The Smart Manufacturing and IIoT Division (also known as SMIIoT) is the newest and fastest growing division of ISA aimed at helping our members grow professionally and technically. The primary goals of SMIIoT are to provide clarity around these ever-evolving spaces, develop useful technical content, develop standardized approaches to solve critical problems, and provide a forum for networking and collaboration. ISA's understanding and focus of Smart ManufacturingIndustry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) will continually evolve to adapt to the high level of activity and interest throughout the worldwide community, constant developments of new technologies, new applications, and new concepts from most of the major hardware manufacturers, solution providers, businesses, research institutions, and even governmental agencies.

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  • @Jonas Berge thanks for the explanations. That's really interesting. Today there is a big hype about AI, ML and Gen AI because they are "modern technologies" but people are forgetting or disregarding the human intelligence (HI) that is available in their companies and plants. ...

  • Jonas, As I remember some of the flame arresters, I've dealt with on real life facilities had Very High Temperature fast action temperature switches (probably SIL2 or higher). Those switches are usually working on a voting scheme 2oo2 for HP and LP flares. In some projects, ...

  • Machine learning (ML) is not the answer to every analytics problem. There are many analytics tools available, and the trick is to use the right tool for the job – as is the case in any profession. Sustainability is very much about heat exchangers, cooling towers, air-cooled ...

  • Hi @Jonas Berge , Thanks for your insights. What is the problem of using machine learning? And what is mechanistic AI? ------------------------------ Best regards, Carlos Mandolesi Executive Board Member ISA Former President (2022) "Together we can create a better ...

  • @Carlos Mandolesi #1 Plants deploy multiple automation solution to enhance sustainability: · Heat exchanger monitoring · Cooling tower monitoring · Air-cooled heat exchanger monitoring · Steam trap monitoring ...

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