Industry Articles

Food Quality, April '10
Leverage the Power of Information

Food Engineering, October '09
Forecasts to Believe In

ControlGlobal.com, September '09
There's A New Sheriff in Town. Should Manufacturers Be Scared? (mp3)

International Cement Review, September '09
Florida Rock slashes production costs

Biofuels Business, August '09
Predictive control for peak performance

Frost & Sullivan, July '09
2009 North American Air Emission Control Industry Innovation & Advancement of the Year Award

Biomass Products & Technology, July '09
Increasing dryer capacity and ethanol production while decreasing energy utilization

Packaging World, June '09
Dairy-products firm gains visibility into manufacturing

RSTechED, June '09
Fonterra Interview - Real-time Environmental Management (Video)

Control Engineering, June '09
Sustainable Manufacturing and Visualization Themes Predominate RSTechED

Control Engineering, June '09
Predictive Emissions Monitoring for Regulatory Compliance

International Cement Review, May '09
'Going green' - it's automatic 

ControlGlobal, April '09
Rockwell Pavilion's Don Hart: How to ride out the economic cataclysm (Podcast - mp3)

Biomass Products & Technology, March '09
An alternative to hardware-based CEM

ControlGlobal.com, September '08
Data Collection and Optimization - Instilling Stability

Control Engineering, July, 2008
Phone Interview with Biofuels Industry Expert, Michael Tay (mp3)

Biofuels International, May, 2008
Run of the mill production

Ethanol Producers Magazine, July, 2008
Plant-Wide Optimization of Sterling Ethanol LLC

Environmental Protection Magazine, November, 2007
Surfing the Air Emissions Data Wave

Austin American Statesman, October 31, 2007
Pavilion Technologies to be Acquired by Rockwell Automation

Managing Automation, October 26, 2007
Rockwell Snaps Up Pavilion

Going Green Conference - Webcast, September 12, 2007
High Tech Goes Green - Panel Discussion

Ethanol Today, September, 2007
Water usage Drops as Ethanol Efficiency Increases

Ethanol Producer Magazine, September, 2007
Case Study: Reduce Energy Costs, Increase Production with Model Predictive Control

Control Magazine, August, 2007
Podcast: Fonterra Dairies of New Zealand

Control Engineering, August 1, 2007
Inside Energy: Model Predictive Cost Control

Austin Business Journal, July 13, 2007
Getting into the game

Ethanol Producer Magazine, July, 2007
Dryer Innovations

AMR Research, June 21, 2007
The Pertinence of Models Part 2: Operations Intelligence powers 32nd America’s Cup contenders

Manufacturing Business Technology, April, 2007
SAP Applications Ecosystem Spawns New Capabilities, Performance Opportunities

Automation World, March, 2007
Control Efficiencies Boost Ethanol Production

Ethanol Producer Magazine, March, 2007
Survey Says: U.S. Drivers Want More Ethanol

Process Industry Informer, February, 2007
Process Industries Get Smart About Emissions Data Management

Pollution Engineering, February 1, 2007
Clean Technology Resource: Emissions Trading

Information Week, January 29, 2007
Modeling Software For The Biofuel Industry

Grainnet, January 24, 2007
Pavilion's National Consumer Survey Shows Majority of Drivers Want to Switch to Ethanol

Auto Channel, January 24, 2007
Harris Interactive: U.S. Drivers Want Ethanol

American Digital Networks, January 24, 2007
U.S. Drivers Want Ethanol

DTN, January 23, 2007
Survey: U.S. Drivers Lack Biofuels Knowledge

CNET, January 22, 2007
Consumers Want, But Can't Find, Biofuels, Study Says

Manufacturing.net, January 22, 2007
I’d Use Biofuels If I Knew What They Were…

Biofuel Review, January 22, 2007
US Survey Shows Lack of Consumer Awareness of Biofuels

AMR Research, January 1, 2007
Operations Intelligence Augments Business Intelligence

SAP Info, December, 2006
Gegenseitiger Austausch

Managing Automation, December, 2006
Know Your Chemicals

S@pport, November, 2006
Identifizieren Und Schliessen Der Leistungslücke

What's New in Process Technology, November, 2006
Model Predictive Control Software

The Glode and Mail, November 17, 2006
Game-playing: the latest business tool; Programs that feed friendly contests internally can give companies a competitive edge

ARC Advisory Group, October 20, 2006
Briefing: Pavilion Technologies, Version 2.0 of Pavilion8

Managing Automation, October, 2006
Innovation: Production Line of Vision

Manufacturing Computer Solutions, October 2, 2006
Sterling Chemicals Benefits from Environmental Compliance

Network World, October 2, 2006
The Chemistry of Networking

Austin American Statesman, September 25, 2006
Industrial-strength Software - Paying Attention to the Little Things Pays Off for Lombardi, Pavilion and PlanView

Tech Web, September 25, 2006
Pavilion Upgrades Manufacturing Platform

Engineering Talk, September 21, 2006
Modelling Technologies Expand Beyond Control

Feret.com, September, 2006
A Project with a Clean Ending

Plantservices.com, September, 2006
Pavilion Technologies Software Platform Features Enhanced Web Service Integration

Ethanol Today, August, 2006
Ethanol R&D Continues to Innovate

Control Engineering, August, 2006
Reducing Costs with a Model Predictive Control

Podcast - Eweek, July 21, 2006
The Model's the Thing

Chemical Engineering, July, 2006
The Maturation of a Technology: Predictive Emissions Monitoring

Oil & Gas Network, July, 2006
Petroleum Industry to Gain Access to Sophisticated Modeling Technology

Austin Business Journal, July 14, 2006
Pavilion Plans to Piggyback on Growing Ethanol Market

Podcast - Control Magazine, July 14, 2006
Process Optimization in Oilfield Production

Austin American Statesman, July 3, 2006
Pavilion's Technology Used in Race for the Cup

Daily Nonpareil, June 30, 2006
Amaizing Energy Selects Pavilion Technologies to Boost Production

Consumer Goods Technology, June 29, 2006
A Model for Improved Production Performance

ARC Insights, June 28, 2006
NOVA Chemicals’ Quest for Manufacturing Excellence Aided with Predictive Analytics

Ethanol Producer Magazine, July, 2006
Reducing Energy Costs with Model Predictive Control Solutions

Automation World, June 6, 2006
Real-time Data for Better Decisions

CIO Magazine, June, 2006
Tech that Fuels Ethanol Production

Manufacturing Computer Solutions, May, 2006
Powering Up for the Green Economy

Consumer Goods Technology, May 31, 2006
Fonterra Canpac Improves Production Performance Management

eWeek, May 12, 2006
SAP Wants to Wean Customers from R/3

Processing Talk, May 11, 2006
New SAP Industry Value Network for Chemicals

AMR Research, Alert Article, May 9, 2006
SAP Industry Value Network for Chemicals: A New Paradigm, and a New Dilemma

DTN, May 4, 2006
Software Aids Ethanol Plants: Specialized Program Helps Cut Energy Cost

Process & Control Engineering, May 1, 2006
Major MPC push in Australia

ARC Advisory Group - White Paper, May, 2006
Improving Agility, Performance, and Profitability with MPC - A Decade of Success

Pavilion Technologies - White Paper, April, 2006
Closed-Loop Manufacturing: The Next Generation Adaptive Plant

PharmaManufacturing.com, April, 2006
Tata Consulting, Pavilion and Thermo Electron Link Up for PAT

Control Engineering, April 13, 2006
Software Firm to Help Cement Producer Hike Efficiency, Cut Energy Use

American Executive, March, 2006
Fuel For the Future - Glacial Lakes Energy

Associated Press, March, 2006
States struggle to support corn-based ethanol market

Control Engineering, March 9, 2006
Wonderware and Pavilion earn SAP NetWeaver certification status

BioFuels Journal, Quarter 1, 2006
Plant Increases Yields, Capacity

Engineering Talk, March, 2006
Process control firm wins analyst award

Food & Beverage International, February, 2006
Energy Efficiency: How to Cut Costs

Automation World, February, 2006
Pharma Industry Sees Process Innovation at Last

Sensor Magazine Online, February, 2006
Pavilion8's "Powered by SAP NetWeaver" Certification Promises Better Informed Management

Process, February, 2006
Für gehobene Ansprüche: Prozesse simultan regeln und optimieren

Tech Web, February 2, 2006
Tech Firm Stands To Gain From Ethanol Production

Industry Week, February 1, 2006
Playing The Hand That's Dealt

Control Engineering, January, 2006
Challenge: Boost Efficiency of the Efficient

ARC Advisory Group-Industry News, January 11, 2006
Pavilion Technologies and Thermo Electron Partner for Pharmaceutical Industry

CMO Magazine, December, 2005
Tools You Can Use—Seriously

ChemicalProcessing.com, December, 2005
Soft Sensors Win Hard Jobs

EngineeringTalk, December 9, 2005
Formosa Increases Pavilion Use

EngineeringTalk, December 5, 2005
Glacial Lakes Deploys Ethanol Control

Solids and Bulk Handling, November , 2005
Predict Emissions

ARC Insights, November 3, 2005
Advanced Process Control: The Right Stuff

Process & Control, October, 2005
Perfecting Petrochemical Production
Reproduced courtesy of Process & Control

World Cement, October, 2005
Easy as APC

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, September, 2005
Evolve With Advanced Process Control

ATP, September, 2005
Entwicklung von Softsensoren mit Hilfe künstlicher neuronaler Netze

EngineeringTalk, September 16, 2005
Government Grant Funds Further Research

Pharma Manufacturing, September, 2005
Advanced Process Control: Bridge the Gap

Die Ernährungsindustrie, September, 2005
Anlagen ausreizen: Advanced Process Control verbessert den Ertrag beim Zutaten-Geschäftsbereich von Fonterra

CHEManager, August 26, 2005
Advanced Process Control mit Erfolgsgarantie:  Interview mit Ralph Carter zu ValueFirst

CHEManager, August 26, 2005
Pavilion8 – Software für Prozessregelung und Compliance

International Cement Review, September, 2005
Maximising Mill Throughput

Process & Control Today, August 26, 2005
Alliance Made to Meet Middle East Demand

Ethanol Producer Magazine, August, 2005
Case Study: Boost Yield and Reduce Energy Costs with Advanced Process Control

Engineering Talk, July 27, 2005
Alliance Cements Turkish Support

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, July 7, 2005
The State of PAT in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Manufacturing Business Technology, July, 2005
Optimization Technology Evolves Process-industry Tool Set into Business Solution

cav Chemie-Anlagen + Verfahren, June, 2005
Anlagen am Optimum fahren: Advanced Process Control-Technologien für nichtlineare Prozesse

cav Chemie-Anlagen + Verfahren Online, June, 2005
Pavilion8 Technology for Chemicals At a Glance

PTQ Catalysis, Quarter 1, 2005
Catalyst Modelling Improvements

International Cement Review, May, 2005
Visualise the Value

World Cement, May, 2005
Enhancing Plant Profitability

ARC Advisory Group, ARC Wire, May 15, 2005
Field Report: Pavilion's User Group Conference

Control Engineering, April 14, 2005
Power plant meets EU rules with emissions monitoring software

Energie Spektrum, March 10, 2005
Status quo immer im Blick
Emissionsmessung per Software

Control Engineering, March 1, 2005
Competition breeds control

PU Magazin, February / March 2005
Advanced Process Control - Technologie zur Verbesserung des Polymerertrags

Chemanager, February, 2005
Emissionen in Blick

PTQ, Winter, 2005
Emissions Data Management

GAK, January 2005
Advanced Process Control - Technologie zur Verbesserung des Polymerertrags

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, December 29, 2004
PAT: The Value of Better Control

Austin Business Journal, November 8, 2004
German company chooses Pavilion technology
Austin-based Pavilion Technologies Inc.'s division in Belgium has been chosen by a German company to implement kiln and mill advanced process control software in Europe.

Process Engineering, November 2004
Cementing Success

Process Products, October/November 2004
Learn Your APC.

Cement Review, November 2004
International Cement Review interviews David Walker, operations manager for Golden Bay cement on how Pavilion's ValueFirst delivered rapid ROI.

Arc Wire, October 18, 2004
CRI Catalyst and Pavilion Release CATSCAN V2

HydroCarbon Processing, October 2004
Model Predictive Control for Nonlinear Processes with Varying Dynamics - A parametric approach produces accurate models

P & A, October, 2004
Regelgerecht optimal am Modell

EngineeringTalk, September 16, 2004
Grant to advance study of high-energy physics.
Pavilion Technologies has been awarded a grant through the US Department of Energy (DOE) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programme.

World Cement, September 2004
Pavilion Technologies is to install its Process Perfecter® solution and its customer engagement methodology, ValueFirst, at Golden Bay Cement's Northland, New Zealand site.

Control Engineering Europe, September 2004
SABIC sees maximised production

CHEManager, September 2004
Q & A with Pavilion's President Ralph Carter

Cement Review, August 2004 -
Customer Value
ICR Associate Editor Peter Bell profiles Pavilion Technologies' dedication to delivering value to the cement industry, the new ValueFirst™  customer engagement methodology, and commitment to 100% customer satisfaction. 

APC-Network.com, July 2004
Pavilion Reinforces UK Presence

ARC Wire, June 2, 2004
Pavilion Plans for Growth

Aggregate Research, June 2, 2004
Pavilion Technologies Awarded Four Cement Process Patents

Computer Zeitung, June, 2004
Pavilion Appoints Dave Cooper Chief Technology Officer

Ethanol Producer Magazine, June, 2004
A Sound Business Decision

CHEManager, May 13, 2004
Produktionsprozesse optimieren Weltweite Einführung der APC-Lösungen von Pavilion Technologies bei Nova Chemicals

Kunststoff Magazin, April 29, 2004
NOVA Chemicals Picks Pavilion’s Software for Global APC Solutions (Germany)

Control Engineering, April 29, 2004
NOVA Chemicals Picks Pavilion’s Software for Global APC Solutions

Pipeline Magazine, April 22, 2004
Pavilion Appoints Dave Cooper Chief Technology Officer

Plast Verarbeiter, February 13, 2004
Achieve smooth transitions

World Cement, February 2004
Multivariable Process Control Proven to Reduce Energy Costs
Multivariable Process Control (MPC) has been proven to reduce energy costs while improving product quality and production output. See how two cement manufacturers used Pavilion to achieve all the benefits MPC has to offer.

Berkeley National Laboratory, January 2004
Energy Efficiency Improvement Opportunities for Cement Making

Eptq.com, January 2004
Petroleum Outlook 2004
CEO Ralph Carter

Dairy Industries International, December 2003
Advanced process control systems have helped Fonterra improve production at its Clandeboye whey protein plant

AMR Research, November 26, 2003
Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence Helps Global Manufacturers Raise Performance and Responsiveness
Pavilion cited by AMR as a leading vendor in the emerging Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence market.

Control Engineering, November 2003
When Every Penny Counts
Faced with production throughput challenges, Capitol Aggregates chose an advanced process control solution [from Pavilion Technologies] to increase clinker throughput.

Managing Automation Online, November 2003
"...There are also emerging technologies that can be used in conjunction with data collection applications to produce a more accurately controlled process. For instance, Pavilion Technologies Inc. (Austin, TX) offers a neural net-based technique that runs on a standard PC, but works on top of a distributed control system (DCS) or programmable logic controller (PLC) connected via drivers and the standard Ethernet TCP/IP protocol. It views the data that has already been collected off of the plant floor and applies a mathematical model that learns the process and cleans out the data that may distort it, thus eliminating the variation inherent within the control process."

Pollution Engineering, November 2003
Guidelines For Evaluating Environmental Performance Management Solutions
Environmental performance management solutions must allow companies to keep pace with the growing number of environmental regulations.  Pavilion’s Mike Bounama lends his experience to this issue of Pollution Engineering and examines the characteristics of effective environmental solutions.

Austin American Statesman, November 10, 2003
Plugged In - Pavilion broadens scope to include securities
"Pavilion Technologies Inc. is making good on its vow to expand beyond the manufacturing industry....”
"Pavilion traditionally has targeted large manufacturing plants and refineries. But since Ralph Carter joined the company as chief executive in May, the 12-year-old company has focused on tapping new markets."

Food Engineering, October 2003
The Integration Imperative
Several factors are converging to make integration from the plant floor to the executive office and beyond an operational requirement for food and beverage companies... 

Dallas Business Journal, October 29, 2003
Pavilion, Penson sign $3.25M licensing agreement
With the second major licensing deal in as many months, Pavilion continues to prove the value and strength of its intellectual portfolio.  Penson Worldwide is one such example of the ability of Pavilion’s technology to be applied outside the company’s core markets.  This article highlights a trend for Pavilion that is just a sign of things to come.

Pipeline Magazine, October 29, 2003
Pavilion launches Polymer Productivity Pack (P3)
Pavilion’s latest product release, the Polymer Productivity Pack (P3), will enable polymer industry leaders to better adapt to the changing demands of this challenging industry.  With increased pressure to deliver more product faster, Pavilion’s P3 gives producers the tools they need to be more efficient — delivering bottom-line improvements across the entire production cycle.

Pipeline Magazine, October 13, 2003
Sterling Chemicals selects Pavilion Technologies
Energy consumption is one of many variables that impact a company’s overall profitability.  See how Sterling Chemicals was able to simultaneously reduced its energy consumption and improve production by applying Pavilion’s Process Perfecter solution on an ethylbenzene line.

Chemie Technik, October 2003
Weniger Abweichungen (Fewer Deviations)

Pipeline Magazine, August 4, 2003
SABIC EuroPetrochemicals standardises on Pavilion Solutions for Polypropylene Business
Results in 17 BP Strategic Alliance Projects

Austin Business Journal, August 4, 2003
Pavilion to do work for three European plants
SABIC EuroPetrochemicals selected Pavilion's advanced process control system for plants in The Netherlands and Germany. Pavilion's Process Perfecter will help improve product quality and increase plastics production, according to Pavilion.

Live Power News, June 2003
Pavilion Partners with Broin Companies on First Michigan-Approved Predictive Emissions Monitoring System
Environmental compliance solutions aren’t what they used to be.  Pavilion’s software-based predictive emissions monitoring solution is gaining acceptance by a growing number of states.  Find out how Pavilion’s Software CEM application more than satisfied the State of Michigan’s requirements, and learn how Pavilion’s customers are throwing out their hardware-based analyzers in favor of this proven software-based solution.

Austin Business Journal, June 13-19, 2003
Pavilion settles patent case with New York company
After nearly two years of legal wrangling, Austin-based Pavilion Technologies Inc. has settled a lawsuit it files against Computer Associates International Inc.