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ARC Knowledge Center (KC) for Chemical Industry Professionals!
Global market intelligence and advice for topics such as: Asset Lifecycle Management, Supply Chain & Logistics, Operational Excellence (OpX), Real-time Performance Management (RPM), Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Advanced Process Control (APC), Process Optimization, Production Management, Historians, Cyber Security, Field Devices, Fieldbuses, and Process Safety.

ARC also hosts a Benchmarking Consortium which helps leading process companies compare their plant performance with their peers around the world. Here is a link for you to learn more about ARC Benchmarking Consortium.

Featured Research

Bayer Material Science Saves Energy with STRUCTese

March 11, 2010 By Paula Hollywood, Wil Chin

By Paula Hollywood and Wil Chin, ARC Advisory Group

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End Users Plead for a Single Wireless Standard at ARC Orlando Forum

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Utilities Improve Financial Performance for MRO Inventory, Maintenance, and Procurement

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AFCON’s PULSE HMI/SCADA Allows Remote Distributed Concurrent Engineering

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ABB’s New Solar Inverter to Feed Photovoltaic Power Into the Grid, Safely and Reliably

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Power over Ethernet: A Good Fit for Your Plant?

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Pepperl+Fuchs Acquires the Proximity Sensor Business of Siemens

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Owning the Podium: Lessons from Motorola and Toyota

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Siemens Develops Heavy-Duty Weighfeeder for High Capacities

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Wonderware Mobile Solution from Invensys Awarded Motorola Enterprise Mobility Validation

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Maximizing the Value of 3PL-Customer Relationships

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The Business Value Proposition of Control in the Field

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Buying Supply Chain Outcomes, Not Software

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Informatica’s Acquisition of Siperian Further Expands Addressable Market Opportunity

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Improving Production Machinery through Servo System Performance

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GE Intelligent Platforms’ Rugged COM Express Module Delivers High Performance in Harsh, Space-Constrained Environments

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What Challenges Face the Operator of the Future?

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ProSoft’s New 802.11n Industrial Hotspot Radios Are Optimized for Rugged Industrial Performance and Easy Deployment in the Field

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Invensys’ DYNSIM Medium Fidelity Simulation Eases Control System Validation and Operator Familiarization

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Client Success Stories

Acquisition Integration and ROA

ARC consulted with the client’s cross functional team of plant executives, engineering managers, and project team leaders representing several plants.

Assessing a Technology and Its Market: Viable New Business Opportunity?

A manufacturer invented a unique technology for measurement and wanted to determine its potential for a new business. The company worked with ARC to determine potential market opportunity.

Business Strategy and Growth

ARC conducted a Strategy Workshop for the client providing an external viewpoint on market conditions, user needs, other players, and partners.

System Architecture and Supplier Selection

Client needed expertise to bring clarity and objectivity to the decision-making process.

System Upgrade: Faster Project Time to Benefit

A major petrochemical producer had an aging Distributed Control System (DCS). ARC provided a seminar on the DCS marketplace, technology assessment, and supplier profiles.

Leading Supplier Profiles

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ClearEdge3D: 3D Laser Scanning

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EMS: 3D Laser Scanning

FARO: 3D Laser Scanning

Geomagic: 3D Laser Scanning

Hexagon: 3D Laser Scanning

InnovMetric: 3D Laser Scanning

INOVx: 3D Laser Scanning

INUS Technology: 3D Laser Scanning

kubit: 3D Laser Scanning

Maptek: 3D Laser Scanning

Metris: 3D Laser Scanning

NextEngine: 3D Laser Scanning

Optech: 3D Laser Scanning

Pointools: 3D Laser Scanning

Quantapoint: 3D Laser Scanning

RIEGL: 3D Laser Scanning

Trimble: 3D Laser Scanning

DCS

ABB: Distributed Control Systems

Emerson: Distributed Control Systems

GE Fanuc: Distributed Control Systems

Honeywell: Distributed Control Systems

Invensys: Distributed Control Systems

Metso: Distributed Control Systems

Rockwell: Distributed Control Systems

Siemens: Distributed Control Systems

Yokogawa: Distributed Control Systems

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