Automation

Automation, Safety & Security

TDLS8200: Maintenance-free, SIL2 certified and explosion-proof

In almost every chemical production plant, it is always necessary to store various substances in containers or tank farms. Depending on the chemical substance, this can from time to time result in an explosion hazard. For this reason, elementary protection against a possible explosion must be provided. In the best case scenario, this should be done in such a way that no explosive gas mixture can form in the gas phase of the container. In the age of ever-increasing safety requirements, a current safety assessment may make it necessary to actually record the oxygen content – especially if the device in question has been classified as a SIL (safety integrity level) application.  This is exactly where Yokogawa’s TDLS8000 laser comes into play.

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Hiccups in adopting disruptive technologies developed by external providers in the journey towards Pharma 4.0

The disruptive technologies that form the building blocks of Pharma 4.0 are often developed by external providers of the pharma-biopharma industry. The external providers maybe legacy solution providers who have presence in other sectors such as oil and gas that

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Automation, Optimisation

Smart manufacturing: boundaries fade – requirements stay the same

For companies in the process industry, the transition to an open architecture through edge systems offers the opportunity to optimise manufacturing and operational processes. But it is also an opportunity to unlock and enhance the value of existing systems and data. An industrial cloud architecture reflects the interplay of existing and future systems by aligning plant and operational processes with value chains. Unlike traditional concepts, the DX architecture starts from market requirements and customer experience. It extends from applications and operational processes to hardware and data.

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Automation, Optimisation

A city within a state? The process plant

The people of ancient Greece worshipped the goddess Automatia (“the one who comes by herself”). In addition, the Greeks at that time created city states (polis) with the claim of “autonomia”, to live as an independent unit. Today, on the journey from industrial automation to industrial autonomy, we are using an understanding that people already had in ancient times. However, the question remains: will the process plant of today develop into an autonomous polis?

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Automation

Make your digital transformation in the process industry

Digital transformation, so-called Industry 4.0, has been talked about for ten years now. What began at that time as a future project for comprehensive digitalisation is now taking place as a transformation throughout society and is also establishing itself in industry. The past twelve months in particular have given another enormous push in this direction. For example, the pandemic has accelerated the digital communication strategy of companies by six years on average worldwide. Digital transformation offers opportunities in all areas of business to adapt and evolve in the world of rapidly changing markets and technologies. The continuous development of digital technologies opens up new opportunities in research and development, but also in the areas of engineering, marketing, sales and services, all the way to logistics and value chains. Join us here on this blog with more topics on digital transformation in the process industry.

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