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Podcast: Digital Innovations in Oil and Gas with Geoffrey Cann
Episode: Can You Test A Plant Before It's Built? The Power of Simulation Models for Critical Industrial Assets
Description: Motors are the quiet workhorses of industry. They drive pumps, fans, compressors, and heaters, and they consume more than sixty percent of the power in most industrial operations. When operators need to control motor speed, they historically relied on mechanical adjustments or trial-and-error testing to keep processes stable and safe. As motors get larger and drive trains more complex, traditional testing approaches no longer work. Bringing every component together for a full string test adds months of delay and millions of dollars in logistics. The industry is conservative and reference driven, which makes it hard for operators t...