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Learn About Our Expanded Coverage, Audio Interviews, Previous Articles, and Other Resources on Simulation and Training

PODCASTS

Mynah's Berutti on Simulation and Training
Martin Berutti, of Mynah Technologies, spoke with Control's executive editor, Jim Montague, about how the current state of the simulation/training field and how it's likely to evolve in the future. They also covered what end users need to know to implement a simulation/training program for their process applications, and what should be on any to-do list to get a simulation/training project up and running.

ARTICLES

Faking It Isn’t All Bad
Simulate or model your loop tuning, operator training, advanced process control or optimization for savings, safety and skill-building.

Process Hero
Simulation Software Rocks for Training, but Its Benefits Go Way Beyond Teaching to Aiding Design, Optimization, Maintenance and Life-Cycle Management. Here’s How.

Getting Employee Training Right
Senior Tech Editor Dan Hebert, PE, talks about the state of the art in training for the automation profession and how it is evolving to fit the needs of process control end users.

Collaboration Tools Offer Users More Face Time
Communications and software tools are available to aid process control collaboration efforts, but language and cultural issues remain the most persistent barriers to useful cooperation.

Control Valve Simulation
How to simulate the designs of an automation and control project for a water treatment process, before putting them into operation.

Process Simulation: Your Job Is Still Safe…For Now
Armed with a CAD package and simulation software, a single engineer can design the product, plant, and control system. Check out why the concept of a one-person design team is still a goal for the future.

Quicker Plant Testing and Modeling
Greg Kautzman, a process control engineer at a refinery, reported at Matrikon Summit 2007 the need to address the maintenance challenge associated with time consuming and expensive conventional plant step tests.

User-Friendly Advanced Control
Senior Tech Editor Dan Hebert, PE, looks at the latest advances in simulation and modeling technologies for improved loop control, including new software packages and embedded APC systems.

Integration Across the Fourth Dimension
In the heavy continuous process industries, well-evolved simulation tools exist to aid in process design, but how well do they really integrate with the mechanical design tools they feed?

Dynamic Simulation Aids Recycling Plant Redesign
A poor design and high consumption costs shut this Pennsylvania paper recycling plant down, but an in-house implementation of full, dynamic process simulation got it all tuned up for a successful restart.

Simulation, the Game We All Can Play!
Washington University’s (St. Louis, MO) Robert Heider provides a game plan for using simulation in process control.

Simulation for Control: Tool or Toy?
Powered by lower complexity and pricing, process simulation packages are ready to do more than assist in design and training.

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Modeling and Control -- Dynamic World of Process Control
By Terry Blevins and Greg McMillan

WHITE PAPERS

Optimizing Results in Automation Projects with Simulation
The use of the simulation systems for testing and training process automation projects has been proven to reduce time-to-market and increase business results. This White Paper shows how the same systems can be utilized in automation lifecycle management to reduce operational costs and improve product quality.