To achieve operational excellence, process manufacturers must quickly and systematically address the root causes of asset reliability problems, which include inadequate operating procedures, poor design, and improper scheduling of production.

Download this article featured in engineering.com to learn how the partnership between AspenTech and Hexagon PPM will bring value to customers who are digitizing their engineering workflows.

Digital technologies offer significant opportunity for improved quality and cost savings across the chemicals industry by enabling more efficient design, operation, and maintenance of assets throughout their lifecycle. However, many chemical companies are still in the early stages of understanding how such opportunities can be applied effectively to their business. This article highlights how top companies are using data to drive business and operational decisions, and are progressing with their own transformation to the next level of performance and operational excellence.

In this article, Transform and Grow – Manufacturing Excellence in Specialty Chemicals, Aspen experts discuss what is required to drive transformation in specialty chemicals through technology-enabled best practices.

This article describes how engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firms are now forging ahead as the industry recovers from years of cutting costs to scale resources back up as the volume and size of projects increase.

This article appeared in the 2018 American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) Conference Daily (Oct 2018) that highlighted the Operational Planning, Control and Automation Technologies session during which Chevron talked about the closed-loop, real-time coordination of a refinery middle distillate system, the benefits and key takeaways.

As domestic and global economies heal, the petrochemicals industry will enjoy healthy demand growth for the next two years, but greater emphasis on productivity technologies is needed to seize this growth. Read this article to learn how refineries, looking to improve their productivity, must bring scheduling activities under a single platform in order to streamline their workflow and achieve a greater view of the entire petroleum supply chain.

The impact of COVID-19 has accelerated digitalisation for the process industry. In this exclusive interview with Pipeline Oil & Gas News, Antonio Pietri, President and CEO of AspenTech®, discusses how this acceleration of digitalisation will lead to the creation of a Self-Optimizing Plant.

Download this article featured in EPC World, to learn how digital transformation is pushing EPC firms to tap into Industry 4.0 principles to automate their workflows, reduce engineering man-hours and collaborate globally.

As energy companies shift to a new normal due to the pandemic, the energy transition continues to gain strong momentum. Industry leaders are focused on meeting aggressive sustainability targets and are making investments in digitalization to accelerate innovation.