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Smart instrumentation helps with green hydrogen production, sustainability

Control Engineering

Global efforts to achieve zero carbon emissions from industry are gathering pace as a variety of environmental, economic and geopolitical factors are driving the development of sustainable energy sources such as green hydrogen. The growing viability of hydrogen as an energy source is changing this.

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Smarter, safer working with control of work

Control Engineering

Among the critical aspects of safety is the evaluation, management, and monitoring of functional safety systems, which encompass alarm management, process control, and safety instrumented systems (SIS). Monitoring safety critical asset items and linking them to permitted activities will provide significant benefits to plants.

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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. So, there are some practical steps that plant owners and operators should take when considering future process control strategies.

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Five tips for prioritizing process valve safety in manufacturing facilities

Control Engineering

The actuators allow operators to gain more precise control and consistent valve responsiveness to changes in flow conditions. Automating valves promotes remote process control, reducing the need for technicians and operators working close to the valves or working in hazardous environments. Torque requirements.

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3 ways visualization software can align operations across enterprise layers

Control Engineering

Obtain a 360-degree overview for manufacturing, processing companies 360 views: Relevant data takes many forms and originates from an exceptionally wide range of sources and systems across all levels of a business, sometimes even external to the business. Process data is needed to inform analytics efforts.

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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.

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Four practical steps to improved sustainability

Control Engineering

Digital transformation can help process manufacturers improve sustainability. Process manufacturers can use key performance indicators (KPIs) to reduce inefficiencies caused by steam traps, pressure relief valves (PRVs) and more. Keywords: sustainability, process manufacturing . Learning Objectives.