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Jonas Berge shared thisOnce corrosion data collection is automated with permanently installed real-time online ultrasonic thickness sensors, a specialized corrosion monitoring app predicts loss of containment and guides corrosion management. This changes how the plant is run and maintained, and has a positive impact on the P&L. Most importantly, it helps avoid a surprise loss of containment event. 🧠Computes the corrosion rate: Use this to control corrosion inhibitor injection rate to optimize corrosion (pipe replacement cost) vs corrosion inhibitor injection (chemical cost) thus reducing cost of pipe section replacement and chemicals. With dynamically updated information you can adjust the injection rate for the pipe to last until next the planned turnaround. Or in a refinery use this to control the blend of ‘good’ crude vs. opportunity crude to optimize feed cost (and thus margin) vs pipe replacement cost. You can adjust the blend ratio for the pipe to last until next turnaround. 🧠Predicts remaining useful life (RUL): Use this to schedule the pipe section replacement. Not too early, which is unnecessary cost and disruption. Not too late, which means loss of containment. A low RUL means high risk. 🧠Flags corrosion events: Let the alarm at a high corrosion rate to drive action. 🧠Computes internal surface roughness: Identify localized damage or pitting corrosion. With sensors and monitoring software, surprises are reduced because the pipes are continuously monitored. Integrity engineers get early warnings they can act on. They can see remaining life. They can see remaining wall thickness. They can see corrosion rate. They can see how this develops. This information helps avert loss of containment. When production runs high TAN crude, bio feedstock, or try another corrosion inhibitor engineers will see what is happening and when it is time to act. Sensors and monitoring software are fast, easy, and scalable. Fast because you get data updates from sensors twice a day. Easy because the monitoring software turns that data into information. Scalable because you can monitor hundreds of points. The first recommendation is to deploy permanently installed online real-time corrosion (wall thickness) sensors to reduce manual inspection cost. The second recommendation is automatic data interpretation by predictive corrosion analytics to reduce operations and maintenance costs. 🕮Read full essay for the recommendations for project success. https://lnkd.in/gAKYcjrE These are my thoughts. What are your thoughts? Like 👍 Comment 💬 Repost ↱ Click my photo then the bell to get updates 🔔
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Jonas Berge shared thisIn a seminal 1983 paper Bainbridge pointed out that the more of the process is automated, then by classic automation, now also by AI, the less hands-on experience the human operators get to learn how the process responds to changes like opening and closing valves, starting and stopping equipment like pumps, changing conveyor speeds, or setting a new APC targets. Experience they need to take over and manually abnormal situations manually. That is, there is a risk of operators becoming 'deskilled'. Bainbridge mentions several capabilities required to make it easier for human operators to take over in abnormal situations. The required capabilities can be provided by deploying additional automation solutions including industrial AI: ⚙️Additional sensors for process state and action feedback ⚙️Actuators on manual valves ⚙️Operator training simulator ⚙️Batch analytics ⚙️Virtual advisors embedded in first principles software 🕮Read full essay for the recommendations for automation increasing operator performance thereby reducing risk, downtime, and off-spec product. https://lnkd.in/gn_gTdNe These are my thoughts. What are your thoughts? Like 👍 Comment 💬 Repost ↱ Click my photo then the bell to get updates 🔔
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Jonas Berge shared this🦺Automation, including AI, has not been setup to handle abnormal plant situations, so human operators must take over, but classic automation and AI may ‘deskill’ the operators, making them less prepared to handle such situations 🦺The vision is supervision by human operators, sharpening their skills in a plant simulator, and greater situational awareness, use the right type of AI, plus more capable automation. 🦺The recommendation is to keep human operator, deploy operator training simulator, additional feedback sensors, causal AI with natural language-like interface, plus automate abnormal situations. 🦺The result is safer operation in abnormal situations and reduced stress for operators 📅 28th of April is the SafeDay by UN ILO 🕮 Read the full essay for the recommendations to keep them sharp and help them take over in abnormal situations. 💬 Comment – Tell me what you think about AI affecting skill levels 👍 Like ↱ Repost 🔔 Click my photo then the bell to get updatesIronies of AI : ‘Deskilling’ and What to Do About ItIronies of AI : ‘Deskilling’ and What to Do About It
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Jonas Berge shared this🎲Manually collecting corrosion data using portable testers is too slow, labor-intensive, and error-prone, and general-purpose AI analytics is not right for the job. 🎲The vision is automatic data collection and specialized corrosion monitoring software for optimized pipe section replacement, optimum corrosion inhibitor injection, and optimum crude blending. 🎲The recommendation is to permanently install wireless ultrasonic thickness (UT) sensors and deploy readymade corrosion monitoring software. 🎲The result is greater safety, reduced maintenance cost, and greater production margin. 📅24th April is Corrosion Awareness Day so take some time to think about how to automate the more repetitive aspects of integrity management. Don’t wait for an incident to occur. 🕮 Read the full essay for the recommendations for the corrosion monitoring technology stack. 💬 Comment – Tell me what you think about prediction for corrosion management. 👍 Like ↱ Repost 🔔 Click my photo then the bell to get updates
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Jonas Berge shared thisThree success criteria you must look for in a Digital transformation (DX) solution to “stick” and not be abandoned: ①Helpful to plant personnel by providing useful capabilities which have a positive impact on their operations: reduce incidents, decrease energy consumption and emissions, reduce maintenance and downtime, or improve production and thereby bringing positive P&L business results. These remain in use. Many of the DX “1.0” solutions did not create value and therefore withered. Make sure there is a clear chain linking the automation solution, to work transformation from new capability, to operations impact, and to P&L result. Systems that are essential to operations survive. ②Low implementation cost and short implementation period is achieved with ready-made software; no surprise costs and works out-of-the-box. Projects are not abandoned before completion. Many of the DX “1.0” solutions required a huge amount of consulting hours, implementation support, custom coding and test iterations, integration, and change management. Those projects were scaled down. The recommendation is off-the-shelf software. ③Low maintenance; needs little upkeep after the initial setup not taxing busy plant personnel. These remain in use. Many of the DX “1.0” solutions required frequent retraining, driver updates, and code fixing – thus becoming more of a burden than help. They were abandoned. The recommendation is software not requiring retraining, automatically updates drivers, and the vendor handles bug fixes amortizing the cost over thousands of users. This summary table shows how automation solutions provide new capabilities, which transform operations, resulting in positive P&L. 🕮Read full essay for the recommendations for plant DX solutions that work. Scroll down to Rebooting DX: Operations Transformation https://lnkd.in/g4TJwFqM These are my thoughts. What are your thoughts? Like 👍 Comment 💬 Repost ↱ Click my photo then the bell to get updates 🔔
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Jonas Berge shared this🏭 Some solutions deployed as part of digital transformation did not play out long-term while others became part of the daily routine 🏭 The solutions that caught on help the personnel in the plant and have a lasting impact on profit and loss (P&L) 🏭 The recommendation is to deploy solutions that have a clear demonstrable link to process and equipment 🏭 The result is natural adoption and a positive P&L 📅 28 April is International Automation Professionals Day by ISA so let’s review how to use instrumentation & controls including industrial AI to build solutions that stick. 🕮 Read the full essay for the recommendations for plant operations transformation using automation. 💬 Comment – Tell me what you experience with industrial transformation solutions that disappear and what stays 👍 Like ↱ Repost 🔔 Click my photo then the bell to get updates
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Jonas Berge shared thisA very good technical paper on cybersecurity by the Industrial Security Harmonization Group (ISHG) – my take: For field instrument (L0) connection through IO/gateways (L1) up to control systems (L2). Good practical advice. The good news is that non-Ethernet (non-routable) communication like 4-20 mA/HART and FF can continue to be used also with the coming CRA. Compensating controls are key. Physical security shall include access only authorized personnel or third-party personnel accompanied by authorized personnel. Physical protection includes security guards, locked rooms, gates, surveillance systems. Network segmentation is also key. Non-Ethernet-based networks shall be small and isolated from Ethernet-based networks. Non-Ethernet based networks shall connect to Ethernet-based networks through secure gateways. Ethernet-based network (routing) should be used with their advanced security features like encryption and authentication. Making the management of the security in thousands of Ethernet-based field instruments such as keys, certificates, and firmware patching easy will be a key success factor for Ethernet-APL. Agree including the NAMUR Open Architecture (NOA) concept with independent M+O and CPC zones as well as data diode is a good idea. ISHG paper: https://lnkd.in/gyFfCyxFJonas Berge shared thisBig moment for industrial #cybersecurity at HANNOVER MESSE on Day 3 At the Industrial Security Harmonization Group (#ISHG) Press Conference, industry leaders (Simon Merklin, Frank Fengler, Joakim Wiberg, Xaver Schmidt, Stefan Hoppe and Al Beydoun, Ph.D.) came together to introduce a new #whitepaper that reframes how we think about securing industrial communication systems, moving beyond “secure vs. insecure” protocols to a more practical, deployment-focused approach. Developed by the ISHG...including FieldComm Group, ODVA, OPC Foundation, and PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI), this new guidance emphasizes a critical shift: ➡️ Security is not just about the protocol, it’s about how it’s deployed. 💡The white paper, “Secure Deployment of Industrial Communication Protocols: A Risk Management Based Approach,” provides actionable guidance aligned with emerging regulations and real-world environments, helping #manufacturers, #systemintegrators, and #endusers make informed, resilient decisions. 📄Explore the white paper on our new #Security webpage: https://lnkd.in/gR2QprnF #Congrats to a successful Press Conference! #Cybersecurity #PressConference #HannoverMesse #IndustrialAutomation #ISHG #IEC62443 #CRA #SecurityTruths #DigitalTransformation #OTsecurity
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Jonas Berge shared thisIndustrial AI solutions, just like other industrial automation, have different real-time requirements. For instance, predicting pump cavitation requires real-time response, while forecasting product demand for next month is non-time-critical. Large datasets like vibration are best processed close to the source, close to the action, so it does not have to be transmitted. Additionally each operational department in the plant has their specialized tools; domain-specific apps to help them manage sustainability, reliability, integrity, maintenance, and quality etc. Each department favoring their own tool is a phenomenon known as Conway’s law. These apps use different AI technologies as required, either deterministic with codified domain knowledge like first principles physics & chemistry and mechanical cause & effect, or answer engines ‘trained’ on domain specific documentation like system manuals and plant standard operating procedures (SOP). Depending on the application causal AI models and agents, LLM, ML, or DL etc. will be used. There is no single AI system app for everything. That is, industrial AI is infused into devices and apps with different real-time requirements and under the care of different teams like I&C. For this reason industrial AI solutions fit very nicely into the same Purdue hierarchical model as the core automation. Edge/on-prem vs cloud deployment is very much an issue of sovereignty and resilience in case the plant is disconnected from the internet due to failure or on purpose during a cyber incident. Level ⓿: close to the source AI in wireless vibration sensors with peak acceleration detection on data collected at high frequency to predict bearing failure while minimizing wireless comms thus extending battery life. And in smart valve positioners with multiple embedded sensors to diagnose developing problems and quantify performance in fast moving valves. Level ➊: also close to the source AI in asset monitors to predict failure in pumps, compressors, fans, and gear boxes etc. with response time of 1 second and to quantify efficiency of heat exchangers etc. Level ➋: AI in asset performance management (APM) to predict failure in pumps, compressors, fans, and gear boxes etc. with response time of 1 minute to 1 hour depending on data update period, and to quantify efficiency of heat exchangers etc. APM software is usually deployed at sites but could potentially run in the cloud. And LLM co-pilots in DCS workstations to answer operator questions. Level ➌: AI virtual advisors in advanced process control (APC) and planning & scheduling apps to answer user questions. These are my thoughts. What are your thoughts? 🕮Read full essay for the recommendations to make rolling out industrial AI as part of autonomous operations easy: https://lnkd.in/grbBNEcu Like 👍 Comment 💬 Repost ↱ Click my photo then the bell to get updates 🔔
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Jonas Berge shared thisAutonomous operations and semi-autonomous operations apply to all plants: paper pulp and steel mills, mines, chemical and pharmaceutical plants, refineries, power stations, and water works etc., not just for offshore platforms or remote oil fields. Autonomous operations mean the plant operations including maintenance inspection are automatic and run unattended for long periods of time. For an offshore or remote installation like an unmanned (normally not manned) oil & gas platform this means no visits by people for many months, only by exception. For other plans it means less time spent in the field and reduced crew at night and on weekends referred to as semi-autonomous operations. Shifts can be shortened from twelve to 8 hours. That is, autonomous operations solutions must be designed to coexist with human operators and technicians as humans cannot be replaced entirely. Autonomous operations go together with human supervision from a central location. The vision is less console operator intervention in the control room such as control loop mode changes, juggling setpoint changes for multiple interacting loops, and manual output changes. And less field operator intervention out in the plant such as reading mechanical gauges, grab sampling, and hand operating manual valves. As well as less maintenance technician inspection of equipment such as rounds with portable testers for vibration, leak detection, and corrosion etc. Solutions include multivariable Advanced Process Control (APC) to automate setpoint changes and State-Based Control (SBC) for procedural automation of startup, shutdown, and grade changes etc. Wireless sensor system to automate manual data collection with AI for real-time data interpretation. Wireless valve remote control of actuation deployed on manual valves. That is, not all solutions are for complete autonomous operations. Some solutions are deployed to enable remote operations from a central location of functions that cannot be fully automated – where central location may refer to the central control room (CCR) within the plant or a fleet management center on the other side of the world. Once data collection and valve actuation has been digitalized it doesn’t matter where the supervising human being sits. Software is only part of the solution. The control systems, sensors, actuators, and valves are best implemented as a tight end-to-end automation ecosystem. 🕮Read full essay for the recommendations to make rolling out autonomous operations easy: https://lnkd.in/grbBNEcu Like 👍 Comment 💬 Repost ↱ Click my photo then the bell to get updates 🔔
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It was a pleasure having the UT Austin team in the Emerson Solutions Center in Singapore.
Thanks for all your questions on how we build open systems by introducing industry standards like HART, WirelessHART, HART-IP, and OPC-UA just to name a few, and around our differentiation by making full use of these technologies to solving the plant data problem. And on digital twin for plant simulation for operator training and evaluating changes to processes and controls in a virtual environment. And especially our industrial AI strategy founded on domain expertise and direct access to real-time data.
And thanks for “playing” along (learning through play) in the live demos of non-intrusive wireless sensors, controls, valves, and optimization software.
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📱Software Defined Control (SDC): How automation hardware like controllers now become apps on a server, more powerful to also handle advanced process control (APC) & real-time AI workloads. 1:1 redundancy for availability & online upgrades. Commission new controllers at a click of a button. Simulate control strategies
🕸️Ethernet-APL: 1st & 2nd generation architectures, conventional mix, full redundancy, engineering best practices, skillsets. Design, procurement, installation, protocols, configuration, commissioning, & cybersecurity tips. Project case studies
🌸Lastly, our larger Boundless Automation vision of smart plant, digital transformation, Enterprise Operations Platform, & industrial AI. Including new sensor technologies & industrial Bluetooth, new IIoT sensors, & plant fleet management, and AI advisors, co-pilots, & causal AI
That is, new innovative solutions for EPC, user’s project team, & operations teams
🏗️New solutions for Project Excellence:
📅On schedule
💵Within budget
🕛Meeting performance guarantee
✋ New solutions for Operational Excellence:
🦺Health, Safety, & Environment
🍃Sustainability, Energy efficiency, & Emissions
🔧Reliability, Maintenance, & Integrity
💧Production & Quality
See you 2nd June 14:30
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Jonas Berge liked thisCatch Emerson's Jonas Berge as he shares best practices for low-risk project execution with new software-defined automation (SDA) and Ethernet-APL innovations as well as recommendations for reducing uncertainties when deploying industrial AI and plant fleet management for a vision of Boundless Automation at the SAMSUNG E&A Tech Forum 2026 on June 2 in Seoul.Jonas Berge liked this📢SAMSUNG E&A Tech Forum 2026 🔎Energy Realism: Continuity, Diversity, Velocity 🙌SAMSUNG E&A is pleased to welcome Jonas Berge, Senior Director of Applied Technology at Emerson, as the keynote speaker for the SAMSUNG E&A Tech Forum 2026. 🎤Under the 'Velocity' theme, he will give an inspiring speech on the topic of 'Emerson: Software Defined Control & Ethernet-APL,' one of the industry innovations that boosts productivity and efficiency. 👨🦱Jonas Berge, Senior Director of Applied Technology at Emerson in Singapore, has 40 years of experience in plant automation. He is also a trusted advisor to plants and EPCs on adopting new automation technologies. 🛰️He is a recognized subject matter expert in smart plant sensing, process control, industrial networks, digital transformation, wireless sensors, and industrial AI. 📖A prolific contributor to the field, he has authored two books and published numerous technical papers. He holds patents in safety communications and has authored an industry standard. Moreover, he is recognized as an ISA Fellow. 📍Stay focused to find out what impactful speech he will deliver! #SAMSUNGEnA #TechForum2026 #Emerson
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Jonas Berge liked thisJonas Berge liked this⚙️ Is your plant running at its absolute peak? It’s time to transform your operations with Emerson at TNChE 2026! ⚙️ Whether you are managing an established legacy facility or building a brand-new greenfield project, older automation designs shouldn't hold you back. Emerson is bringing their advanced automation solutions and end-to-end ecosystem straight to Pattaya to help you achieve true operational excellence. Discover how Emerson’s cutting-edge technologies—including pervasive sensing, valve remote control, and Industrial AI—can revolutionize your facility: 🛡️ Safety & Reliability: Swiftly identify failed barrier factors, predict equipment failures, and minimize downtime. 🌱 Sustainability: Reduce energy overconsumption, lower your carbon footprint, and run a greener plant. 📈 Production Optimization: Eliminate process upsets, reduce off-spec products, and boost overall throughput. From smart connectivity to autonomous and semi-autonomous operations, Emerson provides the innovation needed to make daily plant tasks easier, faster, and more competitive. Stop struggling with aging automation. Connect with the Emerson team at the event to build a smarter, safer, and more sustainable future! 📅 Date: 9–11 June 2026 📍 Venue: Dusit Thani Pattaya, Thailand 📲 Registration NOW: https://lnkd.in/g3u9298a #Emerson #TNChE2026 #IndustrialAI #AutomationSolutions #ProcessEngineering #SmartManufacturing #Sustainability #PattayaEvents
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Jonas Berge liked thisJonas Berge liked thisMany thanks to Sukoon Tandon, Director of Marketing, Asia Pacific and Jonas Berge, Senior Director, Applied Technology (Emerson Automation Solutions) and The Texas McCombs School of Business for hosting a wonderful session on automation technology in Singapore.
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Jonas Berge liked thisJonas Berge liked thisGreat to welcome the National University of Singapore Executive MBA cohort to Emerson’s Singapore Solution Center to show case how our teams are driving innovation in AI and automation to drive improvements in industrial operations. Exciting to see the passion and expertise in our people, and always energizing to see the engagement with the next generation of leaders! Special thanks to Anshuman Prasad, Sukoon Tandon, Letchumanan Subbiah, Jonas Berge, Amy Loi, and Hwee Huang Lim! #EmersonCareers #IndustialAI #Automation #Innovation #NextGenLeaders
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Jonas Berge liked thisJonas Berge liked this📢SAMSUNG E&A Tech Forum 2026 🔎Energy Realism: Continuity, Diversity, Velocity 🙌SAMSUNG E&A is pleased to welcome Jonas Berge, Senior Director of Applied Technology at Emerson, as the keynote speaker for the SAMSUNG E&A Tech Forum 2026. 🎤Under the 'Velocity' theme, he will give an inspiring speech on the topic of 'Emerson: Software Defined Control & Ethernet-APL,' one of the industry innovations that boosts productivity and efficiency. 👨🦱Jonas Berge, Senior Director of Applied Technology at Emerson in Singapore, has 40 years of experience in plant automation. He is also a trusted advisor to plants and EPCs on adopting new automation technologies. 🛰️He is a recognized subject matter expert in smart plant sensing, process control, industrial networks, digital transformation, wireless sensors, and industrial AI. 📖A prolific contributor to the field, he has authored two books and published numerous technical papers. He holds patents in safety communications and has authored an industry standard. Moreover, he is recognized as an ISA Fellow. 📍Stay focused to find out what impactful speech he will deliver! #SAMSUNGEnA #TechForum2026 #Emerson
Publications
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Software for Automation: Architecture, Integration, and Security
ISA
See publicationFor all flavours of OPC and other automation software technologies take a look at the blue book
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Fieldbuses for Process Control: Engineering, Operation, and Maintenance
ISA
See publicationTo learn more about fieldbus and Ethernet and stuff you did not know about 4-20 mA/HART take a look at the yellow book
Patents
Honors & Awards
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ISA Fellow
ISA
In recognition of the development and promotion of models for digital transformation of industrial automation controls. His patents, created with a team, include a revolutionary fieldbus safety system.
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Raymond D. Molloy Award
ISA
Presented by the ISA Publications Department, this award was named for Raymond D. Molloy who was a major driving force in the ISA publications program for more than 20 years. As Department Vice President and then later as chair of the Books Committee, Mr. Molloy maintained a keen interest in ISA publishing quality books that meet the needs of measurement and control professionals. On his death in 1996, the Publication Department chose to honor his contributions by establishing this award. Jonas…
Presented by the ISA Publications Department, this award was named for Raymond D. Molloy who was a major driving force in the ISA publications program for more than 20 years. As Department Vice President and then later as chair of the Books Committee, Mr. Molloy maintained a keen interest in ISA publishing quality books that meet the needs of measurement and control professionals. On his death in 1996, the Publication Department chose to honor his contributions by establishing this award. Jonas Berge is the 2002 recipient of the "Raymond D. Molloy Award" for his book Fieldbuses for process control: Engineering, Operation, and Maintenance
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Excellence in Documentation
ISA
The Excellence in Documentation Award recognized the author(s) of the most outstanding article, paper, or other document published by the Society.
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