Abstract: Smart Manufacturing Plants: Advances and Priorities (2008 Annual Meeting)

Tuesday, November 18, 2008: 9:50 AM

Room 201-A (Pennsylvania Convention Center)

Jimmy L. Humphrey, J. L. Humphrey & Associates, Austin, TX

A. Frank Seibert, Separations Research Program, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

J. Christopher Lewis, Technology R& D, ConocoPhillips, Bartlesville, OK

John P. Farone, Retired, Cedar Park, TX

Smart Plants prevent problems before they occur. Advances and priorities for Smart Plants will be presented. Included will be a discussion of the importance of accurate real time material and heat balances around individual processes. A Smart Plant Case Study will be presented showing a quick pay-out for an energy saving opportunity.

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