Optimize Valve Performance: Try the Valve App!
Ensure optimal performance and reliability of your control valves with the Control Valve App. Get real-time monitoring and maintenance alerts to prevent downtime and keep your operations efficient and safe.…
Dataflow for the Control Valve App
Your control valves are an important actor in your closed loop process control systems. Over a variety of communication protocols, from 4-20mA HART to Profinet, your control valves are typically…
Industry 4.0 and Artificial Intelligence
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is often touted as a solution to many problems, but it is important to recognize that AI is simply a tool. To effectively use…
The Industry 4.0 Disconnect
For as long as people have been talking about Industry 4.0 there’s been a disconnect between the theory which sounds great, and the practical—that is, what benefit you get from…
Get Valve Monitoring Started in Minutes!
What you are looking for is a way to keep the bad actors from failing randomly and causing upsets and shutdowns in the plant. How do you keep control valves…
The Mystery of the Failing Valve
Valves don’t only fail in the middle of the night. It just seems like they do. The ones that fail in the middle of the night are what detectives call…
It is Turnaround Time!
It is getting to be turnaround time again. That’s the time when everybody in the plant jumps up and runs in circles screaming and shouting in order to get maintenance…
How to do a practical Industry 4.0 project in a pharma plant
Control valves are vital in pharmaceutical manufacturing, especially for precise ingredient addition in batch processes. Their failure can result in significant production losses and costly re-validation. Proper monitoring and maintenance…
Remaining Useful Life?
Valve maintenance can be a complex and time-consuming task for plant operators, particularly when dealing with valves from multiple manufacturers with varying life expectancies. The challenge is compounded by the…
Take Up a Collection: Harness Control Valve Data for Smarter Maintenance
Industry 4.0 is difficult to implement and requires a lot of resources, including specialized engineering and management support. However, the benefits can be tremendous, such as improved maintenance, digital twins,…