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Before investing in new technology, consider its holistic value
Truly understanding the value of a project for all stakeholders makes the investment decision easier. [ + ]
Detecting organic contamination in cogeneration water
Effective TOC measurement is necessary if organics are present in cogeneration process water. [ + ]
Machine health check: automating maintenance
How the Industrial IoT facilitates predictive and prescriptive maintenance. [ + ]
Diversifying level measurement technology in the LNG industry
Natural gas continues to be a part of the energy puzzle that powers our world, and reliable, accurate level measurement is a part of the solution. [ + ]
Ensuring Australia’s food bowl will not be empty amidst global food shortages
To build more resilient supply chains going forward, food production companies should consider investing in technologies that involve all stakeholders. [ + ]
How automation can reduce food loss in the food industry
Greater use of automation in the food manufacturing industry and supply chain can help to reduce food loss. [ + ]
Cutting grid dependence
Artificially splitting larger grids into virtual micro grids can leverage real-world, real-time data to provide closed-loop control functionality. [ + ]
The evolution of the DCS: meeting the needs of the digital revolution
As digital technologies increasingly find their way into industrial applications, a new generation of distributed control system is needed. [ + ]
The importance of heat exchanger aftercare
Follow-up service and aftercare are often not considered when implementing a heat exchanger. [ + ]
Enabling IIoT connectivity for virtual power plants
The IIoT can help overcome the challenges of integrating distributed energy resources into the grid. [ + ]
Safety first: selecting the right encoders for safe motion control
A widely used strategy for ensuring that information from a sensor is trustworthy is to build redundancy into the control feedback loops. [ + ]
The lights-sparse versus the lights-out factory — Part 2
The marriage of digital and physical manufacturing technologies will soon enable increasing flexibility, making it possible to accommodate mass customisation. [ + ]
Smart instrumentation: meeting the challenges of hydrogen production
Using green hydrogen as a sustainable fuel source is generating great interest as companies and governments look for new ways to cut reliance on fossil fuels. [ + ]
Understanding firewall technology for industrial cybersecurity — Part 2
By combining different firewall functions in an overall network defence strategy it is possible to design networks that are prepared for the future. [ + ]
Turning installed base into profits with online monitoring
After-sales service is often viewed as a competitive differentiator, a source of customer satisfaction, and often a profit generator. [ + ]