Process Control
Consider a new monitoring system to prevent corrosion
This innovative, continuous supervising method collects real-time data on important asset health
Closed-loop control can clamp down on crude unit corrosion
Automating the detection process and controlling applications in real time dramatically boosts performance
Advanced process control: A historical perspective
A blend of art and science with a history worth recounting
AspenTech buys German firm SolidSim Engineering
Aspen Technology (AspenTech), a producer and distributor of software and services to the process industries, has acquired SolidSim Engineering GmbH, a Germany-based provider of solids process modeling software. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Honeywell opens new technology hub in India
The company says the center will expand its development in downstream sectors such as refining, petrochemicals and nylon technologies and applications.
FMC Technologies to acquire automation company Control Systems International
FMC Technologies said Friday it has agreed to acquire Control Systems International (CSI), a supplier of process control and automation system solutions. Headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas, with operations in Irvine, California, and London, England, CSI has approximately 150 employees.
GTC strikes deal with ConocoPhillips to license sulfur recovery technology
Process technology licensor GTC Technology reached a global agreement with ConocoPhillips for its selective partial oxidation of sulfur (SPOC) technology for sulfur recovery. GTC says its SPOC technology is the most significant innovation in the “modified Claus” technology space in the last 30 years.
Honeywell opens automation training hub in Dubai
Honeywell on Monday announced the opening of a new facility in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to strengthen customer support in the Middle East for its process solutions and scanning and mobility businesses. The facility will provide closer proximity to customers and prospects in the Middle East,
Global automation groups form single solution for device integration
The five major automation foundations have developed a single common solution for field device integration (FDI). FDI Cooperation’s mandate is to develop a single technology for the management of information that comes from all intelligent devices throughout all areas of the plant.
Shaw lands technology upgrading deal for FCC unit at Thailand refinery
The Shaw Group was awarded a contract to provide the technology license and process design package for the revamp of a residue fluid catalytic cracking (RFCC) unit for Star Petroleum Refining Co. in Map Ta Phut, Thailand. The upgrade will incorporate the latest advances in reactor system technology.
- ITT to acquire SPX Flow for > $4.77 B, expanding leadership in highly engineered components and adjacent flow technologies 12/5
- MOL Group introduces eco-friendly Bag-in-Box packaging for lubricants 12/5
- Addis Energy secures $8.3 MM to scale its transformative approach to low-cost ammonia production 12/5
- World Fuel Services supplies cruise line with waste-based biofuels 12/5
- Chevron announced $18 B-$19-B CAPEX budget for 2026 12/5
- Russia and India sign deal to build urea plant in Russia 12/5
