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Process Control

Honeywell upgrades automation for petrochemical expansion in Qatar

The upgrade will help the plant reduce operating costs and improve efficiencies as it increases production of methanol and MTBE, a key gasoline additive that reduces tailpipe emissions.

Consider high-fidelity online motor fuel characterization

Yokogawa Corp. of America: Trygstad, M.

Motor fuels are complex products. Various diesel fuel and gasoline grades are prepared from a large range of individual blending components whose individual properties may be extremely variable over t..

Maximize LNG carrier efficiency through integrated optimization

Eniram: Guillemin, P.

Officers and engineers aboard an LNG carrier are busy. They require real-time, user-friendly data derived from the vessel’s systems, as well as accurate individual metrics.

HP Automation Strategies: HPI demands higher availability of rotating equipment

ARC Advisory Group: Spada, S.

The performance and uptime of heavy rotating equipment play an important role in business profitability in a wide range of industries, including upstream and midstream gas processing and downstream re..

What is the ‘refinery of the future’?

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany

For years, technology experts and engineers have discussed the elements and operations that will define the refinery of the future. The refining industry has made great progress from the early days. H..

GE acquires UK wastewater treatment firm Monsal

The acquisition of Monsal is expected to enhance GE's wastewater treatment product offerings and further GE's commitment to energy reduction in wastewater treatment.

Foster Wheeler to supply hydrogen reformer for Russia’s Orsk refinery

The heater will be based on Foster Wheeler's Terrace Wall design. Foster Wheeler’s scope of work on the Russian refinery project is scheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2015.

Michell Instruments celebrates 40-year anniversary

Established in 1974 in Cambridge, UK, the company started off in a small building with just a few employees but now has three manufacturing locations and several offices in 10 countries.

Use crowdsourcing to boost process simulation

Schneider Electric: Brown, S.

There are many ways to enhance the user experience of next-generation simulators by borrowing concepts from crowdsourcing, data mining and related fields.

HP Automation Strategies: Working toward a more profitable model-based control technology

ARC Advisory Group: de Leeuw, V.

Last November, the European Union (EU) Autoprofit project held a workshop near Amsterdam for academia, users, and suppliers. The workshop organizers presented the results of the soon-to-be-completed m..