Emerson (NYSE: EMR) has introduced two new software products designed to automate crude scheduling and product blending at oil refineries, according to a company press release dated July 16, 2026.

The products, Crude Schedule Optimization and Multi-Blend Optimization, are available within Emerson's existing Aspen Unified Scheduling platform. Both are offered as separately licensed additions to that platform.

Crude Schedule Optimization pulls refinery data from Aspen Unified PIMS and automatically determines crude receipts, transfers, blends, and production schedules. The tool also supports "what if" scenario testing to allow schedulers to respond to crude price changes.

Multi-Blend Optimization simultaneously optimizes the recipe for each batch of blended product within a scheduling window, balancing product qualities against market conditions and operational constraints while maintaining compliance with quality specifications.

Claudio Fayad, chief technology officer at Emerson's Aspen Technology business, said: "By automating the most time-intensive workflows within a unified platform, our solutions free experienced teams to focus on higher-value decisions while enabling newer engineers to contribute faster."

Emerson is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.