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Digitalization
data in the cloud, making it easy for small teams to support large
fleets across the enterprise. These integrated operations centers
rely on the cloud to make data accessible anytime and anywhere.
Moreover, cloud technologies pave the way for expanded
use of analytics to provide detailed monitoring of reliability and
performance of assets from the control system to enterprise systems.
These technologies deliver solutions in real time to cloud
software applications and data lakes, where they can be accessed
by stakeholders across the globe. Whether they are in the plant
or are thousands of miles away at a company's headquarters, staff
can monitor trends in data to increase performance and efficiency,
while decreasing energy use, waste and emissions to deliver
more product with less environmental impact.
Driving the future of manufacturing. As organizations
progress through their digital transformation journey to drive
more efficient, sustainable operations, they are unlocking higher
production and increased revenue. The same strategies enabling
companies to achieve speed to market and improved production
help build an infrastructure for a greener future-not only
through carbon capture and hydrogen fuel processing, but also
inherently, as performance and sustainability improve in lock
step. These same organizations are also laying the foundation for
remote, integrated and autonomous operations.
The trend toward reduced footprint is also a contributor to
more sustainable operations. Smaller teams of plant personnel
are shifting to a more supervisory role, while process management
is becoming more centralized. More organizations are
moving to an integrated structure, with a small group of personnel
managing an entire fleet from an integrated operations center.
These teams use software such as advanced analytics, remote
alarm management and remote support tools to safely monitor
and manage operations, while avoiding environmental incidents
and simultaneously reducing the cost and environmental impact
of travel. These same technologies also enable organizations to
quickly standardize and deploy tools across the enterprise to
control production and performance worldwide more tightly.
Many of the digital tools that will drive the future of industry
are already available. Working closely with an expert automation
partner, organizations looking to improve performance
and sustainability can quickly identify which technologies will
deliver fast, quantifiable return on investment. Those same
technologies also create a scalable platform to help support advanced
operations, helping companies stay competitive in the
global marketplace and more easily adjust to the many changes
on the horizon.
SEAN SIMS is the Vice President of Emerson's DeltaV
platform. Previously, he served as Vice President of both the
measurement solutions business for the Asia-Pacific region and
for lifecycle and performance services. Mr. Sims earned a BSc
degree in engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand.
Prior to Emerson, he worked for Alpret Control Specialists, the
local business partner for Emerson in Southern Africa, for 10 yr.
During this time, he held several positions, including System Group Technical
Manager, Company Engineering Director and Company Systems Director.
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