The use of fiber-reinforced composites in Type 3, 4 and linerless Type 5 pressure vessels is growing, used to store compressed/renewable natural gas (CNG/RNG) and hydrogen as part of the global ...

Batch processing and testing is a mainstay of the biopharmaceutical industry today. But, as operations become increasingly automated and continuous and integrated manufacturing is adapted more widely, ...

When it comes to process-control systems, reliability is crucial and failure can be costly or dangerous. A combination of good design practices, component selection, and testing can enhance ...

At the heart of this approach is the integration of real-time analytical techniques with process control systems, a capability that underpins both PAT and Quality by Design (QbD) frameworks. In this ...

The process industry, characterized by continuous, large-scale production, is vital to modern manufacturing. In recent years, integrating big data and artificial intelligence (AI) into process ...

As part of a collaborative effort with vendors, Nova Chemical is merging real-time plant floor data with enterprise financial data to improve decision making throughout the company. In the old days, ...

The benefit comes from combining cycle counts and process monitoring data from the historian database instead of relying on hours-based scheduling methods. Manufacturers should move beyond hours-based ...

In process industries and applications requiring accurate real-time monitoring, control automation systems must be as failure-proof and degradation-proof as possible. Component choices and design ...