Molly Ryan Reporter- Houston Business Journal Email | Twitter AkzoNobel NV, a Netherlands-based paints and specialty chemicals giant, said Friday that it is investing millions of dollars expanding capacity at its La Porte facility. In order to meet increased demand from the semiconductor industry, especially for the production of LEDs, AkzoNobel will extend its tri-methyl-aluminum (TMAL) […]
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by Terry Blevins From: Modeling And Control One of the areas addressed by the DeltaV future architecture team over the last two years has been the research and development of on-line continuous data analytics for fault detection quality parameter prediction. This year a prototype of this capability is being tested at two plants in […]
Fines are not enough to reform drug industry, warn lawyers The global pharmaceutical industry has racked up fines of more than $11bn in the past three years for criminal wrongdoing, including withholding safety data and promoting drugs for use beyond their licensed conditions. From: Jeremy Laurance The Independent
From Caleb Melby Forbes Writing for Forbes yesterday, Caleb Melby profiled the Hershey company‘s most recent investment in American manufacturing — a brand new, $300 million facility. While the cutting edge technology used at the plant may not lead to new-hires, according to Forbes, “the company estimates that it will still produce $1 billion […]
By: Charlene Wright From: Pipeline Law Blog Earlier this month, FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff commented on cyber security being among his chief concerns. No surprise, as we’ve been hearing alerts and warnings from PHMSA and Homeland Security in response to recent threats to U.S. natural gas companies. While there are multiple agencies that are […]
By Felicity Carus July 2 was not supposed to be an ordinary day for Bill Johnson, the former chief executive of Progress Energy. But it ended in an extraordinary way that even he hadn’t expected….. Read the rest of the story at: AOL Energy
A company whose software and services are used to remotely administer and monitor large sections of the energy industry began warning customers last week that it is investigating a sophisticated hacker attack spanning its operations in the United States, Canada and Spain. Experts say digital fingerprints left behind by attackers point to a Chinese hacking […]
The Principles of Batch Automation Are Being Used in Continuous Process to Improve Process Safety and Quality, and to Compensate for Losing Older, Highly Experienced Operators from: ControlGlobal.com by: Walt Noye The ISA S88 Standard Committee, whose work resulted in the ISA-88 Batch Standard, may never have foreseen that the principles and best practices it […]
Ever feel like there are mixed messages coming from Experts who supposedly know which way the wind is blowing economically? Seems like during this political season, we can get the most upbeat message or the most dour depending on the party of your choice. But politics aside, the economic guru organizations should pretty much sing […]
From: MaverickIdeas, a blog by the people at Maverick Technologies By Chad Harper A perfect storm is brewing in the automation world, and it has nothing to do with hardware or software. It’s about resources, which are fast becoming a bottleneck in the industry. Why? Well, there are several factors at play. I’ll address some […]