Change of leisure activities and technical development Yesterday, I held an interesting chat with my ten years old son: between the two of us, we were trying to reconstruct how afternoons after work or school would be in different time…
When will we reach technological singularity in the process industry? Read More »
During the corona pandemic, operating and controlling a system remotely becomes more important. Safety and the avoidance of potential risks are essential, also when it comes to your alarm management. Time for an interview with Solution Consultant Ferdinand Coster of…
Nowadays, standardizing and automating operating procedures based on best practices from experienced operators should be high on the agenda of plant managers. After all, this ensures a safer operation and better profitability of your plant. But for other reasons, it…
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A power plants’ steam and water cycle play a crucial role in energy production. The way laboratories operate and perform analyses is ever-changing. The market is demanding laboratories to become more efficient in order to reduce overall operating costs. Besides,…
The secret to keeping your plant’s steam and water cycle well-balanced Read More »
The primary goal of a safety system is to reduce operational risks and improve the overall process safety of a plant over its entire lifecycle. In the event of a deviation or failure of the safety system, Safety Instrumented Systems…
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The extensive cyber intrusions on Oil and Gas companies have revealed that these intrusions are not just a one-off scenario to talk about, rather it demands a theoretical approach to understand the attack more precisely. There has been a wide…
Anatomy of a Cyber Attack- ICS Cyber Kill Chain- Part 1 Read More »
Before the introduction of industrial instrumentation, the manual vibration sampling and recording of data was commonplace. As we moved to advanced process control, having real-time data became critical for accurate decision-making. This resulted in most manual sampling being replaced by…
COVID-19 While you are reading this, you are more than likely working from home because of COVID-19. During the last three weeks, I have read many stories about the virus and to me, the big question was always the same:…
What’s the real Problem with COVID-19 and Cyber Security? Read More »
What exactly are Big Data? As a data scientist, I am fascinated by data. With enthusiasm, I dive into the raging sea of data, the so-called Big Data, and search for pearls, the insights that are rarely found directly on…
Companies are not exploiting the Potential of Big Data! Read More »
