Understanding common myths surrounding the ISA/IEC 62443 cybersecurity standard can help put chemical manufacturers on a path to safer, more resilient operations Picture a petrochemical plant running steady in the dead of night — pipes humming, reactors holding pressure, safety…
Natural-language models powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can enhance human-centered skills, such as communication, emotional intelligence and interpersonal workflows in chemical-manufacturing settings The chemical process industries (CPI) operate in environments defined by nonlinear system behavior, tight safety margins…
Ketjen (Houston, Tex.; www.ketjen.com), a provider of advanced catalyst solutions and technical expertise for the refining industry, announced a partnership with Imubit (Houston, Tex.; www.imubit.com), an industrial AI software company, to give refiners real-time, actionable catalyst intelligence for fluid catalytic…
Uncountable, (San Francisco, Calif.; www.uncountable.com), a software company that develops AI platforms for end-to-end product development, today announced it has signed four new agreements with specialty chemicals organizations to support formulation development, scale-up, and production optimization. The new deals underscore…
The manufacturing industry is fraught with uncertainty. Businesses face a host of challenges, including shifting supply and demand, evolving regulatory environments and a proliferation of sustainable and circular processes, meaning that they need to get creative in how they approach…
Evonik (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) and Imubit (Houston, Tex.; www.imubit.com) started a pilot collaboration to evaluate advanced industrial artificial intelligence (AI) applications within Evonik’s facility in Singapore. The open-loop pilot will assess model-driven insights to support operating strategy execution in a…
The continued and expanding use of digitalization technologies in the process industries have pushed facility operations from “automated” — featuring distributed control systems, programmable logic controllers, safety instrumented systems and others — toward “autonomous” operations, where technologies like machine-learning, open-software-defined…
OPSWAT Inc. (Tampa, Fla.; www.opswat.com) global leader in critical infrastructure cybersecurity, and Emerson (St. Louis, Mo.; www.emerson.com), a global automation leader, today announced a global strategic reseller agreement that will bring OPSWAT’s industry-proven cybersecurity technologies to Emerson’s power and water industry…
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