Scaling analytics capabilities across organizations provides the framework for asset and operational reliability and continuous optimization of processes. But the process doesn't come without its challenges. To help, we’ve put together a basic guide of the steps you’ll undertake as you scale your analytics and improve your operational reliability....
AVEVA surveyed over 850 digital transformation experts across industries such as manufacturing including large-scale agribusiness and food and beverage, infrastructure, energy, power and chemical processing. the survey revealed that 85% of businesses plan to increase their investment in digital transformation over the next three years in order to tackle climate change, embrace automation and unlock the performance benefits of advanced technologies. ...
It’s no longer an option to install systems and leave them untouched for years. In the same way you update your phone, supporting and updating connected systems is necessary to transform modern industrial operations....
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be assured compliance controls will remain uncompromised by the constant change to production and heavy dependence on outdated technology that introduces considerable risk - even one erroneous line of code or the introduction of a new vulnerability could make an application break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. ...
