Of course, this is because the right product, service or technical feature can make all the difference to process control engineers, their application's performance and their organization's survival and success. Luckily, you can jump on Controlglobal.com and click on the "products" tab for multi-pronged tools for immediately finding just the right components. It's like you're standing in front of a big smorgasbord or unlimited buffet, and someone hands you a big fork, plate and napkin. Yummy.
DCS Gap Identification: Part 1
Maverick Technologies shows how to avoid the pitfalls of DCS migration with front-end loading
How to Use a Regulator to Reduce Time Delay in an Analytical System
Swagelok explains the delays between measurement and analyzer response.
Crucial Considerations to Determine the Correct Level Detection Sensor?
Turck provides some useful answers.
To download these papers, go to www.ControlGlobal.com/whitepapers.
Second, "Download Literature" goes deeper to Controlglobal's E-lit section, which presents more than 50 product brochures, catalogs and other resources on how many products and solutions work and should be applied.
Third, the growing "Company Profiles" section presents each manufacturer in a product-style write up. Basic introductions are accompanied by links to each firm's products, applications, press releases, training resources, literature, catalogs and exhibits. There are also links to key contacts and a running tabulation of production mentions and editorial coverage.
Podcast: Wireless Comes of Age
Managing editor Nancy Bartels interviews ARC Advisory Group's Harry Forbes.
Energy Efficiency: How Everyone Can Generate "Negawatts"
Invensys shows how to deploy energy efficiency opportunities.
Podcast: Process Sustainability
Jim Montague interviews ARC Advisory Group's John Blanchard.
Fifth, the "Vendor Notes" area includes 90 detailed explanations by suppliers about their products and how their technologies work. Because many buyers don't always know what device they need—especially with all the technical advances happening these days—these notes and the E-lit section can be very useful in helping potential users sort out exactly what solution will be most appropriate and useful for them.
There may be better places than Control and Controlglobal.com to find process control and automation solutions, but I sure haven't seen them yet.