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Process Control

Emerson to expand in Romania with new building for flow measurement

The expansion includes a new, 18,800-square-meter flow measurement manufacturing building. The $60-million investment will help meet growing demand for the company’s flow measurement products and services in Europe and other regions, according to Emerson officials.

Case history: Optimization of aromatics complex

Neste Jacobs Oy: Bergman, S.  |  Yli-Opas, K.  |  Karlsson, S.  |  Frejborg, A.
Borealis Polumers Oy: Vettenranta, J.
Borealis Polymers Oy: Rönkä, M.

Borealis Polymers executed an online optimization project at its phenol and aromatics plants in Porvoo. The plantwide application increased the output rate by 9% and greatly improved the stability of operations.

Major refinery uses reliable fiscal metering system

Emerson Process Management: Gupta, T.

Reliance Industries Ltd., ranked 99th on the Fortune 500 list of the world’s major corporations, operates the largest refinery and petrochemical complex. Located in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India (Fig...

Use adaptive control to improve process operations

AspenTech: Golightly, R.

Refiners and chemical/petrochemical producers can now deploy APC and enjoy sustained benefits by implementing a continuous process for controller maintenance.

HP Automation Strategies: A new era emerging for incident prediction and avoidance solutions

ARC Advisory Group: Hill, D.

“Inevitably, what you don’t know will ruin your day.” This often-voiced piece of wisdom is particularly true in the hydrocarbon processing industries, where operations staffs are being ..

HP Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Blume, Adrienne

Modular generator creates precision gas mixturesKIN-TEK’s FlexStream Modular Gas Standards Generating System (Fig. 1) creates precise gas mixtures. The FlexStream system dilutes emissions from pe..

EMGC ’14: Israel shows off new plant technologies for water treatment, security

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Adrienne Blume

The Hadera desalination facility features advanced water treatment technologies, including thermal and membrane water treatment. Meanwhile, a tour of the Israel Aerospace Industries ELTA offered insight into security solutions for the energy industry.

KBC to expand Middle East, North Africa process technology business

KBC has assisted major oil companies for many decades through its expert consultants and process simulation software, and is now undertaking a "major growth program" to expand the business.

HP Automation Strategies: Intelligent pumps offer potential for significant energy savings

ARC Advisory Group: Whalen, J.

Increasing energy costs over the last few decades have put more pressure on companies across all industries to find more efficient ways to utilize energy. Reducing energy consumption reduces both inpu..

HP Automation Safety: What are safety engineering ethics?

exida LLC: Goble, W.

In many professional engineer (PE) programs, continuing education is required. In some US states, this education includes specific requirements for engineering ethics training. The author recently att..