Do you find your organization losing time and efficiency due to a lack of automated processes? Are information gathering by hand and ad-hoc paper reporting common practices? If either of these scenarios resonate with you, your organization may be in the earliest stage of automation maturity, and ready to begin the journey to improved operations....
A change management system is a way of creating a consistent, systematic way to manage, monitor, and document the changes made to your plant’s automation systems. By standardizing and centralizing the change processes in your plant, you can streamline your automation-related data management tasks significantly. Learn more about change management in this blog....
Process simulation is a crucial enabler of the transformation required to develop the circular economy. It´s the first step to engineer a new facility or modernize an existing asset, while it can also be used to optimize operations....
Regulatory professionals must be assured compliance controls will remain uncompromised by the constant change to production and heavy dependence on outdated technology that introduces considerable risk - even one erroneous line of code or the introduction of a new vulnerability could make an application break compliance. Virsec can help organizations meet their cybersecurity compliance requirements by simplifying the implementation of risk controls and eliminate redundancy with a single solution....
Refinery scheduling is a high-stress job, with many demands on time and attention due to unexpected events. Schedulers often struggle even to maintain operationally feasibility, let alone optimise throughput, align with production plans, or meet environmental or emissions targets. However, there is a better way that uses Artificial Intelligence! It is called AVEVA Schedule AI Assistant!...
There are three key questions that every Owner Operator and their Engineering, Procurement, and Construction contractors (EPCs) should ask before embarking on their next capital project. Start preparing for your next greenfield project with some guidance from this blog. ...
It is already exceedingly difficult to manage both efficiency and operational agility, especially with distributed operations and a workforce generation shift. The key is to maintain and enhance practices for systematically reducing process and quality losses, while continuously improving operational effectiveness and productivity. ...
Chances are that you have some form of training and knowledge capture program. In some cases, the training program was established when your plant was first commissioned. You may even feel your training program is adequate for you, but how do you make sure you are fulfilling your plant’s and employee’s need?...
AVEVA Operations Control software is now available in three core packages: Edge, Supervisory and Enterprise. These core solutions provide all the necessary tools for plant/field, control room, and enterprise teams to drive actionable information, collaborate effectively, and accelerate operational excellence. ...
Whether it’s optimizing quality or production, material yields, or energy consumption, artificial intelligence adds another set of “eyes” when our focus may be elsewhere. AI adds another lens with which to optimize our process....
