5 Keys to Selecting a UPS that Will Ensure Business Continuity for Critical Industrial Applications
While UPSs in data centers are critical for business continuity and protecting the bottom line, in other instances loss of power can be even more catastrophic. Consider a petrochemical station…
Are you Seizing all the Digital Opportunities in your Oil and Gas Downstream Operations to Improve Profits?
Oil prices have been declining since reaching a record of almost $150/barrel nearly a decade ago (2008). The price volatility has caused, and continues to cause, a lot of distress across…
How Digitalization of Process Design and Operations boosts Profitability in Ethylene production
Despite the disruption in oil and natural gas production due to Hurricane Harvey in some of the affected areas and the increased geo-political tension in Asia recently, the oil price…
Chemical Companies Deliver Outstanding Customer Experiences Through Digital Transformation
At Schneider Electric Software’s Innovation Summit in October, representatives from industry-leading chemical manufacturer BASF delivered a keynote presentation addressing their digital transformation goals. It really gave me an opportunity to…
5 Benefits of Digital Transformation in Chemical Manufacturing
Chemical manufacturing is an increasingly competitive industry with margins shrinking every day. Chemical manufacturers have two main strategic priorities. First, drive new value into their enterprise. Second, discover opportunities to recover lost…
How to Improve Food Manufacturing Safety by Increasing Asset Reliability
Dan Miklovic joined LNS Research in May of 2014 and is now a Research Fellow, his primary focus is research and development in the Asset and Energy Management practices. Dan has…
Improve Reliability in Chemical Manufacturing with Predictive Asset Analytics
This is the final blog in a four-part series on digital transformation in the chemical industry. If you missed them, check out the first blog “Chemical Companies Deliver Outstanding Customer Experiences…
Despite the rise of electric vehicles and renewables, no disruption in short-medium term for the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical industry
We are not providing forecasts on the long-term future of the global energy landscape and the size and dynamics of the Oil & Gas markets by 2040. Some of the…
How can a financial firm make gains from a sustainable energy program?
These days, the term “green banking” refers to much more than just cash and profits. As more and more banks and other financial services companies turn their corporate focus toward…
Envisioning a Sustainable Future Through Innovation
Regarding climate, I am neither optimistic nor pessimistic. I am an activist. The big picture is clear. It is our corporate duty to fight climate change brought on by carbon emissions. But…


