Digital Technologies

Update to ISA/IEC 62443 Standards addresses organization-wide cybersecurity

The International Society of Automation (ISA) — the leading professional society for automation — has announced the publication of ANSI/ISA-62443-2-1-2024, “Security for industrial automation and control systems.” This is the latest update to the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards, the widely used global consensus-based automation and control systems cybersecurity standards.

Radix, Celanese, Cognite partner to develop JO.AI, a groundbreaking generative AI-powered solution

Radix and Celanese will collaborate with Cognite on the development of JO.AI, a groundbreaking generative AI-powered solution designed to revolutionize operations in asset-intensive industries.

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.

Decarbonization pathway for net-zero by 2050: Carbon neutrality roadmap strategy for an integrated refinery and petrochemical facility

This article quantifies GHG emissions from various sources, such as fired heaters and boilers, within refinery and petrochemical operations. Based on these quantified emissions, a tailored carbon neutrality roadmap is developed, incorporating carbon reduction, mitigation and offsetting strategies.

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Design efficient and scalable liquefaction plants for a low-carbon future

The safe, reliable and environmentally sustainable delivery of LNG to consumer markets requires investment in new and expanded infrastructure. Embedding digital technology and insights allows key stakeholders to understand the challenges of such an endeavor, along with pathways to more efficient projects and operations.

Digital Exclusive: Managing reliability and asset management performance in the Yanbu refinery through the implementation of a reliable operations committee program

One of the most important aspects in having successful reliability and asset management performance is to establish a tracking mechanism to monitor, control and manage key performance indicator (KPI) performance, which is the focus of this article.

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.