In the companies’ latest Alliance Board meeting, Bentley Systems, Inc. (Exton, Pa.; www.bentley.com) and Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) decided to further strengthen their strategic alliance. The two companies have decided to extend their existing agreement, to further develop their…
If you haven't already started, don't be left behind. Follow these three steps to begin the process “Digital” is a pretty popular term today, used to describe nearly anything online, on a computer or related to any disruption facing an…
Data analytics, connectivity and machine learning are helping processors maintain facilities in a more cost-efficient way Modern technologies, such as smart sensors, data analytics, the industrial internet of things (IIoT) and machine learning, are changing the face of maintenance to…
Axens (Rueill-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) announced that it has signed a contract with MOL Group (Budapest, Hungary; www.molgroup.info) for its Danube Refinery to develop a cloud-based real-time monitoring unit as part of Connect‘In, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), developed by Axens and supported…
Digitalization, sustainability, security and safety are at the forefront of innovations in the logistics and supply-chain sectors Ensuring that chemical products reach the correct location at the correct time requires intricate networks of complex logistics and scheduling tasks where several…
Yokogawa Electric Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.yokogawa.com) has announced the launch of amnimo Inc., a business unit that will be tasked with identifying, developing, and offering services that can add value by leveraging the industrial IoT (IIoT) architecture currently under development…
Chiyoda Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.chiyodacorp.com) has concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company Ltd. (ADNOC LNG) to provide state-of-the-art digital technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and big data analytics, on ADNOC LNG’s facilities. The MOU…
Digitalized, cost-effective instruments allow more measurement points and provide usable data Although the basic methods of measuring pH, oxidation-reduction potential (ORP), conductivity, dissolved oxygen (DO), chlorine, turbidity and similar parameters haven’t changed, digitalized instrumentation for liquid analysis is becoming smarter,…
New digital capabilities have enabled a revolution in the way process equipment maintenance can be approached, but the true impact of these newfound insights depends on organizational collaboration The chemical process industries (CPI) are facing a new economic landscape with…
Most of us involved in the chemical process industries (CPI) are familiar with — to varying degrees — the industrial internet of things (IIoT). Also known as Industry 4.0 and more recently as industrial digitalization, the movement toward connecting more…