This article, featured in The Chemical Engineer, discusses why operators often struggle to know where to begin to digitally transform. AspenTech's Paige Morse outlines how many operations, particularly in specialties, have become increasingly complex as customers demand higher levels of performance and quality and a greater range of options from producers. Operators realize they need to diversify product lines to meet these increasingly sophisticated needs. Download this article to learn more.

Start your journey to the self-optimizing plant and view this interactive e-book that highlights how your assets can be safer, more reliable, more flexible and more profitable.

Learn why this world-class specialty chemical producer turned to manufacturing execution systems (MES) solutions from AspenTech to improve manufacturing efficiency and increase annual production.

Advances in technology often do a great job of improving the bottom line. But what if this technology could also improve your quality of life? In this video, see how AspenTech delivers the technology and expertise to help you prevent unplanned downtime—and keep your promises with complete confidence.

Failures that cause unplanned downtime result in emergency repair costs up to 5X higher than planned maintenance expenses. Download this infographic to see the savings that can be achieved using Aspen Mtell prescriptive maintenance for hyper compressor reliability.

Aspen Exchanger Design and Rating (EDR) enables you to find the optimal design for your heat exchanger needs based on cost. The seamless integration between the thermal and mechanical design tools of Aspen EDR and process simulation tools from AspenTech enables analysis of several different alternatives before presenting you with the most optimal design. Use this tutorial to get started using Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger to create, evaluate, and save designs.

See how to design an air cooler using Aspen EDR and Aspen HYSYS, for the overhead condenser of a crude distillation unit in a refinery.

The time it takes to troubleshoot issues such as column flooding, and unexpected outcomes from trying to optimize processes can affect the bottom line. Is it possible for process engineers who build complex simulation models full of deep insights, to easily share these models with engineers and operators in the plant? Though not without some initial doubt, Ahmed explains how SABIC did exactly this and drove down costs, streamlined processes and maximized performance to increase margins. SABIC uncovered new opportunities to optimize the business and product innovations and increased their ability to compete globally. All of this was accomplished by putting their simulations models into Microsoft Excel.

Linde Engineering North America monitors construction costs and progress using ACCE linked to 3D models driving down the cost of the estimate.

Built on BLOWDOWN Technology in Aspen HYSYS, Staggered Analysis is a breakthrough technology for completing the design or validation of disposal systems that sequence the discharge of multiple blowdown valves.