Automation & Control
Predictive Maintenance: What Chemical Plant Operators Can Learn from Mining and Heavy Industry
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are hot topics across manufacturing, but real-world adoption of predictive maintenance technology varies across the chemical process industries (CPI). Deloitte estimates that unplanned downtime costs industrial manufacturers approximately $50 billion annually, while poor…
How AI-Powered Visual Inspection is Reframing Industrial Hygiene
From PPE compliance to spill detection and dust accumulation, smart inspection and monitoring systems are giving real-time visibility into industrial hygiene hazards that manual inspections routinely miss Many use cases for industrial artificial intelligence (AI) have been documented in recent…
Facts At Your Fingertips: Key Considerations for Control-Valve Specification
Control valves ensure safe and efficient operation of process plants by regulating the fluid flow in connected pipes. This one-page reference outlines key considerations for specifying control valves during the design phase of a plant. Valve sizing. The size of…
Choosing Pyrolysis Models: Start with the Engineering Decision
The guidance offered here provides a practical route from feedstock and operating regime to validation, energy use and process decisions A pyrolysis model is useful only when it helps an engineer make a real decision. That decision may involve selecting…
Fuel gas and air flow measurement to control industrial burners and furnaces
Controlling the fuel gas to air ratio of your industrial burner, steam generator or process heater represents a key fact to make the operation energy efficient and ensure the quality of your product. Controlling the fuel gas to…
Precise measurement technology for innovative plastic recycling
This white paper explores how enespa ag is using advanced process measurement technology to support the chemical recycling of plastic waste through pyrolysis. Learn how precise pressure, temperature, level and flow measurements help improve process stability, maximize plant availability…
Process Development at the ROSS Test & Development Center
As manufacturing processes become increasingly complex, companies across the pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic, adhesive, chemical, battery, and specialty materials industries are under growing pressure to improve product consistency, accelerate scale-up, and reduce operational costs. Achieving these goals depends heavily on…
Mobile Rounds, Real-Time Results: Kaneka Brings Operator Rounds into the Digital Age
At Kaneka North America, replacing paper procedures and reports with guided digital workflows for operator rounds streamlined knowledge-sharing and improved process consistency Kaneka North America LLC, a division of Kaneka Corp. (Osaka, Japan; www.kaneka.com), manufactures specialty chemicals and advanced polymer…
The Right Analyzer Solutions for Hazardous Areas
Simplicity is key for safe operation in hazardous areas The operation and maintenance of heat exchangers accounts for a significant proportion of the capital and maintenance expenditure of chemical and petrochemical plants. While minimal instrumentation may be needed…
Asset Information Lifecycle Management: The Digital Backbone of Trusted Operations, Compliance, & AI
This eBook explains how organizations can evolve from scattered, uncontrolled engineering information to a governed, connected, and AI-ready digital foundation. It introduces Asset Information Lifecycle Management (AILM) as the extension of engineering document control across the full asset lifecycle—keeping…