Processing, December 2020

CONTENTS DECEMBER 2020 VOL 33 NO 12 12 Q A SUSTAINABILITY 10 Digital technologies assist sustainability efforts within the chemical industry Processing connected with Dr Paige Marie Morse with Aspen Technology to discuss the importance of digitalization particularly arti cial intelligence to achieve sustainability goals and offer new levels of operational ef ciency COVER STORY LinkedIn www ProcessingMagazine com 2 Processing DECEMBER 2020 20 Facebook facebook com ProcessingMagazine Twitter @ ProcessingMag linkedin com groups 4050058 FEATURES 22 31 12 Breakthrough Products Awards Congratulations to the 2020 Breakthrough Products Awards Winners 18 Looking beyond globe control valves By Peter Jessee Valin Corporation While globe control valves are still a viable solution modern rotary control valves offer many advantages and serve as a more suitable solution in certain process applications 20 Digital transformation Realize operational bene ts while minimizing risks By David Stonehouse and Gordon Bordelon Rockwell Automation Considerations for creating successful sustainable and secure digital initiatives in chemical plants 22 Critical assets bene t from IIoT monitoring By Todd Loudin Flowrox Tailor made IIoT monitoring solutions for speci c assets can be valuable and sustainable when added to conventional DCS or SCADA systems 26 Reliability produces pro table results By Paul Craven Sumitomo and Jeremiah Newton Motion Industries To make sure equipment such as a conveyor has a good return on investment and a good life cycle it is critical to follow a proven process for the documentation design installation maintenance operation and monitoring of the machine health 28 Automation goes off grid By Dave Panish Quantum Automation Off grid automation platforms support any type of remote monitoring and control application regardless of whether power or networking is available 31 Solving the challenge of unifying goals at all company levels By Yasunori Kobayashi Yokogawa Electric Corporation Do all people at all levels understand the companys operational and nancial goals Production personnel should and can be aiming at sustainable pro tability at all times