AspenTech’s software Aspen DMC3 marks a new era in advanced process control (APC), responding to the needs of plants such as refineries and chemical companies that are under constant pressure to improve throughput, save energy, meet operational constraints and improve time management, says AspenTech.

In its upgrade to Version 8.1, the Siemens Industry Automation Division has equipped its Simatic PCS 7 process control system with 70 technical innovations.