| Round Table Discussion on Smart Plants - Walk-Ins Welcome | ||
| John Forgac (Round Table Chair), BP Naperville Campus, BP North American Products, MC 605-1E, 150 West Warrenville Road, Naperville, IL 60563-8460, Jerry O'Brien ( Round Table Presenter), PDC Corporation, 903-D Medical Center Drive, Arlington, TX 76012, Paul Nix (Roundtable Presenter), PDC Corporation, 10101 Fondren Road, Suite 246, Houston, TX 77096, Son X. Huynh (Round Table Presenter), Industrial Sector, IBM, 1475 Phoenixville Pike, West Chester, PA 19380 and Nicholas F. Urbanski (Round Table Presenter), Heat Transfer Research Inc., 150 Venture Drive, College Station, TX 77845 This round table discussion will focus on Smart Manufacturing Plants. Smart Plants prevent problems before they occur. Examples include unplanned shutdowns, environmental emissions, and unwanted safety events. Accurate real time plant data, obtained from critically important sensors and measurements, are the foundation of the Smart Plant. In addition to establishing current plant performance, these data are used in models to PREDICT future plant performance and events so PROACTIVE actions can be taken to PREVENT problems before they occur. Extended Abstract Status: Not Uploaded | ||