Processing, December 2020

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Christine Banaszek Sales Manager ROSS Mixers Frederic Baudart CMRP Senior Product Application Specialist Fluke Accelix Robert J Bockserman President Conatech Peter S Cartwright President Cartwright Consulting Co Barry Charnay President CEO Whisper Ingredients Inc Lyle W Clem Director of Engineering Electrol Specialties Company Bill Bremer Principal Food Safety Kestrel Tellevate Robert Rogers Senior Advisor for Food Safety Regulations METTLER TOLEDO David Brewer Mid Atlantic Regional Manager Sealing Equipment Products Co SEPCO Stanley Herzog President Princeton Process Technology Consultants Mike Klimes Applications Engineer Tsurumi America Inc B George Kniazewyz President Renovare Eric Langer President BioPlan Associates Ed Marshall President Maintenance Management Technologies 4 Processing DECEMBER 2020 John Stans eld Plant Manager Accelerated Curing Inc CONTENT Editor in Chief Jesse Osborne josborne@ endeavorb2b com Managing Editor Molly Rogers mrogers@ 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innovative products and or technology solutions that were introduced to the marketplace within the past 12 months and made signi cant contributions to improvements throughout the process industries More than 30 products were nominated in 2020 and it was a di cult task to select the winners And the 2020 Breakthrough Products Awards winners are 1 CD3 Multi Diaphragm Metering Pump Blue White Industries 2 EJA565E Hygienic and Sanitary Transmitter Yokogawa Corporation of America 3 PowerFill Select Bulk Bag Filling System Material Transfer Storage Inc 4 MAGNES Series Magnetic Drive Sliding Vane Pump Blackmer 5 Liquiphant FTL51B Endress Hauser 6 GB Series Ball Valve Swagelok Company 7 SAS P SEPCO 8 TrendHub TrendMiner 9 AMS Asset Monitor Emerson 10 Clamp Type Sterile Visual Flow Indicator LJ Star Thank you to the companies that nominated their products for consideration for 2020 s awards program Nominations for Processings 2021 Breakthrough Products Awards will open in March 2021 on the Breakthrough Products Awards page at www processingmagazine com While the 2020 Breakthrough Products Awards serves as the centerpiece of this issue we also have content covering several important process industry topics this month Kicking things o is a Q A with Paige Marie Morse of Aspen Technology that discusses sustainability efforts in the chemical processing industry e discussion specifically centers around how digitalization e orts including arti cial intelligence AI can help chemical producers achieve their sustainability goals and increase operational e ciency Next Valin Corporations Peter Jessee tackles the topic of valves and actuators and outlines alternatives to globe control valves Jessee writes there should certainly be a great deal of thought given to whether a globe control valve is necessary for a certain application Alternatively a less expensive rotary valve could be a more suitable solution David Stonehouse and Gordon Bordelon of Rockwell Automation meanwhile examine important considerations for creating successful sustainable and secure digital transformation initiatives in chemical plants ey write while chemical processors are eager to create digital initiatives that address their biggest business needs many are unsure of where to start or whats needed to make sure their investments can be replicated and scaled across their plants with minimal risk For some valuable lessons they should look to those that have already started their digital journeys for insights Elsewhere in this issue Todd Loudin of Flowrox shares how critical assets can bene t from industrial internet of things IIoT monitoring and he outlines successful instances involving pumps and industrial pressure filtration units in the metals and mining industries Other content includes a piece coauthored by Sumitomo and Motion Industries on equipment reliability and condition monitoring an article from Quantum Automation on system integration and an article from Yokogawa Electric Corporation on operations management I hope you nd the content in this issue interesting and informative As always thank you for reading New for 2021 P I Process Instrumentation Processings sister brand Flow Control is changing its name in 2021 Starting in January Flow Control is being rebranded as P I Process Instrumentation The new name and tagline e Measurement of Process Parameters was introduced to better re ect the content Flow Controls audience has come to rely on over the years All of us at Endeavor Business Media are excited to be a part of the launch of P I Process Instrumentation and we look forward to continuing to provide high level content to those who design and operate the instruments that measure the parameters of systems that control liquids and gases in industrial processes If you or your company is interested in contributing editorial content to either Processing or P I Process Instrumentation in 2021 feel free to contact me directly at josborne@ endeavorb2b com or 920 393 7730 Sincerely W Editor in chief josborne@ endeavorb2b com @ ProcessingMag Publisher Jim Semple 908 963 3008 jsemple@ endeavorbusinessmedia com Editorial Director Angela Godwin 603 891 9221 agodwin@ endeavorb2b com