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  • Flow Blog: Measure, Monitor and Improve Energy Efficiency

    Jim Cahill
    A recent Top Quartile post, The Path to (Energy) Recovery: Reduce Waste to Boost the Bottom Line , shared a statistic from the Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy : …the energy used by U.S. manufacturing plants costs the nation an additional $180 billion annually , while improving energy intensity by 20 percent or more is typically available. That could add up to savings of about $45 billion a year. …

  • Flow Blog: Marine Fuel Consumption Measurement

    Jim Cahill
    While I’m traveling through Asia this week, I’ll keep this post short by highlighting a new animated YouTube video (3:09) on Marine Fuel Consumption Measurement using Micro Motion mass flow and density measurement technology. The Micro Motion Fuel Consumption Solution provides the data you need and is 5 to 15 times more accurate than other technologies out there. You can connect and interact with other flow…

  • Analytical Experts Blog: Application-specific Design of Nitrogen Purity Monitoring Reduces Risk and Saves Money in Continuous Catalyst Regeneration

    Rosemount Analytical
    By Iliana Colín, Emerson Flame & Gas Specialist for Analytical Measurements Hello, I’m Iliana Colín and I’m your Analytic Expert today. I’d like to talk about some of the challenges associated with catalyst regeneration in catalytic cracking and how rethinking the approach to hydrocarbon monitoring in these processes can reduce risk and save you time and money. Catalytic crackers have long been utilized to extract…

  • Level Blog: Wireless Level

    Peta Glenister
    If you are looking for information on wireless level instrumentation, then our new brochure is just what you need! The publication contains information on specifications, key applications and all the latest product extensions. Download your copy here: http://bit.ly/wirelessbrochure

  • Analytical Experts Blog: Choose the 56 FCL Measurement and You’re Cruising!

    Rosemount Analytical
    Hi. I’m Rob Clemons, Sales Manager for the Instrument and Automation Division of PCE Pacific, Inc. I’ve got a great customer story to share with you. Chances are, most of you don’t own cruise lines, but as you can imagine, cruise lines have very stringent water quality rules – both for potable water and for water used in recreational facilities like hot tubs. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) places strict regulations…

  • Level Blog: oil terminal enhances safety using Rosemount 2160 Wireless Vibrating Fork Level Switches for critical overfill alarms

    Peta Glenister
    Read how an oil terminal in Mexico requiring an overfill protection system to meet environmental and insurance requirements, chose Rosemount 2160 Wireless Vibrating Fork Level Switches for critical overfill alarms. Read the proven result here:. http://bit.ly/1WmVpSI

  • Analytical Experts Blog: Understanding Units of Gas Concentration

    Rosemount Analytical
    By Edward Naranjo, Marketing Director, Emerson Gas concentration is one of the most important determinants of a substance’s hazard potential.  Flammability, toxicity, and oxygen deficiency are often determined by concentration. For combustible gas detectors, gas concentration is expressed as a volume fraction of combustible gas or vapor in air known as the lower explosive limit (LEL), while for toxic gas detectors,…

  • Level Blog: Increase Safety and Efficiency with New Proof Test Method

    Jim Cahill
    Emerson’s Hampus Regnér and Christoffer Widahl presented Increase Safety and Efficiency With New Proof Test Method at the Denver Emerson Exchange conference. Here is their presentation abstract: A functional proof test of a high level alarm (HLA) is required as a key objective of operational safety. Testing and qualification of the HLA device is a critical aspect, which has previously not been well addressed. In this…

  • Flow Blog: Enhanced Oil Recovery Improved with Wireless Conditioning Orifice Technology

    Jim Cahill
    Emerson’s Eric Beltz and Shelby Traverso teamed up on an Emerson Exchange presentation, Enhanced Oil Recovery Improved with Wireless Conditioning Orifice Technology. Here is their presentation abstract: A Middle Eastern petroleum company has improved its enhanced oil recovery by replacing its cone meters with wireless conditioning orifice technology. Steam Injection is a principal enhanced oil recovery tactic and commonly…

  • Analytical Experts Blog: A Selection Guide for Gas Chromatograph and Quantum Cascade Laser Technologies

    Rosemount Analytical
    By Ruth Lindley and Jeff Gunnell With a range of technologies on the market for gas analysis, it can be a challenge to know which is best suited to your particular measurement requirement. This blog gives you a guide to choosing between two popular measurement techniques: gas chromatographs (GCs) and quantum cascade laser (QCL) analyzers, as with the recent acquisition of Cascade Technologies, Emerson can now offer…

  • Analytical Experts Blog: Taking the Pain Out of pH Measurement in Corn Slurry

    Rosemount Analytical
    by Barry Wallen Hello, and welcome to Analytic Expert! I’m Barry Wallen, Senior Sales Engineer at Emerson Process Management. Today I’d like to talk about measuring pH in corn slurry in an ethanol plant. Historically, this has been a tough measurement due to a variety of factors including heat, viscosity, abrasion, and contents of the stream. The problems included shortened probe life, lack of accuracy across a useful…

  • Level Blog: Improving Offshore Oil & Gas Production Level Measurements

    Jim Cahill
    I’ve always held a fascination for offshore oil and gas production. It was my first job out of school as a newly minted Electrical Engineer working as a systems engineer out of New Orleans. Technologies have advanced quite a bit since that time back in the mid-to-late ’80s. In an Offshore Design & Engineering Equipment magazine article, Better level measurement , the technologies used in measuring levels and their reliability…

  • Level Blog: Migrating to low maintenance level technologies

    Peta Glenister
    With low oil prices and reduced demand, producers are under pressure to maximise the efficiency of their existing offshore assets by minimising maintenance, reducing costs, and maximising process availability. Read how users are migrating to modern, low maintenance level measurement technologies such as guided wave radar (GWR), non-contacting radar and vibrating forks here. http://bit.ly/1JPDzSA #pauto #wireless

  • Tank Gauging Blog: How to Manage Your Storage Tanks

    Jim Cahill
    If you’re like me, a technical article that begins, “How to…” attracts me like a bear to honey. And so it was, when I saw the ControlGlobal.com article, Managing vapor space-how to accomplish total tank management . Control , Control Design and Industrial Networking magazines executive editor, Jim Montague recaps a presentation by Jeff Wolendowski with Emerson local business partner Novaspect . Jim quotes Jeff defining…

  • Level Blog: How to Manage Your Storage Tanks

    Jim Cahill
    If you’re like me, a technical article that begins, “How to…” attracts me like a bear to honey. And so it was, when I saw the ControlGlobal.com article, Managing vapor space-how to accomplish total tank management . Control , Control Design and Industrial Networking magazines executive editor, Jim Montague recaps a presentation by Jeff Wolendowski with Emerson local business partner Novaspect . Jim quotes Jeff…

  • Tank Gauging Blog: How to Manage Your Storage Tanks

    Jim Cahill
    If you’re like me, a technical article that begins, “How to…” attracts me like a bear to honey. And so it was, when I saw the ControlGlobal.com article, Managing vapor space-how to accomplish total tank management . Control , Control Design and Industrial Networking magazines executive editor, Jim Montague recaps a presentation by Jeff Wolendowski with Emerson local business partner Novaspect . Jim quotes Jeff defining…

  • Tank Gauging Blog: How to Manage Your Storage Tanks

    Jim Cahill
    If you’re like me, a technical article that begins, “How to…” attracts me like a bear to honey. And so it was, when I saw the ControlGlobal.com article, Managing vapor space-how to accomplish total tank management . Control , Control Design and Industrial Networking magazines executive editor, Jim Montague recaps a presentation by Jeff Wolendowski with Emerson local business partner Novaspect . Jim quotes Jeff defining…

  • Tank Gauging Blog: How to Manage Your Storage Tanks

    Jim Cahill
    If you’re like me, a technical article that begins, “How to…” attracts me like a bear to honey. And so it was, when I saw the ControlGlobal.com article, Managing vapor space-how to accomplish total tank management . Control , Control Design and Industrial Networking magazines executive editor, Jim Montague recaps a presentation by Jeff Wolendowski with Emerson local business partner Novaspect . Jim quotes Jeff defining…

  • Tank Gauging Blog: How to Manage Your Storage Tanks

    Jim Cahill
    If you’re like me, a technical article that begins, “How to…” attracts me like a bear to honey. And so it was, when I saw the ControlGlobal.com article, Managing vapor space-how to accomplish total tank management . Control , Control Design and Industrial Networking magazines executive editor, Jim Montague recaps a presentation by Jeff Wolendowski with Emerson local business partner Novaspect . Jim quotes Jeff defining…

  • Flow Blog: Avoiding Depressurization on DP Flowmeter Removal

    Jim Cahill
    More and more we see knowledge exchange occur through social networks including LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Google+. Here’s an example of a tweet from this summer asking about the removal process for a Rosemount flowmeter. @EmersonProcess @Emerson_News Hi, is necessary depressurize the line to remove an 585 Annubar flanged flo-tap assembly? — Anderson Pirela (@ajpirela27) July 14, 2015 After our listening…

  • Level Blog: Emerson Technology Award 2015

    Peta Glenister
    I wanted to share some exciting news! The Rosemount 3308 Wireless Guided Wave Radar has won the 2015 Emerson Technology Award! Congratulations to everyone involved in producing a world first product and creating a unique solution for automating level measurements economically, even in locations that were previously inaccessible.

  • Level Blog: Rosemount level switch for safety critical storage tank application

    Peta Glenister
    See how a Rosemount 2130 SIL2 vibrating fork level switch provides pump protection and high and low level alarms in safety-critical toxic chemical storage tank application #pauto http://bit.ly/1EkDadz

  • Analytical Experts Blog: Alarm Setting for Combustible and Toxic Gas Detectors

    Rosemount Analytical
    by Edward Naranjo, Marketing Director, Emerson Process Management, Rosemount Analytical Gas detection systems are a common means of detecting and responding to the accidental release of hazardous materials. From their beginnings in the mining industry more than a century ago, gas detectors are now commonplace in the process sector and have become more effective as technologies have advanced and process safety standards…

  • Level Blog: Level measurement in underground tanks

    Peta Glenister
    Ingemar Serneby provides some interesting insights into optimising level measurement performance in underground tanks. Read his article here. http://bit.ly/1Pah3Yw

  • Flow Blog: Increasing High-Pressure Flow Measurement Calibration Capacity

    Jim Cahill
    FORCE Technology high-pressure gas meter calibration facility This May, the world’s largest closed loop for high-pressure calibration of gas meters opened at Force Technology in Vejen, Denmark. The facility’s purpose is to calibrate all types of gas meters that measure or settle gas types (natural gas), including: Turbine meters Swirl meters Ultrasound meters V-cone and M-cone meters Vortex meters …

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