• Scaling AI (Albemarle Intelligence) with PI Asset Framework, SPC, and machine learning

    The chemical manufacturing environment is filled with thousands of missed signals, where providing the right type of analyzed data to the right person, at the right time, can reduce out of spec product, minimize equipment downtime, and improve raw material ...
    Year: 2021

    Increasing the speed of moving data to insight with an existing toolbox

    In 2020, Allen Turner presented the value of operational data (it's valuable, it's foundational, but it’s not magical). With focus on the foundation, and leveraging existing analytic tools, this presentation illustrates a practical example of how to increase the speed ...
    Year: 2021

    Tracking downtime and slowbacks: the old, the new and the not ugly

    Rick Smith from International Paper (IP) initially presented a plan for downtime tracking at the 2015 PI World. Today's presentation follows the journey from prototype to initial deployment, testing, reimagining, and to production. Competing business priorities and an incumbent application delayed ...
    Year: 2021

    Centralized data infrastructure for management of PayPal data center operations

    In 2017, PayPal partnered with Casne to design and deploy a robust, independent data infrastructure. PayPal had a data center facility where they were responsible for everything from the power strips to utility and back-up power. Additionally, PayPal was a ...
    Year: 2021

    Glatfelter's digital transformation journey to AI/ML-driven operations

    The age of AI implementation has arrived for many industrial sectors. These sectors are engineering clean real-time data pipelines and building operational safeguards. Manufacturing companies will learn the pitfalls to avoid and best practices to apply from Glatfelter’s digital transformation ...
    Year: 2021