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Taking a different approach to DCS upgrades

Control Engineering

The traditional DCS has reached a point of diminishing returns as a source of unlocking major incremental value (flexibility and agility) for transitioning to digital and autonomous operations. Adopt a full data integration strategy that includes cybersecurity for data reliability/protection.

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Improving sustainability with advanced analytics applications

Control Engineering

Analytics insights Sustainability has been recognized as an area of significant importance in the process industries, but many organizations face challenges accessing and connecting data from siloed systems. Benchmarking is invaluable when identifying performance targets, which are often derived from plant models, simulators and optimizers.