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Process technology: SICK and Endress+Hauser sign strategic partnership

German sensor company SICK and the Swiss measurement and automation technology specialist Endress+Hauser have agreed on a strategic partnership. Endress+Hauser will take over worldwide sales and service of SICK’s process analyzers and gas flowmeters, with a JV to be established for their production and further development.

Yokogawa launches OpreX Open Automation SI Kit and OpreX OPC UA Management package for open process automation systems

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced that it has developed the OpreX™ Open Automation SI Kit and the OpreX OPC UA Management Package, both of which will play important roles in the implementation of Open Process Automation™ (OPA) systems.

Catalyst safety assessment: Making catalyst and adsorbent startups safer

Shell Projects & Technology: Groendijk, W.  |  Buijs, A.

An unease around potential high temperature and pressures during fresh catalyst and adsorbent startups—which can lead to situations where designed pressures and temperatures are exceeded—led the authors’ company to create the Catalyst Safety Assessment (CSA) methodology.

Potential energy: Meeting demand as the H2 industry evolves

Emerson: Burdette, J.

Hydrogen is a critical resource for many industries, especially as sustainability remains a high priority.

Optimize energy consumption with modern instrumentation

Endress+Hauser: Flannery, M.  |  Marcon, C.

The global pressures posed by climate change and other environmental challenges have elevated sustainability to a worldwide corporate priority.

AVEVA’s integrated EPC 4.0 solutions to drive digital twin for Meridian's new greenfield refinery

AVEVA announced a strategic partnership with Meridian Energy Group to develop a digital twin for the first full-conversion refinery built in the U.S. since 1976, and the first modern "greenfield" advanced technology refinery constructed in the U.S. ever.

Hexagon’s HxGN SDx2 helps industrial enterprises engineer, monitor and optimize global assets, operations

Hexagon, a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies, has launched HxGN SDx2, a cloud-native, multi-tenant software as a service (SaaS) solution designed to deliver a connected, insightful digital backbone for industrial facilities.

AXION Energy revolutionizes operator training with virtual reality technology

AXION Energy has introduced the use of virtual reality headsets for training their operators at the Campana refinery. This initiative will create immersive spaces to resolve issues in real-time, including the selection and use of tools and enhancing the learning experience.

KBC Acuity Process Twin Pro optimizes oil and gas operations

KBC (a Yokogawa Company) has released its Acuity™ Process Twin Pro, a web-based software as a service (SaaS) application.

Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

Compact, rugged PC built to connect the industrial floor to the cloud