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Simulated Systems Close a Real Performance Gap
Jim Cahill
Many plants are facing personnel shortages, but the truth of the matter is that today’s biggest problems can’t be solved simply by finding more people. As organizations tackle more and more complex problems like driving down emissions, increasing efficiency, reducing energy use, meeting ever-changing market needs, and, simultaneously, increasing revenue, they must turn to a more advanced technology stack to empower their…
8 Feb 2024
What’s so Great About Edge?
Jim Cahill
Every market these days is hot with pressure. We hear the same thing from every direction – Successful production needs technology that can provide speed and stronger efficiencies that deliver ongoing return – this is a must-have and no longer just a ‘nicety.’ These same demands are only growing every day for most industries to continue producing positive outcomes and hitting their always-increasing targets and goals…
31 Jan 2024
Strategies for Better Remote Analysis
Jim Cahill
It is often said that the COVID-19 pandemic was one of the biggest catalysts of digital transformation in many process manufacturing organizations. Operations and maintenance teams that would never before have considered adding remote systems quickly discovered they were the only way to consolidate resources and keep facilities operational. But, as Brian Dubaskas and Navin Rajashekar share in their recent Automation…
22 Jan 2024
Finding the Value in Control Valve Data
Jim Cahill
In a world awash with digital data, many tend to assume that more data equals more value, but the reality is that data only becomes valuable when it is analyzed and acted upon. In my article titled “ Transforming Valve Data into Dollars ,” published to Automation.com in November 2023, I discuss a new software application that converts raw control valve data into actionable information. The evolution of analytics …
10 Jan 2024
Edge Analytics Usher in the Future of Plant Maintenance
Jim Cahill
Today’s plant maintenance looks very different from a picture of just 10 or 15 years ago. The tools and strategies that reliability teams have at their disposal have expanded dramatically—from new sensing technologies to comprehensive software solutions to track and trend performance across the enterprise. What has not changed, however, is that reliability personnel have a lot to do. If anything, today’s workers—frequently…
9 Jan 2024
State Based Control is Writing the Future of Modern Manufacturing
Jim Cahill
Modern process manufacturing organizations have to be more competitive than ever. No longer are these companies competing solely against similar businesses in their region or even world area. Today’s most profitable companies are global, and to compete, they must keep up with the efficiencies and performance of plants around the world. So how are they supposed to accomplish such a feat in an era when teams are shrinking…
6 Dec 2023
Three Examples of Cloud-Native IIoT to Prevent Downtime
Jim Cahill
When someone mentions something like ‘cloud-native IIoT’ do your teeth start to clench in stress and you immediately begin to search for your antacids to ward off the quickly approaching heartburn that comes with the topic? I hear you, understand your anxiety and totally feel your pain because I’ve been there many times before. That’s until I started thinking of IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) differently; what…
4 Dec 2023
Refiners’ Guide to Digital Transformation
Jim Cahill
Refineries make the fuels that make our way of life possible. Turning crude oil into usable fuels is a highly energy-intensive business. And it’s an industry that provides excellent opportunities for digital transformation. Emerson’s Jonas Berge spoke at the Asian Downstream Summit 2023 . His presentation, The refiner’s guide to digital transformation, shared how plant transformations in driving improved safety, sustainability…
1 Dec 2023
Industry 4.0 Helps Drive a Boundless Automation Vision
Jim Cahill
Process manufacturing organizations have always needed to optimize operations, but the underlying catalysts for that need have not always been static. Today, for example, optimization is very much a result of increasing globalization and the need to secure competitive advantage even as company budgets shrink dramatically. One particularly interesting element of this new wave of optimization initiatives, however, is…
29 Nov 2023
Unlocking Success in Digital Transformation: A Strategic Blend of Emerson Products and Prudent Planning
Jim Cahill
Digital transformation means different things to different businesses, but there are some common guidelines to help ensure each company achieves successful implementations. My article in the August 2023 issue of InTech , titled Implementing Digital Transformation , provides information about the digital transformation journey and offers some practical suggestions about how to proceed. Some of the most popular digital…
20 Nov 2023
Industrial Software Drives Competitive Advantage in a Global Marketplace
Jim Cahill
Globalization has dramatically changed the way process manufacturers operate. As more and more companies around the world begin to participate in the global marketplace, the demand for resources increases exponentially—both due to the resources used in manufacturing goods, but also in those consumed to transport them to countries and customers that may be thousands of miles away. And yet, as consumption increases, so…
16 Nov 2023
What is Floor to Cloud ™︎ and How it Can Help the Semiconductor Manufacturing Operations
Jim Cahill
The semiconductor manufacturing industry is experiencing significant expansion worldwide, driven by the long-term demand for smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient chips. As technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, the need for semiconductors that can power innovative devices becomes increasingly crucial. One of the key drivers behind this growth is the increasing focus on energy efficiency. As consumers…
14 Nov 2023
Navigate Data Difficulties with Enterprise Asset Management
Jim Cahill
Few process manufacturing teams today are struggling with having too little data. On the contrary, many organizations are overwhelmed by the massive amounts of data streaming in every day from their field devices and collected during scheduled rounds. Much of that data is useful if it can be analyzed. But in today’s environment of worker shortages leading to lean staffing, few organizations have the deep bench of experienced…
13 Nov 2023
Industrial Software Helps Pipeline Operators Transition to More Sustainable Operation
Jim Cahill
Today, it’s not only the public calling for more sustainability commitment from industry. In many cases, investors are increasing their interest in companies’ sustainability plans as well, leading more and more organizations to make very public commitments to reaching net zero emissions within the next decade or two. But for every commitment made, there are many people supporting the company’s operations who must find…
9 Nov 2023
It’s Time to Break Up—Automation’s Future will be Defined by Decoupling
Jim Cahill
As Claudio Fayad explains in his recent article in Processing magazine , there are many exciting changes coming as Emerson embarks on its Boundless Automation journey and evolves the modern control system in to a next-generation automation platform. However, what might come as a surprise is that many of the coming evolutions will look familiar, as quite a bit of the important work is based in a decoupling journey—one…
7 Nov 2023
Take Your Turnarounds to the Next Level
Jim Cahill
Plant turnarounds have never been known to be staff’s favorite projects, so few people were sad to see them slow or even stop altogether during the COVID pandemic. But now that the worst of the global pandemic appears to be in the rearview mirror, organizations have begun scheduling turnarounds again, only for many of them to find that with fewer people on staff and an abundance of supply chain issues, they are more difficult…
2 Nov 2023
Modern Software Drives Cutting-Edge Terminal Operations
Jim Cahill
Terminals are businesses, and, like any business, they face competition in the marketplace. A terminal that can turn vessels around more quickly provides added value to customers who in turn can use that extra time to create more value in their own businesses. So, to stay competitive, today’s terminals must maximize their throughput capacity and efficiency. However, today’s terminals are more complex than ever, just…
31 Oct 2023
Collaboration is Key: Bridging the IT/OT Gap
Jim Cahill
As more and more process manufacturers are digitalizing their operations, operational technology (OT) teams are more frequently crossing paths with information technology (IT) teams. It has, in fact, become something of a cliché—the frustrated OT team struggling to keep IT out of their hair, or discreetly planning an end-run around them as they implement a new technology. Or there’s the alternative, a vision of an overzealous…
24 Oct 2023
Lifecycle Maintenance Tools Usher in the Future of Reliability
Jim Cahill
Many maintenance teams are facing a two-pronged problem these days. As their organizations expand and acquire new plants across the country or even across the globe, teams are responsible for managing an ever-increasing number of tools and software packages to manage the health of their assets. In addition, as they use that equipment to monitor their assets, they are constantly gathering more and more data that they need…
19 Oct 2023
Modern Pipeline Engineering Requires the Best Software
Jim Cahill
Pipeline operations are vastly different than they were just five or ten short years ago. One key area in which this is true is in the rise of renewables and sustainability. Today’s pipelines are moving new products like hydrogen or carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) from carbon capture operations along with the old standards, and these changes significantly impact their operations. Fortunately, as Paul Dickerson and Dr. Jon…
17 Oct 2023
Emerson: Empowering Digital Transformation from Floor to Cloud™︎ with Comprehensive Hardware, Software, and Services
Jim Cahill
Consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers typically operate a wide variety of equipment, which is used on one or more production lines and facilities. Connecting with and coordinating among so many assets is a challenge, but solutions are at hand. In my Machine Design September 2023 article titled Digital Transformation: Guidelines for CPG Industry Implementations , I describe how Emerson technologies are helping…
11 Oct 2023
Bring More Value Across the Lifecycle with a Holistic Simulation Solution
Jim Cahill
There are many simulation technologies on the market, which can often make it difficult for teams looking to drive the most value across the lifecycle of a simulation investment to select the right solution. But one strategy can have a significant impact on technology selection—seeking out a holistic automation solution . After all, a project team could use simulation only for one task (training, design, etc.) but why…
11 Oct 2023
Boundless Automation Brought to Life
Jim Cahill
Emerson’s Boundless Automation vision has been front and center at the 2023 Exchange Immerse users’ conference in Anaheim, California. Numerous subject matter experts have shared the way they have seen Emerson’s technology innovation influenced by Boundless Automation over the last two years. A bold vision… Emerson first shared its Boundless Automation vision at the Exchange conference in 2022, where Peter Zornio…
5 Oct 2023
Application of Edge Control in the World’s Largest New City Water System Gives Good Advice to all Systems Integrators
Jim Cahill
In a recent edition of Control Engineering magazine , I had the opportunity to discuss a very unique and interesting case study involving a new water system in the world’s largest greenfield city, NEOM. I’d like to share some of the details of that article with you. Working on greenfield projects, of course, represents an opportunity to employ new technologies that can optimize performance, reduce footprint, accommodate…
29 Sep 2023
Application of Edge Control in the World’s Largest New City Water System Gives Good Advice to all Systems Integrators
Jim Cahill
In a recent edition of Control Engineering magazine , I had the opportunity to discuss a very unique and interesting case study involving a new water system in the world’s largest greenfield city, NEOM. I’d like to share some of the details of that article with you. Working on greenfield projects, of course, represents an opportunity to employ new technologies that can optimize performance, reduce footprint, accommodate…
29 Sep 2023
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