Automation & Control Archives - Chemical Engineering http://www.chemengonline.com/category/automation-control/ Chemical Engineering essentials for the global chemical processing industries (CPI) Wed, 06 May 2026 19:52:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Software developer Uncountable inks agreements with four specialty chemical companies https://www.chemengonline.com/four-specialty-chemical-companies-sign-agreements-with-uncountable/ https://www.chemengonline.com/four-specialty-chemical-companies-sign-agreements-with-uncountable/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 19:51:54 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=327939 Uncountable, (San Francisco, Calif.; www.uncountable.com), a software company that develops AI platforms for end-to-end product development, today announced it has signed four new agreements with specialty chemicals organizations to support formulation development, scale-up, and production optimization. The new deals underscore Uncountable’s continued momentum in the specialty chemicals sector, where companies are increasingly investing in digital […]

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/four-specialty-chemical-companies-sign-agreements-with-uncountable/feed/ 0 Unlock Manufacturing Flexibility and Adaptability with Leading-Edge Digital Platforms https://www.chemengonline.com/digital-manufacturing-platforms-unlock-flexibility-and-adaptability/ https://www.chemengonline.com/digital-manufacturing-platforms-unlock-flexibility-and-adaptability/#respond Tue, 05 May 2026 16:55:56 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=327766 The manufacturing industry is fraught with uncertainty. Businesses face a host of challenges, including shifting supply and demand, evolving regulatory environments and a proliferation of sustainable and circular processes, meaning that they need to get creative in how they approach operations.

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/digital-manufacturing-platforms-unlock-flexibility-and-adaptability/feed/ 0 Evonik and Imubit start pilot for industrial AI applications in Singapore https://www.chemengonline.com/evonik-and-imubit-start-pilot-for-industrial-ai-applications-in-singapore/ https://www.chemengonline.com/evonik-and-imubit-start-pilot-for-industrial-ai-applications-in-singapore/#respond Mon, 04 May 2026 21:42:35 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=327674 Evonik (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) and Imubit (Houston, Tex.; www.imubit.com) started a pilot collaboration to evaluate advanced industrial artificial intelligence (AI) applications within Evonik’s facility in Singapore. The open-loop pilot will assess model-driven insights to support operating strategy execution in a production use case.  Initiated by Evonik’s Advanced Process Innovation team in Singapore, the pilot is […]

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/evonik-and-imubit-start-pilot-for-industrial-ai-applications-in-singapore/feed/ 0 Editor’s page: From ‘automated’ to ‘autonomous’ https://www.chemengonline.com/editors-page-from-automated-to-autonomous/ https://www.chemengonline.com/editors-page-from-automated-to-autonomous/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=326200 The continued and expanding use of digitalization technologies in the process industries have pushed facility operations from “automated” — featuring distributed control systems, programmable logic

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/editors-page-from-automated-to-autonomous/feed/ 0 OPSWAT and Emerson announce reseller agreement for cybersecurity technologies https://www.chemengonline.com/opswat-and-emerson-announce-reseller-agreement-for-cybersecurity-technologies/ https://www.chemengonline.com/opswat-and-emerson-announce-reseller-agreement-for-cybersecurity-technologies/#respond Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:26:13 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=325942 OPSWAT Inc. (Tampa, Fla.; www.opswat.com) global leader in critical infrastructure cybersecurity, and Emerson (St. Louis, Mo.; www.emerson.com), a global automation leader, today announced a global strategic reseller agreement that will bring OPSWAT’s industry-proven cybersecurity technologies to Emerson’s power and water industry customers. As the first initiative under this enterprise-wide agreement, Emerson will integrate OPSWAT’s scalable and […]

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/opswat-and-emerson-announce-reseller-agreement-for-cybersecurity-technologies/feed/ 0 Chart compares bulk blenders against material and equipment requirements at a glance https://www.chemengonline.com/whitepapers/chart-compares-bulk-blenders-against-material-and-equipment-requirements-at-a-glance/ https://www.chemengonline.com/whitepapers/chart-compares-bulk-blenders-against-material-and-equipment-requirements-at-a-glance/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:51:12 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?post_type=whitepapers&p=322711   Because the pros and cons of any blender vary greatly by application, this chart rates seven popular blenders against 22 material and equipment requirements, enabling the specifier to narrow blender selection according to: Blend uniformity Cycle times Cleanability Batch versus continuous Dry materials and liquid additions Pastes, pellets, powders, slurries Tumble versus agitated blending […]

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/whitepapers/chart-compares-bulk-blenders-against-material-and-equipment-requirements-at-a-glance/feed/ 0 What is the Value of Asset Health Insights? https://www.chemengonline.com/whitepapers/what-is-the-value-of-asset-health-insights/ https://www.chemengonline.com/whitepapers/what-is-the-value-of-asset-health-insights/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:09:08 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?post_type=whitepapers&p=324620 A preview of a unified solution to asset performance management for Transforming Operations Download this brief application note to get a preview of how you can gain real-time asset health insights to drive organizational and operational change. This approach accelerates the elimination of data silos across production and empowers you to proactively manage assets, explore […]

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/whitepapers/what-is-the-value-of-asset-health-insights/feed/ 0 LMT200 for High-Pressure Reactor Tank Level Control in Refineries https://www.chemengonline.com/whitepapers/lmt200-for-high-pressure-reactor-tank-level-control-in-refineries/ https://www.chemengonline.com/whitepapers/lmt200-for-high-pressure-reactor-tank-level-control-in-refineries/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:27:39 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?post_type=whitepapers&p=324546 Case study showing efficiency of the LMT200 in replacing multiple transmitters for level measurement Specific challenges exist when using a high-pressure reactor vessel in a refinery’s gas oil hydrotreater unit. The tank is very long and hence the level measurement device employed for this application must be able to measure accurately and reliably over the […]

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/whitepapers/lmt200-for-high-pressure-reactor-tank-level-control-in-refineries/feed/ 0 Editor Commentary: Inflection point for interoperability https://www.chemengonline.com/editor-commentary-inflection-point-for-interoperability/ https://www.chemengonline.com/editor-commentary-inflection-point-for-interoperability/#respond Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=321824 The idea of vendor-neutral industrial control systems built on open standards that allow for interoperability among hardware and software components has been swirling within the industrial automation industry

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/editor-commentary-inflection-point-for-interoperability/feed/ 0 Frontiers in Digital Transformation: Developments from the ARC Forum 2026 https://www.chemengonline.com/frontiers-in-digital-transformation-developments-from-the-arc-forum-2026/ https://www.chemengonline.com/frontiers-in-digital-transformation-developments-from-the-arc-forum-2026/#respond Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:19:05 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=322167 At the 30th ARC Industry Leadership Forum in Orlando in February, the prominent themes focused on industrial uses of artificial intelligence (AI), and involved the evolving digital transformation. In exploring these broad topics, presenters explored workforce challenges, such as combating loss of plant “tribal knowledge” with a wave of retirements, as well as supply-chain challenges […]

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