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The 5 P’s of Control System Reliability and Performance
Jim Cahill
Many factors contribute to maintaining a reliable and optimally performing control system. This series will explore five essential P ’s: P rotection with Cybersecurity, P reventive Maintenance, P redictive Maintenance, P arts and Extended Warranty, and a P latform for Support and Lifecycle Updates. Collectively, these elements form a simple but powerful framework to help safeguard your control system against downtime…
9 Jun 2023
Future of Automation and Control
Jim Cahill
Over at the ISA Interchange blog , an interesting set of questions about the future appeared from the ISA Mentor Program: What do you see as changes occurring now and in the future? Today, is working from home better or worse than driving across town to a factory or office? Does that kind of change affect cost, availability, quality, schedule, stability, marketability, or some other factors? Are these changes positive…
6 Jun 2023
Better Cybersecurity Increases Confidence to Outsource Data Analysis
Jim Cahill
Plantwide digital ecosystems, such as Emerson’s Plantweb , are now enabling process and manufacturing organizations to gather more data than ever before relating to the performance, health, and status of their equipment and automation systems. However, analyzing potentially complex data can be difficult, especially if there is a lack of suitably skilled resources on-site. Many companies have therefore turned to automation…
30 May 2023
The Top 4 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to Improve Your Next Outage
Jim Cahill
You just completed your outage. You are ordering pizza for the team and starting to get back to a normal shift schedule. As you’re getting back to business-as-usual, you are finishing up open items and making sure there are no issues with any of the units that were brought down for maintenance. Now, it’s been a few weeks, a month after the units are all up and running and it’s time for the post-outage review. Capturing…
25 May 2023
Virtual Training for Sharpening Automation Skills
Jim Cahill
To gain the benefits of modern technologies, it is important to understand their capabilities and how to best apply them. We’ll have a series of upcoming podcasts on elements of Emerson Educational Services and how it helps to help you and your peers get the most out of the automation technologies. Given the challenges with available time, travel, and expenses, virtual training has become and important way to build…
8 May 2023
Prioritizing Sustainability Initiatives
Jim Cahill
When it comes to driving more sustainable operations forward, how do you prioritize your actions? At the 4C Health, Safety & Environmental Conference , Emerson’s Doug White presented How to Evaluate Sustainability Options. Here is the presentation abstract: To reach greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, many state, regional and national governments have implemented or are considering implementing low-carbon fuel…
21 Apr 2023
Digital Technologies Support Safe Remote Operation of Offshore Platforms
Jim Cahill
The ability to remotely operate offshore oil and gas platforms enables companies to minimize the number of people required on board the platform. Because less accommodation is then required, the weight of the platform can be reduced, leading to cost savings, while transporting fewer people offshore increases safety, by keeping more workers away from potential hazards, and also reduces operating costs. In an article in…
11 Apr 2023
The Future is Now for Predictive Valve Maintenance
Jim Cahill
Saurabh Pathak , Emerson’s Digital Valve Global Marketing Director and Naman Tahan , Emerson’s Digital Valve Services Director of Engineering and Operations, recently published an article in the March 2023 issue of Processing. It is titled “ The Future is Now for Predictive Valve Maintenance ” and it describes how advances in digital valve controllers, diagnostic software, and network communications are enabling significant…
31 Mar 2023
The Future is Now for Predictive Valve Maintenance
Jim Cahill
Saurabh Pathak , Emerson’s Digital Valve Global Marketing Director and Naman Tahan , Emerson’s Digital Valve Services Director of Engineering and Operations, recently published an article in the March 2023 issue of Processing. It is titled “ The Future is Now for Predictive Valve Maintenance ” and it describes how advances in digital valve controllers, diagnostic software, and network communications are enabling significant…
30 Mar 2023
Connecting with Experts in the Spring Event Season
Jim Cahill
Spring is a busy time for industry events and conferences. Emerson is reprising some of the “Best Of” presentations from last fall’s Emerson Exchange conference. Coming up next week, March 7-9, will be the Emerson Exchange Virtual Edition . There is no charge for reserving a spot. Browse the Session Catalog for sessions that you might want to catch. The following week, March 12-16, is a face-to-face meeting in Houston…
28 Feb 2023
Connecting with Experts in the Spring Event Season
Jim Cahill
Spring is a busy time for industry events and conferences. Emerson is reprising some of the “Best Of” presentations from last fall’s Emerson Exchange conference. Coming up next week, March 7-9, will be the Emerson Exchange Virtual Edition . There is no charge for reserving a spot. Browse the Session Catalog for sessions that you might want to catch. The following week, March 12-16, is a face-to-face meeting in Houston…
28 Feb 2023
Specifying Severe Service Control Valves
Jim Cahill
Justin Goodwin , Director of the Steam Conditioning Group at Emerson, recently published an article in the November 2022 issue of InTech Focus. It is titled “Specifying Severe Service Control Valves” and it describes techniques for correctly choosing control valves for severe service applications. The article is summarized below. Choosing valves for severe service applications can be particularly challenging. The process…
18 Jan 2023
Specifying Severe Service Control Valves
Jim Cahill
Justin Goodwin , Director of the Steam Conditioning Group at Emerson, recently published an article in the November 2022 issue of InTech Focus. It is titled “Specifying Severe Service Control Valves” and it describes techniques for correctly choosing control valves for severe service applications. The article is summarized below. Choosing valves for severe service applications can be particularly challenging. The process…
18 Jan 2023
Remote Services Drive Business Performance Podcast
Jim Cahill
The loss of experienced personnel is being widely felt by manufacturers and producers in many parts of the world. Reasons include the aging demographics, the pandemic-induced changes in work practices and culture, and the changing economics many businesses face. Suppliers providing remote services is an important way to address this challenge. In this Emerson Automation Experts podcast, Emerson’s Vladimir Nitu joins…
24 Nov 2022
Remote Services Drive Business Performance Podcast
Jim Cahill
The loss of experienced personnel is being widely felt by manufacturers and producers in many parts of the world. Reasons include the aging demographics, the pandemic-induced changes in work practices and culture, and the changing economics many businesses face. Suppliers providing remote services is an important way to address this challenge. In this Emerson Automation Experts podcast, Emerson’s Vladimir Nitu joins…
24 Nov 2022
Building Your Process Control Knowledge and Expertise
Jim Cahill
I caught up with process control legend Greg McMillan the other day. Over the past decades, he has tirelessly shared his process control and modeling expertise. You only have to do an Amazon Search on Gregory K. McMillan to see all the books he’s published over the years. And that doesn’t count all the articles, in-person presentations, webinars, and videos he created over the years. I mention all this because, in our…
18 Nov 2022
Building Your Process Control Knowledge and Expertise
Jim Cahill
I caught up with process control legend Greg McMillan the other day. Over the past decades, he has tirelessly shared his process control and modeling expertise. You only have to do an Amazon Search on Gregory K. McMillan to see all the books he’s published over the years. And that doesn’t count all the articles, in-person presentations, webinars, and videos he created over the years. I mention all this because, in our…
18 Nov 2022
Virtual Training Experience Lessons from During a Pandemic
Jim Cahill
Emerson’s Michael Richard shared lessons on using virtual training to provide upskilling during the COVID pandemic at the 2022 Emerson Exchange conference. Here is his session’s abstract: In a matter of days, the in-person, hands-on training world was flipped upside down. With Covid-19 restrictions and closure of in-person gatherings, thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, of training sessions globally were cancelled…
28 Oct 2022
Virtual Training Experience Lessons from During a Pandemic
Jim Cahill
Emerson’s Michael Richard shared lessons on using virtual training to provide upskilling during the COVID pandemic at the 2022 Emerson Exchange conference. Here is his session’s abstract: In a matter of days, the in-person, hands-on training world was flipped upside down. With Covid-19 restrictions and closure of in-person gatherings, thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, of training sessions globally were cancelled…
28 Oct 2022
PACSystems: PLC, PACEdge and Movicon Lifecycle Services
Jim Cahill
Emerson’s Sam Tanyous presented PACSystems: PLC, PACEdge and Movicon lifecycle services at the 2022 Emerson Exchange conference. Here is her presentation abstract: Are you tasked with minimizing unscheduled shutdown, operational cost, limiting risk while increasing safety and achieving greater plant profitability? Are you struggling with retiring workforce, fewer specialist and more complex processes? This session will…
26 Oct 2022
PACSystems: PLC, PACEdge and Movicon Lifecycle Services
Jim Cahill
Emerson’s Sam Tanyous presented PACSystems: PLC, PACEdge and Movicon lifecycle services at the 2022 Emerson Exchange conference. Here is her presentation abstract: Are you tasked with minimizing unscheduled shutdown, operational cost, limiting risk while increasing safety and achieving greater plant profitability? Are you struggling with retiring workforce, fewer specialist and more complex processes? This session will…
26 Oct 2022
Upskilling with MyEmerson’s MyTraining Tool
Jim Cahill
To operate your plant as safely and efficiently as possible, your staff needs access to essential expertise and knowledge. The MyEmerson personalized digital experience provides digital tools that deliver measurable productivity gains through streamlined processes and elevated collaboration. Essential tools inside of MyEmerson to help simplify and accelerate tasks include MyTraining , MyWorkspace , MyAssets , and MyTransactions…
17 Oct 2022
Upskilling with MyEmerson’s MyTraining Tool
Jim Cahill
To operate your plant as safely and efficiently as possible, your staff needs access to essential expertise and knowledge. The MyEmerson personalized digital experience provides digital tools that deliver measurable productivity gains through streamlined processes and elevated collaboration. Essential tools inside of MyEmerson to help simplify and accelerate tasks include MyTraining , MyWorkspace , MyAssets , and MyTransactions…
17 Oct 2022
Digital Transformation for Shutdowns, Turnarounds, Outages
Jim Cahill
Continuously operating plants such as refinery and petrochemical complexes require periodic turnarounds to perform necessary maintenance to restore optimum production. Also known as shutdowns and outages, these events can occur a few times per decade or more, depending on the process. In a Chemical Processing article, Maintenance: Turnarounds Get A New Spin , Emerson’s John Sanders joins a KBC senior leader to share…
11 Mar 2022
Digital Transformation for Shutdowns, Turnarounds, Outages
Jim Cahill
Continuously operating plants such as refinery and petrochemical complexes require periodic turnarounds to perform necessary maintenance to restore optimum production. Also known as shutdowns and outages, these events can occur a few times per decade or more, depending on the process. In a Chemical Processing article, Maintenance: Turnarounds Get A New Spin , Emerson’s John Sanders joins a KBC senior leader to share…
11 Mar 2022
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