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  • Driving Energy Efficiency in the Paper Industry with Smart Steam Trap Monitoring

    Jim Cahill
    Harnessing Emerson’s Rosemount Acoustic 708 and Plantweb Insight to Support EU ETS Compliance and Sustainability Goals In the pursuit of net-zero emissions, energy-intensive industries such as paper and pulp are under growing pressure to reduce carbon footprints and increase operational efficiency. As the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) tightens allowances and accelerating the cost of carbon, paper…

  • Better Magnetic Flow Meter Sensors Increase Productivity

    Jim Cahill
    Based on many plant visits and discussions with Emerson customers, I have concluded that handling slurries is one of the biggest problems for operators and reliability teams. The most frequently mentioned issues are clogging and erosion, which certainly take their toll, but there is also a more subtle challenge related to measuring flow. Why slurries cause this problem and what companies can do about it are the main…

  • Better Magnetic Flow Meter Sensors Increase Productivity

    Jim Cahill
    Based on many plant visits and discussions with Emerson customers, I have concluded that handling slurries is one of the biggest problems for operators and reliability teams. The most frequently mentioned issues are clogging and erosion, which certainly take their toll, but there is also a more subtle challenge related to measuring flow. Why slurries cause this problem and what companies can do about it are the main…

  • Aspen Plus Biomass Models for Sustainability

    Jim Cahill
    AspenTech’s Işıl Bal Helfrich and Emerson’s Ed Schodowski presented Case studies for using Aspen Plus in Biomass models for sustainability, renewables, and production efficiency at the 2024 Emerson Exchange Conference in Düsseldorf, Germany. Here is their presentation abstract: Optimizing operational decisions in the biomass and pulp industries has become exponentially more challenging due to volatile and uncertain market…

  • Aspen Plus Biomass Models for Sustainability

    Jim Cahill
    AspenTech’s Işıl Bal Helfrich and Emerson’s Ed Schodowski presented Case studies for using Aspen Plus in Biomass models for sustainability, renewables, and production efficiency at the 2024 Emerson Exchange Conference in Düsseldorf, Germany. Here is their presentation abstract: Optimizing operational decisions in the biomass and pulp industries has become exponentially more challenging due to volatile and uncertain…

  • Improving Pulp and Paper Mill Operations

    Jim Cahill
    April is almost upon us. One of the events where Emerson and AspenTech experts will be is the April 22-26 TAPPICon 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. This event “…focuses on key industry segments including paper, tissue, reliability & maintenance and recycled paperboard.” Together, Emerson and AspenTech can provide edge-to-enterprise solutions across the lifecycle of a Pulp and Paper facility. The team will show how Advanced…

  • Improving Pulp and Paper Mill Operations

    Jim Cahill
    April is almost upon us. One of the events where Emerson and AspenTech experts will be is the April 22-26 TAPPICon 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. This event “…focuses on key industry segments including paper, tissue, reliability & maintenance and recycled paperboard.” Together, Emerson and AspenTech can provide edge-to-enterprise solutions across the lifecycle of a Pulp and Paper facility. The team will show how Advanced…

  • Improving Pulp and Paper Mill Operations

    Jim Cahill
    April is almost upon us. One of the events where Emerson and AspenTech experts will be is the April 22-26 TAPPICon 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. This event “…focuses on key industry segments including paper, tissue, reliability & maintenance and recycled paperboard.” Together, Emerson and AspenTech can provide edge-to-enterprise solutions across the lifecycle of a Pulp and Paper facility. The team will show how Advanced…

  • OEE and Condition Monitoring Work Hand in Hand for Operational Excellence

    Jim Cahill
    Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) has long been a critical metric by which maintenance and reliability teams objectify their performance , and for good reason; it makes complex production problems far easier to calculate, digest, and remedy by simplifying the connection between expected and actual runtime for equipment. Relying on a great deal of rotating equipment, pulp and paper plants focus heavily on OEE to…

  • OEE and Condition Monitoring Work Hand in Hand for Operational Excellence

    Jim Cahill
    Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) has long been a critical metric by which maintenance and reliability teams objectify their performance , and for good reason; it makes complex production problems far easier to calculate, digest, and remedy by simplifying the connection between expected and actual runtime for equipment. Relying on a great deal of rotating equipment, pulp and paper plants focus heavily on OEE to…

  • OEE and Condition Monitoring Work Hand in Hand for Operational Excellence

    Jim Cahill
    Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) has long been a critical metric by which maintenance and reliability teams objectify their performance , and for good reason; it makes complex production problems far easier to calculate, digest, and remedy by simplifying the connection between expected and actual runtime for equipment. Relying on a great deal of rotating equipment, pulp and paper plants focus heavily on OEE to…

  • Improving Production, Safety and Reliability in Midstream Lithium Production

    Jim Cahill
    In our continuing series on the lithium supply chain from mining through battery production , we look at the midstream process where the battery cathode, anode and electrolytes are produced. We explored ways to improve production quality in a post, Improving Quality in Midstream Lithium Production . Today, we’ll look at production optimization, safety, and reliability. One of the challenges expressed by lithium battery…

  • Improving Production, Safety and Reliability in Midstream Lithium Production

    Jim Cahill
    In our continuing series on the lithium supply chain from mining through battery production , we look at the midstream process where the battery cathode, anode and electrolytes are produced. We explored ways to improve production quality in a post, Improving Quality in Midstream Lithium Production . Today, we’ll look at production optimization, safety, and reliability. One of the challenges expressed by lithium battery…

  • Improving Production, Safety and Reliability in Midstream Lithium Production

    Jim Cahill
    In our continuing series on the lithium supply chain from mining through battery production , we look at the midstream process where the battery cathode, anode and electrolytes are produced. We explored ways to improve production quality in a post, Improving Quality in Midstream Lithium Production . Today, we’ll look at production optimization, safety, and reliability. One of the challenges expressed by lithium battery…

  • Welcome to Emerson Automation Experts Podcasts

    Jim Cahill
    Visit our podcast subscription page to subscribe with your favorite podcast player. The post Welcome to Emerson Automation Experts Podcasts appeared first on the Emerson Automation Experts blog.

  • Hydrogen Sulfide in Paper Mills: Find it Before it Finds You

    Jim Cahill
    In a Paper360 magazine article, “Wireless Sensors Improve Toxic Gas Mitigation in P&P Mills”, Emerson’s Forrest Francis explains how workers can avoid nasty surprises. TV shows add drama saying their stories are “ripped from the headlines,” meaning they’re based on real-world people and events. Sometimes the same thing can happen with articles. The real-world story in this case was a report from Australia about two…

  • Hydrogen Sulfide in Paper Mills: Find it Before it Finds You

    Jim Cahill
    In a Paper360 magazine article, “Wireless Sensors Improve Toxic Gas Mitigation in P&P Mills”, Emerson’s Forrest Francis explains how workers can avoid nasty surprises. TV shows add drama saying their stories are “ripped from the headlines,” meaning they’re based on real-world people and events. Sometimes the same thing can happen with articles. The real-world story in this case was a report from Australia about two…

  • Hydrogen Sulfide in Paper Mills: Find it Before it Finds You

    Jim Cahill
    In a Paper360 magazine article, Wireless Sensors Improve Toxic Gas Mitigation in P&P Mills, Emerson’s Bill Francis explains how workers can avoid nasty surprises. TV shows add drama saying their stories are “ripped from the headlines,” meaning they’re based on real-world people and events. Sometimes the same thing can happen with articles. The real-world story in this case was a report from Australia about two maintenance…

  • Successfully Applying Non-Contacting Radar in Black Liquor Mixing Tanks

    Jim Cahill
    In the Kraft pulping process, wood fibers are separated, and resinous materials removed, using an alkaline (typically sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide) cooking liquor, also known as white liquor. This process converts wood into cellulosic pulp used in the papermaking process. This digesting process turns the white liquor into black liquor, which contains : …lignin fragments, carbohydrates from the breakdown of…

  • Successfully Applying Non-Contacting Radar in Black Liquor Mixing Tanks

    Jim Cahill
    In the Kraft pulping process, wood fibers are separated, and resinous materials removed, using an alkaline (typically sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide) cooking liquor, also known as white liquor. This process converts wood into cellulosic pulp used in the papermaking process. This digesting process turns the white liquor into black liquor, which contains : …lignin fragments, carbohydrates from the breakdown of…

  • Successfully Applying Non-Contacting Radar in Black Liquor Mixing Tanks

    Jim Cahill
    In the Kraft pulping process, wood fibers are separated, and resinous materials removed, using an alkaline (typically sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide) cooking liquor, also known as white liquor. This process converts wood into cellulosic pulp used in the papermaking process. This digesting process turns the white liquor into black liquor, which contains : …lignin fragments, carbohydrates from the breakdown of…

  • Non-Contacting Radar Level Measurement in Pulp Mills

    Jim Cahill
    A pulp mill : …converts wood chips or other plant fibre source into a thick fibre board which can be shipped to a paper mill for further processing. Ingemar Serneby Level measurements can be challenging in pulp manufacturing process. In a Pulp-paperworld article, Radar Technology Overcomes the Toughest Level Measurement Challenges , Emerson’s Ingemar Serneby shares his expertise on how non-contacting radar level…

  • Non-Contacting Radar Level Measurement in Pulp Mills

    Jim Cahill
    A pulp mill : …converts wood chips or other plant fibre source into a thick fibre board which can be shipped to a paper mill for further processing. Ingemar Serneby Level measurements can be challenging in pulp manufacturing process. In a Pulp-paperworld article, Radar Technology Overcomes the Toughest Level Measurement Challenges , Emerson’s Ingemar Serneby shares his expertise on how non-contacting radar level…

  • Non-Contacting Radar Level Measurement in Pulp Mills

    Jim Cahill
    A pulp mill : …converts wood chips or other plant fibre source into a thick fibre board which can be shipped to a paper mill for further processing. Ingemar Serneby Level measurements can be challenging in pulp manufacturing process. In a Pulp-paperworld article, Radar Technology Overcomes the Toughest Level Measurement Challenges , Emerson’s Ingemar Serneby shares his expertise on how non-contacting radar level…

  • Non-Contacting Radar Level Measurement in Pulp Mills

    Jim Cahill
    A pulp mill : …converts wood chips or other plant fibre source into a thick fibre board which can be shipped to a paper mill for further processing. Ingemar Serneby Level measurements can be challenging in pulp manufacturing process. In a Pulp-paperworld article, Radar Technology Overcomes the Toughest Level Measurement Challenges , Emerson’s Ingemar Serneby shares his expertise on how non-contacting radar level…

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