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Emerson’s PACK EXPO Preview: Trends, Tech, and More! 21 days ago
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Operations Management Blog: 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
Operations Management Blog: 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
Operations Management Blog: 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
PAC Systems & Industrial Computing Blog: Emerson’s PACK EXPO Preview: Trends, Tech, and More!

Deidrea Niece

The upcoming PACK EXPO is almost here, and Emerson is getting ready to showcase its innovative Floor to Cloud™︎ solutions . Our Emerson experts will be available at Booth 6107 to answer any questions you might have about meeting net zero targets, optim...
- 6 Sep 2023
Operations Management Blog: 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
Operations Management Blog: 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
Operations Management Blog: 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
PAC Systems & Industrial Computing Blog: Copper Winding OEM Enhances Customer Experience and Flexibility with Movicon™︎ HMI/SCADA – Case Study

Manish Sharma

When buying hardware and software for their systems, OEMs need to consider not just which products will do the job, but also those that will make life easiest for their end-user customers. This was the case for copper-winding OEM, Sipro, a winding an...
- 27 Jul 2023
Safety Instrumented Systems Blog: Reducing Emergency Response Times

Jim Cahill

This week at the EHS (Environmental, Health & Safety) Seminar in Galveston, Texas, Emerson’s Michael Machuca had two presentations to give. In today’s post, I’ll cover the first, Digital Solutions to Reduce Emergency Response Time. He opened by noting how response time is critical in an emergency. Injuries are reduced the quicker people are out of harm’s way. Location awareness mustering digital technology can help…
- 9 Jun 2023
PAC Systems & Industrial Computing Blog: Asset health monitoring and data analysis help maximise plant uptime and efficiency

Madalina Miron

Alcino Beirão , digital solutions architect, Emerson Automation Solutions, Europe, describes the complementary software solutions Emerson provides to help organisations optimise their maintenance planning and reduce costs through early diagnosis of th...
- 23 May 2023
Safety Instrumented Systems Blog: Guide for Interpreting Hazardous Area Electrical Requirements

Jim Cahill

For U.S. manufacturers and producers, the National Electric Code (NEC) governs how the installation of electrical components in hazardous areas needs to be performed. Here is the history of the NEC from the National Fire Protection Association. In 1897, NFPA 70 , National Electrical Code (NEC ) , set the foundation for—and remains the world’s leading authority on—electrical safety in residential, commercial, and industrial…
- 28 Apr 2023
Safety Instrumented Systems Blog: Managing and Protecting Storage Tanks

Jim Cahill

At the 4C Health, Safety & Environmental Conference , Emerson’s Dean Barnes and Mo Fazl presented How to Control and Reduce Tank Vent Fugitive Emissions and Maintenance Costs and Quantify Releases Through Proper Product Selection and Remote Monitoring. Here is his session abstract: Tank venting equipment such as blanketing regulators, thief hatches, pressure/vacuum relief valves and emergency vents are needed to safely…
- 10 Apr 2023
PAC Systems & Industrial Computing Blog: At Hannover Messe Learn How Monitoring Utilities Can Help You Achieve Net Zero Goals

Deidrea Niece

Will you be at Hannover Messe April 17 – 21? If so, don’t miss the thoughtful and useful presentation, “Saving Energy: How Monitoring Utilities Such As Compressed Air Helps You Achieve Net-Zero Goals” by Emerson’s Eugenio Silva, Product Manager...
- 10 Apr 2023
PAC Systems & Industrial Computing Blog: At Hannover Messe Learn How Monitoring Utilities Can Help You Achieve Net Zero Goals

Deidrea Niece

Will you be at Hannover Messe April 17 – 21? If so, don’t miss the thoughtful and useful presentation, “Saving Energy: How Monitoring Utilities Such As Compressed Air Helps You Achieve Net-Zero Goals” by Emerson’s Eugenio Silva, Product Manager...
- 10 Apr 2023
Safety Instrumented Systems Blog: Safety Shower and Location Awareness Wireless Monitoring

Jim Cahill

In an earlier post, How Digital Transformation Can Impact Compliance for Environmental and Safety Regulation , I shared some safety examples. Emerson’s Marcio Donnangelo explored specific examples more deeply in his 2023 4C HSE conference presentation, Safety Showers and Location Awareness – Improving Safety with Wireless Monitoring. Marcio opened describing three ways to help create a safe environment for all plant…
- 6 Apr 2023
PAC Systems & Industrial Computing Blog: Up Your Productivity and Safety with High Performance HMI Design—White Paper

Andrea Di Talia

In the Texas City Oil Refinery disaster in 2015, 15 people were killed, 180 injured and $1.5bn of damage occurred. A significant contributing factor to the disaster? Poor HMI. The human machine interface was so bad, operators were unable to tell from...
- 29 Mar 2023
PAC Systems & Industrial Computing Blog: Up Your Productivity and Safety with High Performance HMI Design—White Paper

Andrea Di Talia

In the Texas City Oil Refinery disaster in 2015, 15 people were killed, 180 injured and $1.5bn of damage occurred. A significant contributing factor to the disaster? Poor HMI. The human machine interface was so bad, operators were unable to tell from...
- 29 Mar 2023
Safety Instrumented Systems Blog: Reducing Personnel Emergency Response Times

Jim Cahill

In an earlier post, Connecting with Experts in the Spring Event Season , I highlighted one of Greg McMillan ’s presentations at the 2023 Spring AIChE & Congress on Process Safety meeting . Today I’ll recap a few things from Jacob Tardoni ’s presentation that he shared this week. Jacob’s presentation, Mapping an Evacuation in Real-Time—Digital Mustering with Wireless Personnel Location Technology, explored barriers to…
- 15 Mar 2023
Operations Management Blog: Leaning into “Lean”

Jim Cahill

Any company’s success is often linked with its ability to adapt and change in response to market conditions and demands. For this reason, it is important to create a corporate culture that supports continuous improvement and innovation. The idea is to create an environment that encourages people to think freely so they can identify and solve problems while celebrating creativity and innovation. This strategy can benefit…
- 27 Feb 2023
PAC Systems & Industrial Computing Blog: Leaning into “Lean”

Chiara Ponzellini

Any company’s success is often linked with its ability to adapt and change in response to market conditions and demands. For this reason, it is important to create a corporate culture that supports continuous improvement and innovation. The idea is t...
- 27 Feb 2023
PAC Systems & Industrial Computing Blog: Leaning into “Lean”

Chiara Ponzellini

Any company’s success is often linked with its ability to adapt and change in response to market conditions and demands. For this reason, it is important to create a corporate culture that supports continuous improvement and innovation. The idea is t...
- 27 Feb 2023
PAC Systems & Industrial Computing Blog: The Advantages of Digitalization in Clean-in-Place Systems

Deidrea Niece

Clean-in-place (CIP) systems are a vital part of daily production in the food and beverage industry. They allow manufacturers to clean internal piping, tanks, and machines from one batch to the next to meet government regulations and ensure product ...
- 24 Feb 2023
PAC Systems & Industrial Computing Blog: The Advantages of Digitalization in Clean-in-Place Systems

Deidrea Niece

Clean-in-place (CIP) systems are a vital part of daily production in the food and beverage industry. They allow manufacturers to clean internal piping, tanks, and machines from one batch to the next to meet government regulations and ensure product ...
- 24 Feb 2023
PAC Systems & Industrial Computing Blog: Choosing the Right HMI is Critical in Food Processing

Steve Ward

In the food processing industry, users choose human machine interfaces (HMI) based on their potential to make operational performance improvements, which generally means the HMI needs to be easy to use. Ease of use supports increased operator efficie...
- 16 Feb 2023
PAC Systems & Industrial Computing Blog: Choosing the Right HMI is Critical in Food Processing

Steve Ward

In the food processing industry, users choose human machine interfaces (HMI) based on their potential to make operational performance improvements, which generally means the HMI needs to be easy to use. Ease of use supports increased operator efficie...
- 16 Feb 2023