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Fairman Group Discusses Recent Tax Proposals & Associated Tax Law Changes

The Democratic Majority of the House Ways and Means committee has released tax proposals. These proposals present several new spending initiatives in the areas of infrastructure, green energy, social safety net, and prescription drugs. To raise revenue, the tax proposals include additional tax law changes. Linked below is an article by Fairman Group’s Julia Ziechmann, explaining the plan’s tax provisions and how they could affect you.

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Proconex’s DataJaguar Operations Software Introduces New Features

DataJaguar introduced new features to help operators monitor progress more closely, be aware when processes are falling behind, and plan tasks knowing when batch stages will be complete. In addition, the Proconex team has added batch parameters to collect more data and help calculate a truer OEE. The experts at Proconex will be explaining these new features at their upcoming DataJaguar Connect conference on November 10, 2021.

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Control Associates Upgrades Large Hospital Boiler Plant with Their Digital Steam Solution

A major NYC Hospital had been operating and maintaining legacy pneumatic controls on their steam pressure reducing valve stations (PRV) throughout the campus. These devices were becoming unreliable, hard to get, and gave them zero visibility to their valves, setpoints, and alarms on their control system. While Control Associates regularly supports its customers’ legacy systems, this hospital asked them to upgrade their systems with Control Associates’ Digital Steam Solution.

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Proconex to Host DataJaguar Connect

Operations Improvement Beyond Automation
Join other operations professionals on November 10, 2021 at 11AM ET for DataJaguar Connect, a virtual conference for the entire DataJaguar community. Hear customers speak, participate in future enhancements, and experience new features in action. Learn more at the link below.

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Proconex to Host Steam University

Steam University is a comprehensive introduction to final control applications in steam systems. The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of key steam generation and distribution applications, including boiler blowdown, boiler level monitoring, pressure relief, steam trapping, pump protection and pressure reduction.

Join Proconex virtually for this expert-led series, Emerson Steam University on October 19, 2021. Explore how you can improve efficiency and reliability, increase production, and reduce downtime.

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NCCPAP Releases Monthly IRS Update

NCCPAP Tax Chair Steve Mankowski, CPA, CGMA recently attended the September 2021 IRS meeting. You can read his recap below, highlighting several topics including overwhelming volume at the IRS, COVID Relief Employment Tax Credits, and Tax Pro Account/Digital Authorizations.

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Take the First Step in Implementing Your Reliability Program with Proconex’s Valve Signature

Never underestimate the impact of predictive maintenance when it comes to the health of your process. Proconex can provide tools and services to ensure long-term reliability and reduced maintenance costs.

Capturing baseline valve signatures—before your valves leave the Proconex warehouse—allows you to document baseline performance and:

  • Assess the health of your valve without taking it out of service
  • Avoid shutting down the process
  • Retrieve performance data compared with the initial baseline

Proconex Offers Solution to Predict How Automation Will Behave in the Future

Emerson’s Real-Time Modeling System allows you to visualize your facility’s constraints, accommodate variability, maximize production, and understand the implications of any change in the manufacturing process.

By collecting data from across the organization, the system can consolidate, analyze, and present an accurate model of the entire process. The model then produces an optimal scheduling overview with debottlenecking and capacity analyses for process optimization.

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