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Why Process Industries Need Causal AI, Not Just Predictive Maintenance
Root-cause analysis investigations can be streamlined with artificial intelligence (AI), but only if it can be explained by human engineers Across the process industries, manufacturers are under pressure to improve reliability, efficiency and output while operating with leaner teams and…
Use of AI in Chemical Manufacturing
Artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be everywhere in industry, but the nuances of its application are not generally understood completely. Presented here are descriptions of the different subtypes of AI and their main applications currently in chemical processing The term…
Cognite inaugurates Center of Excellence in India
Cognite AS (Oslo, Norway), a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) for industry, inaugurated its India Center of Excellence in Bengaluru yesterday. The company, headquartered in the U.S., has locations in Norway, Japan, the MENA region, and now India to…
Editor’s page: The expanding role of AI in process operations
Respondents to a Q4 2024 survey of industrial leaders conducted by the ARC Advisory Group (Dedham, Mass.; www.arcweb.com) ranked artificial intelligence (AI) first, by a relatively large margin, among the digital technologies that they expect to be the most impactful…
AI-Powered Search Improves Knowledge Transfer at Agricultural Chemicals Site
An artificial intelligence (AI)-based search tool allowed workers to quickly mine historical data to improve operations and respond to emerging problems At the Bayer Crop Science facility in Muttenz, Switzerland, managers and workers wanted to improve communication during shift handovers…
Corporate researchers embrace artificial intelligence, but concerns remain, new survey suggests
A new survey of 300 corporate researchers in industries including pharmaceuticals, life sciences and chemicals has been published by Elsevier B.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.elsevier.com), a global leader in scientific information and data analytics. The 2024 Elsevier Attitudes on AI…
Digital Transformation and the Process Industries: A Chemical Engineer’s Perspective
A look back at the history of the digital transformation in the chemical process industries (CPI) can help guide current strategies for leveraging digital tools for the benefit of humans and the planet. The main story in the chemical process…
Digitalization progress and hurdles
At the 7th Connected Plant Conference, held June 25–28 in New Orleans, (CPC; www.connectedplantconference.com), attendees heard about significant progress made toward the digital transformation in the chemical process industries (CPI) along several fronts. However, complex challenges remain as organizations seek…
Digital Transformation ‘Gamechangers’ Recognized at 2023 Connected Plant Conference
A group of individuals and teams were honored for their achievements in furthering the digital transformation in the power generation and chemical process industries (CPI) at the 2023 Connected Plant Conference (www.connectedplantconference.com) in New Orleans, La. on Sunday. Chosen…
This platform delivers limitless asset health management
BKV Beyond (photo) is a new platform extending condition monitoring from edge to enterprise. Designed for optimal machine healthcare with verified actionable insights, BKV Beyond helps avoid costly downtime through BKV Collect wireless sensors. The sensors, fitting directly onto machinery,…