Since it’s Mardi Gras in New Orleans today, I’ll do a rare, same-day post. This year is an extra big year with the New Orleans Saints football team bringing the Super Bowl trophy home to the Crescent City. As a former resident back in the 1980s, I’m obliged to bring a bit of the sounds [...]
Sometimes plants go through a revamp and things just don’t work right. Loops that used to run fine in automatic mode now run in manual mode and require constant attention. I caught up last week with Emerson’s James Beall, a principal process control consultant, whom you may recall from earlier posts. James shared a great [...]
I’ve featured quite a number of experts around Emerson over these past three years. Some categories, like Process Optimization, have more than 50 posts. There is quite a bit of wisdom mixed in all those posts. A few months ago, I was asked by Plant Engineering magazine managing editor, Jack Smith, if I’d be willing [...]
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One only has to come across reports like the Institute for Supply Management‘s Manufacturing ISM Report On Business to see the slowing global economic conditions. The report notes: Manufacturing activity continued to decline at a rapid rate during the month of December. The decline covers the full breadth of manufacturing industries, as none of the [...]
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If ever there were a need for dynamic control, it would be for the global bond and equity markets this week. Instead of tackling that global challenge, with today’s post I’ll highlight Emerson senior process control consultant Mark Coughran‘s Emerson Exchange presentation. He presented, “Equipment Selection and Installation for Dynamic Loop Requirements” last week. The [...]
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