“The chemical industry has finally woken up to the benefits of Industry 4.0 and is ready to spend in the face of challenges such as increasing margin pressures and a declining labor force,” says report from ABI Research
What comes to mind when you hear the word “app”? WhatsApp? TikTok? Linked-in? Broadening our scope from these examples that deliver entertainment and connection, what can apps do for users in the process industries? Quite simply, an app is an application software that generates benefits for the user - on your mobile device, in the cloud or on a server 'under the desk'. Let’s take a look at three apps for process instrumentation, exploring their different approaches as well as their advantages.
Standardization provides the basis for digitizing the process plant
FDT 3.0 provides the standardized universal solution for open automation integration, configuration, monitoring and mobility
Cloud-based, smart solutions deliver transparent, digital communication. ProMinent’s web-based platform ensures safe monitoring of system statuses and process data in the cloud from any location. This allows operators in various sectors to improve their process reliability and system efficiency.
The DCS has been the link to production information from the plant floor for decades. We interviewed Mark Taft from ABB who gives a review on DCS technology, digital transformation, and sustainable production.
Sealed parts for very high hygienic requirements
Device, system, and end users now benefit from an embedded unified environment unlocking universal device management, IT/OT convergence, data analytics, services, and mobility
Decentralized acquisition of intrinsically safe signals from zones 0/20 and 1/21
Improved safety and uptime in hazardous applications through detailed valve assembly and diagnostic data
Automation technology facilitates large-scale biomass cultivation using artificial photosynthesis. Prototype with quantum technology to be presented at Hannover Messe 2022
Firmware update adds web server functions, “HCiR” and parallel access to HART devices to Ethernet gateways
The topics to be discussed this year are more relevant than ever. Kay Petermann from IEN D-A-CH interviewed Dr. Jochen Köckler, Chairman of the Managing Board, Deutsche Messe AG, on the comeback of the fair as a live event.
High temperature stability allows use in CIP and SIP applications
Sustainable success in industrial manufacturing
NatureWorks’ new bioplastics plant in Thailand is set to produce 75,000 tons of Ingeo™ PLA biopolymer per year – integrated process from fermentation to polymerization enhances supply chain reliability
Yokogawa Electric Corporation revealed the results of its latest survey to gain further insights into the current and future state of industrial autonomy in process manufacturing. The survey highlights that the number of manufacturers moving forward with industrial autonomy is clearly increasing, and that there is a high awareness of the expected benefits on environmental sustainability.
Safe and secure temperature data management
Easy installation for use with pneumatic linear valves
Association brings together plant operators, suppliers and service providers with the aim of fast and easy information exchange
PROFINET technology continues to see growing interest and acceptance in process automation. To cater to the high level of interest in and demand for an easy-to-understand introduction to digital communication in field automation and the digital transformation, PI (PROFIBUS & PROFINET International) is offering an internationally oriented series of workshops on this topic.
Smooth and efficient handovers for greater information transparency for safer and more productive plants
For commissioning, inspection and mobile maintenance tasks
IO-Link is enjoying increasing popularity, with demand for the communications standard growing rapidly, especially in the food & beverage industry. The fieldbus-independent technology for point-to-point communication is easy to use and provides a cost-effective way to digitalize industrial plants.
Research project for sensor systems for extremely harsh environments
Companies will be able to use data to better deploy their resources and pave the way towards an eco-friendly and sustainable economy
The renewed PCN Europe website is designed to ensure an easier, faster and safer way to our content
IO-Link sensors with metal housing & all-round visible LED
Enabling IT/OT Interoperability in the New Age of Automation
The aim of the companies is to provide instant accessibility to quality and safety information with a single source of truth to enable disruptive business models
Zero liquid discharge(ZLD) is a waste management technique which transforms liquid waste streams from industrial plants into clean water, which can be reused in the process, and a minimal amount of solid residue, which often include valuable by-products.
Second control channel for use in complex aplications
Advanced Analytics for the management of intelligent flow control assets
Easier recycling of plastic packaging for consumer will be possible with a PACCOR cloud solution
Free virtual Ethernet-APL Technology Workshop offered to users on October 5 and 6
FDT Group video describes automation transformation with FDT 3.0
Glenn Schulz, Managing Director at FDT Group, gives us the details of the FDT 3.0 IIoT ecosystem, as well as insights on smart manufacturing and mobility, CIP security enhancements and 5G technology
The world is going digital - this applies to our private lives as well as to large parts of our work. In the process industries, the focus is often on end-to-end digital engineering, the analysis of big data, or the utilization of legacy data. But in what way can digitalization change daily work routines and increase work efficiency? A practical example is provided by the specialty chemicals company Lanxess, which has abandoned the classic clipboard, thus demonstrating very clearly what digitalization actually means and what benefits it offers.
We interviewed Andreas Hennecke, Pepperl+Fuchs Product Marketing Manager and Ambassador for Ethernet-APL about the development and possibilities of Ethernet-APL for the process industry.
Verification System for label compliance and quality monitoring
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