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Key Performance Indicators
KPIs are an excellent performance measurement tool that businesses in many different sectors employ to improve performance. The key to KPIs is finding a way to...
Measurement Automation Strategy Key to Bio-Ethanol Refinery Efficiency
Ethanol production holds great promise for our country’s energy future and also provides an excellent opportunity to support our domestic agricultural economy and...
Production Performance Ratings
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are used in batch processing industries as measurements of production performance. Their use is one element in the current trend of...
QNI Uses the OSIsoft PI System to Control Refinery Operations and Gain 41 Percent IRR in 3.5 Years
Until a few years ago, QNI’s cobalt/nickel refinery in Yabulu, Australia, used manual process-recording methods. Process engineers found it difficult to determine...
Coordinated Batch Execution is the Key Theme of the New Plant Architecture……..…….. A Status Update
Manufacturers consolidating production facilities around contract manufacturing and outsourcing models are reducing noncore activities so that costs can be decreased...
Experiences from Implementation of a Single DCS Solution Supplied by Multiple Module Skid Vendors and Utilizing the Principles of S88 as a Key Element
The world of the pharmaceutical and biotech industries is becoming more and more complex. Business- production processes must be transparent in order to react...
Real-Time Energy Measurement and Empowerment
Business leaders in today’s manufacturing industries are facing a key issue, lack of visibility into plant business performance in real-time. Thus, real-time...
Mesh Topology in ISA100.11a
Analysis of the Mesh Topology in ISA100.11a D2.</p> <p>Before a network can be used it must be formed. As part of this formation, devices must be provisioned with a...
Integrating Batch Automation with New Product Development: Meeting the Challenge
A major cosmetics manufacturer had just finished the first production run of a brand new skin cleanser, when the error was discovered – an ingredient in the cleanser...
Game Changer: Visibility, Enablement, and Process Innovation for a Mobile Workforce
A key aspect of the "Perfect Plant" is having the right information in the right place at the right time. In most manufacturing environments, instrumentation and...
