Peter Thuering shares his insight into how specialty chemicals companies are utilizing performance management systems to increase productivity and efficiency, including some of his recent experiences with customers in the industry.

In this interview with ARC Advisory Group analyst Peter Reynolds, AspenTech President and CEO Antonio Pietri describes how the process industries are leveraging new technologies—including cloud computing, data analytics, and machine learning—to drive greater value from their assets.

Learn about how the synergy between innovations in model identification, automated testing and controller operating modes are creating opportunities to bring new efficiencies to sustaining APC controllers. These innovations address some of the long-standing challenges facing APC practitioners: dealing with closed loop data, managing APC solutions with model mismatch until repairs can be completed, and reducing the operational impact of step testing. With these advances, we now have the technology to begin constructing continuous improvement processes in lieu of the traditional sustained value workflows.

With downstream margins globally close to a 10-year low, according to S&P Global Platts Analytics and ExxonMobil, companies need to find new areas for improvement. Current digital solutions offer ways plants can move beyond mechanical and equipment investments to drive greater profits. Download this white paper that outlines high impact operational improvements that deliver immediate results.

Process manufacturers are besieged with all kinds of data. The increasing volume and detail of information captured by enterprises is a strong indication that leaders in every sector must deal with the implications of big data. Modern analytics in aspenONE Process Explorer deliver new capabilities that enable deeper and richer analyses and provide speedy access to the information needed to keep production running smoothly.

Increase production up to 5%, reduce energy usage and mitigate process upsets with advanced process control technology designed for upstream processes.

Decrease downtime and increase customer satisfaction by analyzing data and identifying opportunities to improve overall equipment effectiveness in batch operations with Batch OEE.

AspenTech's aspenONE MES Track and Trace solution helps you visualize and analyze material movements and batch operations with historical data.

Maximize production & improve reliability in ever changing upstream conditions. Increase production up to 5%, reduce energy usage & mitigate process upsets with Advanced Process Control Technology designed for upstream processes.

The Dow Chemical Company has been leveraging Aspen Plant SchedulerTM to improve customer service and maximize asset utilization for over 20 years. Dow’s internal center of excellence has found Aspen Plant Scheduler to be well suited to address the complex schedule requirements of many of its manufacturing sites. In this presentation, Dow will review how Aspen Plant Scheduler is enabling it to make better scheduling decisions for both its Coatings and Polyurethanes Businesses, optimizing raw material, production and loading rack scheduling against complex constraints and varying demand. Dow has deployed Aspen Plant Scheduler to over 50 plants and has plans to for additional global rollouts. Come hear how Dow Chemical leverages Aspen Plant Scheduler to improve its scheduling capability in support of changing market and customer expectations.