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Honeywell Users Group

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“The Honeywell family is growing.” Honeywell’s Pramesh Maheshwari referenced the first DCS installed at ExxonMobil 50 years ago, while explaining the possibilities of change through recent acquisitions of Sundyne and Johnson Matthey's Catalyst Technologies during his keynote address to the Honeywell Users Group meeting this week in San Antonio.
As the company marks 50 years since installing the first DCS, new capabilities enabled by AI and acquisitions promise another productive half century
June 9, 2025
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“We are trying to tackle the biggest challenges our customers are facing today in maintaining their overall automation infrastructure.” Honeywell’s Anand Vishnubhotla on the company’s digital twin technology.
The subscription-based offering helps users better manage their automation infrastructure
July 2, 2025
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“We are dealing with constraints at all points.” Honeywell’s Vineet Lasrado discussed how upstream oil and gas operations can use advanced process control to overcome multiple priorities and constraints to achieve optimal results.
Closed loop production optimization faces challenges upstream, but oil and gas producers are finding new ways to implement advanced process control
June 12, 2025
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“Power instability is costly.” Honeywell’s Travis DeBenedetto revealed how transient events can be costly to industrial power consumers.
A range of preventive measures can help anticipate potential disturbances and ensure operational resilience
June 12, 2025
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“There’s a misnomer in the industry about the ongoing convergence of IT and OT; we’re essentially converged already.” Honeywell’s Paul Smith together with colleague Brandon Cho discussed the latest recommendations for ensuring network cybersecurity.
To reduce downtime from cyberattacks, Honeywell recommends clear response plans, regular recovery drills, and improved visibility across control systems.
June 11, 2025
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“When things break, you don’t want to be the only one that can fix it.” Duke Energy’s Mark Whitman argues that plant networks are a community asset.
Especially during system upgrades, expanding network access and opening lines of communication outside the digital team make the network stronger
June 11, 2025
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Emerson Exchange

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“The structures that once managed complexity now cause pressure.” Emerson CEO Lal Karsanbhai discussed how the company’s Project Beyond will make current automation investments deliver greater value without introducing complexity.
Emerson President and CEO Lal Karsanbhai opened Emerson Exchange 2025 with a look at the changing landscape of the industry and the fresh solutions that will usher it in.
May 21, 2025
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“We curate all the data in a central repository—making sure the data is clean and any calculations you need to normalize the data are there.” Emerson’s Hasit Patel explained how Emerson’s Inmation platform contextualizes a broad range of industrial data so that it is meaningful to the applications that need it.
Emerson’s AspenTech Inmation helps companies create a real-time infrastructure for holistic monitoring of all acquired industrial data
June 2, 2025
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“Saving 30 to 60 minutes per batch lets us run one or two extra batches per week, which means an extra $60,000 for each.” Synthomer’s Eric Schulz discussed how Emerson’s DeltaV Batch and DeltaV Live systems help execute operations more quickly and efficiently.
Impact partner R.E. Mason helps with batch configurations, and modernizing charging system code
June 2, 2025
“We wanted to test WirelessHART’s self-organizing, self-healing network because it can use multiple pathways to reach its gateway.” Oliver Rodriguez, key account manager at Emerson, discussed Ternium Steel’s choice of WirelessHART technology to provide reliable communications despite harsh conditions.
Transmitters with WirelessHART reliably measure bearing oil temperatures on hot-steel rollers despite constant floods of cooling water
June 2, 2025
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“We can optimize operations, enhance decision-making and boost productivity.” Brenntag’s Krzysztof Pawlowski discussed the company’s use of Emerson’s Rosemount SAM42 Acoustic Particle Monitor and DeltaV SaaS SCADA software to remotely detect sand production from gas wells and head off potentially erosive conditions.
Oil & gas services provider partners with Emerson to enable real-time monitoring of sand in gas pipelines
June 2, 2025
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“Over the past two years, we’ve had $214,000 in cost avoidance and reduced our maintenance rounds by 445 hours.” AbbVie’s Ellen Kaminski on the pharmaceutical company’s savings due to wireless steam-trap monitoring.
Timely response leads to lower energy costs, smaller carbon footprint plus increased safety and productivity
May 28, 2025
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Rockwell Automation: Automation Fair

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Blake Moret, CEO, Rockwell Automation
CEO Blake Moret explained how Rockwell Automation plans to reduce risk and improve outcomes by making advanced technologies easier to implement and integrate
Nov. 19, 2024
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Liz Bahl Prosak, commercial portfolio manager, Rockwell
Modern, integrated safety solution is TÜV-certified as SIL 2 and SIL 3 compliant
Nov. 25, 2024
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Doug Johnson-Poensgen, cofounder and CEO, Circulor
Circulor and Rockwell Automation panelists show how digital passports and twins strengthen processes and supply chains
Nov. 25, 2024
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Amanda Thompson, Rockwell Automation product manager for FactoryTalk Analytics VisionAI
The latest release of FactoryTalk Analytics VisionAI is a fully realized system for quality control and assurance
Nov. 25, 2024
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Matt Rendall, CEO and co-founder, Otto Motors
Rapidly advancing capabilities—and proven intralogistics value proposition—point to rapid uptake among manufacturers
Nov. 25, 2024
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Smarter, more connected machines also offer opportunities for OEMs to improve profits for themselves and their customers
Nov. 25, 2024
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YNOW: A Yokogawa Users Conference

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Control’s Keith Larson caught up with systems leader Mitsuhiro Yamamoto on the company’s own digital transformation
Oct. 30, 2024
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ChatGPT triggered a gold rush that could add $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030
Nov. 1, 2024
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How they shifted from local results that don’t maximize overall business value to strategic, end-to-end, margin optimization
Oct. 31, 2024
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Being observant is often a good first step toward encouraging participation and reaping the benefits of full collaboration
Oct. 31, 2024
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When it comes to digital transformation, Petronas’ Sharul Rashid wants to see more collaborative efforts
Oct. 31, 2024
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Water systems must become smaller, localized and autonomous with the help of advanced process controls
Oct. 31, 2024
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