http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/eschbach-launches-shiftconnector-smart-solutions-for-ai-driven-knowledge-harvesting/ Global software developer eschbach, the provider of the Shiftconnector® enterprise manufacturing platform for the process industry, has launched its Shiftconnector® Smart Solutions. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/honeywell-and-chevron-collaborate-on-ai-assisted-solutions-for-refining-processes/ Honeywell has begun a strategic collaboration with Chevron to develop advanced artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted solutions to help operators make decisions to enhance efficiency for refining processes and improve safety within the industrial automation space. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/september-2024/special-focus-refining-technologies/deliver-sustainable-benefits-through-site-wide-process-digital-twins/ Refiners have used offline process models for decades. The next generation of solutions is anticipated to operate automatically, integrate with legacy systems and provide transparency site-wide.   http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/september-2024/special-focus-refining-technologies/prompt-engineering-extracting-operational-excellence-knowledge-from-ai-part-1/ Prompt engineering is an emerging discipline at the intersection of AI and process engineering and will undoubtedly contribute to the hydrocarbon and green molecules processing industries. Parts 1 and 2 (October 2024) of this article explore and provide a glimpse of how this technique can help process engineers and operators to manage the power of advanced AI models to optimize processes, contribute to solve complex problems, and improve operational efficiency in refineries and petrochemical plants.   http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/september-2024/maintenance-reliability-and-inspection/monitoring-cyclone-reliability-in-fluid-catalytic-crackers/ The authors’ company has developed a novel approach with a digital algorithm to effectively estimate the current cyclone erosion and predict future erosion based on operating conditions. With this approach, refiners get an automatic way to better predict abrasion lining erosion for both reactors and regenerator cyclones daily from digital analytics, thus helping refiners quantify their monitoring. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/08/adnoc-deploys-pioneering-ai-enabled-process-optimization-technology/ Following successful initial operations, ADNOC announced the deployment of an industry leading artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled process optimization technology--Neuron 5--across all ADNOC facilities across thousands of critical pieces of equipment essential for production, including compressors, valves and generators. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/august-2024/trends-and-resources/innovations/ Emerson has released its Rosemount™ 9195 Wedge Flow Meter, a fully integrated solution consisting of a wedge primary sensor element, supporting components and a selectable Rosemount pressure transmitter. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/july-2024/process-optimization/drive-efficiency-and-sustainability-through-process-optimization/ Business philosophies often stress the importance of continuous improvement to gain sustainable competitive advantages. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/july-2024/columns/business-trends-global-energy-talent-index-a-detailed-analysis-on-the-petrochemicals-industry-s-workforce/ This article provides an overview of the global petrochemicals sector’s workforce, as well as how AI is reshaping job roles, skills, adoption, popularity and policy awareness across the industry, and anticipate the major risks and opportunities it presents. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/06/ptt-global-chemical-redefining-maintenance-with-remote-piping-inspection-robots/ PTTGC is refining the concept from Hackathon to innovate and enhance the efficiency of the Remoted Piping Inspection Robot system in factories, addressing issues and reducing costs.