Achieving Sustainability Goals Through Efficient Valve Technology
From low-power valves to cloud devices, smart valve technologies are a critical part of net-zero strategies that can help reduce energy use and industrial emissions.
#iiot #controls #automation
The Four OT Cybersecurity Threats to Focus on in 2023
The premise that information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) environments, and the industrial internet of things (IIoT) overall, are converging is nothing new to professionals in the cybersecurity world.
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Aspen Technology Introduces Emissions Management Solution to Accelerate Customer Sustainability Initiatives
Advances carbon emission reduction efforts with comprehensive decision support capability.
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New Digital Solutions for Intelligent, Energy-Efficient Operations from Baker Hughes
Offerings will help to drive the long-term sustainability of customer operations.
#iiot #VMAnews #controls
Veolia Water Tech and OLI Systems Bring Water Chemistry Insights to Oil & Gas Industry
Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions announced today a collaboration with OLI Systems, a leader in water chemistry-based process simulation and electrolyte thermodynamics, to optimize operating performance in the refining and petrochemical industries through the use of OLI's innovative cloud platform that delivers actionable insights to operations teams.
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Emerson Named IIoT Company of the Year, Again
Company awarded for fifth time for the power of its Plantweb digital ecosystem, which includes AspenTech.
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Improving the Reliability of Valves with Embedded Features of Today’s Smart Actuators
Texas plant expansion will achieve 320 million gallons per day of treated water capacity.
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PETRONAS and Emerson to Collaborate on Digital Transformation and Decarbonization
Memorandum of Understanding signed, will enhance remote operations and strengthen cybersecurity while reducing carbon footprint.
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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
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.
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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.
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CASE STUDY: Building the World’s Most Secure Data Center Inside a Mountain
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
Securing data is vital to a world that has come to depend on it. All options are on the table as long as they deliver added protection.
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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
DOE Launches Cybersecurity Program to Modernize Grid
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
The U.S. Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Lab have launched the Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator to support efforts to modernize the grid and address cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
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Emerson's New Edge Solutions Simplify Creation of Advanced IIoT Applications
Contributed by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
PACSystems Edge Solutions help OEMs and end users rapidly configure and implement advanced edge computing, visualization and IIoT technology
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Flowserve Expands its RedRaven IoT Tech Suite
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
Flowserve Corp., a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, announced it has expanded its revolutionary industrial IoT service suite, RedRaven—giving companies even greater insight into the performance of their flow control systems by now offering valve-specific capabilities.
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Global Lighthouse Network Members Discuss Industry 4.0
Edited by Chris Pasion, Managing Editor, Modern Machine Shop | Production Machining
The Global Lighthouse Network says the most viable way to turn Industry 4.0 into a reality is to put an empowered workforce at the center of digital transformation.
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Study: offshore rigs need cybersecurity improvements
A two-year study concluded that deep-water drilling rigs are not prepared in general to protect themselves against cyber attacks. Rigs need more than firewalls and antivirus software to be secure, the study found.
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Using the Internet of Things for Supply Chain Visibility
One factor I noticed was that every article on the subject of the Internet of Things (IoT) was about applications inside the factory and not within the supply chain. For example, there were articles on machine monitoring, equipment monitoring, preventive maintenance, and smaller topics.
#automation #iiot #maintenance-repair