Best practices for industries seeking to lower energy bills

Credit to Author: Barbara Frei| Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Soaring power prices are undoubtedly harming industrial operations around the world. Energy inflation has taken its toll through cost increases, contract constraints, labor shifts, and supply issues. High fuel costs have even caused some factories to curtail production or shut down altogether. And the short-term…

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Focus on Hydrogen Safety Aligns with Growing Economy

Credit to Author: Constantine Lau| Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2023 14:00:00 +0000

Hydrogen is projected to be a major source of clean energy that would be an integral part of energies and chemicals companies’ net-zero strategy, increasing the need for hydrogen safety processes, systems, and best practices. Hydrogen is a transportable energy carrier and has high energy…

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Monitoring systems must modernize to keep up with Life Sciences’ demands

Credit to Author: Vicki Pearson| Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2023 15:23:50 +0000

Today’s industries are increasingly competitive and regulated. Life science companies stake their reputations on their ability to provide regulators with data-intensive, assured, high-credibility reporting. (For example, regulators like the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), and reports demonstrating compliance with the 21CFR Part 11 section of…

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How industrial robots drive packaging, material working, assembly, and conveying

Credit to Author: Jens Bunsendal| Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +0000

For years, industrial robots have helped enhance productivity and reliability across manufacturing sites while lowering production costs. Their power is further enhanced by Industry 4.0 trends like the Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled technologies, advanced automation, artificial intelligence (AI), digital twins, and cloud computing. Robots empower…

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Want smart plant operations? It’s simpler than you think. 

Credit to Author: Randy Miller| Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000

A recent report found that 80% of manufacturers believe smart factories are crucial to their future success. Actionable information is key to improving process efficiency, but today, many facility personnel face the paradox of information overload. The greater the volume of alerts and alarms, the…

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Close the Loop Between Innovative Technology and Eco-Design for True Circularity of Plastics

Credit to Author: Ramki Sethuraman| Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2023 11:55:00 +0000

According to the June 2022 OECD Global Plastics Outlook, plastics use will triple between 2019 and 2060 from 460 million tons to 1.3 billion tons in the baseline scenario, mainly due to economic growth. Tripling plastic use can triple plastic waste, and almost half of…

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Why Choosing the Right Partner Is Key to a Successful Industrial Digital Transformation

Credit to Author: Sanjith Singh| Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2023 19:01:21 +0000

Industrial automation system integration is not simple work. Connecting a diverse set of applications and systems in a way that addresses the speed, profitability, safety and growing sustainability requirements is a complex undertaking. That’s why many companies turn to a partner network encompassing system integrators…

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Three Ways IEC 61499 Helps Process Industries To Accelerate Operational Digitalization

Credit to Author: Fabrice Jadot| Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Global economic and market uncertainties are forcing manufacturers to adapt to frequent, high-speed changes in demand, raw material availability, and energy pricing. Such trends, combined with a growing need to accommodate increased product variants and shorter sourcing, production, and product delivery lifecycles, are prompting process…

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