Digital Technologies
Hexagon collaborates with Microsoft to enhance industrial operations
Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division has announced its collaboration with Microsoft, using the Microsoft Azure cloud platform to host the recently launched HxGN SDx2 solution.
WGLC: Innovating AI adoption
Holding consistent with many conference discussions in 2024, the Women’s Global Leadership Conference also tackled AI implementation. In fact, the first day of the Nov. 19-20 conference did one better, featuring multiple panels on the topic and discussing how female leaders can make strides with this new technology.
ClonBio Group selects Seeq for enterprise-wide analytics
Seeq, a leader in industrial analytics, AI and monitoring, and ClonBio Group Ltd., an Irish agribusiness company, have announced a multi-year commercial agreement for the Seeq Industrial Analytics and AI platform to be leveraged across ClonBio’s biorefinery assets in Europe and its principal asset in the U.S. to further accelerate digital transformation outcomes.
Akselos expands structural performance software offering for hydrotreaters
Akselos announced the expansion of its structural performance software offering for hydrotreaters in the refining and petrochemicals sector globally.
Shape the future of sustainable processing with advanced analytics
From the foundations of measuring emissions in real time, to forecasting the impact of each lever and automating reporting, digital technologies help processors track key sustainability metrics and overall progress in the journey to net-zero.
Sponsored Content: Demystifying industrial AI agents: What we can learn from Iron Man
An industrial agent is an agile and robust software entity that intelligently represents and manages the functionalities and capabilities of an industrial unit. This Digital Feature dives deep into industrial agents, and how they can be used to optimize plant operations.
Prompt engineering: Extracting operational excellence knowledge from AI—Part 2
Prompt engineering elaborates precise instructions to guide large language models towards generating specific, desired outputs, and offers significant potential for optimizing processes, solving complex problems and improving operational efficiency in refineries and petrochemical plants. In Part 2, the practical applications of these advanced prompt engineering techniques in various aspects of refinery operations will be explored. Examples include key areas where RAG implementation with specific plant information would be highly beneficial.
Utilize a process simulation digital twin to optimize condensate yield
With the aim to maximize profit, and contribute to sustainability targets by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, ADNOC Sour Gas has optimized condensate hydrotreater operation by adjusting Reid vapor pressure, which resulted in maximizing condensate yield. This article is a case study on using a process digital twin to optimize condensate yield.
BGEN signs five-year contract with INEOS O&P UK
BGEN has announced that it has signed a five-year contract with the petrochemical manufacturer INEOS O&P UK. BGEN will provide a range of services to help INEOS optimize plant efficiency at its site in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.
eschbach launches Shiftconnector Smart Solutions for AI-driven knowledge harvesting
Global software developer eschbach, the provider of the Shiftconnector® enterprise manufacturing platform for the process industry, has launched its Shiftconnector® Smart Solutions.

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