Digital assistant for the control room — A battle for supremacy rages in the consumer world of voice-controlled digital assistants. Google, Amazon, Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft are the trailblazers on this market and want to make their assistant an integral part of our everyday life. But when you look to industrial applications, the search still comes up empty. This is about to change, because useful applications are manifold and a prototype is now entering the pilot phase.

With its new partner It-motive, Aucotec wants to link its cooperative platform Engineering Base (EB) even more closely and rapidly to ERP and PLM systems. This will also make the idea of a holistic digital twin easier to implement.

To combat the coronavirus, BP has provided its significant supercomputing capability to the ‘Covid-19 High Performance Computing Consortium’ group. The aim of the group is to offer access to Covid-19 researchers across the globe with the most powerful high-performance computing resources in order to stop the virus.

Collaboration, sharing experiences, and digital working are the keywords that feature Stay Connect!, the digital platform launched by Ima to enhance and offer all the Group’s digital products on a single touchpoint.

Under a joint project, Sibur will make use of Brochesia’s ‘B View’ solution for its Network Modernization-Digitalization’ transformation project. The solution enabled the Russian petrochemicals company to enhance its production processes through Augmented Reality and Remote Assistance.

Expanded digital twin portfolio accelerates workforce upskilling to improve operator response time while reducing risk.

The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering’s Facility of the Year Awards Programme recognises unique projects that make use of innovative technologies in order to enhance the quality of products and processes in the pharma sector.

The Haver & Boecker Machinery Division together with its technology subsidiaries Behn + Bates, Feige Filling and Haver Automation have introduced technologies and digital developments for a more sustainable use of resources and materials.

Fitness scheme for the plant: in a turnaround, every move must be right — When an “eternal” flame goes out for a while, something big is in progress: a refinery shutdown demands the utmost of operators, service providers and planners. When production comes to a standstill, the work of over 800 specialists really begins ...

How does pump manufacturer Grundfos plan to defend its global position as the number 1? And what is its management doing to prepare for future challenges? PROCESS asked Mads Nipper, CEO and Group President.