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Automation Pioneer ABB Confirmed as #1 DCS Market Leader
Customer focus, digital innovation and remote services were drivers for ABB’s leadership position in Distributed Control Systems (DCS) for the 21st consecutive year, according to analyst.
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Object Oriented Industrial Programming (OOIP) Part 3: Interfaces and Methods
Your plant or equipment is assembled from objects–your control should be, too. New tools deliver the productivity of OOP without the complexity.
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NAES Combustion Turbine Purge Credit Retrofit Reduces Power Plant Hot Startup Time by 30%
Emerson executes turnkey project that enables gas-fired plant to generate additional revenue, reduce costs.
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Automation Pioneer ABB Confirmed as #1 DCS Market Leader
Customer focus, digital innovation and remote services were drivers for ABB’s leadership position in Distributed Control Systems (DCS) for the 21st consecutive year, according to analyst.
Object Oriented Industrial Programming (OOIP) Part 3: Interfaces and Methods
Your plant or equipment is assembled from objects–your control should be, too. New tools deliver the productivity of OOP without the complexity.
NAES Combustion Turbine Purge Credit Retrofit Reduces Power Plant Hot Startup Time by 30%
Emerson executes turnkey project that enables gas-fired plant to generate additional revenue, reduce costs.
Emerson’s Digital Transformation Technologies Support Safe Operations for New Caspian Sea Platform
Company’s software and project expertise enables expedited timeline and on-time start for new BP-operated platform.
Emerson Extends OEM Program to Life Sciences to Accelerate Industry’s Digital Transformation
Collaboration with leading OEMs will reduce cost and time to bring therapies to marke.
Emerson and MHPS Collaborate on Power Industry Digital Transformation
Companies to develop solutions that drive operational excellence and create cleaner, more reliable power for consumers.
Sensor Technology helps ALARIS Medical Systems enhance pump drive design
Sensor Technology has harnessed the phenomenon of SAW or Raleigh waves, which were first observed over 100 years ago and which form a major part of the destructive force of an earthquake.
Siemens helps carbon manufacturer modernize DCS
Birla Carbon has relied for many years on a distributed control system to optimize the production of carbon black powder. When it came time to modernize their DCS, they implemented an IO migration strategy to minimize plant downtime and hardware replacement costs.
EPLAN's Cogineer helps Hanseatic Power Solutions automate control cabinet engineering
Hanseatic Power Solutions GmbH (HPS) automated its control cabinet engineering in several steps and has just implemented EPLAN Cogineer. The company has now used a "before and after" comparison to record actual time savings. Electrical planning alone now takes only 20% of the original time.
Emerson helps Oklahoma Gas and Electric automate power plant
Located in Luther, Oklahoma, the Redbud plant comprises four identical 1X1 units generating a combined output of 1,230 megawatts.
Inductive Automation helps Madison-Kipp Corporation enhance efficiency
Madison-Kipp Corporation (MKC), based in Madison, Wisconsin, makes precision machined aluminum die castings and subassemblies for the transportation, lawn & garden, and industrial markets. When it wanted to bring down costs and raise efficiency, MKC implemented Ignition by Inductive Automation
How Hydrogen Fuel Cells are Transforming Industry
A fuel cell is a device that converts energy stored in molecules into electrical energy. Using hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2) as power, the fuel cell produces water, electricity and heat without creating any emissions other than water vapour. This article explains the possibilities of hydrogen fuel cells.
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