Automation
Yokogawa, UptimeAI partner to enhance asset performance management in industrial plants
Yokogawa Electric Corporation and UptimeAI Inc. announced a strategic agreement aimed at dramatically enhancing asset performance management in industrial plants. The agreement is underscored by a capital investment in UptimeAI by Yokogawa.
Yokogawa and UptimeAI partner to deliver operational excellence through AI-powered APM
Yokogawa Electric Corp., a global leader in industrial automation and control, and UptimeAI Inc., a provider of a cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI)-based operational excellence platform designed to mimic experts in identifying and solving operational issues, have announced a strategic agreement aimed at dramatically enhancing asset performance management (APM) in industrial plants.
Digital Exclusive (sponsored): Improve efficiency via centralized data and advanced collaboration
This article will detail how companies can use digital solutions to transform their engineering and data management by seamlessly integrating real-time data across the entire asset lifecycle, enabling faster, more accurate decision-making to improve efficiency, increase safety, minimize downtime and enhance profitability.
Digital Exclusive: Automation and digital technologies' role in the energy transition-A discussion with Yokogawa
Hydrocarbon Processing sat down with Mitsuhiro Yamamoto, Vice President and Executive Officer of the Systems Business Division, Digital Solutions Headquarters, Yokogawa Electric Corporation to discuss the global energy transition, and how digital technologies and automation have and will play a major role in the evolution of the processing industries.
SICK and Endress+Hauser join forces in process automation
SICK and Endress+Hauser are bringing their strategic partnership in process automation to life: SICK’s advanced gas analysis and flow measurement technology is now an integral part of Endress+Hauser’s comprehensive instrumentation portfolio.
Revolutionize the integrated refining and petrochemical industries with digital twin models
Today’s refining and petrochemical complexes are increasingly adopting digital model technologies. One such tool, digital twins, has proven to be an excellent solution for the design and operational stages. With digital twin models, plants can achieve optimized business sustainability, improving environmental impacts, asset performance and financial criteria.
Enhance the performance of panel operators using a visualization tool in an LPG plant
Through a combination of case studies and practical insights, this article explores the benefits and challenges of implementing visualization tools in LPG plants. Moreover, it discusses strategies for optimizing operator training and workflow integration to maximize the effectiveness of these tools in improving operational performance, safety and overall plant productivity.
BASF and research partners collaborate to optimize mechanical recycling of plastics
BASF has teamed up with Endress+Hauser, TechnoCompound and the Universities of Bayreuth and Jena to study how the mechanical recycling of plastics can be improved. With funding from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the SpecReK project aims to reliably and precisely identify the composition of plastic waste during the recycling process and thus improve the quality of recycled plastics.
bp extends GFA with ABB as supplier of automation across upstream/downstream assets
ABB has extended its relationship with bp through signing a five-year Global Frame Agreement to supply automation, electrical and telecommunications equipment across bp’s upstream and downstream assets and facilities.
Digital Feature: A Case Study on achieving visibility into OT cybersecurity policy compliance
This case study details how a U.S.-based Fortune 50 petroleum refiner used PAS Cyber Integrity® to improve OT cybersecurity. By automating asset inventory and vulnerability assessments, the company reduced manual processes, enhanced visibility into cyber risks and improved safety-ultimately saving millions in program costs.
- Dow Chemical delays construction on multi-billion-dollar Path2Zero project in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada 4/25
- Asahi Kasei, Nobian, Furuya Metal and Mastermelt commence joint project to recycle metals, signaling a milestone towards circularity in the chlor-alkali industry 4/25
- India's Delhi plans to curb gasoline car sales, ban gas-guzzling bikes to shed polluter tag 4/25
- Automakers rush to meet surging China demand for long-range hybrids 4/25
- Aster Chemicals to bid for ExxonMobil's Singapore fuel stations 4/25
- Wärtsilä, Höegh Evi and partners complete development of world’s first floating ammonia-to-hydrogen cracker 4/25
