Emerson Exchange 365

Sustainability, safety, and maintenance with smart pneumatics

Smart pneumatics is a system of industrial automation that utilizes compressed air as its primary power source. It is a cost-effective and reliable way to control complex processes in a range of industries, such as food and beverage , automotive , aero...

27 Mar 2023

The Advantages of Digitalization in Clean-in-Place Systems

Jim Cahill

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

Two-Solenoid Safety Instrumented Functions

Jim Cahill

The practice of process safety has its own language, including concepts such as PFDavg, 1oo2 (one out of two), 2oo2, 2oo3, etc. A whitepaper, Doubling Up On Safety (signup required for download), explores a two-solenoid safety methodology that lets y...

14 Feb 2023

How Electronic Pressure Control Works

Jim Cahill

Electropneumatic PID controller with mechanical regulator produces output pressure equal to a command signal high (±0.1%) accuracy when combined with an accurate pressure transmitter. While many of us think about closed-loop pressure control in proce...

10 Feb 2023

Retaining Talent: Creating an Engaging Company Culture

Jim Cahill

As companies worldwide struggle to maintain employee engagement and retain top talent, Deloitte reports that this is one of their biggest challenges. This is particularly true in the current climate where, in February 2022, over 4 million people chos...

25 Jan 2023

What Is Emerson’s Rapid Engineered Solutions Program?

Jim Cahill

Rapid Engineered Solutions help analytical and medical equipment manufacturers accelerate the fluid handling design and engineering phase of new product development. Are you an analytical or medical OEM design engineer struggling with compressed prod...

20 Jan 2023

Reliable Hydrogen Pressure Control for Vehicle Fuel Cells

Jim Cahill

Challenges exist across the hydrogen supply chain to enable its growing use as an energy carrier in the global energy mix. For transportation-related applications, the final stop in the chain is an energy source for fuel cells to convert hydrogen int...

16 Jan 2023

Emerson Supports Scalability of Fuel Cell Systems

Jim Cahill

In order to meet the increasing demand for hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), manufacturers need to scalable up quickly in terms of resources, factory extension, and procurement efficiency. However, supply-chain challenges remain a major o...

21 Dec 2022

Digital Transformation in the Manufacturing Industry

Jim Cahill

In recent years, there has been a lot of talk about digital transformation within the manufacturing industry. Many companies have been hesitant to invest in this type of transformation due to perceived cost and disruption concerns. However, it is re...

29 Nov 2022

The Chip Shortage Continues: How Semiconductor Manufacturers Are Responding

Jim Cahill

The global chip shortage continues to put pressure on semiconductor manufacturers, who are searching for ways to increase production yields. One solution is to modernize operations with cutting-edge automation and data analysis tools. However...

16 Nov 2022

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Reliable Pressure Control

Jim Cahill

Electric vehicles powered by fuel cells and hydrogen require an accurate flow and pressure of the hydrogen to meet the load demands the vehicle places on the motor. Reliable and precise pressure control is essential for robust operation. This quick 2...

11 Nov 2022

Emerson at PACK EXPO 2022: The Future of Connected Manufacturing

Jim Cahill

Last week, over 40,000 packaging and processing professionals descended on Chicago for PACK EXPO. As one of the largest trade shows in North America, it’s a prime opportunity to see the latest and greatest innovations in the industry. And this ...

4 Nov 2022

Monitoring Compressed Air for Energy Optimization and Process Improvement

Jim Cahill

Emerson’s Erik Liebscher and Jan Edler shared ways that compressed air monitoring helps optimize energy usage and process performance at the 2022 Emerson Exchange conference. Here is their session’s abstract: Emerson offers with the AVENTICS AF2 air ...

28 Oct 2022

Reduce Waste & Increase Efficiency in Clean-in-Place Processes

Jim Cahill

While the idea of adding costs to a food and beverage or pharmaceutical industry process like Clean-in-Place/Steam-in-Place (CIP/SIP) has not traditionally been an easy decision, in today’s industrial environment that has changed. With the retirement...

21 Oct 2022

New Challenges for Gas Analyzer Designers

Jim Cahill

Household waste, industrial emissions, and automobile exhaust are some of the pollutants that can contribute to climate change. They can also make you feel under the weather. In addition, these emissions contribute to the depletion of the Earth&#8217...

14 Oct 2022

Three Simple Steps to Improve Gas Train Performance

Jim Cahill

When designing fuel trains for a boiler, furnace or oven, one of the key parameters you should strive to maximize is flow. Poor flow in a fuel train can limit the burner’s performance and can also put your entire combustion system at risk of sh...

13 Oct 2022

Accelerating the Future of Green Hydrogen

Jim Cahill

The push for clean energy continues to drive interest in hydrogen-powered vehicles and power systems. The demand for green hydrogen is greater than ever before, and many consider it to be one of the most viable near-future sources of energy. With thi...

30 Sep 2022

Solutions for Hydrogen Electrolysis

Jim Cahill

Let’s close the week with a quick 1 ½ minute YouTube video, Hydrogen Electrolyzers | Producing Hydrogen Through Safe and Efficient Electrolyzer Solutions . The video provides look at some of the Emerson technologies that can help in the hydrogen produ...

26 Aug 2022

Achieving Future-Ready Operations Through Digital Transformation

Jim Cahill

Remote workforces, social distancing, reduced labor efficiency — these are just a few of the buzzwords surrounding the “new normal” manufacturers have faced since the global pandemic. Unfortunately, these are also challenges that are layered o...

18 Aug 2022

The Journey to Sustainability

Jim Cahill

Making the World a More Sustainable Place Through Our Purpose People all over the globe are taking meaningful steps to reduce their environmental impact. I see it in my own life, in the importance of sustainability to my twin daughters, who are now ...

2 Aug 2022

Equipment-Rental Companies: 3 Elements of a Build-to-Order Strategy

Jim Cahill

It’s a scenario no equipment-rental company can afford: A big construction project comes to a halt because a rented air compressor or power generator breaks down. And because of supply chain bottlenecks, replacement parts are a long time coming. Ever...

13 Jul 2022

Pneumatics for Railway Transportation Applications

Jim Cahill

Many of us think about automation in the process, hybrid, and discrete manufacturing industries. But how does automation apply in other industries, such as railway transportation? In a Global Railway Review article, Improving railway operations using...

9 Jul 2022

Optimum Fermentation Requires Proper Valve Selection in Fluid Automation

Jim Cahill

The alcohol business is booming. The explosion of craft beers, demand for new wine blends and rise of international distilleries mean consumers now have more choices than ever. No matter the size, beverage manufacturers need to make sure their produc...

30 Jun 2022

How to Improve Burner Efficiency With Pulse Firing

Jim Cahill

Improving productivity while reducing fuel consumption and emissions are high priorities for industrial furnace, oven and dryer manufacturers. Because such equipment heats in-process materials to very high temperatures, they need a lot of fuel to ope...

27 Jun 2022

Fluid Control and Pneumatics at the Emerson Exchange

Jim Cahill

It’s been great to see face-to-face industry conferences returning. Already this year, I’ve had a chance to attend the 4C Health, Safety & Environmental conference here in Austin, Texas, and the ARC Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida. It is also ...

17 Jun 2022