Artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be everywhere in industry, but the nuances of its application are not generally understood completely. Presented here are descriptions of the different subtypes of AI and their main applications currently in chemical processing The term…
As traditional control systems evolve to meet modern challenges, a new paradigm is emerging that promises to revolutionize industrial operations — software-defined automation Today the process industries operate in an increasingly complex environment where an aging infrastructure is being confronted…
Cognite AS (Oslo, Norway), a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) for industry, inaugurated its India Center of Excellence in Bengaluru yesterday. The company, headquartered in the U.S., has locations in Norway, Japan, the MENA region, and now India to…
Respondents to a Q4 2024 survey of industrial leaders conducted by the ARC Advisory Group (Dedham, Mass.; www.arcweb.com) ranked artificial intelligence (AI) first, by a relatively large margin, among the digital technologies that they expect to be the most impactful…
Schneider Electric SE (Paris) announced its patent to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to help reduce the likelihood process safety hazards. The innovation automatically, or semi-automatically, analyzes potential process hazards and validates protection mechanisms in an industrial process. It is then…
Digitalization can help ethylene producers to flexibly respond to economic uncertainties and assess available options based on their existing infrastructure and priorities Post-pandemic, olefin and polyolefin producers have been faced with regional and global economic headwinds. Inflation, energy security, rising…
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wisc.) and Microsoft Corp. (Redmond, Wash.) announced an expanded strategic collaboration aimed at revolutionizing industrial transformation. Together, the companies will provide manufacturing customers with advanced cloud and AI solutions that deliver powerful data insights, streamline operations…
At the YNOW2024 Conference in Houston (photo), the move toward autonomous operations — including artificial intelligence, robotics and beyond — was a front-of-mind topic for all in attendance. In an exclusive interview from the event, Mitsuhiro Yamamoto, a Yokogawa vice…
An artificial intelligence (AI)-based search tool allowed workers to quickly mine historical data to improve operations and respond to emerging problems At the Bayer Crop Science facility in Muttenz, Switzerland, managers and workers wanted to improve communication during shift handovers…
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) has signed an agreement to acquire Altair Engineering Inc. (Troy, Mich.; www.altair.com), a leading provider of software in the industrial simulation and analysis market. Altair shareholders will receive US$113 per share, representing an enterprise value…