Factory Talk Analytics is a smart system that gives users clear visibility into their automation systems — even incorporating a chatbot named Shelby. Easy-to-read dashboards and an intuitive card-based interface highlight and prioritize any problems with connected devices, explained product specialist Gilles Quintelier of Rockwell Automation.

Chain conveyors are an essential part of many bulk handling applications — Yet, due to their set–up, maintenance tends to become labor and cost intensive. Now, a new flight assembly design could help to make replacements both easier and faster — Bringing cost reductions while increasing plant efficiency.

The project will include floating production storage and offloading facility, six subsea production wells, subsea production system and a gas pipeline to Darwin.

Since 2000, Beckhoff Automation has experienced an average growth rate of 16 %, said managing director Hans Beckhoff at a press conference yesterday. The company generated a global turnover of 810 million euros in 2017 — an increase of 19 % year over year.

Endress+ Hauser announced that SAP and Endress+Hauser will intensify their cooperation in the development of industrial internet of things (IIoT) applications for the process industry. In the future, both companies intend to work closer together in the development of joint solutions, sales and customer implementation.

The Siemens presentation focuses on issues revolving around plant life cycle management.

After 20 years, the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals plant, set up 1993, was ripe for an upgrade. Phase III of the site developed was designed around process enhancements and cost efficiency measures that should help the aging plant to kick into the next gear. The technolgy that brought about the change was automation.

As part of its sustainability strategy, chemical and consumer goods company Henkel is working to improve the recyclability of its product packaging and to increase its use of recycled materials.

The Linde Group and the specialty chemicals company Evonik Industries have concluded an exclusive cooperation agreement on the use of membranes for natural gas processing.

Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ajinomoto, will begin production of feed grade Tryptophan in North America in addition to its existing operations in Europe.