A best practice is a method or technique that has consistently shown results superior to those achieved with other means, and that is used as a benchmark. ARC has conducted numerous best practice surveys over the past thirty years and has developed best practices for a large number of topics of interest to industry executives.

Nov
07
2020
Mark Sen Gupta

Where Is Hardware in the Open Systems Vision

During the 20th Annual ARC Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida, representatives from ExxonMobil put forth an open systems vision of a more open process control architecture.
Nov
07
2020
G. Ganapathiraman

What Is Behind the Growth of Automation and IT In India

ARC Advisory Group's recent India Forum in Bangalore focused on the latest trends and innovative technologies in IT, automation, and enterprise solutions, including the Growth of Automation and IT In India
Nov
05
2020

The Road to Universal Automation

Schneider Electric has introduced a new automation product named EcoStruxure Automation Expert and a vision for “universal automation.”  It is seen as the road to universal automation
Nov
04
2020
Peter Reynolds

Asset Performance Improved with Integrated Historian Data

Operational excellence and continuous improvement programs at energy companies often target cost management and worker engagement to improve business performance, with Asset Performance Improved with Integrated Historian
Nov
04
2020
Thomas Menze

Cybersecurity of Industrial Control Systems

In contrast to the IT security approaches for conventional IT networks, industrial control systems (ICS) and their automation components were not considered a potential security risk in the past, but there now is a focus on Cybersecurity of Industrial Control Systems
Nov
03
2020

The Grid Edge Benefits from Asset Management

As the latest move in its ongoing initiative to modernize the state’s grid, California’s Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently issued a decision to update state policy related to distribution grid interconnection by showing the Grid Edge Benefits from Asset Management
Nov
03
2020
Constanze Schmitz

Hydrogen – The Rock Star for New Energies

When EU Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans was talking about hydrogen last July, he called it "Hydrogen The rock star for new energies all around the world, especially in Europe".  
Oct
30
2020
Bob Gill

Indonesian Oil & Gas Represents opportunities

The good news for Indonesian oil and gas opportunities, and for technology suppliers to the sector, is that the government of President Joko Widodo intends to eliminate the oil and gas deficit and bring energy security to the country.
Oct
30
2020
Naresh Kumar Surepelly and Sal Spada

Will Wind Power Be the Future’s Clean Energy ?

Unstable oil prices, economic uncertainty, and geopolitical conflicts make it necessary for many countries to seek energy independence by creating a matrix of energy sources comprised of photovoltaic solar, wind power, nuclear, natural gas, and biofuels.