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Exploring Automation and Sustainability with Nathan Pettus (Emerson Automation Exchange)

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Grant Playter
Conference|Emerson Automation Exchange

Nathan Pettus, president of Process Systems and Solutions at Emerson, discusses how automation is impacting recent sustainability technologies and solutions.

Nathan Pettus, president of Process Systems and Solutions at Emerson, discusses how automation is impacting recent sustainability technologies and solutions. Topics of discussion, among others, include:

  • Recent Emerson sustainability initatives and the intersection between automation and sustainability in life sciences.
  • Emerson's partnership with AspenTech and the advent of "one-click transfer technology.
  • Underlooked technologies and innovations.

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