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Improve & Modernize Blog: 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…
- 26 Oct 2015
Tips for New Process Automation Folks: Unexpected Benefits of Signal Characterizers

Gregory K McMillan

We have probably heard of the benefits of a signal character in compensating for the gain nonlinearity of a control valve flow characteristic and the pH measurement. What we often don’t recognize is how the use of signal characterizers enables a more accurate loop dynamics identification and adaptation, restores a process time constant and reduces deadtime and limit cycle amplitude. Here we look at how these benefits…
- 20 Oct 2015
Operate & Maintain Blog: Managing Pressure and Flow Loops on Acid Gas Absorber

Jim Cahill

At the request of a reader who commented on the last post, here is another of the 11 examples that Emerson’s Mark Coughran shared in his Emerson Exchange Denver presentation, Solving Pressure Control Loop Problems in Hydrocarbon Processing Plants...
- 20 Oct 2015
Operate & Maintain Blog: Managing Pressure and Flow Loops on Acid Gas Absorber

Jim Cahill

At the request of a reader who commented on the last post, here is another of the 11 examples that Emerson’s Mark Coughran shared in his Emerson Exchange Denver presentation, Solving Pressure Control Loop Problems in Hydrocarbon Processing Plan...
- 20 Oct 2015
Operate & Maintain Blog: Managing Pressure and Flow Loops on Acid Gas Absorber

Jim Cahill

At the request of a reader who commented on the last post, here is another of the 11 examples that Emerson’s Mark Coughran shared in his Emerson Exchange Denver presentation, Solving Pressure Control Loop Problems in Hydrocarbon Processing Plan...
- 20 Oct 2015
Implement & Build Blog: Multi-Purpose Dynamic Simulation with 3D Immersive Technology

Jim Cahill

Emerson’s Ronnie Bains presented A path to Operational Excellence: Multi-Purpose Dynamic Simulation with 3D Immersive Technology at the Emerson Exchange conference in Denver. His abstract: Dynamic Simulation has evolved over recent years. This has enabled simulation technology and Multi-Purpose Dynamic Simulator (MPDS) to be applied widely. The next generation of simulation uses 3D immersive technology integrated into…
- 15 Oct 2015
Implement & Build Blog: Improving Project Execution with Dynamic Simulation

Jim Cahill

Emerson’s Andreea Savu and Vicente Rios opened up the workshop sessions at the Emerson Exchange conference here in Denver with the presentation, Early identification of control and process design and implementation issues for main ICSS projects by using an MPDS (Multi-Purpose Dynamic Simulator) system. Their abstract: A high fidelity Multi-Purpose Dynamic Simulator (MPDS) can be developed to support a number of activities…
- 13 Oct 2015
Implement & Build Blog: Early Planning for Ongoing Support

Jim Cahill

It’s been a crazy week as we approach next week’s Emerson Exchange conference in Denver. I hope if you’re going, we have the chance to cross paths and talk. If you’ll be there, I wanted to share a presentation that I am co-presenting with eog resources ‘ Rene Beck. The title of our presentation, in the spirit of the great fly-fishing around Colorado, is Catch and Release Your Support Organizations . Here is the abstract…
- 9 Oct 2015
Improve & Modernize Blog: 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…
- 30 Sep 2015
Plan & Design Blog: Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification

Jim Cahill

Author: Scott Turner In this five-part series, I will be providing guidance on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification . I will try and pull ideas and information from a number of different sources. For example, I have recently asked...
- 25 Sep 2015
Implement & Build Blog: Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification

Jim Cahill

Author: Scott Turner In this five-part series, I will be providing guidance on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification . I will try and pull ideas and information from a number of different sources. For example, I have recently asked people through LinkedIn to provide examples. I would like people to comment on the blog post with their own ideas and own suggestions so that it is a collaborative effort…
- 25 Sep 2015
Implement & Build Blog: Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification

Jim Cahill

Author: Scott Turner In this five-part series, I will be providing guidance on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification . I will try and pull ideas and information from a number of different sources. For example, I have recently asked people through LinkedIn to provide examples. I would like people to comment on the blog post with their own ideas and own suggestions so that it is a collaborative effort…
- 25 Sep 2015
Implement & Build Blog: Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification

Jim Cahill

Author: Scott Turner In this five-part series, I will be providing guidance on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification . I will try and pull ideas and information from a number of different sources. For example, I have recently asked people through LinkedIn to provide examples. I would like people to comment on the blog post with their own ideas and own suggestions so that it is a collaborative effort…
- 25 Sep 2015
Implement & Build Blog: Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification

Jim Cahill

Author: Scott Turner In this five-part series, I will be providing guidance on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification . I will try and pull ideas and information from a number of different sources. For example, I have recently asked people through LinkedIn to provide examples. I would like people to comment on the blog post with their own ideas and own suggestions so that it is a collaborative effort…
- 25 Sep 2015
Implement & Build Blog: Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification

Jim Cahill

Author: Scott Turner In this five-part series, I will be providing guidance on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification . I will try and pull ideas and information from a number of different sources. For example, I have recently asked people through LinkedIn to provide examples. I would like people to comment on the blog post with their own ideas and own suggestions so that it is a collaborative effort…
- 25 Sep 2015
Plan & Design Blog: Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification

Jim Cahill

Author: Scott Turner In this five-part series, I will be providing guidance on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification . I will try and pull ideas and information from a number of different sources. For example, I have recently asked...
- 25 Sep 2015
Plan & Design Blog: Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification

Jim Cahill

Author: Scott Turner In this five-part series, I will be providing guidance on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. I will try and pull ideas and information from a number of different sources. For example, I have recently asked ...
- 25 Sep 2015
Plan & Design Blog: Analyzing and Recommending Improved Refinery Blending Operations

Jim Cahill

For refiners challenged with increasing regulations, blending operations are a major area where automation investments can help meet these regulations and improve operational performance. Emerson’s Marcelo Carugo , who leads the refining and petrochemical...
- 23 Sep 2015
Plan & Design Blog: Analyzing and Recommending Improved Refinery Blending Operations

Jim Cahill

For refiners challenged with increasing regulations, blending operations are a major area where automation investments can help meet these regulations and improve operational performance. Emerson’s Marcelo Carugo , who leads the refining and pe...
- 23 Sep 2015
Plan & Design Blog: Analyzing and Recommending Improved Refinery Blending Operations

Jim Cahill

For refiners challenged with increasing regulations, blending operations are a major area where automation investments can help meet these regulations and improve operational performance. Emerson’s Marcelo Carugo, who leads the refining and pet...
- 23 Sep 2015
Tips for New Process Automation Folks: How to Improve Automation by Understanding Integrating and Runaway Process Dynamics

Gregory K McMillan

The post How to Improve Automation by Understanding Integrating and Runaway Process Dynamics first appeared on the ISA Interchange blog site. The following insights are part of an occasional series authored by Greg McMillan , industry consultant, author of numerous process control books and a retired Senior Fellow from Monsanto. This is the second part of a two-part series. Many important process control loops on…
- 21 Sep 2015
Implement & Build Blog: Securely Accessing Control System and Historical Information Displays

Jim Cahill

There are many ways to get operator displays to people outside the boundary of the control system, but security considerations are paramount. In this quick 1:16 video, DeltaV Graphics in Your Browser with Executive Portal , Emerson’s Matt Poplawski describes how the DeltaV Executive Portal provides a remote read-only view into DeltaV operator displays via a web browser. It helps you combine related real-time and…
- 17 Sep 2015
Implement & Build Blog: Securely Accessing Control System and Historical Information Displays

Jim Cahill

There are many ways to get operator displays to people outside the boundary of the control system, but security considerations are paramount. In this quick 1:16 video, DeltaV Graphics in Your Browser with Executive Portal , Emerson’s Matt Poplawski describes how the DeltaV Executive Portal provides a remote read-only view into DeltaV operator displays via a web browser. It helps you combine related real-time and…
- 17 Sep 2015
Implement & Build Blog: Securely Accessing Control System and Historical Information Displays

Jim Cahill

There are many ways to get operator displays to people outside the boundary of the control system, but security considerations are paramount. In this quick 1:16 video, DeltaV Graphics in Your Browser with Executive Portal , Emerson’s Matt Poplawski describes how the DeltaV Executive Portal provides a remote read-only view into DeltaV operator displays via a web browser. It helps you combine related real-time and historical…
- 17 Sep 2015
Implement & Build Blog: Early Planning Process for Plant Automation Projects

Jim Cahill

Whether it is students preparing for a test or seasoned engineers planning an automation project, early planning and preparation improves the odds of success. Congratulations to Emerson’s Laurie Ben for receiving an Outstanding Presentation Award from the AIChE Fuels and Petrochemicals Division for her AIChE Spring Meeting presentation, An Introduction to Early Planning Process for Plant Automation Projects. Laurie…
- 16 Sep 2015