Recipe control is a very specialist field that applies to a wide range of industry sectors. The data collected by a well designed recipe handling process control system can give deep insights into all aspects of production. Recipe control can also function as a quality control method or more accurately risk control when the product being made has to meet defined standards and need to be as reliable as possible for incorporation in to end user's finished products. In this podcast Charles Williams discusses recipe control from his experience in multiple industries. Charles is second generation in Promtek Ltd, a family owned business in the heart of Stoke on Trent. Trusting the data in your recipe control system is one of the most important steps you can take to unlock the potential to improve efficiency, sustainability and quality control for your production facilities.

Unplanned downtime in industrial manufacturing causes productivity loss, timeline delays and lost revenue – estimated at around $50 billion each year. To address this tremendous market problem, PARC, a Xerox Company, recently launched Novity, a new venture to commercialise predictive maintenance technology. The technology solution uses equipment sensors and proprietary algorithms to enable industrial manufacturers to see the future health of their production assets. The Novity TruPrognostics™ engine relies on a combination of machine learning and physics-based models of equipment, allowing it to predict failures with 90% or better accuracy and lead times of months, not weeks or days. In this episode, Dave speaks with Markus Larsson, General Manager and founder of Novity about the pioneering technology and what it means for the future of industrial manufacturing.

In this episode Dave speak with Robert Stancombe, Business Development Manager of Veolia Mobile Water Services. Power plant operators are increasingly looking at ways to optimise the use of water in steam and cooling cycles in thermal power plants. However,  implementing new technologies can present challenges. Robert Stancombe of Mobile Water Services discusses how the use of mobile reverse osmosis assets can help streamline the implementation process and help operators who are increasingly exposed to high chemical costs and supply shortages. Discover the many advantages of reverse osmosis upstream of a demineralisation plant for high-pressure and cooling water applications and the benefits of using a temporary system. A growing number of plant operators have already gone mobile with the implementation of a reverse osmosis pilot. Better system efficiency, cost savings and reduced environmental impact have even convinced some to extend the mobilisation of the reverse osmosis asset to last a number of years without the need for investment in fixed plants.

Finding new ways to solve customer problems has always been at the core of ABB Measurement & Analytics’ approach to product development. With the global focus on emissions and sustainability, industries are under even more pressure to increase the agility and reliability of emissions monitoring in real time. ABB’s Datalyzer is an application that has been developed to help customers respond to this challenge.  The solution offers enterprise grade, comprehensive, cloud-based analyser fleet monitoring, unlocking the value of asset data through actionable insights. Join ABB Measurement and Analytics Digital Lead, David Lincoln, as he discusses how such tools remove complexity by transforming data into valuable business insights, not just for emissions monitoring but for all process industries looking to maximise uptime.

BEUMER Group has declared digitisation a top priority to secure its own future viability. But how can this be achieved? How can a company that has been operating mechanical engineering as its core business for around 80 years push digitisation to its full extent? To get fit for the future, BEUMER Group is relying on two spin-offs which - with the support of start-ups - are to carry digital projects into the group company. As a result of extensive research, two spin-off companies to complement the existing innovation department have been started; The BEAM GmbH was established in Berlin as an autonomous company builder and BG.evolution was established in Dortmund and aims to develop 'Minimum Viable Products', which are minimally equipped prototypes tested as possible solutions for a concrete customer problem. In this fascination episode Dave speaks with Dr. Johannes Stemmer explains how BEUMER Group approached this transformation

In our latest Podcast Dave speaks with GEA’s Hassan Yaszdi, Senior Product Manager Digital Service, and Dr. Mark Schneeberger, Head of Development of GEA’s Beer and Alcoholic Beverage Business and brewmaster, about how GEA is paving the way for breweries (and possibly other industries, too) to become more digital with their game-changing software Over the next five to ten years, more and more new Industry 4.0 technologies will transform the production landscape of many industries - from connectivity to advanced analytics, robotics and automation. In the future, breweries will also be able to go paperless, monitor processes seamlessly, be notified of adjustments at any stage of the brewing process, and ultimately make changes with minimal human intervention. Such advanced monitoring software is now real - and more than that, it's on its way to becoming an auto-optimisation programme. The ability to optimise a production unit in the future will depend on accurate, insightful and actionable data. However, many breweries lack the granular performance data necessary to take full advantage of digitisation and automation. This is where GEA's brewing and service experts come in, and they have now formulated an answer together with customers: GEA InsightPartner Brewery. GEA InsightPartner Brewery is the first step, actually being in release phase 2 (for a whole brewhouse) at a customers site (Störtebeker Brewery in Germany). Future releases incorporating further process steps are in preparation. And best news: The GEA OptiPartner Brewery (which is the big brother of GEA InsightPartner) is no dream anymore, but already in the testing phase at a customer site. As you will learn, whilst GEA InsightPartner gives brewers the knowledge to track and respond to their processes, GEA OptiPartner Brewery automatically handles end-to-end process optimisation for each brew, it really is a truly insightful listen….

In this final episode of our 3-part series with Siemens, Dave speaks with Ian Poulett, Business Manager - Industrial Communication, RTLS & Identification, who discusses the types of systems used to manage networks and process systems. Topics include:​ - Management and control systems - How remote access and management can be achieved - How remote access, communications, management, and control can be applied to new digital systems - Digital transformation roadmaps - Security for remote access and control - How 5G will transform process management - Training and education of the digital transformation - What the future of remote access and management looks like  

In this second of our 3 part series with Siemens, Dave speaks with Dave Adams, Team Leader - Process Specialists. Drawing on his 30+ years of experience working at Siemens, Dave provides an interesting insight into how the chemical industries are adopting industry 4.0 technologies. Topics include: Understanding and implementation Industry 4.0 in the Chemical Industries Can fully automated or autonomous systems be used by plant managers across the chemical sector? Does Industry 4.0 open the door to efficiency and cost savings Analysing data for control and predictive analytics How businesses can create a new digital ecosystem across their processes First steps a chemical company should take to harness IIoT, edge computing and AI (machine learning)  

In the first of a 3 part Podcast series with Siemens, Dave speaks with Paul Hingley the Product Solution & Security Officer GB&I at Siemens Digital Industries Software. Cyber security is a major concern throughout industry and in this podcast Paul discusses concerns over air gapped systems in the chemical industry and alternative solutions.

In this episode, Dave speaks to data analytics software leaders from technology provider Ovarro, Alan Cunningham, subject matter expert, and Josh Britton, global product line manager. As a major supplier of monitoring and control systems to the water sector, Ovarro is fully versed in the challenges faced by global utilities today. Data and analytics, if applied correctly, can transform how water networks are managed, helping to ensure the environment is protected, regulatory targets are met and company performance is improved. Alan and Josh discuss the current data landscape for water, and the innovation behind their software products such as AlarmVision, a cloud-based dashboard that enables control rooms to manage the stream of incoming alarms in real time.