Take the pain out of compliance with automated tracking of batch data with Exaquantum/Batch

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Take the pain out of compliance with automated tracking of batch data with Exaquantum/Batch

Organizations demand a flawless manufacturing process that can operate across multiple function areas to enable business evolution and provide enhanced control and greater flexibility. The challenge for many businesses is how to improve production and increase the quantity of goods produced. In his latest blog, Nick Cross examines a batch solution which improves production efficiencies and complies with industry regulations.

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Plant Historian: Core of your Digital Transformation

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Plant Historian: Core of your Digital Transformation

The pace of digital transformation is accelerating, delivering benefits from increased profitability, reduced costs, and higher productivity. In his latest blog, Nick Cross examines how Exaquantum Plant Historian is enabling companies to generate growth from plant data and is at the forefront of digital transformation.

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Don’t get driven to distraction by nuisance alarms

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Don’t get driven to distraction by nuisance alarms

Nuisance alarms are a symptom of poorly managed alarm systems, they inhibit the effectiveness of Operators and obscure the view of what is really going on - compromising safety and reducing the effectiveness of the alarm system. Yokogawa provides a comprehensive alarm reporting and analysis package which can typically reduce nuisance alarms by 80% and improve alarm system behaviour thus minimizing safety risks and enhancing plant operations.

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Is valve degradation your early warning indicator of subsea safety risks?

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Is valve degradation your early warning indicator of subsea safety risks?

In his latest article, Nick Cross evaluates a subsea solution that provides an early indication of well valve degradation. Through monitoring, analysis and visualization of subsea data, operators can quickly identify the early signs of valve degradation enabling them to take corrective actions, and support the safe and efficient operations of the subsea environment.  

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Remove geographical barriers between sites and access multiple plant data via the cloud

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Remove geographical barriers between sites and access multiple plant data via the cloud

After many years of deliberation and contention, rapidly changing market conditions have shifted the digital and technological landscapes to permit cloud-based software applications to rapidly gain momentum in the production environment. In his latest blog, Nick Cross explores how cloud-based solutions can remove geographical barriers between sites, enabling cooperation within an organization and improve efficiencies.

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Dynamic interlock visualization to reduce production delays and improve operations

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Dynamic interlock visualization to reduce production delays and improve operations

In his latest article, Nick Cross explores an interlock monitoring solution which provides an intuitive display of dynamic interlock visualization that mirrors the interlock configuration on the Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS).  Through real-time monitoring and analysis of the interlock data, this software tool can help to reduce production delays and improve operations.

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Regular monitoring of your SIS – are you doing it and is it effective?

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Regular monitoring of your SIS – are you doing it and is it effective?

The monitoring of safety instrumented systems (SIS) is becoming more relevant to organizations in today’s process industries. Most are actively gathering some form of measurement to record and assess safety system performance. However, is this information accurate, reliable and fully inclusive to have real certainty to monitor safety system performance?

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