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• Open-source computers arrive for monitoring and control

  By Jim Montague

  Don't stop us if you've heard this one. "One of our co-op students this summer was looking for the Raspberry Pi he was using to set up an HVAC damping system, and asked the 25 people at our daily huddle," says Sandra Buffett, P.Eng., founder and CEO at Jordan Engineering Inc., a CSIA-member system…

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• 2017 State of Technology Report: Maximize I/O flexibility

  Moving automation engineering off the critical project path starts with accommodating even late changes in instrumentation requirements. Learn more in this new ebook. Topics covered include: Maximize I/O flexibility  ExxonMobil’s patented progress toward integrating control systems The Open…

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• Give clients what they need, not just what they say they want

  By John Rezabek

  In a pivotal scene in the now-ancient, nerd-classic movie Star Wars, self-serving and detached smuggler and fugitive Han Solo makes a U-turn and flies to the aid of idealistic and young Luke Skywalker and his noble quest. Fans are delighted by his reversal from mercenary to hero of the revolution.

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• Open system gives precise temperature control

  By Allan Evora

  The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill was spending too much time and money supporting an existing control system. That’s unacceptable for UNC Chapel Hill, which has nearly $1 billion in annual research expenditures, and ranks eighth in research activity among public and private…

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• Time for process automation professionals to evolve

  By Jim Montague

  Starting with Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom and various Jacques Cousteau specials, I've glommed onto many nature shows in my time. The best for a long stretch have been Nature and Nova on PBS.  Anyway, I'm always captivated by the adaptations our fellow multicellular creatures use to secure…

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• Smart instruments deliver

  By Ian Verhappen

  John Rezabek recently discussed how to make more effective use of the infrastructure we likely already have installed, and in particular the investment in positioners (“Can things of yore deliver gold?”). Here are some suggestions on how easy it is to capture the benefits John alluded to in…

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