Articles
2008
Future Directions For Advanced Process Control – Bridging the Gap Between Academia and The Needs in the Field
Process Control Today
This article by Paul Turner, AspenTech Director of Advanced Process Control, discusses future directions for APC and bridging the gap between academia and the needs of the field.
December 29, 2008
AspenTech software used to combat global warming
Processing Talk
This UK-based engineering website highlights how aspenONE CO2 capture models are accelerating efforts to meet the increasing adoption of government reduction mandate requirements, while supporting clean energy development.
December 19, 2008
Chemical Engineers March On
Chemical Processing
This cover feature about engineering skills shortages includes interviews with AspenTech's Vikas Dhole and Sanjeev Mullick, who discuss how companies are addressing this challenge by doing more of their engineering activities on-site as supported by AspenTech's Center of Engineering Excellence (COE), while providing more automating training to new engineers via the "expert in a box" functionality within aspenONE.
December 1, 2008
BASF Using Virtualization to Shorten Deployment Time
IndustryWeek
IndustryWeek describes how BASF's use of Microsoft's Application Virtualization and aspenONE shortens software deployment time, while allowing BASF to quickly gain insights into plant and equipment behavior to optimize decision making.
October 24, 2008
Chemical Manufacturer BASF Finds Big Gains in Virtualized Apps
InformationWeek
InformationWeek describes how BASF's use of Microsoft Application Virtualization reduces the time it takes to implement and achieve benefits using AspenTech solutions. BASF credits aspenONE with allowing them to "more quickly gain insights into plant and equipment behavior to optimize decision-making, reduce capital, and operating costs and accelerate time to market."
October 16, 2008
How Clean Is Your Data?
Managing Automation
Enterprise data management presents a major challenge and business opportunity. This article discusses the challenges associated with not only collecting data from all business functions and systems, but the opportunities from maintaining and using it to help drive enterprise agility. AspenTech's Greg Howard and Andy McBrien are among the industry experts interviewed in the story.
October 1, 2008
Renewable Feedstocks are in the Bag
Chemical Processing
For the cover feature in the October issue of Chemical Processing magazine, AspenTech's Mike Mendez discusses the growing interest chemical firms are showing for bio-based production.
October 1, 2008
Vendor Pushes 'token-Based' Licensing Model
CIO, Computerworld, Network World
CIO, Computerworld, Network World, and other IDG syndicated media discuss with Ashish Shah from Fluor the benefits they are achieving using the new flexible token model system for licensing aspenONE software.
September 19, 2008
Driving Value and Product Quality Using FCC Simulations
Hydrocarbon Processing
CEPSA's J. M. Llanes and Modesto Miranda and AspenTech's Sanjeev Mullick discuss best practices in utilizing a rigorous simulation model to optimize operating conditions, better predict performance, and to study an assortment of technical and business cases. Improvements in FCC unit performance in various areas include new catalyst selection, unit monitoring, troubleshooting and optimization, LP planning model updates, and examining new feed scenarios.
September 1, 2008
Optimizing the Azeri Field asset
World Oil
BP's Nigar Jalilova and Abekir Tautiyev and AspenTech's Mike Strathman and Sergi Sama discuss how using an advisory software package to integrate subsystems into a model optimized the facility and created best practices that delivered a 3% production increase for BP.
September 1, 2008
Readers' Choice Awards: Who's a Big Hit with Readers?
Chemical Processing
The publication's annual survey highlights technology provider all-stars in 45 categories. AspenTech was selected by readers as the leader in the Process Simulation Software and Plant Design Software categories, winning these categories for two years running.
September 1, 2008
More Than a Token Solution to Licensing Woes
InfoWorld
InfoWorld columnist Ephraim Schwartz says AspenTech’s innovative token-based licensing model provides unique benefits for customers.
August 26, 2008
Enterprise Software Licensing is Just Too Complex
Ziff Davis
Amid all of the software industry talk about new pricing models, customers looking for a compelling model that makes good business sense should look at what Aspen Tech is doing, says Ziff Davis Enterprise’s editorial director Mike Vizard.
August 5, 2008
Achieving Model Operations
Chemical Processing
AspenTech’s Rob Hockley and Ron Beck show how process simulation can optimize plant energy use and emissions management by using common models across engineering and operations workflow.
June 1, 2008
Avoiding plant tests using dynamic simulation
Hydrocarbon Processing
AspenTech’s Jose Ferrer and AspenTech customer Preemraff discuss how to avoid plant tests using dynamic simulation and reduce step changes from weeks to days.
June 1, 2008
FEW: Corn foundation leads to biorefinery future
Ethanol Producer Magazine
AspenTech’s Mike Mendez is featured in a conference roundtable discussion and an individual presentation, “Applying Chemical Processing Knowledge to Plan and Optimize Bio-Refinery Development.”
June 1, 2008
ARC Advisory Group Provides Highlights for Japan User Group Meeting
ARC
ARC Advisory Group attends Aspen Tech's Japan User Group Meeting and calls AspenTech “the front runner who can provide a unified set of products for realizing the CPM concept.”
May 30, 2008
BASF Case Study
Oracle says it will leapfrog competitors in manufacturing intelligenceManufacturing Business Technology Magazine Supplement
BASF uses Microsoft virtualization technology to acceleration deployment and time-to-value when implementing aspenONE.
May 1, 2008
Manufacturing Business Technology Magazine
A story on “enterprise manufacturing intelligence,” includes a comment from AspenTech VP of Product Management Charles Rieb on the importance of the Master Data Model.
May 1, 2008
Studying Simulation
Hydrocarbon Engineering Magazine
AspenTech's Glenn Dissinger describes how dynamic simulation is important to the design and operation of a process manufacturing plant.
May 1, 2008
Microsoft Alliance Partner Profiles
CIO Magazine
CIO Magazine includes a profile of AspenTech in a supplement that highlights Microsoft industry partners.
April 1, 2008
Simulation Models Provide Asset-wide Production Optimization
World Oil Magazine
See how upstream companies enhance production at existing operations through the use of simulation models.
April 1, 2008
AMR Research 3-20-2008; Manufacturing Operations Excellence: The Strategy Versus Compensation Plan Dilemma
AMR Research
As part of an AMR Research bulletin on steps that manufacturers can take to balance long term strategic goals with immediate plant operations needs, AspenTech's innovative commercial model is referenced as providing a creative pricing/licensing option for manufacturers.
March 20, 2008
NPRA 2008 Show Daily; Part 2 of 2
Hydrocarbon Processing Magazine
AspenTech's Jose Ferrer discusses how to utilize rigorous simulation in advance process control projects; part 2 of 2
March 12, 2008
NPRA 2008 Show Daily Supplement; Part 1 of 2
ARC forum discussions reflect changing operations/IT paradigmHydrocarbon Processing Magazine
AspenTech's Jose Ferrer discusses how to utilize rigorous simulation in advanced process control projects; part 1 of 2
March 11, 2008
What does it mean to say it's model-based?Manufacturing Business Technology Magazine
At the ARC Global Manufacturing Forum, AspenTech momentum in the market and aspenONE's relevance in the growing trend of IT involvement in plant operations is discussed.
March 1, 2008
Manufacturing Business Technology Magazine
AspenTech is cited as one of the vendors at the forefront of a trend of model-based vendor offerings for manufacturing and supply chain processes.
March 1, 2008
Accessing Plant Floor Intelligence
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Magazine
AspenTech's data historian is discussed.
February 1, 2008
New Year Marks a New Era for AspenTech
ARC Advisory Group
AspenTech’s recent Industry Analyst Day meeting presented its vision, organizational changes, solution roadmap, new initiatives, and marketing strategy to analysts in a highly interactive format. ARC views the progress of AspenTech over the last couple of years as encouraging. The company is beginning a new era by laying down a solid foundation for future growth and profitability.
January 10, 2008
AspenTech's Revamp and the Petroleum and Chemical Industries
AMR Research
This article examines the success of process industry software provider AspenTech’s efforts to turn the company around, highlights areas still needing attention, and looks at what this all means for companies in the process industries.
January 4, 2008
Advance to the Front
January 1, 2008
Advance to the Front – Worley Parsons Engineering, Ltd. and AspenTech describe advances in front-end engineering workflow and integration.