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Sound engineering
With all of the excitement around going digital, one has to keep in
mind the increasing importance of cybersecurity. At the ARC Forum,
DHS's Edwards suggested that depending on your specific process,
it may make sense to keep some functions away
from being digitized, such as a shut-down function.
He suggested that one " big red button " in the facility
may need to be kept " unplugged " for human
engineering to decide when to push it.
Sound engineering principles are, and will remain
a fundamental need in all CPI facilities regardless
of how far along they are on the road
to digitalization.
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Going digital
I
n these times of fast-changing automation, more and more companies
are talking about " going digital. " Converting to digital data is
not new, but thanks to new, enabling technologies, today's digital
culture has evolved into something far beyond what could have
been imagined not too many years ago. " Going digital " is no longer
just a reference to switching from analog to digital technology or going
paperless in the office. And, it can mean different things to different
companies, depending on where they are in the digital transition.
At the recent ARC Forum, " Industry in Transition: Realizing the Digital
Enterprise " (February 6-9, Orlando, Fla.), one definition, given by
Marty Edwards from the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) in his
keynote address, is that digital means " connected. " While being connected
is certainly at the core of digitalization, the transition seems to
mean something much more holistic to most, and encompasses the
Industrial Internet of Things, big data, smart machines, cloud computing,
streaming analytics, augmented reality and more.
Applications in the CPI
Digitalization brings a host of possibilities to the industrial community.
One concept offered by several companies is that of " digital
twins, " where simulation software and actual data can be used to
create a digital shadow, or virtual twin, of a running process. The
" twin " can be used in various ways, for example to optimize a process
or for predictive maintenance.
Another exciting area with applications in industry is augmented
reality. Photos, videos and more can be used to create a threedimensional
reconstruction of a physical plant. This reconstruction
can then be used for a variety of applications, such as for planning
maintenance changes and for training purposes.
Data analytics, such as realtime analyses of incoming data, also
called streaming analytics, is another benefit of digitalization.
In addition to offering data about production and operability, digitalization
can be used in business models by tying the business
side to production. Within the chemical process industries (CPI), one
example of the move toward digitalization is a recent announcement
by Evonik Industries (Essen, Germany). The company has formed a
new subsidiary called Evonik Digital GmbH to be headed by a chief
digital officer (CDO). In Evonik's press release, Christian Kullmann,
deputy chairman of the Executive Board is quoted as saying, " Digitalization
offers more than new technologies. It also creates new
opportunities for collaboration and production, and gives rise to new
business models and marketing options. "
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