Global automation leader Emerson has announced the successful deployment of an AI-driven optimization solution for Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies. The collaboration commenced with the integration of Emerson’s Aspen Hybrid Models™ into Aramco’s existing refinery planning framework, resulting in the creation of one of the world’s largest multi-site, multi-period optimization models. By combining first-principles models, deep domain expertise, and purpose-built industrial AI, Aspen Hybrid Models™ capture nonlinear relationships in yield and quality responses, significantly enhancing the accuracy of refinery planning models. The deployment has ...