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  • Learn How Guardian Support Will Improve Decision-Making and Optimize Performance

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Bob Cruz Guardian Support has long been known as the core element for Emerson’s Lifecycle Services for operations management, control and asset management systems. It is a subscription service designed to help improve process manufacturers and producers’ competitive advantage and bottom line business results through critical service and support information. Guardian Support equips you to manage system health…

  • How Does Your Control System Measure Up Against Best Practices?

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Jocelyn Sexton When analyzing Best Practices, you want to know if your control system is up to par. Not only do you want to know if you’re meeting or exceeding industry standards and benchmarks, but you want to ensure your system is reliable and performing optimally to generate the results you expect. So how do you compare? Many customers have questions about improving reliability, security and managing…

  • Where to Look for Benefits in DCS Modernization Project Justification

    Jim Cahill
    We’ll continue with our series on getting your brownfield automation project approved. In part one, Front End Planning for Control System Modernization Projects , we explored how changes in the project become more expensive the later in the schedule that they are made. Today we’ll explore the value of modernizing your distributed control system (DCS). Emerson’s Laurie Ben and John Dolenc highlight the importance of…

  • Operational Excellence at Emerson Exchange Brussels

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Scott Turner On the week of the 11th of April 2016, the European Emerson Exchange took place at the Square Meeting Centre in the cultural and historic district of Brussels. The theme for the User Exchange was “ New Reality. New Opportunity “. Within the Business and Projects Zone, on the 1 st day, a team of Operational Excellence consultants invited you to talk about your Reality , to discuss what your…

  • What is Operational Excellence?

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Scott Turner A lot of businesses benchmark themselves against other companies in the same industry and against themselves over time using various metrics and key performance indicators (KPI’s). One example of this is Solomon Associates Benchmarking which is widely used, especially in the refining and petrochemicals industry. This benchmarking process is often used to identify your competitive position, optimize…

  • SureService is a Sure Bet to Improve Your Control System

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Jocelyn Sexton SureService is an old name with a new meaning at Emerson. SureService now refers to a new offering from Emerson’s Lifecycle Services for DeltaV systems . It includes four tiers of packaged services that make it easier to fill the gaps between where you are now, and where you want to be in the future in terms of more efficiently managing and maintaining your system. In this quick 2:36…

  • Managing the DCS Asset Lifecycle

    Jim Cahill
    The AFPM [American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers] is: …a trade association representing high-tech American manufacturers of virtually the entire U.S. supply of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, other fuels and home heating oil, as well as the petrochemicals used as building blocks for thousands of vital products in daily life. At last month’s AFPM Q&A and Technology forum , Emerson’s Marcelo Carugo participated…

  • Secure Out of the Box Myth-Part 1

    Jim Cahill
    Last month, a full day was devoted to the issues and practices around cybersecurity at the AFPM (American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers) 2015 Q&A and Technology Forum . Emerson’s Neil Peterson was one of the presenters. His presentation, The Myth of “Secure Out of the Box”, explored the expectation of process manufacturers and producers to have their automation vendors: …supply their Industrial Control Systems…

  • Saudi Aramco Ras Tanura Refinery Wins Reliability Program of the Year

    Jim Cahill
    Effective reliability programs affect safety, availability and efficiency for process manufacturers and producers. Recently, at the Emerson Exchange conference in Denver, Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura Refinery was awarded Reliability Program of the Year . The Saudi Aramco team reduced rotating equipment maintenance costs by 9%, slashed rotating equipment failures by 90% and eliminated 50,000 man-hours of preventative maintenance…

  • Lifecycle Services at Emerson Exchange Conference

    Jim Cahill
    We’re less than two weeks from the Emerson Exchange conference in Denver. I hope you’ve made plans, registered and will be there with us. If so, make sure you have your Mobile App and are planning your schedule . If not, make sure to catch the October 12 Livestream of the Keynote addresses and the October 16 Process Control & Optimization Experts session . They’ll also be a flurry of posts hashtagged #EmrEx and real…

  • Building a Problem Solving Reputation on Three Pillars

    Jim Cahill
    Running process manufacturing operations safely, efficiently and reliably require a combination of automation technology and expertise to manage the process through its lifecycle. In a CEO magazine article, Consider it Solved , Emerson’s Roel Van Doren , president of Emerson Process Management Europe, describes how the organization is growing its problem-solving reputation. He describes this journey: We don’t want…

  • Getting Your Brownfield Automation Project Approved

    Jim Cahill
    Author: John Dolenc Improving operational performance is a good area to look for financial improvements to justify replacing your old control system. Almost all process units have operational issues that can be improved to provide better financial performance. Automation may be a large contributor to financial improvements by addressing specific operational issues and poor key performance indicator (KPI) performance…

  • Optimizing Multi-well Gas Lift Operations

    Jim Cahill
    As oil prices have remained lower for many months, many oil & gas producers have shifted their priorities from new production to optimizing existing production and reducing operating costs with the assets currently in place. In the quick, 2-minute video, Optimizing Oil & Gas Production , Emerson’s Lou Heavner describes how model predictive control (MPC) optimizer technology is being applied to optimize gas lift operations…

  • Increasing Project Efficiencies in Control System Modernizations

    Jim Cahill
    As members of the “baby boom” generation retire and remove their deep experience from process manufacturers and producers, sometimes the remaining staff knows little of the inner workings of the control systems. Many of these distributed control systems and PLCs that have been in service for decades have become “ black boxes ” in which the current staff is fearful to touch. There is a need to modernize these systems…

  • Loop Tuning Expertise in Your Pocket

    Jim Cahill
    Some of the more popular posts here on the blog involve loop tuning. Our Process Optimization category is filled with more than 150 posts featuring the wisdom of many experienced practitioners. One extremely proficient practitioner and prolific author , Greg McMillan has an updated work on loop tuning, Good Tuning: A Pocket Guide, 4 th edition ( ISA member price ). Greg wrote it for those that get their hands on…

  • Improving Reliability via Remote Vibration Analysis Expertise

    Jim Cahill
    If you look through the annual reports of major process manufacturers and producers you don’t have to look very hard to find the word “reliability”. For example, on page 3 of the 2014 ExxonMobil annual report , Chairman and CEO Rex W. Tillerson wrote: Operational Excellence Ensuring the safety and reliability of our operations is fundamental to our business success and a critical challenge that ExxonMobil takes on…

  • Is Loop Tuning an Art or Science?

    Jim Cahill
    The post Is Loop Tuning an Art or Science? appeared first on the Emerson Process Experts blog. This interesting question was posed in the LinkedIn Process Control group. You’ll need to join this 31,000+ member group to see it, but the exact question was: Process Control Tuning – is not just science but an art. The real talent to be process control engineer lies in the fact how deep he understands the process, before…

  • Reduce Downtime and Protect Your Plant

    Jim Cahill
    The post Reduce Downtime and Protect Your Plant appeared first on the Emerson Process Experts blog. Jocelyn Sexton Marketing Communications Strategy Manager By: Jocelyn Sexton Monitoring a control system can pose many challenges. When dealing with numerous technologies and/or remote locations, operators can experience information overload. Technology is always evolving, and training costs can be high. And while…

  • Distillation Column Control Basics – Part 1

    Jim Cahill
    Lou Heavner Systems/Project Engineering Consultant Author: Lou Heavner In this 3-part series on distillation column control basics, we’ll look at traditional control and modern approaches to improve control robustness. For background, you can find a good write up on industrial distillation in Wikipedia . Basic Distillation Components – Click to enlarge In the distillation process, a feed mixture is separated by…

  • Optimizing Reactor Temperatures for Resins Manufacturer

    Jim Cahill
    Gergo Kertesz Advanced Process Control Engineer I heard a great story about a resins manufacturer who was having some issues in meeting quality specifications due to temperature variability in the process. Emerson’s Gergo Kertesz , whom you may recall from an Emerson Exchange presentation I liveblogged , shared this story. This variability not only impacted the quality of the produced resin, it impacted overall energy…

  • Looking for a Long-Term Relationship?

    Jim Cahill
    Jocelyn Sexton Marketing Manager Author: Jocelyn Sexton When Emerson Process Management begins a relationship with a customer, we often spend one to four years planning, designing, implementing and building a project. Lifecycle Services is what takes... Read the full text.

  • Video Link Based Customer Support Demonstrated in Melbourne

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Craig Abbott In March, the inaugural demonstration of our new Distributed Experience Hub was given to members of our global management team. This new initiative enables customers to activate a live video feed for real time support from teams across...

  • Upgrading Control Systems in Planned and Structured Way

    Jim Cahill
    Anyone who’s gone through the challenge of upgrading an operating system on a PC, smart phone, or other electronics device knows the complexities that can be involved. When looking at upgrading a process automation system in an operating plant, the difficulty...

  • Control System Health Monitoring

    Jim Cahill
    Emerson’s DeltaV team has put together a 4:22 Youtube System Health Monitoring video showing how system experts located remotely can help diagnose and work with local maintenance personnel to avoid problems before they lead to downtime. In the video,...

  • Monitoring Plant Asset and Automation System Health

    Jim Cahill
    As process manufacturers lose experienced automation professionals to retirement and/or turnover, the need to maintain reliable operations remains. Emerson’s Tinh Phan provides a look at system health monitoring from the field devices, through the asset...

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