The Process Automation Podcast

Goods that we rely on every day – food, clothing, medicine and much more – are shipped across the oceans in container ships. 11 billions of tons of goods annually, to be precise! 
 
For all this cargo to get to its destinations in a safe, reliable and timely manner, much must fall in place – and ports are key to this. Massive containers moved by cargo ships need to be handled at container terminals as quickly, safely and reli...

From the early days of transferring books and newspapers into digital formats – to the modern digital ecosystems that utilize data to make complex industrial operations more effective and sustainable. Digitalization offers industrial companies new tools that can help improve energy and resource efficiency, lower harmful emissions, and drive sustainable change.
 
In this episode of The Process Automation Podcast, host Fran Sco...

Industries that play a crucial role in enabling our daily lives – energy, water, transportation and many more – rely on lifecycle support to ensure smooth and uninterrupted operations.  

But how does this happen and what technologies are out there to optimize the operations of some of the world’s most complex infrastructures? And what role does lifecycle support play in helping industries evolve as they undergo energy transition? ...

While many engineering jobs have traditionally been dominated by men, the tide has turned in recent years with more and more women now stamping their mark and making a difference in industry. But there’s still work to be done.

In this episode of The Process Automation Podcast, host Fran Scott is joined by Marie Helene Westholm-Knebel, Sustainability Manager at ABB Process Automation, and Christine Skaramaga, Senior Environmental E...

While many of us takes access to energy for granted, today, 770 million people live without access to electricity. As the world’s population grows, so does energy demand, making energy security more important than ever. Energy is not only key to having comfortable lives; it is also crucial for economic growth and social progress. But what exactly is energy security – and how do we ensure energy security today and for the future?

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This episode of The Process Automation Podcast explores the topic of green hydrogen – an important pillar of the ongoing energy transition. 

Hydrogen has great potential to play a central role in helping the world meet its climate goals, particularly when it comes to decarbonizing heavy industries where emissions are hard to abate. 

In this episode, presenter and engineer Fran Scott is joined by Marc-Antoine Eyl-Mazzega, Director...

For more than a century, automation systems have been central to enabling the operation of industries that provide the basic building blocks of our everyday lives – energy, power, water, metals, minerals, chemicals, and transportation. So how are automation systems being used now to scale to the needs of a growing population – while helping industries reduce carbon emissions?

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“Water is the driving force of all nature” – Leonardo da Vinci

This episode of The Process Automation Podcast delves deep into the world of water. Our need for water is essential and that need is ever-growing. About 70 percent of our world is covered in water and only 3 percent of that is drinkable. Moreover, only one-fifth of the wastewater generated around the world is currently reused. Scarcity, ageing infrastructure, limited a...

Shipping is key for the world economy and our everyday lives – over 80% of world traded goods is carried by sea, while ferries transport over 4 billion passengers a year. What goes behind the scenes of this massive – and yet often invisible – industry?

Join host and engineering fan Fran Scott as she learns about the technologies that are propelling ships toward a sustainable future in conversation with ex-mariner and shipping jour...

Across societies and economies, many of us take it for granted that we have reliable power at the flip of a switch, that water flows at the turn of a knob, or that goods are available at our fingertips. What we rarely think about are the sophisticated, interconnected processes, systems, technologies and operations working around the clock to enable everyday life as many of us know it. At the heart of what’s behind this seemin...

From the phones in our hands, to the water in our taps Process Automation technologies are behind the scenes, orchestrating industrial processes, machinery, and systems to operate seamlessly and efficiently to enable our everyday.

Join presenter and engineer Fran Scott as she explores the often unseen magic of process automation that enables our daily lives, shining a light on their Process Automation busi...