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Making a Difference: Metrohm USA’s Involvement with the ASTM Brings Innovation to the Petroleum Industry
Metrohm USA’s continued efforts to partner with the ASTM supports the quality, distribution and delivery of petroleum products. As a member of ASTM’s largest committee D02, the company helps develop test methods that ensure the safety of gasoline, diesel fuel, motor oil and liquid propane.
Larry Tucker, Vice President of Business Development at Metrohm USA, leads the company’s efforts to work with the scientifi c community to solve common industry problems. He was recently featured as the committee’s expert in an article the ASTM published on fuel quality1
to ensure what goes into our gas tanks is safe and reliable. The needs of the industry are always changing and Metrohm USA is proud to work with the ASTM to develop the newest methods,” says Tucker.
Most recently, Larry has helped complete a signifi cant new test method for crude- and shale-oil acidity (ASTM D8045) that will update and overcome the limitations of longtime ASTM test standard D664. The ASTM’s new method was featured in Metrohm’s recent webinar “Innovative Titration for Competitive Refi ning Operations”, which took place on December 12th 2016.
Future projects include anti-corrosion research for a new method to measure organic halides in crude. 1“ASTM Tests Ensure Fuel Quality” by Rick Carter
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Anton Paar Purchases Future-Oriented Raman Technology from Silicon Valley
Emerson Targets $1 Trillion in Industry Losses with Operational Certainty Programme
As the oil and gas, petrochemical, refi ning and other manufacturing companies face mounting pressure to achieve improved fi nancial results, Emerson recently launched Operational Certainty, a technology and engineering-based programme designed to help industrial companies achieve top performance and recover more than $1 trillion in operational losses globally.
Emerson is introducing new peer benchmarking insights to bring better perspective on best practices and technologies to achieve Top Quartile performance in the areas of safety, reliability, production and energy management. Top Quartile is defi ned as achieving operations and capital performance in the top 25 percent of peer companies.
The company is also launching a new Operational Certainty consulting practice plus expanded project execution methodologies and resources. Additionally, the company announces a new Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) digital ecosystem to provide the technology foundation for companies to securely implement Industrial IoT to achieve measurable business performance improvement.
Picture (copyright Anton Paar GmbH): The signing of the contract in Graz: CEO of BaySpec Inc. William Yang (left) and Nils Bertram, General Manager of Anton Paar OptoTec GmbH.
As of December 1, 2016, the Austrian measuring instrument producer Anton Paar has purchased a Raman spectroscopy product line from BaySpec Inc. (San Jose, USA). The product line, consisting of two Raman spectrometers and one Raman microscope, will be implemented and further developed in a new product department at Anton Paar OptoTec GmbH in Seelze (Germany).
In addition, Anton Paar licensed technology for handheld Raman technology from SciAps Inc. located in Massachusetts (USA).
Nils Bertram, General Manager Anton Paar OptoTec GmbH: “From both a business and a technological point of view, this purchase of products and technology represents a future- oriented step for Anton Paar in Seelze, Germany. We have now entered the fi eld of molecular spectroscopy.”
The two Raman spectrometers and the Raman microscope round off the company’s portfolio for the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. The measuring instruments are available with immediate effect.
By determining the vibrational and rotational modes of molecules, Raman spectroscopy allows investigations into the structure, bonds, and, for example, the chemical characterization of gases, liquids, and solids. Raman spectrometers are used to identify pharmaceutical agents or chemicals, and to rapidly detect toxic substances.
The involved parties have agreed not to disclose the investment sums.
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“With a global contraction in capital spending, the industry is under tremendous pressure to hit fi nancial targets with existing assets,” said Mike Train, executive president of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) Automation Solutions. “The key to setting and achieving new performance goals is fi rst understanding what is possible given today’s technologies and which levers can deliver measurable, predicable results.”
A few examples of Emerson’s fi ndings: In terms of safety, Top Quartile performers had one-third the number of safety incidents as compared to their average industry peers. In terms of asset reliability, Emerson found that Top Quartile performers spend half as much on maintenance compared with average performers and operate with an incremental 15 days of available production each year. In the domain of production, Top Quartile manufacturers spent 20 percent less on production-related expenses as compared to average producers. In the areas of energy and emissions, the top 25 percent of producers spent one-third as much as the industry average on energy costs and had 30 percent less CO2 emissions.
Despite years of operations improvement programmes, many producers are increasingly disappointed with nominal improvements achieved. Due to limited peer benchmarking and uncertainty about which approaches will yield the greatest improvements, companies are trapped by decades-old work practices that fail to take advantage of advanced digital technologies, resulting in stagnant fi nancial performance.
“Manufacturers are stuck in a ‘grind it out’ mindset, frozen in a paradox of needing dramatically better results yet being risk-averse to try new approaches,” said Train. “Companies lack the confi dence in knowing which investment option will move the needle on fi nancial performance. Operational Certainty provides a clear roadmap.”
With its industry expertise, consulting services, comprehensive automation technologies portfolio and new Industrial IoT solutions, Emerson is able to help customers extract greater value from their investments and deliver measurable results to the bottom line.
“By helping customers leverage the best practices and strategies of Top Quartile performers, Emerson is able to help customers improve their earnings as much as 15 percent,” said Train. “We know precisely what behaviours are delivering industry-leading performance and what is required for other companies to reach those levels.”
To aid customers in establishing a path to Top Quartile performance, Emerson starts with Operational Certainty Workshops, consultant-led sessions that help customers pinpoint their causes of poor performance, prioritise actions that can yield the greatest improvement and establish a scalable work plan for achieving those results. Customers interested in the Operational Certainty Workshop can learn more at Emerson’s website.
In 2015, Emerson fi rst introduced the opportunity for Top Quartile performance in capital projects with Project Certainty, a commitment to help the industry address a crisis in poor capital project performance. Emerson reported industry data demonstrating that 65 percent of all projects over $1 billion fail to meet fi nancial and schedule goals. The industry has responded, adopting new approaches and technologies to transform the way capital projects are designed, engineered and executed.
“Emerson introduced Project Certainty at precisely the right time, when the industry was desperately seeking new ideas for improving capital projects,” said Train. “We believe the same is now true for Operational Certainty. Customers are hungry for new ideas and proven ways to harness the power of Industrial IoT to make technology work in measurable, meaningful ways.”
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