Improving Plant Performance Through Updating Technology

As automation technology progresses at an incredible rate, power plants around the world are challenged with the decision to upgrade to newer systems or keep maintaining older equipment. Both approaches can be costly for an operation, and plant managers need to consider multiple factors such as short-term vs. long-term payoff, uptime, cost, process performance and integration capabilities when deciding upon a course of action. Read more.

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