What is Pervasive Sensing and how does it tie in to the Internet of Things? Eric will explain the connection and discuss the strategies companies can take to use familiar devices in new ways to improve process, reliability, energy efficiency and safety. These strategies are available today with immediate financial returns that allow companies to scale growth without scaling problems and driving global competitiveness.
From the 2014 Taking Shape Summit: The Internet of Things & the Future of Manufacturing.
The Evolution of Fire Safety & Hypoxic-Air Across Industrieszeroburnfps
Hypoxic-air fire prevention systems are efficient, effective, affordable, and green. These systems prevent fires from occurring and are the added level of fire safety organizations need to protect their mission critical assets.
However, many people and organizations are not aware of the benefits of hypoxic-air or believe the science is too good to be true. Hypoxic-air systems are low oxygen fire prevention systems that add an extra layer of protection for your mission critical assets.
This slide deck was used for ZeroBurn's webinar and summarizes the benefits of utilizing a next generation fire prevention system to protect your mission critical assets.
The Smart Grid is coming! But unfortunately most existing buildings cannot talk with the Smart Grid. Instead, most have pneumatic HVAC controls and lighting circuits that cannot respond to dynamic pricing signals or demand response events. Retrofitting them with conventional technologies is prohibitively costly and disruptive to occupants.
In this session, Harry Sim, CEO of Cypress Envirosystems, will discuss new retrofit solutions that cost up to 80% less, do not disrupt occupants, and have a very good payback.
IBCon Internet of Things: Ten Years of Lessons LearnedRob Hafernik
We've been involved with the remote management of buildings for more than ten years. The new buzzword is "The Internet of Things" and we've learned a lot about it over the years.
The Evolution of Fire Safety & Hypoxic-Air Across Industrieszeroburnfps
Hypoxic-air fire prevention systems are efficient, effective, affordable, and green. These systems prevent fires from occurring and are the added level of fire safety organizations need to protect their mission critical assets.
However, many people and organizations are not aware of the benefits of hypoxic-air or believe the science is too good to be true. Hypoxic-air systems are low oxygen fire prevention systems that add an extra layer of protection for your mission critical assets.
This slide deck was used for ZeroBurn's webinar and summarizes the benefits of utilizing a next generation fire prevention system to protect your mission critical assets.
The Smart Grid is coming! But unfortunately most existing buildings cannot talk with the Smart Grid. Instead, most have pneumatic HVAC controls and lighting circuits that cannot respond to dynamic pricing signals or demand response events. Retrofitting them with conventional technologies is prohibitively costly and disruptive to occupants.
In this session, Harry Sim, CEO of Cypress Envirosystems, will discuss new retrofit solutions that cost up to 80% less, do not disrupt occupants, and have a very good payback.
IBCon Internet of Things: Ten Years of Lessons LearnedRob Hafernik
We've been involved with the remote management of buildings for more than ten years. The new buzzword is "The Internet of Things" and we've learned a lot about it over the years.
Presented by: Peter Harrod
Watch as you learn how to recognize deficiencies in your equipment, identify code violations, and plan the retroactive and forward thinking changes that will attract and retain tenants, lower risk and positively position your property for resale!
Watch the webinar on-demand: http://be.buildingengines.com/StatementofConditions_1.25.11_RegforOn-DemandWebinar.html
Human factors-related causes of hydrocarbon release on offshore platformsLloyd's Register Energy
Presentation from Jason Devereux at Offshore Europe 2013. Paper written by Jenny Gilroy and Derek Dumolo of Lloyd's Register Constiling's Human Factors team.
Hydrocarbon releases (HCR) are a major problem offshore, and most importantly are seen as a direct precursor to potential major accidents (MAs) (Oil and Gas UK, 2010). The UK HSE believe that of the occurring HCRs, 50-70% have causes linked in part or in whole to “things people do (or don’t do) when designing, maintaining and operating systems”, (Step Change in Safety, 2010) i.e. issues associated with Human Factors (HF).
An offshore operator contracted LR Consulting to conduct an independent HF-focussed organisational assessment into the underlying contributory factors to HCRs on their platforms, in order to support their own internal initiatives to reduce HCRs. The aim of LR Consulting’s assessment was to help the organisation confirm and identify the key areas of focus in order to combat HCRs and prioritise further actions going forward.
LR Scandpower adopted a systematic approach to investigate the HF contributions to HCRs on the organisation’s platforms, including a Thematic Analysis of past incident data, offshore interviews and onshore interviews with staff and detailed analysis of findings to identify common emergent themes issues. Eight key areas were identified as priorities for further action, and LR Consulting provided the operator with recommendations for improvements and/or remedial actions to deal with identified contributory factors
This presentation will explain the approach followed by LR Consulting and the findings from the study, including the key Human Factors causal factors that were identified. It will also highlight the key lessons learned that are considered to be potentially relevant to the wider offshore sector.
A presentation on the Cold Chain, Cloud Computing, and Validation from the DicksonOne Product Manager, Matt McNamara, presented at the Cold Chain Conference in Dubai. Matt walks you through the different advantages to using cloud computing in the cold chain, and how new technology currently complies with regulatory agencies such as the FDA. Questions? Send us an email at content@dicksondata.com, and for more content on temperature, visit our blog at www.blog.dicksondata.com. Enjoy!
ISCC 2013 keynote "Pervasive Sensing and IoT Cooking Recipe: Just add People ...Milan Milenkovic
ISCC 2013 Conference Keynote on Internet of Things scope and requirements, illustrations and specific use case energy efficiency in office buildings with personal eco-feedback application POEM (Personal Office Energy Monitor)
FEEDSTOCK STORAGE ASSIGNMENT IN PROCESS INDUSTRY QUALITY PROBLEMSBrenno Menezes
We propose a mixed-integer linear (MILP) model for the design of assignments of various raw materials with different qualities when moving them from external supply sources to shared storages. This is especially important in process industries with limited storage and quality blend programs optimizing a plant feed diet for ongoing operations involving process units, inventory control and product demands, as found in crude-oil, ore/metal and food processing industries. This novel storage assignment problem minimizes the quality deviation when a larger number of feedstocks from marine vessels or ships are clustered into a smaller number of containers or storages in the plant, known as the Pigeonhole Principle, allocating the raw material to a definite place in an orderly system. Although the model only uses raw material quality data and neglects logistics details such as raw material supply amounts, timing and volume available in the storage, the simplification can be partially circumvented by splitting the raw material into two or more species with same qualities in order to fit into the storages. Examples dealing with 5 to 45 different crude-oil feedstocks clustered into 4 storage tanks demonstrate the proposed model, which yields the optimum storage assignment within minutes for industrial-scale problems.
FEEDSTOCK STORAGE ASSIGNMENT IN PROCESS INDUSTRY QUALITY PROBLEMS (Poster)Brenno Menezes
We propose a mixed-integer linear (MILP) model for the design of assignments of various raw materials with different qualities when moving them from external supply sources to shared storages. This is especially important in process industries with limited storage and quality blend programs optimizing a plant feed diet for ongoing operations involving process units, inventory control and product demands, as found in crude-oil, ore/metal and food processing industries. This novel storage assignment problem minimizes the quality deviation when a larger number of feedstocks from marine vessels or ships are clustered into a smaller number of containers or storages in the plant, known as the Pigeonhole Principle, allocating the raw material to a definite place in an orderly system. Although the model only uses raw material quality data and neglects logistics details such as raw material supply amounts, timing and volume available in the storage, the simplification can be partially circumvented by splitting the raw material into two or more species with same qualities in order to fit into the storages. Examples dealing with 5 to 45 different crude-oil feedstocks clustered into 4 storage tanks demonstrate the proposed model, which yields the optimum storage assignment within minutes for industrial-scale problems.
CRUDE-OIL BLEND SCHEDULING OPTIMIZATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL-SIZED REFINERY: A DI...Brenno Menezes
We propose a discrete-time formulation for optimization of scheduling in crude-oil refineries considering both the logistics details practiced in industry and the process feed diet and quality calculations. The quantity-logic-quality phenomena (QLQP) involving a non-convex mixed-integer nonlinear (MINLP) problem is decomposed considering first the logistics model containing quantity and logic variables and constraints in a mixed-integer linear (MILP) formulation and, secondly, the quality problem with quantity and quality variables and constraints in a nonlinear programming (NLP) model by fixing the logic results from the logistics problem. Then, stream yields of crude distillation units (CDU), for the feed tank composition found in the quality calculation, are updated iteratively in the following logistics problem until their convergence is achieved. Both local and global MILP results of the logistics model are solved in the NLP programs of the quality and an ad-hoc criteria selects to continue those among a score of the MILP+NLP pairs of solutions. A pre-scheduling reduction to cluster similar quality crude-oils decreases the discrete search space in the possible superstructure of the industrial-sized example that demonstrates our tailor-made decomposition scheme of around 3% gap between the MILP and NLP solutions.
Industrial View of Crude-oil Scheduling ProblemsBrenno Menezes
We propose replace the full space MINLP by MILP + NLP decomposition for large problems and the partition of crude scheduling in crude assignment and crude blend scheduling.
As continuous-time model cannot be easily implemented by plant operators, the objective is to explore to the limit discrete-time models:
- 8h-step (shift) for 2-4 weeks (42-84 periods)
- 2h-step for 7 days (84 periods)
- 1h-step for 4 days (48 periods)
CRUDE-OIL BLEND SCHEDULING OPTIMIZATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL-SIZED REFINERY: A DI...Brenno Menezes
We propose a discrete-time formulation for optimization of scheduling in crude-oil refineries considering both the logistics details practiced in industry and the process feed diet and quality calculations. The quantity-logic-quality phenomena (QLQP) involving a non-convex mixed-integer nonlinear (MINLP) problem is decomposed considering first the logistics model containing quantity and logic variables and constraints in a mixed-integer linear (MILP) formulation and, secondly, the quality problem with quantity and quality variables and constraints in a nonlinear programming (NLP) model by fixing the logic results from the logistics problem. Then, stream yields of crude distillation units (CDU), for the feed tank composition found in the quality calculation, are updated iteratively in the following logistics problem until their convergence is achieved. Both local and global MILP results of the logistics model are solved in the NLP programs of the quality and an ad-hoc criteria selects to continue those among a score of the MILP+NLP pairs of solutions. A pre-scheduling reduction to cluster similar quality crude-oils decreases the discrete search space in the possible superstructure of the industrial-sized example that demonstrates our tailor-made decomposition scheme of around 3% gap between the MILP and NLP solutions.
Crude-Oil Scheduling Technology: moving from simulation to optimizationBrenno Menezes
Scheduling technology either commercial or homegrown in today’s crude-oil refining industries relies on a complex simulation of scenarios where the user is solely responsible for making many different decisions manually in the search for feasible solutions over some limited time-horizon i.e., trial-and-error heuristics. As a normal outcome, schedulers abandon these solutions and then return to their simpler spreadsheet simulators due to: (i) time-consuming efforts to configure and manage numerous scheduling scenarios, and (ii) requirements of updating premises and situations that are constantly changing. Moving to solutions based in optimization rather than simulation, the lecture describes the future steps in the refactoring of the scheduling technology in PETROBRAS considering in separate the graphic user interface (GUI) and data communication developments (non-modeling related), and the modeling and process engineering related in an automated decision-making with built-in problem representation facilities and integrated data handling features among other techniques in a smart scheduling frontline.
Advances In Digital Automation Within RefiningJim Cahill
Emerson's Tim Olsen presents to Argentinean refiners on the changes in automation technologies and how they are being applied to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
Presented by: Peter Harrod
Watch as you learn how to recognize deficiencies in your equipment, identify code violations, and plan the retroactive and forward thinking changes that will attract and retain tenants, lower risk and positively position your property for resale!
Watch the webinar on-demand: http://be.buildingengines.com/StatementofConditions_1.25.11_RegforOn-DemandWebinar.html
Human factors-related causes of hydrocarbon release on offshore platformsLloyd's Register Energy
Presentation from Jason Devereux at Offshore Europe 2013. Paper written by Jenny Gilroy and Derek Dumolo of Lloyd's Register Constiling's Human Factors team.
Hydrocarbon releases (HCR) are a major problem offshore, and most importantly are seen as a direct precursor to potential major accidents (MAs) (Oil and Gas UK, 2010). The UK HSE believe that of the occurring HCRs, 50-70% have causes linked in part or in whole to “things people do (or don’t do) when designing, maintaining and operating systems”, (Step Change in Safety, 2010) i.e. issues associated with Human Factors (HF).
An offshore operator contracted LR Consulting to conduct an independent HF-focussed organisational assessment into the underlying contributory factors to HCRs on their platforms, in order to support their own internal initiatives to reduce HCRs. The aim of LR Consulting’s assessment was to help the organisation confirm and identify the key areas of focus in order to combat HCRs and prioritise further actions going forward.
LR Scandpower adopted a systematic approach to investigate the HF contributions to HCRs on the organisation’s platforms, including a Thematic Analysis of past incident data, offshore interviews and onshore interviews with staff and detailed analysis of findings to identify common emergent themes issues. Eight key areas were identified as priorities for further action, and LR Consulting provided the operator with recommendations for improvements and/or remedial actions to deal with identified contributory factors
This presentation will explain the approach followed by LR Consulting and the findings from the study, including the key Human Factors causal factors that were identified. It will also highlight the key lessons learned that are considered to be potentially relevant to the wider offshore sector.
A presentation on the Cold Chain, Cloud Computing, and Validation from the DicksonOne Product Manager, Matt McNamara, presented at the Cold Chain Conference in Dubai. Matt walks you through the different advantages to using cloud computing in the cold chain, and how new technology currently complies with regulatory agencies such as the FDA. Questions? Send us an email at content@dicksondata.com, and for more content on temperature, visit our blog at www.blog.dicksondata.com. Enjoy!
ISCC 2013 keynote "Pervasive Sensing and IoT Cooking Recipe: Just add People ...Milan Milenkovic
ISCC 2013 Conference Keynote on Internet of Things scope and requirements, illustrations and specific use case energy efficiency in office buildings with personal eco-feedback application POEM (Personal Office Energy Monitor)
FEEDSTOCK STORAGE ASSIGNMENT IN PROCESS INDUSTRY QUALITY PROBLEMSBrenno Menezes
We propose a mixed-integer linear (MILP) model for the design of assignments of various raw materials with different qualities when moving them from external supply sources to shared storages. This is especially important in process industries with limited storage and quality blend programs optimizing a plant feed diet for ongoing operations involving process units, inventory control and product demands, as found in crude-oil, ore/metal and food processing industries. This novel storage assignment problem minimizes the quality deviation when a larger number of feedstocks from marine vessels or ships are clustered into a smaller number of containers or storages in the plant, known as the Pigeonhole Principle, allocating the raw material to a definite place in an orderly system. Although the model only uses raw material quality data and neglects logistics details such as raw material supply amounts, timing and volume available in the storage, the simplification can be partially circumvented by splitting the raw material into two or more species with same qualities in order to fit into the storages. Examples dealing with 5 to 45 different crude-oil feedstocks clustered into 4 storage tanks demonstrate the proposed model, which yields the optimum storage assignment within minutes for industrial-scale problems.
FEEDSTOCK STORAGE ASSIGNMENT IN PROCESS INDUSTRY QUALITY PROBLEMS (Poster)Brenno Menezes
We propose a mixed-integer linear (MILP) model for the design of assignments of various raw materials with different qualities when moving them from external supply sources to shared storages. This is especially important in process industries with limited storage and quality blend programs optimizing a plant feed diet for ongoing operations involving process units, inventory control and product demands, as found in crude-oil, ore/metal and food processing industries. This novel storage assignment problem minimizes the quality deviation when a larger number of feedstocks from marine vessels or ships are clustered into a smaller number of containers or storages in the plant, known as the Pigeonhole Principle, allocating the raw material to a definite place in an orderly system. Although the model only uses raw material quality data and neglects logistics details such as raw material supply amounts, timing and volume available in the storage, the simplification can be partially circumvented by splitting the raw material into two or more species with same qualities in order to fit into the storages. Examples dealing with 5 to 45 different crude-oil feedstocks clustered into 4 storage tanks demonstrate the proposed model, which yields the optimum storage assignment within minutes for industrial-scale problems.
CRUDE-OIL BLEND SCHEDULING OPTIMIZATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL-SIZED REFINERY: A DI...Brenno Menezes
We propose a discrete-time formulation for optimization of scheduling in crude-oil refineries considering both the logistics details practiced in industry and the process feed diet and quality calculations. The quantity-logic-quality phenomena (QLQP) involving a non-convex mixed-integer nonlinear (MINLP) problem is decomposed considering first the logistics model containing quantity and logic variables and constraints in a mixed-integer linear (MILP) formulation and, secondly, the quality problem with quantity and quality variables and constraints in a nonlinear programming (NLP) model by fixing the logic results from the logistics problem. Then, stream yields of crude distillation units (CDU), for the feed tank composition found in the quality calculation, are updated iteratively in the following logistics problem until their convergence is achieved. Both local and global MILP results of the logistics model are solved in the NLP programs of the quality and an ad-hoc criteria selects to continue those among a score of the MILP+NLP pairs of solutions. A pre-scheduling reduction to cluster similar quality crude-oils decreases the discrete search space in the possible superstructure of the industrial-sized example that demonstrates our tailor-made decomposition scheme of around 3% gap between the MILP and NLP solutions.
Industrial View of Crude-oil Scheduling ProblemsBrenno Menezes
We propose replace the full space MINLP by MILP + NLP decomposition for large problems and the partition of crude scheduling in crude assignment and crude blend scheduling.
As continuous-time model cannot be easily implemented by plant operators, the objective is to explore to the limit discrete-time models:
- 8h-step (shift) for 2-4 weeks (42-84 periods)
- 2h-step for 7 days (84 periods)
- 1h-step for 4 days (48 periods)
CRUDE-OIL BLEND SCHEDULING OPTIMIZATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL-SIZED REFINERY: A DI...Brenno Menezes
We propose a discrete-time formulation for optimization of scheduling in crude-oil refineries considering both the logistics details practiced in industry and the process feed diet and quality calculations. The quantity-logic-quality phenomena (QLQP) involving a non-convex mixed-integer nonlinear (MINLP) problem is decomposed considering first the logistics model containing quantity and logic variables and constraints in a mixed-integer linear (MILP) formulation and, secondly, the quality problem with quantity and quality variables and constraints in a nonlinear programming (NLP) model by fixing the logic results from the logistics problem. Then, stream yields of crude distillation units (CDU), for the feed tank composition found in the quality calculation, are updated iteratively in the following logistics problem until their convergence is achieved. Both local and global MILP results of the logistics model are solved in the NLP programs of the quality and an ad-hoc criteria selects to continue those among a score of the MILP+NLP pairs of solutions. A pre-scheduling reduction to cluster similar quality crude-oils decreases the discrete search space in the possible superstructure of the industrial-sized example that demonstrates our tailor-made decomposition scheme of around 3% gap between the MILP and NLP solutions.
Crude-Oil Scheduling Technology: moving from simulation to optimizationBrenno Menezes
Scheduling technology either commercial or homegrown in today’s crude-oil refining industries relies on a complex simulation of scenarios where the user is solely responsible for making many different decisions manually in the search for feasible solutions over some limited time-horizon i.e., trial-and-error heuristics. As a normal outcome, schedulers abandon these solutions and then return to their simpler spreadsheet simulators due to: (i) time-consuming efforts to configure and manage numerous scheduling scenarios, and (ii) requirements of updating premises and situations that are constantly changing. Moving to solutions based in optimization rather than simulation, the lecture describes the future steps in the refactoring of the scheduling technology in PETROBRAS considering in separate the graphic user interface (GUI) and data communication developments (non-modeling related), and the modeling and process engineering related in an automated decision-making with built-in problem representation facilities and integrated data handling features among other techniques in a smart scheduling frontline.
Advances In Digital Automation Within RefiningJim Cahill
Emerson's Tim Olsen presents to Argentinean refiners on the changes in automation technologies and how they are being applied to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
Why invest in Bulgaria? ELANA Trading gives you the top advantages of this East European economy with a snapshot also of the Bulgarian stock market potential and some stock picks. Data as of 30 June 2017.
As part of the Silent Anthem campaign, BIG Cinemas had created a new video on the occasion of India's 61st Republic Day, which was a silent rendition of India's National Anthem, interpreted through sign language. The video was played in all BIG Cinema theatres, before a film commenced.
The Silent Anthem campaign shouted loud at The Cannes - International Festival of Creativity in 2011.
It bagged one silver in the PR Lions category, and two bronze lions in Promo & Activation.
The emotions that the campaign showered cut across the jury in all three categories. In a conversation post, Warren Brown, creative founder BMF and the jury president of the Promo & Activation Lions, says, "The idea and its cultural significance wasn't lost on the jury, who was impressed with the use of cinema as a medium, which is massive in India. "
http://blog.giveindia.org/2011/01/silent-national-anthem.html
Abstract— This presentation provides a new approach in the field of vibration analysis that aims to improve the efficiency and accuracy of data analysis to produce diagnostics and prognostics by introducing digitalisation and machine learning technologies.
Industry 4.0: Merging Internet and FactoriesFabernovel
Industrial IoT and connected objects for factories are part of our research at FABERNOVEL OBJET, our activity dedicated to IoT.
The future of industry is at the crossroads of internet and factories. Some call it INDUSTRY 4.0 or FACTORY 4.0 in reference to the upcoming fourth industrial revolution. Governments and private companies in Germany, UK and the USA have acknowledged the importance of industrial IoT and its central role in future industrial transformation.
The adoption of Industrial Internet has both near-term and long-term impacts and will be characterized by the emergence of new models such as the “Outcome Economy” and the “Autonomous, Pull Economy”.
We believe that INDUSTRY 4.0 is a growth opportunity for industrial companies, and have decrypted this very phenomenon in the following presentation.
An overview of the significant role that interior secondary window systems have in energy savings, efficiency, security, and comfort for existing buildings where window replacement is not desirable.
Vibration Analysis, Emerson Makes it Easy for YouDieter Charle
One of the most powerful tools to deploy reliability centered maintenance are portable vibration measurements. With the new portable vibration analyser of Emerson, portable vibration analysis is now made easier than ever before. By the following slidedeck you'll get an introduction to the basics of vibration analysis and the capabilities of the CSI2140
The right pressure transmitter can enhance production. The key to maximizing the return on oil and gas development projects rests with the maintenance and safety of your—sometimes—aging equipment.
Attracting Manufacturing Talent: How the Dream It. Do It. Recruitment Strateg...360mnbsu
In Minnesota, only 2 percent of high school students express an interest in manufacturing careers while Minnesota manufacturing businesses post 27,000 manufacturing job openings every four months. This presentation showed how the nationally organized Dream It. Do It. recruitment strategy is being utilized in Minnesota by 360, a manufacturing-based center of excellence. Strategies and resources will be described and shared to help others consider how they present manufacturing as a career of choice. Best practices from across the national Dream It. Do It. network were also shared.
Presented by Jaimee Meyer, Dream It. Do It. MN Executive Director and Jessica Gehrke, 360 Communications Specialist at the 2015 HI-TEC Conference in Portland, OR
George konstantakis iot and product design360mnbsu
The Internet of Things (IoT) may be at the core of the next Industrial Revolution! The socioeconomic implications of IoT, in general, are astounding. As with all disruptive technology, there are threats and opportunities that must be understood by business leaders. How do these implications relate to the needs of manufacturing businesses and the human resources that are intertwined with them? How can Product Design address those needs? This closing session will explore these questions and offer solutions.
An overview of the mission and vision of the 360 Center of Excellence, a manufacturing-based center.
From the 2014 Taking Shape Summit: The Internet of Things & the Future of Manufacturing.
Jim Stertz: Automation and Robotic Arm: Maximizing Throughput and Capacity360mnbsu
A medical device contract manufacturer developed and implemented an automated system and a robotic arm to tend three inspection Coordinate Measuring Machines. This presentation will be a case study of their throughput, uptime, and capacity expansions using automation.
From the 2014 Taking Shape Summit: The Internet of Things & the Future of Manufacturing.
Brian Isle: The Internet of Things: Manufacturing Panacea - or - Hacker's Dream?360mnbsu
The Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to drive new innovation in products, services, and improve "how things are done" in manufacturing. However IoT also brings-to-light safety and security issues when purpose-built computing and network devices are exposed to the internet. This session will review case studies of IoT enabled exploits, explore some of the underlying cause of the vulnerabilities, and briefly review of steps vendors and end-users are taking to mitigate the risk.
From the 2014 Taking Shape Summit: The Internet of Things & the Future of Manufacturing.
Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing – A Quick Look at Business and Industr...360mnbsu
What is the size of the additive manufacturing industry? What is the projected growth? What industries are adopting the technology? This talk answered these questions and more and provided information about the major players and industry trends.
From the 2013 Taking Shape Summit: Additive Manufacturing: 3D Printing--Beyond Rapid Prototyping.
Additive Manufacturing: 3D Printing--Past, Present, and Future360mnbsu
This presentation explored the foundation of ‘the next industrial revolution’ - how additive manufacturing systems such as 3D printers and 3D production systems are changing the future of product development and manufacturing. Mr. Fischer presented examples of how design engineers use 3D production systems for concept modeling and prototyping, but also how manufacturing engineers are now employing these technologies for various applications such as jigs, fixtures, check gauges, and even as a bridge-to-tooling and low-volume end-use parts.
From the 2013 Taking Shape Summit: Additive Manufacturing: 3D Printing--Beyond Rapid Prototyping.
When Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Makes Sense and When It Doesn’t360mnbsu
This presentation gave an overview of technologies currently available and their use in industry, while highlighting the differences between 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing.
From the 2013 Taking Shape Summit: Additive Manufacturing: 3D Printing--Beyond Rapid Prototyping.
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Sudheer Mechineni, Head of Application Frameworks, Standard Chartered Bank
Discover how Standard Chartered Bank harnessed the power of Neo4j to transform complex data access challenges into a dynamic, scalable graph database solution. This keynote will cover their journey from initial adoption to deploying a fully automated, enterprise-grade causal cluster, highlighting key strategies for modelling organisational changes and ensuring robust disaster recovery. Learn how these innovations have not only enhanced Standard Chartered Bank’s data infrastructure but also positioned them as pioneers in the banking sector’s adoption of graph technology.
Unlocking Productivity: Leveraging the Potential of Copilot in Microsoft 365, a presentation by Christoforos Vlachos, Senior Solutions Manager – Modern Workplace, Uni Systems
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 5DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 5. In this session, we will cover CI/CD with devops.
Topics covered:
CI/CD with in UiPath
End-to-end overview of CI/CD pipeline with Azure devops
Speaker:
Lyndsey Byblow, Test Suite Sales Engineer @ UiPath, Inc.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
Enchancing adoption of Open Source Libraries. A case study on Albumentations.AIVladimir Iglovikov, Ph.D.
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2. Pervasive Sensing A Strategy That’s Changing the Fundamentals of Automation
NAME: Eric Milavickas
TITLE: Director, Emerson Smart Wireless
3. [File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 11/19/2014 • Slide 3
•What is Pervasive Sensing
–Strategy: The more you sense, the more you solve
–Easily improve: Process – Reliability – Energy – HSSE
–Using familiar devices in new ways
•Applying these strategies
–Available today with immediate payback
–Scale your growth without scaling your problems
–Become more competitive
Agenda
4. [File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 11/19/2014 • Slide 4
Key Challenges Facing Manufacturers
Amount of a typical refinery
maintenance budget that is
spent on corrosion
remediation and repairs
36%
Potential improvement in the industrial sector’s lifecycle energy use
50%
Annual investment in safety, health and environment by U.S. chemical industry
$16B
Environmental expenditures
toward remediation and
spills spent annually.
$1.5B
5. [File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 11/19/2014 • Slide 5
Advanced Sensors Enable Manufacturers to Tackle Their Biggest Challenges
•Immediate response
•Plant shutdown
•Maximum focus
•Already automated
•Information overload
PROCESS-CRITICAL
PROCESS SENSING Critical to Core Operations
•SIL
•ESD
•Fire & Gas
•Compliance
•PID
•Optimization
•Alarm
•Batch
Process Control
Process Safety
6. [File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 11/19/2014 • Slide 6
Advanced Sensors Enable Manufacturers to Tackle Their Biggest Challenges
PERVASIVE SENSING
Expanded View of Business
Reliability
Energy
HSSE
Process Safety
Process Control
7. [File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 11/19/2014 • Slide 7
PERVASIVE SENSING
Advanced Sensors Enable Manufacturers to
Tackle Their Biggest Challenges
PROCESS RELIABILITY
HSSE ENERGY
8. [File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 11/19/2014 • Slide 8
Advanced Sensing for Your Biggest Challenges
Pervasive Sensing
=
Definition of Pervasive
•per·va·sive; adjective [per-vey-siv]
•Existing in every part of something : lots of, spread everywhere : spreading to all parts of something
Strategic Interpretation
Strategic Interpretation
Actionable Information
Advanced
Sensing
Wireless
Non-intrusive
Self-powered Maintenance free
Calibration free
9. [File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 11/19/2014 • Slide 9
Internet of Things (IoT)
•Development of the Internet in which everyday objects have network connectivity, allowing them to send and receive data.
Internet of Everything = CISCO Smarter Planet = IBM Internet of Your Things = Microsoft The Next Network = Siemens Industrial Internet = GE
10. [File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 11/19/2014 • Slide 10
•Emerson is the IoT leader in the Process industry and it’s:
–here today
–about connectivity
–using devices you already have today
–letting automation work for you
Pervasive Sensing is Emerson’s IoT
Lack capability of selling sensors or implementing industrial sensing technology
Lack domain expertise critical to effectively analyzing data and recommending actions
Primary interest is in selling consulting hours
Supplier Barriers
11. [File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 11/19/2014 • Slide 11
The More You Sense, the More You Solve
Enhance the focus. Expand the strategy. Enjoy the impact.
SAFETY
ENERGY
ENVIRONMENTAL
REGULATION
RELIABILITY
SAFETY
ENERGY
PROCESS RELIABILITY
HSSE
Improving your
Operational Excellence
by using the power of
advanced sensing
everywhere to gather data
and transform it into
actionable information.
12. [File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 11/19/2014 • Slide 12
Industry Leaders Recognize the Value of Implementing Pervasive Sensing Strategies
Deploying wireless infrastructure to grow measurements by 60%
32,000 Points!
Site Safety
+2,000
Reliability
+8,000
Energy Efficiency
+2,000
20,000 wired I/O points Plus an additional 12,000 pervasive sensors
…..industry leaders and the facilities around the world are already using the pervasive sensing strategy to get results, and they are doing it in a big way.
13. [File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 11/19/2014 • Slide 13
Process
Pressure
Temperature
Level
Flow
Analytical
Advanced Sensing for Your Biggest Challenges
PROCESS
Mobility
Mobile maintenance
Mobile operations
PROCESS
14. [File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 11/19/2014 • Slide 14
Wireless Mobile Worker Improves Efficiency
Checkout time was reduced by half. 2 weeks from four. Required manpower was reduced by half. Virtually no loop troubleshooting during startup.
Ergon executed a turnaround and DeltaV migration that required loop checking 300 loops and indicators and verification of approximately 100 DVC valve actuators. Ergon targeted 10, 24 HR shifts.
Ergon Refining
“Mobile Worker with Emerson’s Wireless Plant Network gave Ergon flexibility and increased efficiency on our turnaround. It allowed us significant cost savings, and may be used a tool by Engineering and Operations in the future. We cut way back on the communication form the field to the control room. We used to have to ask the console operator to run the valves up and down to prove the connection, now we do it all outside from the Toughbook”. Steve Elwert, Ergon Refining
PROCESS
CHALLENGE
2 Mobile worker equipped checkout crews were deployed. Cabinets were staged in advanced and hardware checked with Mobile Worker.
SOLUTION
RESULTS
15. [File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 11/19/2014 • Slide 15
Advanced Sensing for Your Biggest Challenges
RELIABILITY
Essential Asset Monitoring Heat exchangers Pumps Blowers Cooling towers Compressors Air cooled heat exchangers
RELIABILITY
RELIABILITY
16. [File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 11/19/2014 • Slide 16
RESULTS
Heat Exchanger Monitoring
Efficiency gained in energy savings was estimated at $55K per heat exchanger, per year.
Investment payed back under 90 days for each exchanger.
CHALLENGE
Crude unit was subject to preheat train fouling.
No data to quantify how much energy was being lost, or when (and which) exchangers to clean.
Conoco Philips
“Due to monitoring, customer can now able to maximize heat exchanger operation and maintain the tubes more effectively to prevent costly heat losses and avoid disruptive tube ruptures. In addition, they created a safer work environment for all.” - Randy Stout, Emerson
Analyze the efficiency of heat exchangers using heat duty calculations through wireless temperature and flow measurements. Installed without any interruption to process.
SOLUTION
RELIABILITY
17. [File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 11/19/2014 • Slide 17
RESULTS
Pump Monitoring
•No fires in 5 years due to early detection on three pump failures 1st year. Avoided shut downs!
•Monitor 158 pumps at 1/10th the cost of the manual process of just a few pumps.
CHALLENGE
Need to prevent a vapor cloud release when pumps fail to protect staff and environment.
Only able to monitor a few essential pumps, but not sure which pumps need service.
Flint Hills Pine Bend
““Today, I’m happy to report that FHR Pine Bend has not had a single pump fire in more than 5 years!. Now that we can monitor all our pumps we can plan preventive maintenance instead of being reactive. - Flint Hills Pine Bend, Emerson Exchange 2013
Utilize Essential Asset Monitoring to measure the seal for gas leaks of essential pumps throughout their operation. Use monitoring to know which pumps need service.
SOLUTION
RELIABILITY
18. [File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 11/19/2014 • Slide 18
Safety shower monitoring
Gas detection
Leak detection
PRV release
Hydrocarbon detection
Advanced Sensing for Your Biggest Challenges
Tank overfill/spill detection
Corrosion
Effluent discharge
Interlocks on gates/doors
Access Awareness
Personnel location tracking
HSSE
Health, Safety, Security & Environment
HSSE
HSSE
19. [File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 11/19/2014 • Slide 19
Detecting Hydrocarbon Leaks
Tanks spills monitored to improve employee safety and avoid environmental incident. Demonstrates regulation compliance.
Detecting and monitoring hydrocarbon leaks around tanks, valves and pipe flanges because level continuously fluctuates due to changing process demands.
BP
“Wireless breaks the cost paradigm by reducing maintenance visits, time-consuming physical monitoring, and injury-related occurrences. Furthermore Wireless was easy to install. Minimizing the engineering department efforts by allowing members of maintenance to install and maintain the equipment.” Tom Kenis, E&I, BP Geel (Belgium)
CHALLENGE
Non-intrusive solution to detect liquids leak around the tanks, sump wells, and curbs of pump skids.
SOLUTION
RESULTS
HSSE
20. [File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 11/19/2014 • Slide 20
Energy and Utilities
Steam trap monitoring
Instrument air monitoring
Compressed air monitoring
Natural gas monitoring
Water/Wastewater
consumption and discharge
Energy Advisor
Remote monitoring
Advanced Sensing for Your Biggest Challenges
ENERGY
ENERGY
21. [File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 11/19/2014 • Slide 21
Pressure Relief Valve & Steam Trap Monitoring
The first audit showed 25% of steam traps were failing, that were unknown.
Payback in one year in energy savings by correcting issue.
Continually reduce environmental impact by reducing energy usage, but unable to determine how much energy they were wasting.
Fluor Global Services
“A simple cost analysis based only on energy savings, the installation of the steam trap monitoring was easily justified, because the solution paid for itself within one year. Not to mention the savings from avoiding equipment damage, and avoiding safety or environmental incidents”
- Fluor Global Services , Emerson Exchange 2013
CHALLENGE
Monitoring of 187 steam traps and 63 pressure relief valves to ensure proper operation, avoiding equipment damage and wasted energy via lost steam.
SOLUTION
RESULTS
ENERGY
22. [File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 11/19/2014 • Slide 22
INFORMATION COST
INFORMATION BENEFIT
HIGH
LOW
Now is the Time
HSSE
Reliability
Energy
Process Control
Process Safety
LOW
HIGH
Previously
•cost was high
•info benefit was low
•previously immeasurable
•data was raw
•technology complex to install Now
•innovative sensors
•wireless communications
•non-intrusive installation
•mobile and location technology
•advanced analytic capabilities
•embedded expertise
•power technology
23. [File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 11/19/2014 • Slide 23
Pervasive Sensing a Reality, Not a Trend
Home Car Retail Plant
24. [File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 11/19/2014 • Slide 24
•What is Pervasive Sensing
–Strategy: The more you sense, the more you solve
–Easily improve: Process – Reliability – Energy – HSSE
–Using familiar devices in new ways
•Applying these strategies
–Available today with immediate payback
–Scale your growth without scaling your problems
–Become more competitive
Summary
25. [File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 11/19/2014 • Slide 25
Pervasive Sensing Opportunities in Your Business
Gas Leak
Blower Monitoring
Natural Gas Monitoring
Compressed Air
Air Cooled Heat Exchanger
Hydrocarbon Detection
Gas Detection
Effluent Discharge
Corrosion
Compressor
Mobile Operations
Leak detection
Interlocks gates/doors
Tank overfill/spill detection
Remote Monitoring
And Many More…
PRV Release
Steam Trap Monitoring
Pump Health Monitoring
Heat Exchanger Monitoring
Cooling Tower Monitoring
Measure Utilities
Safety Shower Monitoring
Mobile Maintenance
26. [File Name or Event] • Emerson Confidential • 11/19/2014 • Slide 26