Dow has a transformation plan called Transform to Outperform and expects to save about $700 million this year. Dow is targeting $2 billion in savings overall. Part of that transformation is job cuts, ...

Industrial AI operates in the physical world. A compressor has a real operating envelope. A distillation column has hydraulic ...

In this article, as in industry, advanced process control (APC) refers primarily to multi-variable control. Multivariable control means adjusting multiple single-loop controllers in unison, to meet ...

Process manufacturers have been using advanced process control (APC) and online optimization technologies for several decades. Advances are being made on the business front, increasing manufacturers’ ...

The optimization of processes for the development and manufacture of biopharmaceuticals is pivotal for producing quality products. The development and production of biologics can be a complex process.

Modern optimization theory, algorithms, and applications in process engineering. Topics include the fundamentals of linear programming, integer programming, nonlinear programming, mixed-integer ...

Batch failures in biomanufacturing are rarely unpredictable. The warning signals appear in process data long before a culture collapses or a critical quality attribute drifts out of specification, but ...