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    Big data is just like salt water. There's lots of it everywhere, but you can't consume it without putting in plenty of time, money and labor to clean it. This is why many end users lament that their analytics projects are drowning in data, but starving for useful insights and actionable intelligence, so they can improve decisions and add value to their products and companies.
    Don’t Be Insecure About Safety
    Safety Instrumented Systems

    Process industries shouldn’t be insecure about safety software

    Len Vermillion
    Sept. 25, 2023
    Plant operators often cringe about surrendering safety tasks to automation. While artificial intelligence and machine learning are scary and cybersecurity a concern, they’re in...
    Cloud Primer
    Industry Perspectives (sponsored)

    Unlocking the potential of cloud-based SCADA systems

    Chris Little
    Sept. 22, 2023
    Experts from VTScada by Trihedral discuss the considerations and benefits for decision-makers
    Finding Time Data Analytics Shorten The Distance Between Information, Insights, Added Value
    Data Analytics

    Data analytics find time

    Jim Montague
    Sept. 21, 2023
    End users and system integrators are using data analytics to shorten the distance between raw information, useful intelligence and added value
    The Usual Analytics Software Suspects
    Data Analytics

    The usual (analytics) software suspects

    Jim Montague
    Sept. 21, 2023
    An updated but incomplete list of the primary data analytics software packages and tools
    More Sensors Enable Better Modeling For Run Of Plant Equipment
    Data Analytics

    More sensors enable better modeling for run-of-plant equipment

    Jim Montague
    Sept. 20, 2023
    Five Koch Ag & Energy facilities use 125 Monitron IoT vibration and temperature sensors from Amazon Web Services at five facilities

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    Standardized Software Let Users Scale Up Analytics Capacity
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    Standardized software let users scale up analytics capacity

    Jim Montague
    Sept. 19, 2023
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    Rewire remaining personnel for best analytics practices

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    Sept. 18, 2023
    Maverick Technologies retrains petrochemical plant staff in managing their Aveva OSI PI software
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    Fill the skills gap—with spying

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    Sept. 15, 2023
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    Integrators Guide Users To Analytics And Models
    Data Analytics

    Integrators guide users to analytics and models

    Jim Montague
    Sept. 14, 2023
    System integrator Patti Engineering helps users decide where to process data, and how to test to develop higher-resolution, more predictive simulations
    Single Points Of Failure Pose Hidden Risks In Control Systems
    Control

    Single points of failure pose hidden risks in control systems

    John Rezabek
    Sept. 13, 2023
    Identifying single-point failure potential can solidify process control success
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    Overcoming barriers to adopting software tool for enhanced process safety

    Sept. 12, 2023
    Schneider Electric’s Chris Stogner discusses how plant operators can break down the barriers to adoption for software tools designed to increase safety, cybersecurity and productivity...
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    Endress+Hauser shows how digitalized measurements enable sustainability

    Sept. 11, 2023
    Prioritizing measurements and multi-parameter instruments make efficiency and sustainability possible
    Industrial Strength Sustainability
    Sustainability

    Industrial-strength sustainability

    Len Vermillion
    Sept. 8, 2023
    Process automation boosts the commercial potential of emerging industries such as micro-algae, hydrogen and chemical recycling
    The Wind Beneath My Material
    Asset Management

    The wind beneath my material

    Jim Montague
    Sept. 7, 2023
    Kansas State University’s Bulk Solids Innovation Center shows how to size pneumatic conveying systems
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    Advanced displays improve process safety

    Greg McMillan
    Sept. 6, 2023
    Emerson’s Christi Mezzic shows how operator displays incorporated into HMIs create more intuitive environments
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    Sustainability

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    Béla Lipták
    Sept. 5, 2023
    An in-depth look at the importance of hydrogen and how large-scale storage can be efficiently achieved
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    Sustainability

    Unveiling ancient global temperature and current climate change

    Béla Lipták
    Sept. 1, 2023
    How insights from 500 million years of Earth’s temperature history show the reliability of global warming measurement
    Leveraging Ai For Enhanced Asset Performance Management
    Wireless

    Leveraging AI for enhanced asset performance management

    Ian Verhappen
    Aug. 30, 2023
    Artificial intelligence and other intelligent device management tools can better optimize industrial processes
    Flow Know How Reaches Flood Stage
    Flow

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    Jim Montague
    Aug. 25, 2023
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    Identification system combines printing and application, cuts marking time up to 60%

    Phoenix Contact
    Aug. 25, 2023
    Thermomark E automated identification system simplifies marking by combining printing and application into one step, which is reported to reduce marking time by up to 60%. This...
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    Industrial Networks

    Sensor-actuator cables with M8 and M12 connectors

    Pepperl+Fuchs, Inc.
    Aug. 24, 2023
    M8/M12 sensor-actuator cables for machine and plant operations combine different threading and wire types, and feature M8 and M12 connectors for maximum service life and simple...
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    Sustainability

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    Don Fregelette
    Aug. 23, 2023
    Digitalization is foundational to creating a sustainable solution for plastic trash by improving manufacturing processes.
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    Industrial Networks

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    Weidmuller
    Aug. 23, 2023
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    Industrial Networks

    Insulated control cable and IO-Link cable

    AutomationDirect
    Aug. 22, 2023
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    Plug-in connection terminal block

    Dinkle International
    Aug. 21, 2023
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    Snappable terminal blocks with stripped, fine-stranded conductors

    DigiKey
    Aug. 18, 2023
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