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Henry Ford is quoted as saying “The only thing worse than training your employees and having them leave is not training them and having them stay.” This has never been truer than during the time of digitalization. A digital transformation will fail without developing the workforce required to support it. In this episode we have a conversation with …
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Get ready for an exciting episode of Digitalization Tech Talks! We are thrilled to have Sebastian Haertner from EMD Electronics (a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany) as our special guest this month. Sebastian, the Principal Process Development Project Lead, is deeply involved in making Module Type Package, or MTP, a success at Merck. He wi…
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What do “The Economist” and Denmark have in common? They both declared ChatGPT as the word of the year for 2023. When technology takes the top spot on the word of the year podium, especially in the homeland of one of the Digitalization Tech Talks co-hosts, and when we meet an end user in the process industries that is implementing generative AI tod…
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When Evonik decided to build a brand-new chemical plant on the Gulf Coast, they were tasked with utilizing the latest and greatest in technology to make the plant more efficient, more reliable, and safer than ever. One of the key technologies that was selected to help achieve these goals was an Operator Training Systems (OTS). As you will hear from…
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Water… It plays a very significant role in transferring massive amounts of energy in the process industries. As a result, addressing cooling and heating water systems can make a key contribution towards energy efficiency and sustainability. This episode includes a conversation about the application of digital technology to industrial water with Nei…
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Episode 34 is all about data. How you capture it, how you optimize it, and how you clean it so that you can make use of it across an entire organization and not just a single group or department. And why is this important? According to our guest, Mads Torry-Smith from Novozymes they are “investing in making a step change in the data capture culture…
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Episode 34 is all about data. How you capture it, how you optimize it, and how you clean it so that you can make use of it across an entire organization and not just a single group or department. And why is this important? According to our guest, Mads Torry-Smith from Novozymes they are “investing in making a step change in the data capture culture…
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In episode 33, megatopics collide! These days most companies have ambitious sustainability goals that include reducing their carbon footprint and eventually achieving net zero emissions. The exciting facet of that is that digitalization can play a role in reaching these targets! Listen in and learn answers to the following questions… Why has sustai…
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Join us for the latest episode of Digitalization Tech Talks hosted by Don Mack and Jonas Norinder, where we dive into the fascinating world of cloud and edge computing, 5G, and cybersecurity. These cutting-edge technologies are transforming the way we interact with the digital world, from the way we process data to the way we protect sensitive info…
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In episode 31, a two part episode, we cover four important technologies related to the world of digitalization. These technologies are all important pieces of the puzzle for companies in the process industries that are considering or currently seeking to undergo a digital transformation to increase efficiency, improve quality, and/or to gain flexib…
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In episode 31, a two part episode, we cover four important technologies related to the world of digitalization. These technologies are all important pieces of the puzzle for companies in the process industries that are considering or currently seeking to undergo a digital transformation to increase efficiency, improve quality, and/or to gain flexib…
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Welcome to the 30th episode of Digitalization Tech Talks! Join us as we embark on a captivating journey into the world of virtual training. Discover the technologies and trends that are reshaping learning in the digital era, including virtual reality simulations and AI-powered platforms. In this episode, we'll uncover the secrets behind the success…
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In the 29th episode of the Digitalization Tech Talks podcast, we discuss how industrial operations will transform in the future because of not only new technology, but also in large part due to people and how their roles and interactions evolve. Key topics covered include: The role of developing technology on the plant floor. This will include arti…
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In the 28th episode of the Digitalization Tech Talks podcast, we talk about how important it is for process plants to have a strong reference architecture. Standalone services and applications are no longer enough to make you competitive, so it’s become increasingly critical to create a foundational structure that ties them all together. A referenc…
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Sustainability… It is as prevalent a topic in the process industries as it is anywhere in the world today. In this episode of Digitalization Tech Talks we discuss the topic of energy sustainability and explore how process analytics can be used as part of a digitalization strategy to assist manufacturers in their transition to net zero. This is poss…
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In the 26th episode of our Digitalization Tech Talks podcast, we focus on the latest trends in the process industries related to digital technologies. This episode was inspired by our recent involvement in the 2023 ARC Industry Forum. Each year, this dynamic event brings together experts, practitioners and thought leaders from across the industrial…
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Developed by the User Association of Automation Technology in Process Industries (NAMUR), MTP, or module type package, provides a framework for standardized equipment data models and description language to streamline interoperability. In practical terms, MTP enables integration of DCS and PLC-based systems more easily. The objectives of MTP are to…
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The introduction of digital technologies is helping the process industries do things better, faster and more efficiently. It’s also creating new challenges for companies as they strive to become digital enterprises by fully incorporating these technologies into all aspects of their operations. For example, if a deployed solution doesn’t work as int…
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Companies in the process industries have a constant focus on improving the safety and situational awareness of operators in the field. At the same time, using multiple systems increases the risk of disconnected, incompatible, or outdated information. By implementing connected worker solutions, field workers can gain easy access to the information t…
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The concept of the “golden batch” has been around for a long time. With artificial intelligence, however, it is now possible to more easily identify the characteristics of that coveted golden batch so that it can be more easily reproduced repeatedly and at the highest quality. Methods have even been developed that enable detection of negative trend…
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Process modeling, mostly in the form of process simulation, has been a key tool in the process industries for many decades. Traditionally this has been for offline applications such as front-end engineering design and control system design. But the usage of process modeling has expanded as it is now possible to implement online plant models that co…
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Supply chain challenges have become a global issue and many companies now consider supply chain issues to be their top short- and long-term concern. This is an area where digitalization can be applied to assist in mitigating some of the risks and concerns. This episode of Digitalization Tech Talks focuses on the application of industrial identifica…
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In this episode we will talk about how companies of all sizes are able to take advantage of digital transformation to implement technologies that will enable them to do things faster, better, and more efficiently. We will do so by looking at a specific company that leveraged an existing, well-proven methodology to create a strong and highly relevan…
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Having good alarm management in a process automation system is critical to safe and productive process control. Unfortunately, many current installations have significant room for improvement as current implementations often include standing alarms, chattering alarms, redundant alarms, and alarm floods that can overwhelm the operators during abnorm…
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Remote monitoring is an increasingly hot topic across the process industries. This rapidly growing digital technology is providing tremendous value by making access to information more manageable and less costly. This development is driven by cloud computing, intelligent gateways and cell phone connectivity that have become so mainstream and cost-e…
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We are surrounded by data. Vast quantities are spread over a multitude of software applications, databases, and paper files throughout the enterprise and at site. Much of it is difficult to understand, often inaccurate, out-of-date, incomplete, inconsistent, and/or poorly synchronized, which creates challenges that can lead to the wrong decisions b…
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In this 15th episode of the Digitalization Tech talks hosted by Jonas Norinder and Don Mack, we’ll take a deep dive into the burgeoning field of cell & gene therapy, which promises individualized therapeutics that will essentially be manufactured to the specifications of a single patient. We’ll also discuss how digitalization techniques can be appl…
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A digital transformation and ultimately becoming a digital enterprise can only be accomplished with a solid foundation in place. This foundation is the data coming from the sensors in the field. Joining hosts Jonas Norinder and Don Mack in this episode is Ronald Nijssen, a Technical Consultant with Siemens. Ronald covers topics including what is in…
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In this 13th episode of the Digitalization Tech talks hosted by Don Mack and Jonas Norinder, we will be talking about cybersecurity as it relates to digitalization. One of the key topics of digitalization involves collecting data and analyzing it, sometimes in an off-premise cloud setting. So, you want to make sure that this environment is safe! Jo…
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In this 12th episode of the Digitalization Tech Talks podcast series your hosts, Don Mack and Jonas Norinder are joined by Doug Ortiz, Siemens’ US DCS and Simulation Product Manager. We discuss Operator Training Simulators (OTS), which are becoming much more prevalent in the process industries. While they are primarily being used for operator train…
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In this 11th episode of our Digitalization Tech Talks podcast your host, Jonas Norinder is joined by Don Mack. We discuss another key digitalization use case for the process industries. Improving operations performance through control performance analysis. We cover some background on the use case, including what has been done in the past, and then …
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In this 10th episode of our Digitalization Tech Talks podcast your two hosts, Don Mack and Jonas Norinder are very excited to be joined by Andrew Nachenberg from MxD as well as Iiro Esko from Siemens. We discuss the latest addition to the MxD (Manufacturing x Digital) Industry 4.0 showcase, the process industries test bed, which includes the mobile…
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Control valves have always been a hot topic in process plants because they can cause unplanned, costly shutdowns if not maintained properly. But when do you know when it’s maintenance time? Traditional approaches have been to do it at regular intervals, use the experience of the maintenance crew or opt for a time-based maintenance approach. Today, …
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Generally, this podcast is about the newest technologies for digitalization within the process industries, but when an organization is interested in these technologies, how do you take the first step? Joining us once again is one of our digitalization consultants, Jonas Norinder, and we will be diving into our methodology for helping customers prio…
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With the digital technologies available today enabling mobile operations, the future of the process industries worker is already here. Through smart devices, technicians can access off-site instrumentation experts for maintenance support, and process control operators can access DCS HMI screens even when they are not in the control room. We'll be d…
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On our podcast we are always talking about the latest in digitalization in the sense of new technologies and new digital solutions that are starting to be used in the process industries. Well in this episode we are looking at something more familiar, process control systems, and more specifically, how they are adapting and changing with the growing…
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As the digital transformation in manufacturing progresses, an increasing amount of data is becoming available. Artificial intelligence gives plant personnel the opportunity to analyze and convert this data into useful information from which actionable decisions can be made. In this episode we are diving into Artificial Intelligence and Machine Lear…
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In this first episode of 2021 we are joined by one of our digitalization consultants, Jonas, to hear about some of the conversations he has with customers about how to make digitalization work for them based on their needs. We will also talk about how they can start transforming their business. We will dive into some of the most common questions we…
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As plants and manufacturing facilities work to return to full capacity with the new challenges created by the pandemic, operation managers and health and safety officials must keep employees safe while also optimizing production. Contact tracing applications can help plant and operation managers optimize facility layouts and protect employee health…
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Siemens understands that no two businesses are the same and that your differentiation is your competitive advantage. Therefore, a team is in place that's able to design comprehensive, customized and cost-effective solutions for the process industries. Join us to discuss how this team can provide solutions like remote monitoring applications, commun…
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Remote monitoring application that offers today’s facility operators and managers the ability to remotely monitor the activity and health of process equipment, regardless of whether it’s local to the plant or in the most remote of locations. Information can be uploaded to the cloud and then used to provide you with real-time monitoring of multiple …
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