Articles
2010
Gulf of Mexico, Environment and Economy Confront Oil and Gas
Automation World
AspenTech’s Mike Strathman is in this Automation World article about challenges faced by oil and gas companies. Solutions for economic and environmental challenges are highlighted, such as the Gulf of Mexico spill and pending legislation to increase regulatory oversight.
July 1, 2010
Pipe Dreams for CCS
Offshore Technology
This feature article in Offshore Technology describes how the UK-based E&C company PSN and AspenTech are working together on a project that may signal future opportunities for Carbon Capture & Storage.
June 29, 2010
Model-based energy management reduces energy costs
A Real Gas!E&P
AspenTech’s Mike Strathman is featured as a lead contributor in E&P Magazine’s blog discussing how model-based energy management can reduce costs for major oil companies, such as Saudi Aramco.
June 16, 2010
Energy Management & CCS SolutionsWorld Coal
This bylined article by AspenTech’s Chai Bhat and Paul Talley in World Coal discusses how software can be used to optimize the design and operation of coal gasification process.
June 14, 2010
Petroleum Review
This article by AspenTech’s David Bleackley discusses ways that oil and gas companies can address the carbon management challenge in the UK, highlighting both future potential benefits from CCS technology as well as tangible energy management benefits companies can realize today.
June 3, 2010
CPG Industry Shoots for Higher Profit Velocity
Automation World
AspenTech’s Mark Aloisio discusses how supply chain planning and performance monitoring solutions can help consumer products companies improve decision processes. AspenTech customers Glanbia, Unilever, DSM Food Specialties and Guinness are highlighted.
June 1, 2010
Leveling Downstream Process Bottlenecks - Alternatives to Traditional Unit Operations Are Now Available to Alleviate Very Real Logjams
Genetic Engineering News
Commentary from AspenTech's VP of Pharmaceuticals, Jamie Hintlian, was highlighted as part of a feature story on how to address the sources of manufacturing bottlenecks in downstream bioprocessing and how simulation software can reduce the likelihood of this occurrence.
May 1, 2010
Huntsman Saves Millions of Dollars with Energy Efficiency Overhaul at Port Neches, TX
Chemical Week
Huntsman Corporation discusses the success of their energy management project saving over $3 million annually, with an additional $13 million annual savings potential identified for future projects.
April 23, 2010
Effiiciency and Resources - the twin benefits of energy management
European Process Engineer
European Process Engineer publishes an opinion piece by AspenTech’s Erik Petela discussing how creating an energy management plan can produce tangible results now in the ongoing effort to create a more sustainable energy future.
April 20, 2010
Hot Prospects
Valuing OptimisationEuropean Oil & Gas
This article by AspenTech’s David Bleackley discusses how energy companies in the UK are using advanced technology to address talent skills shortages and other issues as they attempt to maximize the potential for future development in the North Sea.
April 2, 2010
Process Optimization in the Specialty Chemicals SectorPipeline Magazine
AspenTech’s Wim Van Wassenhove, speaks to Pipeline’s David Manuel about the value that process optimisation software can create for Exploration & Production (E&P) companies.
April 1, 2010
Repondre a la penurie de competences par le transfert de connaissancesdigitalPLANT
This article highlights the benefits realised by Evonik using AspenTech’s aspenONE V7 Manufacturing & Supply Chain.
March 31, 2010
Aspentech aide les industriels a ameliorer leur competitiviteInformatique
Jean-Francois Henon, AspenTech Regional VP for Central Europe, discusses how optimization software can help to address skills shortages and the transition to a new generation of engineers.
March 25, 2010
Info Chimie
AspenTech’s Jean-Francois Henon tells describes how AspenTech helps process manufacturing companies achieve energy reductions through energy management, in the French publication Info Chimie.
March 16, 2010
LG Chem spart vier Millionen US-Dollar
Computer & Automation
LG Chem's implementation of aspenONE in APAC is highlighted.
March 8, 2010
To Capitalize on Emerging Product Supply
The Times Online
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March 7, 2010
In response to a Times Online article on the funding of CCS projects in the UK, AspenTech’s David Bleackley comments on the importance of efficient energy management and how it can help achieve emissions targets and reduce operational expenses – progress that can be achieved while CCS viability matures.
MHT In Depth: AspenTech CFO on track to turn around company finances
Effizienz im ProzessMass High Tech
CFO Mark Sullivan is profiled in a Q&A piece that highlights AspenTech's financial turnaround and provides Mark's perspective on coming to Aspen and the changes made in the company's financial operations
February 22, 2010
CAV Pharmatechnik
This feature article in a leading German trade magazine by AspenTech's Catherine Jablonsky and Russell Schofield discusses the benefits that can be achieved through process optimization.
February 10, 2010
In finding a solution to the skills shortage problem, see how technology can help companies in the chemical and other process industries
ICIS Chemical Business
ICIS Chemical Business publishes an article by AspenTech EMEA Vice President, John Taylor, discussing how technology can help bridge the gap between generations of engineers in the chemical and process industries.
February 9, 2010
Advanced Process Control: So fahren Sie Prozesseinheiten energieoptimiert
An Exit Strategy for the downturnProcess
The article written by AspenTech's Norbert Meierhöfer details how Advanced Process Control and aspenONE V7 MSC can help process manufacturers of all sizes to optimize their processes.
February 3, 2010
Pharma
An article written by AspenTech's Catherine Jablonsky in Pharma Magazine shows how Pharmaceutical companies can forge a way forward out of the economic downturn through process efficiencies.
February 1, 2010
Current Economics Challenge, Change Pharmaceuticals
Automation World
AspenTech's Alison Smith is featured in this pharmaceuticals industry profile, discussing Aspen’s plant scheduler project with Lonza, trends in solubility modelling, quality by design (QbD), and creating a "paperless" manufacturing and R&D operation.
February 1, 2010
Fuel for thought
Supply Chain Digital
An article written by AspenTech's Ashish Patel on fuel chain optimization is the cover story in Supply Chain Digital magazine.
February 1, 2010
Partnering Proves Profitable
Chemical Processing
In this cover feature in Chemical Processing magazine, AspenTech's Elinor Price and Sanjeev Mullick show how chemical companies are relying on advanced tools and technologies to improve coordination along the entire supply chain and transform how chemical plants operate. Customer successes from Dow, BASF, and Cabot are highlighted along with AspenTech’s collaboration with NIST.
February 1, 2010
Simulation Software: Beyond Plant Design
Chemical Engineering
AspenTech's David Tremblay and Sanjeev Mullick are among the industry experts quoted in this article on advancements in simulation software.
February 1, 2010
Taming the Scheduling Beast
AspenTech EMEA's John TaylorPharmaceutical Manufacturing
This leading pharmaceutical publication features a bylined article from Lonza and AspenTech’s Andy Sanford and Floyd Nasuti, detailing a successful Aspen Plant Scheduler project. The article shows how Plant Scheduler enhanced the customer’s plant scheduling processes to boost production by 20% and improve profitability.
February 1, 2010
Software sorgt fur Energieeffizienz in der VerfahrenstechnikLa Tribune
The tier-one national title has recently highlighted John Taylor's appointment as vice president of sales operations and business consulting in Europe.
January 28, 2010
Question & AnswerVDI Nachrichten
AspenTech EMEA business consulting director Norbert Meierhöfer, discusses with German business publication, VDI Nachrichten, how software can help process industries to be more efficient and reduce carbon emissions.
January 25, 2010
The Sunday Telegraph
The leading national UK newspaper The Sunday Telegraph features a Q&A piece with AspenTech EMEA VP Paul Taylor about how software can help manage offshore assets, such as in the North Sea.
January 24, 2010
Anxious Times for Oil & Gas
Automation World
Mike Strathman is one of the industry experts quoted in this Oil & Gas industry trends update
January 4, 2010
2009
Simplifying the process
The Engineer
The Engineer publishes John Taylor’s byline about how process optimization tools can help companies’ overcome the challenge of engineering skills shortages.
December 17, 2009
Innovations In Pharmaceutical Technology - Solutions for Driving Process Efficiency in Pharmaceutical Manufacture
Prima Klima in KopenhagenIPT Online
This bylined article by Catherine Jablonsky and Andrea Tabor discusses how innovative process optimization solutions can deliver significant operational improvements to the pharmaceutical industry.
December 9, 2009
Economic Engineering
The cost-savings associated with using AspenTech solutions for energy efficiency are highlighted in an article on a German engineering website.
December 9, 2009
Delivering production 2010 and beyond
E&P Magazine
AspenTech's Mike Strathman discusses how utilizing engineering models in E&P operations helps maximize production, while also reducing operating costs. The article highlights AspenTech customers BP, PEMEX, Petroleum Experts and Production System Network.
December 7, 2009
Optimisation of Distillation Column and Energy Reduction
Hydrocarbon Asia
AspenTech's Sunil Patil, together with Viral Desai, Reliance Industries Ltd., Dahej Manufacturing Division, India contributed to this article in the Oct-Dec 09 issue of Hydrocarbon Asia magazine. The article, Optimisation of Distillation Column and Energy Reduction provides an insight into how energy reduction in chemical processes is necessary to sustain cost effective production and manage capacity in an ever changing marketplace, especially given the volatility in feedstock and energy costs. Good energy management helps maximize plant profitability. This article details how these objectives can be met through the use of simulation software.
December 1, 2009
AspenTech réduit le soif d'énergie des chimistes
La Tribune
AspenTech's solutions to reduce energy costs in chemical companies is the focus of an interview with Jean Francois Henon, EMEA Vice President which appeared in the leading French business publication, La Tribune.
November 30, 2009
Ten ideas to save the planet - burying the problem
Channel 4 News
EMEA business consultant director, Eric Petela discusses how energy management can be used to produce gains in clean energy, in the absence of newer technologies such carbon capture storage (CCS) being fully viable - on the leading UK Channel 4 news website.
November 30, 2009
Knowledge transfer strategies to beat skills shortages
Computer Weekly.com
John Taylor, EMEA VP fo Sales Operations and Business Consulting, discusses how process optimisation software can facilitate knowledge transfer to a new generation of engineers.
November 17, 2009
Checking Adequacy of Anti-surge Valves
OffshoreWorld
AspenTech's Sunil Patil, together with Vishwanath K R & Team from L&T Valdel Engineering Ltd (Bangalore) present a case for improving adequacy check of anti-surge valves and the operation of compressors through dynamic simulation.
November 1, 2009
Strategic pricing, inventory optimization among tactics companies will deploy to shake recession doldrums
Control Engineering
As part of a 2010 industry trends feature, Alison Smith and Sean Duclaux comment on the importance of using manufacturing intelligence software to drive tighter linkage between business and manufacturing operations.
November 1, 2009
Enterprise Software In The Annus Horribilis
Chemical & Engineering News
AspenTech's Alison Smith was featured in this cover article along with DuPont, Dow, Air Products and other industry leaders for this annual report on IT with a large focus on SCM IT and ERP systems.
October 16, 2009
Supply chain management strategy may call for process overhaul
TechTarget/SearchManufacturingERP.com
AspenTech's Elinor Price is one of several industry experts providing commentary in a feature story on supply chain management, with a focus on changing business processes that support SCM strategy.
October 5, 2009
Combating the Economic Downturn by Driving Process Efficiency in Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceutical Processing
This article by AspenTech's Andrea Tabor and Catherine Jablonsky shows how to drive greater efficiencies in the pharmaceutical industry through the use of IT.
October 1, 2009
Don't fly blind
Pharmaceutial Manufacturing
This article by Chau-Chyun Chen on solubility predictability appeared in the October edition of this top-tier pharma publication.
October 1, 2009
Engineering Models in Operations
Chemical Engineering World
Engineering models can play a significant role to improve plant operations, energy use and safety. Software modularization, user interface innovation and computing power have opened up the ways for models in operations
October 1, 2009
AspenTech takes aim at the Chemicals Midmarket and Petroleum Refiners
AspenTech DiscussesAMR Research
Industry analyst AMR Research says V7 MSC provides a cost-effective path for mid-market process manufacturers to take advantage of the optimization benefits of aspenONE.
September 23, 2009
PetrolWorld
This contributed article by AspenTech's Ashish Patel was featured on the cover of this leading UK Energy publication. The article highlighted the critical success factors for optimizing and achieving flexibility in the fuel supply chain, and also highlighted aspenONE V7.
September 1, 2009
AspenTech: 100% Focused On Optimizing Process Manufacturing
IDC
IDC Manufacturing Insights published a report following their attendance of AspenTech's European Analyst Day. The report examines AspenTech's focus on optimization technologies for process industries, and includes case studies from Guinness, Cabot and BASF.
September 1, 2009
Chemical Industry Must Adopt Higher Automation Levels
Driving process efficiences in a complex marketplaceAutomation World
Robert Golightly was among several industry experts quoted in this cover feature on chemical processing industry trends. Robert discusses how adaptive modelling technologies in APC systems can automate plants through step-testing that generates accurate data, automatically generating a new control model to optimize plant operations.
September 1, 2009
Driving profitability and agility in an uncertain economyPetroleum Review
A two-page contributed article, attributed to David Bleackley, looks at how to drive process efficiencies in the oil & gas sector. He describes the challenges faced by the sector in not only driving capacity but achieving higher margins.
September 1, 2009
Petroleum Review
A full-page news article about the launch of aspenONE V7 MSC. AspenTech's solution is shown to address vital industry challenges such as increased efficiency and effectively managing operating costs.
September 1, 2009
Optimise your response to changing market conditions
ProcurementAsia
Companies need to analyse and respond quickly to the dynamic changing marketing conditions if they want to optimize manufacturing performance and meet operational excellence goals.
September 1, 2009
Un logiciel universel pour l’industrie des procédés
Industrie Techno
A leading French website discusses the V7 MSC announcement includes a screen of the new APC platform.
September 1, 2009
Harvard: Ivy league: Chiefs credit this Ivy Leaguer's analytical approach to education
Boston Business Journal
Mark Fusco is one of 4 Harvard-educated CEO’s quoted in a “CEO University” feature about how Harvard influenced the executives’ careers.
August 28, 2009
AspenTech Wins Prestigious R&D 100 Award for Software Innovation
Process Industry Informer
News item announcing AspenTech winning the R&D award for software innovation.
August 12, 2009
A Different Plant Appears on the Horizon
Innovative IT solution for the Pharmaceutical IndustryChemical Processing
AspenTech's David Tremblay discusses predictions for the chemical plant of the future. David’s comments discuss how the emerging use of a common data model will facilitate larger collaboration of shared data and simulation of a wider range of processes and process conditions across the organization.
August 1, 2009
CHEManager
This one-page article looks at Microsoft’s focus for ACHEMA 2009 with a special mention about AspenTech being a key partner with its ‘manufacturing execution solution’, aspenONE.
August 1, 2009
Pharmaceutical Industry Confronts Data, Change, Culture
Automation World
Alison Smith and AspenTech are featured alongside Pfizer in this pharmaceutical industry trends article that focuses on better use of data to achieve greater efficiencies in lab-to-plant operations and compliance processes.
August 1, 2009
Software innovations to benefit process industry companies
Automation/Connecting Industry
The process website and magazine discusses how aspenONE V7 MSC software innovations will benefit process industry companies.
August 1, 2009
Software technology integrates assets across lifecycle
E&P Magazine
AspenTech's Mike Strathman, JC Rodriguez and David Bleackley co-author an article on using software to integrate assets across the lifecycle to create the “digital oilfield.” Customer case studies BP Azeri and Saudi Aramco are highlighted.
August 1, 2009
Software Helps DuPont Win Manufacturing Achievement Award for Operational Excellence
Optimales Design von Anlagen und ProzessenIndustry Week
This leading manufacturing publication covered how aspenONE software helped DuPont win Aberdeen Group’s Manufacturing Excellence Achievement Award for Operational Excellence in the Process Industries.
July 24, 2009
Integriertes Energiemanagement reduziert EnergieverbrauchCIT Plus
In this two page article, Philippe Muller discusses how chemical engineering companies can ensure that they achieve the best possible design of their plants and processes in order to optimise capacity.
July 20, 2009
Energy 2.0
Norbert Meierhöfer looks at how to address the challenges companies currently face in energy management.
July 17, 2009
AspenTech’s aspenONE V7 to help supply chain
SupplyChain Digital
This UK website focused on supply chain information discusses on V7 MSC extends AspenTech’s industry-leading, integrated refinery planning and scheduling solution to the entire petroleum supply chain, allowing oil companies to optimize decisions and visualize impact across the supply chain.
July 14, 2009
AspenTech Updates Manufacturing and Supply Chain Optimization Offering
Managing Automation and Manufacturing Executive
Managing Auomtation and its sister publication Manufacturing Executive discuss how aspenONE V7 MSC reduces costs and simplifies operations throughout the manufacturing and supply chain, while supporting decision making by integrating plant floor and enterprise data.
July 8, 2009
aspenONE V7 MSC Surfs the Economic Tsunami
Control Magazine and Chemical Processing Magazine
This exclusive product profile of the new aspenONE V7 MSC suite highlighted the complete aspenONE V7 product line - across Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain.
July 7, 2009
AspenTech Rolls Out aspenONE V7 MSC
Driving Efficiencies in the Pharmaceutical IndustryPetroComputing
Industry blogger, Jeanne Perdue, profiled the new aspenONE V7 MSC suite, discussing how aspenONE’s Advanced Process Control platform helps bring greater control to more plant processes cost-effectively, accelerating operational stability and performance benefits. The article also discussed how an Integrated Petroleum Supply Chain optimizes decision-making processes to quickly adapt to rapidly changing market conditions.
July 7, 2009
Pharma
Two-page AT-bylined spread about driving efficiencies in the pharmaceutical industry. How aspenONE enables pharmaceutical companies to accelerate innovation and increase their pipeline.
July 1, 2009
Global Warming, Economy, Politics Threaten Oil and Gas
Integrated EngineeringAutomation World
AspenTech's Fred Williams and Mike Strathman provided commentary for this oil & gas industry trends article in Automation World. Strathman and Williams discuss how the increased volatility and greater uncertainty for refiners and upstream operators is driving them to create, "more reactive and agile operations" as the industry asks itself, "How do you operate effectively and profitably in this environment?”
July 1, 2009
Verfarenstechniek
AspenTech’s Vikas Dhole discusses how to achieve engineering and operational excellence.
July 1, 2009
Solubility and Prediction Modelling in Early Stage Pharmaceutical Process Development
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
This leading pharmaceutical industry trade publication featured a contributed article by Chau Chyun Chen about the new use of solubility models in the "lead optimization" stage of new drug discovery, representing a significant advancement in the pharmaceutical industry.
July 1, 2009
Retirement: Lose Know-How, No Way
Chemical Processing
Vikas Dhole and Sanjeev Mullick were featured in this article on the growing importance of knowledge retention for the process industries, and discussed how AspenTech has evolved its training portfolio to meet the requirements of a changing workforce.
June 1, 2009
Lifting the bottomline through the use of efficient systems
Oil and Gas News
Lifting the bottom line through efficiency in processes is the focus of an interview with EMEA Director of Business Consulting Eric Petela and this publication focused on the petroleum sector in the Middle East and Asia PAC. Eric discusses how refiners are looking to improve energy performance operationally without substantial capital outlay.
May 25, 2009
Gaping Engineer Skills Gap
From Lab to Pilot to ManufacturingFinancial Times
AspenTech Senior VP EMEA, Paul Taylor speaks to the UK's leading international publication, Financial Times, about how process optimization can help address the skills gap in the process industries.
May 13, 2009
Asset Optimization - Real time data and models optimize complex production off TrinidadACHEMA Daily
Jamie Hintlian, AspenTech VP and General Manager, Pharmaceuticals discusses the innovations that batch process developments bring to the pharmaceutical and specialty chemical industries with the trade show newspaper ACHEMA daily.
May 12, 2009
Oil & Gas Journal
Along with BP, AspenTech's JC Rodriguez and Mike Strathman co authored this BP Trinidad and Tobago Field Optimizer success story. This two-part article provides an insider’s view of an energy company that has leveraged real-time data with engineering models to manage a complex production system and achieve production gains.
May 4, 2009
Funktionen für Effizientes Engineering
CAV
Industry leading German chemicals magazine writes about aspenONE 7.1 Engineering and also highlights AspenTech's activities at ACHEMA 2009.
May 4, 2009
Wake-up Call
ICIS Chemical Business
AspenTech's Alison Smith says the global economic crisis is spurring innovation and motivating chemical producers to optimize their production processes.
May 4, 2009
In the Spotlight: Editors' Picks of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology Innovations
Pharmaceutical Technology
aspenONE Engineering's batch process development functionality is highlighted among a group of software innovations in the Pharmaceuticals industry.
May 2, 2009
Advanced Process Control: Developing A Plan For The Future
Process Industry Informer
Paul Turner describes how Advanced Process Control can help process manufacturers address the challenges of today's economic climate.
May 1, 2009
AspenTech takes on Pharmaceutical Quality by Design
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
This leading pharmaceutical publication profiled how aspenONE V7 addreses the needs of batch process manufacturers. AspenTech customer, GlaxoSmithKline, says V7 "will make a significant difference in how we approach process design."
May 1, 2009
Bank on IT
Pharmaceutical Executive
AspenTech's VP of Pharmaceuticals, Jamie Hintlian, was featured in this industry round up discussion on innovative ways IT is helping to cut costs for pharma companies. AspenTech was positioned among IT leaders Microsoft, SAS, and Oracle.
May 1, 2009
Models In Operations
Journal of Petroleum Technology
AspenTech’s Milo Meixell and JC Rodriguez were featured in this thought leadership article on improving operations using model-based decision support for exploration and production assets.
May 1, 2009
V7.1 release of aspenONE Engineering Software
Processing Talk
This UK online publication for process engineers writes about the 7.1 Engineering release of aspenONE V7 and the 7 Best Practices of Engineering Excellence.
March 6, 2009
Making Operations Decisions using Integrated Production Models
E&P Magazine
AspenTech talks to E&P Magazine about the trend toward "integrated production models" in oil and gas, and how AspenTech is making it possible to achieve the benefits of this integration at BP Azeri.
March 2, 2009
Application of Simulation Models in Operations
Integrated Plant Design & EngineeringNPRA
Process simulation models can offer significant capabilities for operating personnel to analyze and troubleshoot current performance, and to develop optimum responses in a proactive manner. This paper discusses the best practices of using simulation models in operations at the Valero Paulsboro Refinery, and demonstrates how new developments in modeling technologies can help.
March 1, 2009
Hydrocarbon Engineering
The focus of the article, written by AspenTech's Sanjeev Mullick and Vikas Dhole, is achieving operational and engineering excellence through the integration of plant design and engineering.
March 1, 2009
Manufacturing Visibility Achieved
Control Engineering
AspenTech VP of marketing strategy and research Alison Smith is among the industry experts quoted in this story about the growing importance of more advanced manufacturing execution systems. Smith comments on how successful deployments address economic and organizational factors along with the technology.
March 1, 2009
Critical Challenges Ahead
GasWorld
The UK-based publication GasWorld, says the importance of maximizing efficiency in oil and gas operations has never been been greater. The industrial gas industry is at the center of this article, in which AspenTech's Philippe Muller is quoted as a leading industry expert. aspenONE is also cited by GasWorld-journalist Rob Cockerill as playing "the key role in turning theory into practice."
February 18, 2009
Figuring out when less is more, from a business carbon standpoint
ZDNet
Doing "more with less" has never been easier for companies wanting to explore what-if scenarios related to their carbon emission reductions using aspenONE's carbon dioxide capture-simulation models. The enhanced technology helps determine whether or not the "more" that a company is thinking about doing to produce fewer emissions in their manufacturing or production processes will actually have the intended impact.
February 7, 2009
Big climate change economy likely to emerge as world seeks low-carbon future
Des logiciels pour modélisier la capture de CO2Engineering News
AspenTech's CO2 capture process models are highlighted in this South African magazine's story on a McKinsey report about Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG).
February 6, 2009
Espace Logiciel.com
aspenONE's modelling process for carbon capture is highlighted by French web-journalist Laurent Perrin as one way that process industry professionals are helping to combat global warming.
February 1, 2009
Life Sciences, Pharma Face Strategic Challenges
Automation World
AspenTech's Alison Smith and ARC analyst John Blanchard discuss challenges in the pharmaceutical industry. "There's suddenly a tremendous interest in capturing the data and doing meaningful analysis, and then tying that back to the pilot plant or late-stage development," Smith observes.
February 1, 2009
Plants Thirst for Energy Efficiency
Chemical Processing
AspenTech's Vikas Dhole and Elinor Price talk about how companies such as Dow, DSM/Sabic and others are gaining a competitive edge using AspenTech solutions to achieve higher levels of energy efficiency. They outline the three main energy-improvement opportunities for the chemicals industry: Real-time optimization, utilities and design. "Real-time optimization allows operators to be more agile. They are able to continuously maximize margins, which improves the overall business and makes it more robust," said Dhole.
January 30, 2009
Oil and Gas Continues Exploring New and Old Issues
AspenTech's CO2 Capture Models Combat Global WarmingAutomation World
AspenTech E&P industry expert Mike Strathman talks to Automation World about what Oil & Gas companies are doing to optimize existing assets in response to market volatility.
January 20, 2009
ZEUS Technology
AspenTech's David Tremblay and Randall Field from the MIT Energy Initiative discuss how engineers and researchers are using aspenONE's CO2 capture simulation software to allow cost-effective design and optimization of manufacturing processes that separate CO2 before it is emitted. By neutralizing the impact of this gas, process manufacturers can achieve their operational excellence goals and comply with environmental regulations.
January 15, 2009
Carbon dioxide capture process models cut industry emissions
Carbon Offsets Daily
AspenTech's aspenONE carbon capture models are the focus of an article on this environmental issues web site.
January 13, 2009
On Coals and Goals: Getting the Greenhouse Gas Genie Back in the Bottle
AMR Research
AMR Research says AspenTech's carbon dioxide (CO2) capture process models "may be the process evolution required to fast track and mainstream CO2 separation."
January 12, 2009
Best Practices in Refinery Front-End Design at Alcoa World Alumina
Mehr Transparenze durch neueEngineering & Mining Journal
With a formidable lineup of capital projects projected for the next 10 years, a method to “templatize” best practices and design of alumina refineries offers many advantages to this global aluminum producer
January 1, 2009
Prozess-Engineering-Software aspenONE V7CHE Manager
In this leading German chemical industry publication, AspenTech is named as a solution provider that tackles challenges such as the reduction of costs associated with compliance as well as ensuring “right first time” production.
January 1, 2009
ATP automatisierungstechnisch Praxis
This story highlights our key messages about aspenONE v7 -- enables process industry companies to achieve the 7 best practices of engineering excellence, and helps customers “do more with less”.
January 1, 2009
2008
Future Directions For Advanced Process Control – Bridging the Gap Between Academia and The Needs in the Field
Process Control Today
This article by Paul Turner, AspenTech Director of Advanced Process Control, discusses future directions for APC and bridging the gap between academia and the needs of the field.
December 29, 2008
AspenTech software used to combat global warming
Processing Talk
This UK-based engineering website highlights how aspenONE CO2 capture models are accelerating efforts to meet the increasing adoption of government reduction mandate requirements, while supporting clean energy development.
December 19, 2008
Chemical Engineers March On
Chemical Processing
This cover feature about engineering skills shortages includes interviews with AspenTech's Vikas Dhole and Sanjeev Mullick, who discuss how companies are addressing this challenge by doing more of their engineering activities on-site as supported by AspenTech's Center of Engineering Excellence (COE), while providing more automating training to new engineers via the "expert in a box" functionality within aspenONE.
December 1, 2008
BASF Using Virtualization to Shorten Deployment Time
IndustryWeek
IndustryWeek describes how BASF's use of Microsoft's Application Virtualization and aspenONE shortens software deployment time, while allowing BASF to quickly gain insights into plant and equipment behavior to optimize decision making.
October 24, 2008
Chemical Manufacturer BASF Finds Big Gains in Virtualized Apps
InformationWeek
InformationWeek describes how BASF's use of Microsoft Application Virtualization reduces the time it takes to implement and achieve benefits using AspenTech solutions. BASF credits aspenONE with allowing them to "more quickly gain insights into plant and equipment behavior to optimize decision-making, reduce capital, and operating costs and accelerate time to market."
October 16, 2008
How Clean Is Your Data?
Managing Automation
Enterprise data management presents a major challenge and business opportunity. This article discusses the challenges associated with not only collecting data from all business functions and systems, but the opportunities from maintaining and using it to help drive enterprise agility. AspenTech's Greg Howard and Andy McBrien are among the industry experts interviewed in the story.
October 1, 2008
Renewable Feedstocks are in the Bag
Chemical Processing
For the cover feature in the October issue of Chemical Processing magazine, AspenTech's Mike Mendez discusses the growing interest chemical firms are showing for bio-based production.
October 1, 2008
Vendor Pushes 'token-Based' Licensing Model
CIO, Computerworld, Network World
CIO, Computerworld, Network World, and other IDG syndicated media discuss with Ashish Shah from Fluor the benefits they are achieving using the new flexible token model system for licensing aspenONE software.
September 19, 2008
Driving Value and Product Quality Using FCC Simulations
Hydrocarbon Processing
CEPSA's J. M. Llanes and Modesto Miranda and AspenTech's Sanjeev Mullick discuss best practices in utilizing a rigorous simulation model to optimize operating conditions, better predict performance, and to study an assortment of technical and business cases. Improvements in FCC unit performance in various areas include new catalyst selection, unit monitoring, troubleshooting and optimization, LP planning model updates, and examining new feed scenarios.
September 1, 2008
Optimizing the Azeri Field asset
World Oil
BP's Nigar Jalilova and Abekir Tautiyev and AspenTech's Mike Strathman and Sergi Sama discuss how using an advisory software package to integrate subsystems into a model optimized the facility and created best practices that delivered a 3% production increase for BP.
September 1, 2008
Readers' Choice Awards: Who's a Big Hit with Readers?
Chemical Processing
The publication's annual survey highlights technology provider all-stars in 45 categories. AspenTech was selected by readers as the leader in the Process Simulation Software and Plant Design Software categories, winning these categories for two years running.
September 1, 2008
More Than a Token Solution to Licensing Woes
InfoWorld
InfoWorld columnist Ephraim Schwartz says AspenTech’s innovative token-based licensing model provides unique benefits for customers.
August 26, 2008
Enterprise Software Licensing is Just Too Complex
Ziff Davis
Amid all of the software industry talk about new pricing models, customers looking for a compelling model that makes good business sense should look at what Aspen Tech is doing, says Ziff Davis Enterprise’s editorial director Mike Vizard.
August 5, 2008
Achieving Model Operations
Chemical Processing
AspenTech’s Rob Hockley and Ron Beck show how process simulation can optimize plant energy use and emissions management by using common models across engineering and operations workflow.
June 1, 2008
Avoiding plant tests using dynamic simulation
Hydrocarbon Processing
AspenTech’s Jose Ferrer and AspenTech customer Preemraff discuss how to avoid plant tests using dynamic simulation and reduce step changes from weeks to days.
June 1, 2008
FEW: Corn foundation leads to biorefinery future
Ethanol Producer Magazine
AspenTech’s Mike Mendez is featured in a conference roundtable discussion and an individual presentation, “Applying Chemical Processing Knowledge to Plan and Optimize Bio-Refinery Development.”
June 1, 2008
ARC Advisory Group Provides Highlights for Japan User Group Meeting
ARC
ARC Advisory Group attends Aspen Tech's Japan User Group Meeting and calls AspenTech “the front runner who can provide a unified set of products for realizing the CPM concept.”
May 30, 2008
BASF Case Study
Oracle says it will leapfrog competitors in manufacturing intelligenceManufacturing Business Technology Magazine Supplement
BASF uses Microsoft virtualization technology to acceleration deployment and time-to-value when implementing aspenONE.
May 1, 2008
Manufacturing Business Technology Magazine
A story on “enterprise manufacturing intelligence,” includes a comment from AspenTech VP of Product Management Charles Rieb on the importance of the Master Data Model.
May 1, 2008
Studying Simulation
Hydrocarbon Engineering Magazine
AspenTech's Glenn Dissinger describes how dynamic simulation is important to the design and operation of a process manufacturing plant.
May 1, 2008
Microsoft Alliance Partner Profiles
CIO Magazine
CIO Magazine includes a profile of AspenTech in a supplement that highlights Microsoft industry partners.
April 1, 2008
Simulation Models Provide Asset-wide Production Optimization
World Oil Magazine
See how upstream companies enhance production at existing operations through the use of simulation models.
April 1, 2008
AMR Research 3-20-2008; Manufacturing Operations Excellence: The Strategy Versus Compensation Plan Dilemma
AMR Research
As part of an AMR Research bulletin on steps that manufacturers can take to balance long term strategic goals with immediate plant operations needs, AspenTech's innovative commercial model is referenced as providing a creative pricing/licensing option for manufacturers.
March 20, 2008
NPRA 2008 Show Daily; Part 2 of 2
Hydrocarbon Processing Magazine
AspenTech's Jose Ferrer discusses how to utilize rigorous simulation in advance process control projects; part 2 of 2
March 12, 2008
NPRA 2008 Show Daily Supplement; Part 1 of 2
ARC forum discussions reflect changing operations/IT paradigmHydrocarbon Processing Magazine
AspenTech's Jose Ferrer discusses how to utilize rigorous simulation in advanced process control projects; part 1 of 2
March 11, 2008
What does it mean to say it's model-based?Manufacturing Business Technology Magazine
At the ARC Global Manufacturing Forum, AspenTech momentum in the market and aspenONE's relevance in the growing trend of IT involvement in plant operations is discussed.
March 1, 2008
Manufacturing Business Technology Magazine
AspenTech is cited as one of the vendors at the forefront of a trend of model-based vendor offerings for manufacturing and supply chain processes.
March 1, 2008
Accessing Plant Floor Intelligence
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Magazine
AspenTech's data historian is discussed.
February 1, 2008
New Year Marks a New Era for AspenTech
ARC Advisory Group
AspenTech’s recent Industry Analyst Day meeting presented its vision, organizational changes, solution roadmap, new initiatives, and marketing strategy to analysts in a highly interactive format. ARC views the progress of AspenTech over the last couple of years as encouraging. The company is beginning a new era by laying down a solid foundation for future growth and profitability.
January 10, 2008
AspenTech's Revamp and the Petroleum and Chemical Industries
AMR Research
This article examines the success of process industry software provider AspenTech’s efforts to turn the company around, highlights areas still needing attention, and looks at what this all means for companies in the process industries.
January 4, 2008
Advance to the Front
January 1, 2008
Advance to the Front – Worley Parsons Engineering, Ltd. and AspenTech describe advances in front-end engineering workflow and integration.
2007
Consider integrated plant design and engineering – Innovative methods that are vital in new project management
Hydrocarbon Processing
Sanjeev Mullick illustrates the innovative work practices now being applied by leading owner-operators and E&C companies, and how integrated engineering environments support the best practices to achieve the project goals and attain new levels of operational excellence.
December 1, 2007
Integrated IT and engineering systems for optimized operating performance.
Fuel Magazine
With leading oil, gas and refining companies adopting strategies to improve operational flexibility and transparency, gain agility and accurate decision making that provides better returns on their capital spending, they’re achieving these objectives through work processes that are standardized and integrated with IT strategies and implemented to drive efficient collaboration within and between different stakeholders.
December 1, 2007
MarketScope - The Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Market Continues to Evolve Toward Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM)
Gartner
The manufacturing operations software marketplace is becoming a key competitive field for specialists and megavendors. Gartner compares the major players.
December 1, 2007
Operating Excellence – Modeling for Profits
Upstream Technology Magazine
Growing an E&P company means adding reserves and production capacity each year. Traditionally, firms have grown and been rewarded through discovery using the drill bit, and increasing production once these reserves were developed. With owner-operators and E&C companies leveraging real-time data to improve operations, they’re examining innovative work practices and looking to technologies such as simulation tools to attain new levels of operational excellence and “find” new reserves in the process.
December 1, 2007
Planning Ahead
Hydrocarbon Engineering
China National Offshore Oil Company and AspenTech describe how taking an integrated approach to energy performance early in the design phase can deliver significant improvements in refinery energy efficiency.
December 1, 2007
The Role of Chemical Engineers in Green Engineering – What We Can Do to Support Its Goals
Chemical Engineering
Mike Mendez discusses the crucial role chemical engineers play in the effort to reduce green house gases (GHGs) and resource consumption by creating plant designs that optimize construction and operating efficiencies.
December 1, 2007
Effective Process Planning and Scheduling
Control Engineering
Elinor Price discusses the benefits of integrated planning and scheduling developed in the olefins industry and their extension into many areas of process manufacturing.
November 1, 2007
Consider Better Practices for Refining Operations
Hydrocarbon Processing
To drive operational efficiency, major refining companies are now putting increased focus on managing supply-chain activities as an integrated process, closely connecting refinery planning and scheduling to improve communication and total plant operation.
October 1, 2007
Improve Refinery Margins with Integrated Planning and Scheduling
Hydrocarbon Processing
Fuji Oil discusses their innovative optimization program for planning and scheduling activities, and lessons learned from the two-phase program that stabilized their crude distillation unit (CDU) operation with downstream units.
September 1, 2007
From the Masters to the Masses - Ease of Use and Integration Extend Software Capabilities From Plant Design to the Plant Floor
Chemical Engineering
Sanjeev Mullick provides commentary on the critical nature of data sharing in an integrated environment to drive greater productivity of engineering teams, and the importance of interoperability to complete project tasks more quickly and with greater accuracy.
August 1, 2007
Planning and Scheduling in the Olefins Industry
TCE (The Chemical Engineer)
Elinor Price outlines how an integrated approach to planning and scheduling can provide significant economic and operational benefits for olefins producers.
May 1, 2007
Industrielle Energieeffizienz (German language)
IT & Production
Michael Brodkorb and Eric Petela describe how the latest software solutions can help process manufacturers manage their energy costs in real time.
April 1, 2007
Polymer Process Automation Strategy
TCE (The Chemical Engineer)
Wang Kuiyuan, PetroChina, and Paul Turner and Xu Xianwen, AspenTech, describe how the aspenONE Advanced Process Control for Polymers application has delivered unique advances in production capability and performance for PetroChina, including increased yield, improved product quality, and full automation and optimization of product transitions.
April 1, 2007
Reduce revamp costs by optimizing design and operations
Hydrocarbon Processing
J. J. Lee, B. H. Ye and H. Y. Jeong, Korea Petrochemical Industries Co., and F. J. Alanis, I. Sinclair and N. S. Park, AspenTech, describe the successful revamp of a major ethylene plant which used an innovative approach to process design and optimization to deliver significant financial benefits.
April 1, 2007
Sinopec Speeds Up Its PP Grade Changes
ICIS Chemical Business
News feature highlighting the benefits achieved by Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemicals after implementing the aspenONE Advanced Process Control for Polymers application.
January 29, 2007
2006
Fit fuer den Weltmarkt (German language)
Process Simulation for PlanningCAV (Chemie-Anlagen und Verfahren)
Article outlining how global chemical manufacturers can use the aspenONE for Chemicals solution to achieve operational excellence in their plants and supply chain.
December 1, 2006
Hydrocarbon Engineering
Angel Morales Morales, CEPSA, and Maria Jesus Guerra, AspenTech, describe how advanced process simulation technologies can be used to support more profitable refinery planning and operations
November 1, 2006
Bioprocess Simulations Gain Traction
Genetic Engineering News
Solutions for Dealing with Variability and Bottlenecks are among the Benefits
September 15, 2006
Analyzing the Value of First-Principles Dynamic Simulation
Hydrocarbon Processing Magazine
R. González, Repsol, and J. M. Ferrer, Aspen Technology, Inc.
September 1, 2006
Cracking on with it
Process Engineering
Feature article describing how SABIC Europe has applied software solutions to enhance the performance of its chemicals and polymers operations. The solutions include the aspenONE Advanced Process Control for Polymers application, which has delivered significant benefits to SABIC's high-pressure LDPE plant.
September 1, 2006
Fields Get Smarter
By Joel Parshall, Contributing Editor
AspenTech joins other leading companies with technology that integrates Intelligent operations in the oil & gas exploration and production industry. Mike Strathman, VP Oil & Gas Consulting at AspenTech, is interviewed.
Hart's E&P Magazine
September 1, 2006
Microsoft and AspenTech: Joint Value Proposition at Lyondell
Manufacturing Business Technology
Partnership between Microsoft and AspenTech allows companies like Lyondell to accelerate execution of processes that support corporate visions such as reducing time-to-market, improving customer service, and boosting profitability.
August 1, 2006
New members, categories propel MITX awards program
Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology
June 6, 2006
Risky Business
Hydrocarbon Engineering
Sandeep Garg describes how inventory management and operations scheduling software solutions can help companies manage downstream disruptions and the supply and demand balance more effectively.
June 1, 2006
Step-Test Free APC Implementation using Dynamic Simulation
Orlando, FL
American Institute of Chemical Engineers. AIChE. Spring Meeting.
April 24, 2006
START-IT 125
START-IT
START-IT 125 list of the most influential manufacturing technology providers.
April 1, 2006
Multivariable Step Testing for MPC Projects Reduces Crude Unit Testing Time
Hydrocarbon Processing
A. Kalafatis, K. Patel, M. Harmse and Q. Zheng of AspenTech and M. Craik of Irving Oil Limited discuss an approach that also improves model accuracy without sacrificing process safety.
February 1, 2006
Top Model (State Space Controller)
Hydrocarbon Engineering
Brian Froisy describes how new advanced process control technology can offer significant performance benefits when applied to a wide range of common chemical process units.
January 1, 2006
2005
Modelling for the LNG Value Chain
Hydrocarbon Engineering (LNG Industry)
November 1, 2005Michael Szatny and Sanjeev Mullick describe LNG process automation, from design through production and regasification.
Simulation in Operation
Process Engineering
October 1, 2005Simulation models are playing an increasing role in plant operations. Suresh Sundaram explains how the advent of new modelling environments based on open standards will make it easier to build and use these complex models across the plant and the business.
Reproduced with kind permission of Process Engineering magazine (for more information, see www.processengineering.co.uk )
Creative Cost Cutting
European Chemical News
September 5, 2005A feature article describing how BASF has used AspenTech’s simulation and optimization solutions to achieve “a significant breakthrough in process design”. The new approach has enabled BASF to achieve significant cost savings on major capital investment projects, while at the same time improving its engineering efficiency.
Managing Future Fuels Complexity
Petroleum Review
September 1, 2005Linus Hakimattar explores how the introduction of alternative fuels will increase the focus that petroleum companies need to place on optimizing inventory management and distribution for their retail sites.
© Petroleum Review 2005, www.eneryinst.org.uk
Process Simulation Gets Real
The Chemical Engineer
September 1, 2005A case study highlighting how Lyondell has leveraged a process design model to optimize real-time operations at one of its chemical plants, resulting in significant savings in energy costs without any capital expenditure.
First published in The Chemical Engineer magazine, issue 771, Sept 2005. Copyright IChemE 2005. For more information, visit www.tcetoday.com
Sustaining Refining Margins
Petroleum Review
Linus Hakimattar examines how IT solutions can help refiners overcome operational challenges and maintain higher margins.
July 1, 2005
© Petroleum Review 2005, www.eneryinst.org.uk
AMR Research Alert, May 24, 2005: AspenTech Can Compete in an ERP World.
May 24, 2005
Dynamic Simulation: a Case Study
Hydrocarbon Engineering
A case study exploring how dynamic simulation with Aspen HYSYS can be used to verify safety system performance and study transient behaviour in a new LNG terminal.
May 1, 2005
Managing Energy
Process Engineering
With rising energy prices, the advent of emissions trading and deregulation of utilities suppliers, process operators have to manage and optimise their energy use. Eric Petela explains how model-based software solutions can deliver significant benefits.
May 1, 2005
Reproduced with kind permission of Process Engineering magazine (for more information, see www.processengineering.co.uk )
Maximising value in the petroleum supply chain
Petroleum Review
Chuck Moore looks at how petroleum companies can leverage the latest generation of integrated software solutions to maximise value in their downstream supply chain while operating in a volatile marketplace.
May 1, 2005
© Petroleum Review 2005, www.eneryinst.org.uk
Design Without Delay
Hydrocarbon Engineering
An article describing how Fluor Corporation used Aspen HYSYS to develop a new solution that enabled the company to simplify and accelerate the initial process design phase of Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) projects.
March 1, 2005
Reducing CO2 Emissions
PTQ Magazine
March 1, 2005Ian Moore describes some of the options available to refineries as they seek to manage and reduce their CO2 emissions. The article examines the issues surrounding emissions monitoring, operational improvements, emissions forecasting and economic emission reduction.
Reproduced with kind permission from PTQ Magazine (for more details, visit www.eptq.com).
21st Century Energy Efficiency
Hydrocarbon Engineering
A case study demonstrating how a complex refinery can be energy efficiency in the 21st Century. The article examines how Valero implemented an energy management and optimization system at its Houston refinery, and describes the financial and operational benefits that have been achieved.
January 1, 2005
Common Ground
Process Engineering
Kyle Loudermilk explores how the latest generation of integrated simulation software can create significant additional value for Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) companies and their process industry clients. He describes how process simulation has become the foundation for integrated engineering workflows that support a variety of decision-making tasks at all stages of the plant lifecycle, from process design through to operational improvements.
January 1, 2005
Reproduced with kind permission of Process Engineering magazine (for more information, see www.processengineering.co.uk )
Softly softly...
The Chemical Engineer
The article describes the benefits delivered by AspenTech software solutions implemented at three major process industry companies. The examples include solutions for utilities optimization at DSM, integrated engineering at Fluor and information management at Southern Company.
January 1, 2005First published in The Chemical Engineer magazine, issue 762, Dec 2004. Copyright IChemE 2004. For more information, visit www.tcetoday.com.
2004
Gasoline-Price Spikes Linked To Refiners' Lower Inventories
The Wall Street Journal
December 20, 2004
P&G Has Better News on Stock-outs
Supply Chain Europe
Procter & Gamble use AspenTech SC Planning software to help create a consumer driven supply network (CDSN)
December 1, 2004
Software, hard cash
Petroleum Economist
Recent years have seen advances in information technology (IT) deliver substantial boosts to the bottom line for many companies. But there are further opportunities for profitability gains, both from improving existing systems and from greater integration between the control systems that drive facilities such as refineries and the back-office systems that keep a beady eye on the company finances.
December 1, 2004
Refinery Asset Management Using AspenTech's EOM Solutions
Hydrocarbon Processing
For refiners, asset performance counts. As oil and energy prices increase, the pressure to keep refineries operating at high utilization rates is intense. Controlling operating costs at the same time is possible only through aggressive plant asset management.
November 17, 2004
Opportunity for EOM in Downstream Petroleum
Hydrocarbon Processing
AspenTech believes creating margin in downstream petroleum depends on the ability of an oil company to make the best buy vs. make vs. trade decisions, every day, every hour, at every point along the petroleum supply chain.
November 15, 2004
Integration for Innovation
Hydrocarbon Engineering
Integration for Innovation: HYSYS™ and DMCplus™. This article describes the integration of Rigorous Dynamic Simulation systems and Advanced Process Control techniques and presents the results obtained using this methodology in three different case studies.
November 1, 2004
Where Are Chemical Engineers Headed?
Chemical Processing Magazine
The prospects for the chemical engineering profession in the United States long have been intertwined with the production of chemicals. Changing markets and stronger prospects in other sectors are weakening this link and are creating significant shifts in where and how chemical engineers will work.
August 5, 2004
Frost & Sullivan Movers and Shakers Interview: David McQuillin CEO of AspenTech
Frost & Sullivan
June 11, 2004
AspenTech is well positioned to capitalize on the corporate focus to improve process efficiency across the organization.
Obtaining Value From Oil & Gas Model Based Asset Management
Andy Howell, Aspen Technology, presented at the Gas Processors Association
In this paper Aspen Technology will discuss some of the key success factors for a successful implementation of an optimiser, surveillance or planning system to an Oil & Gas Asset. Initially the Asset needs true buy in from members of all the differing disciplines, and a willingness to maintain their parts of the models used. To improve this buy in, the industry is finding that it helps to build the models using the favoured tool sets of the various discipline involved, which will naturally tend to be maintained. The use of standard, but disparate tool sets across engineering, financial and management disciplines requires the ability to integrate and communicate within the desired workflow. Recent advances in software engineering with the use of Microsoft .NET technology are making the dream of engineering modelling software and finance system collaboration a real possibility. The paper will review the requirements of integrated asset modelling systems and review some of the successes and failures of Operating Companies in achieving this dream. Aspen Technology will challenge the industry to help shape the revolution in integrated asset models.
May 19, 2004
Hitting ULS Targets Through Hydrogen Management
PTQ Magazine
May 1, 2004Leading Austrian refiner OMV describes how improved hydrogen management strategies have enabled it to identify cost savings of more than € 5 million per year while meeting the demands of its ultra-low sulphur (ULS) fuel processes. The cost improvements were identified using simulation and optimization methodologies which are part of the PRO-EN Services offering jointly delivered by AspenTech and Air Liquide.
Reproduced with kind permission of PTQ magazine.
What Dynamic Simulation brings to a Process Control Engineer: Applied Case Study to a Propylene/Propane Splitter
London, UK
Europen Refining Technology Conference. ERTC.
May 1, 2004
Advanced Control Methods Improve Polymers' Business Cycle
Hydrocarbon Processing
Oktay Karazog and Jan Versteeg of SABIC Polyolefine GmbH and Michael Mercer and Paul Turner of AspenTech discuss how SABIC, a major European polyolefins producer, used AspenTech's polymers solution to increase plant capacity without equipment retrofits.
April 1, 2004
Innovation Transfer
Control Engineering
Experiences in the life-sciences industry serve as a lesson for all: Reducing product time-to-market requires the knowledge of chemists, scientists, and technologists be accurately and efficiently transferred to process engineers and operators.
April 1, 2004
Refinery Wide Simulation
Hydrocarbon Engineering
Denis Westphalen and Hiren Shethna, Aspen Technology, Inc., Canada, explore how a rigorous refinery wide simulation tool can be used to analyze different strategies for benzene control in gasoline
March 1, 2004