Smart Manufacturing Plants: Boosting Productivity and Competitiveness of US Industry

Tuesday, November 18, 2008: 8:30 AM
Room 201-A (Pennsylvania Convention Center)

Description:
Five presentations will be followed by a roundtable discussion. Smart Manufacturing Plants prevent problems before they occur. Examples of problems Smart Plants prevent include unplanned shutdowns, excessive energy use,unwanted safety events, and environmental emissions. Accurate real time material and heat balances around individual processes are the foundation of the Smart Plant. Such balances are enabled by accurate real time plant measurements (e.g. flow rates, compositions, temperatures, etc).


Sponsor:
Information Technology


Chair:
Jimmy L. Humphrey
Email: jlhumphrey@austin.rr.com

Cochairs:
John Forgac
Email: John.Forgac@bp.com

Douglas H. Lenz
Email: doug.lenz@falconeertech.com

Son X. Huynh
Email: huynhson@us.ibm.com

Mukund Karanjikar
Email: mukund@chevron.com


8:30 AM
(249a) Preventing Plant Problems Before They Occur
Douglas H. Lenz and Daniel L. Chester

9:50 AM
(249e) Smart Manufacturing Plants: Advances and Priorities
Jimmy L. Humphrey, A. Frank Seibert, J. Christopher Lewis and John P. Farone

10:10 AM
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