Articles

AspenTech Breaking New Ground in Simulation, Model-Based Control

Resurgent Software Maker Showcases Innovations at OPTIMIZE 2013
Post Date: 05/17/2013
Author: Keith Larson

Creative Computing for Control

PC-Based Control Is Taking Over in a Variety of New and Upcoming Process Industry Applications. Here Are Some of the Most Innovative Solutions
Post Date: 05/16/2013
Author: Jim Montague

Killing Model-Based Control Dead Time

Dead Time Compensation Can Improve PID Controller Performance, but at the Cost of Robustness
Post Date: 05/08/2013
Author: F. Greg Shinskey

Flow Charts New Waters

Flowmeters, Controllers and Their Supporting Components and Software Are Adding New Functions That Are Allowing Them to Take On Some New and Unusual Tasks and Applications
Post Date: 04/08/2013
Author: Jim Montague

Moving Your Historian to the Cloud — Carefully

Process Manufacturers Already Are Leveraging Cloud Technologies for Process Control-Related Applications
Post Date: 03/27/2013
Author: Jim Montague

Power Can Make or Break Your Plant's Bottom Line

Find Out How and Why You should Monitor Your Plant's Power. It Could Make the Difference in Keeping You In Business
Post Date: 03/19/2013
Author: Katherine Bonfante

Automation Could Have Saved Fukushima

Liptak Says That If the Fukushima Level Detectors Had Operated Correctly, the Hydrogen Explosions Would Have Been Prevented
Post Date: 03/15/2013
Author: Bela Liptak

Automation Professionals Avoid Talking About Training

Lets Talk About Training. It Is Essential to Improving Operator Performance or the Appropriate Actions of Anyone in a Critical Situation
Post Date: 03/15/2013
Author: Jim Montague

Manage PLC Programs and Meet FDA Requirements

PLC or DCS Programs Are Not Submitted to the FDA, but They Do Require Validation to Ensure Proper Functionality
Post Date: 03/04/2013
Author:

Diagnosing Final Control Elements

McMillan and Weiner Ask James Beall What Was the Biggest Step Forward that Helped Him Improve Valve Performance
Post Date: 12/07/2012
Author: Greg McMillan, Stan Weiner

Advanced Process Control-Complex Solution for Complex Problems

Recent Advances Have Reduced the Cost and Complexity of Implementation and Maintenance, Making APC a Viable Option
Post Date: 11/07/2012
Author: Dan Hebert

Big Capabilities for Smaller Controllers

Scaled Solutions Deliver Powerful Capabilities to Small Machine Builders
Post Date: 11/07/2012
Author: Aaron Hand

Roll Your Own APC

Vendors' Powerful Programming Environments When Mixed With Good Engineering Principles Can Yield Excellent Results
Post Date: 10/31/2012
Author: Dan Hebert

Crude Oil Pipeline Control

Is It Possible to Maintain an Accurate and Stable Pressure Control Just Using Speed Control?
Post Date: 09/27/2012
Author: Bela Liptak,

Controls for Drilling Oil and Gas Wells

The Drilling for Oil and Gas Will Be With Us for Some Time, the Only Contribution Our Profession Can Make Is to Improve the Safety of These Processes
Post Date: 05/04/2012
Author: Bela Liptak

What's the Best PID Execution Time?

We Still Should Remember the Nyquist Sampling Theorem
Post Date: 04/03/2012
Author:

New Paradigms for Lab Control Systems

What a Lab Control Systems Can and Should Do for Commercialization of Biopharmaceuticals
Post Date: 03/29/2012
Author:

Beyond the Eyes

Process Control Applications Are Designed, Built and Operated by People With the Usual Eyeballs, Therefore They're Subject to Blinders Imposed on Sight
Post Date: 03/08/2012
Author: Jim Montague

How to Build the Control Room of the Future

Designing and Constructing a Truly Useful Control Room Requires a Lot More Forethought and Planning
Post Date: 03/04/2012
Author:

Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel-Part 3

Liptak Discusses Pipelining Safety and How Automation Processes Can Prevent Pipelining Accidents
Post Date: 03/02/2012
Author: