’s undergoing digital transformation. Here is the session abstract: Despite the efforts to stay compliance, operation isn’t totally free from unauthorized events to happen. If that happens, Affirmative Defense should be consider. However…
- 18 Aug 2021
Listening for Pressure Relief Valve Release Events

Jim Cahill

The 4C Health, Safety & Environmental Conference is going on today through Friday in Austin. Emerson’s Marcio Donnangelo led a session on pressure relief valve (PRV ) monitoring and how it’s undergoing digital transformation. Here is the session abstract: Despite the efforts to stay compliance, operation isn’t totally free from unauthorized events to happen. If that happens, Affirmative Defense should be consider. However…
- 18 Aug 2021
Listening for Pressure Relief Valve Release Events

Jim Cahill

The 4C Health, Safety & Environmental Conference is going on today through Friday in Austin. Emerson’s Marcio Donnangelo led a session on pressure relief valve (PRV ) monitoring and how it’s undergoing digital transformation. Here is the session abstract: Despite the efforts to stay compliance, operation isn’t totally free from unauthorized events to happen. If that happens, Affirmative Defense should be consider. However…
- 18 Aug 2021
Roadmap your Digital Transformation

Jim Cahill

When you leverage the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) , with the newest technologies like Emerson’s cloud-based platform with software as a service, automation, and our experts to expand, help you plan or prepare for your operations to be more productive, more profitable and more sustainable through digital intelligence. These technologies enable your workforce to augment workflows and processes to create new efficiencies…
- 17 Aug 2021
Gaining Real-Time Insights to Improve Operational Performance

Jim Cahill

Since we’re nearing the end of vacation season, how many of you appreciate the digital transformation that has occurred over the years where you can quickly find the optimum transportation, lodging, meals, entertainment, etc. to make the most of your vacation. And how much faster can you do all these things than was possible even a few years ago? Manufacturers and producers are also pursuing digital transformation initiatives…
- 13 Aug 2021
Driving Digital Transformation with Operational Analytics

Jim Cahill

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has unleashed a torrent of data beyond what is captured and recorded by control and data acquisition systems. Wireless sensing technologies have expanded to monitor personnel safety, machine health, energy efficiency, and more. Operational analytics, the analytics focused on the production process, are critical in turning this wealth of data into actionable information for manufacturers…
- 5 Aug 2021
Unifying Operational Technology Data into Actionable Information

Jim Cahill

A post several weeks back, Driving Reliability Improvements by Monitoring Assets Plantwide , proved to be very popular. It featured Emerson’s Alessea Lane describing how technologies in the Plantweb digital ecosystem help to improve the overall reliability of operations to meet production targets, ensure safety and avoid high maintenance costs–on various asset types and across multiple sites. I invited Alessea to share…
- 4 Aug 2021
Solid Return on Operational Tech Investing

Jim Cahill

To ecstatic employees everywhere, more and more companies are moving from dreaded, time-wasting daily site trips, stacks of paper records and mind-numbing manual processes to technology to provide answers that are supported by factual data, automating tasks that are driven by analytics, data trends and in some cases even autonomous actions. Downturns, and all the crazy in our world today have made it clear that the…
- 3 Aug 2021
Ovation Users’ Conference – How Collaboration Leads to Success

Jim Cahill

If there has been one constant topic of the 2021 Ovation Users’ Conference, it has been that change is everywhere, and the message from Monil Malhotra , vice president of North America projects and sales and Steve Graf , director of North America sales was no exception. Change is particularly striking in power because it has been a slow and stable industry for so long. Monil explained that change in the power industry…
- 30 Jul 2021
Case Study: Modernization of Black Start Power Unit Drastically Increases Reliability

Jim Cahill

Scientists have warned for decades that climate change can trigger more frequent and intense weather-related events, such as heatwaves and hurricanes which could cause disruptions to power generation and supply. One major U.S. utility digitally transformed a designated black start gas turbine generator to ensure reliable restoration of their electric system in the event of a widespread outage or full loss of power. …
- 25 Jul 2021
Advancing Upstream Oil and Gas Production Autonomous Operations

Jim Cahill

Given the remote locations, from offshore platforms to distant onshore well pads, the oil & gas production industry has always led the way in remote operations advancements. In a 4-part available on demand webinar series, Journey to Autonomous Oil & Gas Production , Emerson’s Aaron Boettcher , Adin Nand and Evan West share ways for oil & gas producers to effectively use automation technology to drive digital transformation…
- 23 Jul 2021
Improving Sustainability through Effective Energy and Emissions Management

Jim Cahill

Sustainability initiatives often include energy management and emissions management as focus areas for performance improvements. Measurements from the process and added measurements for non-control related monitoring require operational analytics to translate this broad stream of data into actionable information. In this 4:44 YouTube video, Achieving More Effective Energy Management for Sustainable Operations , Emerson…
- 13 Jul 2021
Giving More People Instant Access to Critical Tank Data via Mobile Devices

Jim Cahill

Mobile software solutions are now enabling a broader range of job functions to gain immediate, secure access to up-to-date tank data. Being able to instantly access up-to-date critical tank data is vital for many stakeholders in the tank storage and terminals industry. This includes operations and maintenance workers, finance departments, management and corporate level personnel, as well as suppliers, customers, traders…
- 12 Jul 2021
Giving More People Instant Access to Critical Tank Data via Mobile Devices

Jim Cahill

Mobile software solutions are now enabling a broader range of job functions to gain immediate, secure access to up-to-date tank data. Being able to instantly access up-to-date critical tank data is vital for many stakeholders in the tank storage and terminals industry. This includes operations and maintenance workers, finance departments, management and corporate level personnel, as well as suppliers, customers, traders…
- 12 Jul 2021
Emerson Sustainability Framework-Greening of-Greening by-Greening with

Jim Cahill

Emerson’s chief sustainability officer, Mike Train joined ARC Advisory Group’s Bob Gill in a podcast discussion about Emerson’s greening of , greening by and greening with Emerson sustainability framework . Mike leads this global environmental sustainability strategy as we drive progress within Emerson facilities and help our customers achieve their environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives. Emerson is highly…
- 8 Jul 2021