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The Lean Advantage Control Engineering Asia, November 2008
By Filippo Focacci and David Simchi-Levi
There are fewer applications of lean manufacturing in the process and hybrid industries, in part because there is not a natural fit between lean and these industries, and in part because manufacturing processes in these industries tend to be very complex. Indeed, it is difficult to adapt lean manufacturing strategies that have been implemented in discrete manufacturing to the process and hybrid industries.
Emissions impossible Power Engineering International, November 2008
By Jeffrey Benoit, PSM
Tough emissions regulations are being rolled out around the world, leaving power plant operators struggling to find technologies that will help them cope in the new regulatory environment.
What is it worth to keep your key plant running? Power Engineering International, November 2008
By Ian Taylor, Corus Northern Engineering and Dr Steve Lacey, Schaeffler
Energy and power generation companies can reduce the risks and costs associated with unforeseen breakdowns in production plant and machinery by deploying the latest condition monitoring systems and services.
Expanding Allen-Bradley Logix Systems with Intelligent Remote I/O By Opto 22
With the new options provided by intelligent remote I/O, expanding an Allen-Bradley Logix system is no longer a dilemma. Instead, it's an opportunity to add functionality and explore opportunities while staying within your current system and within budget.
Longwatch publishes white paper on Video Process Monitoring
- 09/09/08 “Video Process Monitoring” white paper discusses the newest trend in HMI/SCADA: Embedding video into an HMI screen, so operators can actually see what is happening in a process plant, along an assembly line, or in remote areas.
GE Fanuc's Proficy Becomes Reality for Collaborative Process Automation By ARC Advisory Group
The ability to provide an open framework for production management or MES applications allows truly transparent access to data from multiple applications. GE Fanuc has combined its long time expertise in real time control applications with its production management and HMI capabilities to produce such as system. Registration required.
Total Insight Total Control Industrial Automation Asia, October 2008
By Arasu Thanigai and Andreas Hennecke, Pepperl+Fuchs
Installing an Advanced Diagnostics system for an existing fieldbus infrastructure presents a cost benefit to a process plant.
All in Real Time Industrial Automation Asia, October 2008
By Paul Yap and Leong Hon Mun, Honeywell Process Solutions Southeast Asia
Advanced Process Control technologies such as Model Predictive Control (MPC) are commonplace in Olefins plants and have greatly improved the consistency of product quality and constraint protection and have typically resulted in quick payback on investment.
The Power Of Coordination
- 11/24/08 Industrial Automation Asia, October 2008
By Pekka Immonen, et al, ABB Power Systems
Due to the lack of control coordination, industrial power plants are typically not fully optimised. The purpose of a coordinated control and optimisation system is to improve plant stability and responsiveness to demand or supply disturbances, and to minimise overall fuel costs.
Rexroth Offers Lean Problem Solving Tips 'Daily Problem Solving in a Lean Organization' explores principles and work practices that businesses which have already implemented lean can use in daily problem solving to sustain the improvements they've made, and to deepen their commitment to lean.
ARC publishes report on benefits of Sustainable Manufacturing
- 09/15/08 According to the report, these practices can help reduce energy and raw material costs, reduce risk, reduce costs associated with future carbon or other emissions taxes, improve public image, and increase customer acceptance.
IOtech offers DASYLab training
- 11/23/08 December 3-4, 2008 and February 17-18, 2009
Practical, hands-on training program presents DASYLab essentials and details.
Rockwell Automation introduces PlantPAx for process control
- 11/18/08 PlantPAx systems and solutions cover process control tools, programming tools, process optimization, batch and sequence control, process safety, asset management and more.
Emerson opens Mizushima Solutions Center in Japan
- 11/23/08 The Mizushima center offers engineering, staging, commissioning, operational support and maintenance contracts, repair and field services and training support to process automation customers.
ABB to automate seamless pipe mill in Brazil
- 11/24/08 ABB will provide engineering, project management, drives, motors, electrical equipment and automation based on System 800xA to a new seamless steel tube and pipe production plant for VSB.
ICS Triplex to control Subsea Compression Pilot Project
- 11/19/08 The AADvance system will provide anti-surge and safety control for subsea compression units, which are located half a mile below sea level at the Ormen Lange gas field off the coast of Norway.
Emerson to host bioenergy summit
- 11/25/08 December 11, 2008 Madison, Wisconsin
“BioRefinery/BioEnergy Summit: Reducing the Risks of Migrating Vision to Production” will look at the opportunities for alternative fuels to contribute to global energy supply-demand gaps.
exiderdome -- A spectacular multimedia traveling expo Multiple Cities Through May 2009
Join Siemens in this exciting, hands-on environment where you will experience and learn more about vital, innovative technologies and strategies from around the world that will transform the way you do business.
ASHRAE Conference
- 10/01/08 January 24-28, 2009 Chicago, IL
The ASHRAE Conference takes place at the Palmer House Hilton. Held in conjunction with the meeting is the ASHRAE co-sponsored AHR Expo, Jan. 26-28, McCormick Place.
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