#AUTOMATION

Emerson Promotes Peter Zornio to CTO

Zornio was previously CTO of Automation Solutions for Emerson.
#automation #VMAnews

Caterpillar Successfully Demonstrates First Battery-Operated Mining Truck

New technology will help industry that faces big sustainability challenges to get to their goals faster.
#automation

Insights

Leading Cybersecurity Firm Predicts More Threats to Industrial Organizations in 2023

Kaspersky ICS CERT researchers share their predictions for next years’ industrial control system-focused developments as well as risks that organizations should prepare for in 2023.
#automation #iiot #controls

Design

New Valve-Based Leak Monitoring Sensor for Water Distribution

System can help utilities monitor systems to avoid catastrophic leaks, and prevent environmental damage from leaks.
#automation #VMAnews #water-wastewater

Endress+Hauser Launches New Temperature Transmitter

The iTemp TMT31 provides high measurement accuracy, flexible use and safe operation in a variety of process industries
#automation #controls

VMA Welcomes Caltrol Inc.

Caltrol, established in 1934, is an employee-owned company and Emerson Impact Partner.
#automation #VMAnews #controls

Eastern Controls, Inc., Expands its Reach as a SICK, Inc. Authorized Representative

Expansion add more territories in the northeast U.S. coverage.
#automation #actuators #VMAnews

Insights

Clearlake Capital-Backed FloWorks Acquires Flotech

Flotech is a distributor and servicer of industrial valves and automation solutions across the southeast.
#automation #maintenance-repair #pressure-relief

Manufacturing

The Future of Valve Manufacturing is Already Here

Companies in the valve and control products industry are responding to a confluence of forces that are changing the landscape of manufacturing — automation, agility and digitalization to name a few.
#basics #automation

Technical

In the Air: Wireless Trends in Smart Pneumatics

In today’s wireless world it’s no surprise that automation and manufacturing spaces have embraced—and sought out—the connectivity and convenience that wireless technologies offer.
#components #automation

Technical

Direct-Sealing Diaphragm Valves Offer Novel Approach

As modern industries such as hydrogen electrolysis and biotech make dramatic technical advances, engineers and researchers must sometimes turn to nontraditional process control systems.
#controls #automation #pressure-relief

Insights

Emerson Expands Portfolio With Acquisition of Fluxa

Emerson announces it has acquired life sciences company Fluxa, expanding its portfolio in the industry.
#automation #VMAnews

Design

Open and Shut: Smart, Reliable Thief Hatch Monitoring in Tank Batteries

A hatch left open or not fully sealed allows emissions to continuously vent out into the atmosphere. While producers once worried about lost product, the focus has shifted to environmental concerns.
#iiot #automation

Manufacturing

Editor's Product Picks

Neles introduces valve-sizing and selection software for all intelligent automated process valves.
#automation #VMAnews #controls

Applications

Emerson Helping Albioma Become a Fully Renewable Energy Provider

Independent French energy provider Albioma selects Emerson to help transform one of its coal-powered plant into renewable energy. This is but a part of Albioma’s overall goal of transforming all of its fossil fuel stations into renewable energy.
#VMAnews #automation

Emerson and Neste Engineering Provide Solutions to Optimize Fintoil Biorefinery Operations

Fintoil, together with Neste Engineering Solutions, has selected Emerson’s automation software and technologies to maximize the operational performance of its biorefinery being constructed in the port of Hamina-Kotka, Finland.
#automation

Manufacturing

Siemens Announces New R&D Collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

CATCH will be the entry point for many manufacturers to understand how and why additive manufacturing is crucial to designing products more effectively, manufacturing them closer to the point of purchase and creating a more resilient supply chain.
#iiot #VMAnews #automation

Applications

Emerson Provides Advanced Automation Technology for Toyota Australia’s Hydrogen Production and Refueling Plant

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

As low and zero-emission vehicles capture an ever-greater share of the market, countries around the globe need to expand access to renewable fuels like hydrogen.
#VMAnews #automation

Insights

Five Reasons Why the Right Strategy Leads to the Success of Digital Transformation Implementation

The past few years have proven that digital transformation (DT) is more than just a trend. It is becoming one of the frontrunners for ensuring business continuity through modernizing times. However, despite being an essential component for adaptability in a competitive industry, not all companies would consider their DT implementation a success.
#iiot #automation #basics

Design

Emergency Shutoff Valve Automation with Cowan’s E2H-ESD Actuator

By: Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

“We designed this product around the modular concept to allow the customer to have the flexibility to remove the hydraulics and controls in the field with very minimal work since an important reason for failure of electric and electrohydraulic actuators is vibration in the pipe transferred to the process valve,” says Maria Aguirre, director of Business Development.
#actuators #controls #automation