Karen D. Morton, P.E., FS Eng of Hargrove Controls + Automation

Manufacturing Execution (ME) makes a lot of promises to industry. By using the “big data” techniques of data mining coupled with predictive algorithms and artificial intelligence, manufactures can optimize everything from their supply chains to resources and maintenance. New plants can be constructed with systems, software, and networking capabilities to achieve these goals.

However. Most facilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast have been in operation for decades. Automation at these facilities started as legacy systems that are often evolved rather than replaced.  Implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) has been in a patchwork fashion to collect data electronically. Most electrical and major mechanical information at older facilities still exists on paper. Implementing a modern manufacturing execution system, and integrating it with existing infrastructure presents challenges.

The final segment of this presentation will walk through an example to illustrate how batch tracing/inventory tracking could work in a process facility.

Biography:

Karen has worked as an engineer with process safety and control systems projects in South Louisiana's petrochemical industry since 1995. She is a licensed professional engineer in Louisiana, Texas, New Jersey and Alabama. She also has functional safety engineering certification from TÜV Rheinland. Karen works at Hargrove Controls + Automation in Baton Rouge as a C+A SIS Technical Consultant, where she concentrates on process safety and burner management system projects. Karen is currently a member of ISA. Her many hobbies include running, photography, jewelry making, writing and science fiction.

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