Articles

The State of Operator Effectiveness

Operators Can Influence Plant Performance Significantly
Post Date: 05/17/2012
Author: Keith Larson

Control Center Design Can Boost Operator Performance

Why Are Control Centers and Operator Stations Designed Without Respect to Human Factors?
Post Date: 05/17/2012
Author: Keith Larson

Selling Diagnostics to Management, Part 2

Dear Plant Manager, We See a Chance to Get Distinctive and Strategic Value From Intelligent Devices; Give Us a Chance to Prove We Can Do It
Post Date: 05/07/2012
Author: John Rezabek

Don't Leave Energy Project ROIs on a Shelf

Accelerated Implementation Moves Energy Assessment Results to the Bottom Line
Post Date: 04/24/2012
Author: Paul Studebaker

Selling Diagnostics to Management

Managers Are Paid the Big Bucks to Make Decisions That Many Times Boil Down to "How Much Insurance Do I Want to Buy?
Post Date: 04/05/2012
Author: John Rezabek

The League of Competent People

The World Needs Saving and Only We Can Save It by Working Together. Lets Start Investing in STEM Education and Jobs
Post Date: 04/02/2012
Author: Walt Boyes

Search for the Asset Management, Part II

GlaxoSmithKline, Beamex and Emerson Process Management team up to streamline calibration and asset software - and use far less paper-at GSK's plant in Cork, Ireland.
Post Date: 03/06/2012
Author: Jim Montague

The Search for the Asset Management Holy Grail, Part I

Are We There Yet?
Post Date: 03/06/2012
Author: Nancy Bartels

Sustainability Tops Food Industry Concerns

Stories of Water Conservation and Risk Management at the Food & Beverage Industry Forum
Post Date: 11/16/2011
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Saving of the Green

Good Asset Management Yields Both More Uptime and More Efficiency, but It Also Can Be a Big Contributor to Your Energy-Saving and Sustainability Efforts
Post Date: 11/15/2011
Author: Nancy Bartels

Help Is on the Way

Consult Specification 55-1:2008 for Asset Management
Post Date: 11/15/2011
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What is PAS 55

It Provides Clear Definitions and a 28-point Requirements Specification for Establishing and Verifying an Optimized Management System
Post Date: 11/15/2011
Author: Nancy Bartels

Maintenance by the Numbers

Learn About Precision Energy Management Systems (PEMS)
Post Date: 11/15/2011
Author: Nancy Bartels

Instrument Asset Management Drives Profit

How an Enterprise Control System Can Simplify Creating Value from Maintenance
Post Date: 11/10/2011
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The Three Stages of Energy Management Maturity

From Basic Awareness to Organizational Competency, Taking Charge of Energy Consumption Is an Evolutionary Process
Post Date: 11/09/2011
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Chloride UPS Diagnostics Now Integrated with Emerson Platforms

The Health of the UPS Is Now Visible in the Control Systems and in the Asset Management System
Post Date: 10/25/2011
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Automating for Energy Savings

See the Benefits of Automating Your Plant
Post Date: 10/18/2011
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Lifecycle Cost Definitions

Explaining Commonly Used Lifecycle Cost Terminology
Post Date: 10/18/2011
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HART -- the Premier Tool for Asset Management

Cut Downtime and Improve Profits With the Tools You Already Have
Post Date: 09/20/2011
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Take a Bite Out of Lifecycle Costs

Automation Can Not Only Control a Process Plant; It Can Also Cut Its Lifecycle Costs
Post Date: 09/11/2011
Author: Dan Hebert