Articles

Sealing an Oil Well; Orifice Sizing--OSO versus AGA

Can Someone Explain BP's Sealing Process to Temporary Seal the Oil Well from the BP Oil Spill in the Mexican Gulf? And, What Is the Difference Between the Orifice Calculations Described by AGA 3 and ISO 5167?
Post Date: 04/10/2013
Author: Bela Liptak

Long-Distance Calibration

Calibration Is Complicated at Best. Add Problems of Long Distance, Timing and Customs Regulations, and Things Get Really Tricky
Post Date: 03/08/2013
Author: Nancy Bartels

Orifice Flow Measurement Accuracy

How to Calculate the Zero and Span Errors Caused by the Differences in Temperatures and Pressures Between Calibration and Actual
Post Date: 02/06/2013
Author: Bela Liptak

Your Calibration Information Headquarters

The Editors Of Control Review Online Resources About Calibration That Are Available to You at No Cost
Post Date: 09/06/2012
Author: Control Global Staff

Calibration Trends

McMillan and Weiner Ask Glenn Gardner, Fluke Product Planner, to Help Them Complete Their Perspective on Calibration by Taking a Look at Future Trends
Post Date: 08/13/2012
Author: Greg McMillan, Stan Weiner

Easier Commissioning with Wireless

With a Capable System, the End User Is Mouse-Clicks Away From Knowing 99% of What He Needs to Know About the Device Without Ever Lifting a Wire
Post Date: 07/30/2012
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D/P Cell Accuracy; Which Manifolds Are Best?

A Reader Aks our Panel of Experts How He Can Tell If His D/P Transmitter is Accurately Calibrated. See What Our Experts Had to Say
Post Date: 07/16/2012
Author: Bela Liptak

Smart Calibration

How Can You Make Temperature Calibration Faster?
Post Date: 07/16/2012
Author: Greg McMillan, Stan Weiner

Digital Integration Commissioning: Take It Easy!

To Fully Exploit the Capabilities of Digitally Integrated Field Devices, Field People Need to Touch the DCS. Let the Plebs Touch the DCS!
Post Date: 07/05/2012
Author: John Rezabek

Search for the Asset Management, Part II

GlaxoSmithKline, Beamex and Emerson Process Management team up to streamline calibration and asset software - and use far less paper-at GSK's plant in Cork, Ireland.
Post Date: 03/06/2012
Author: Jim Montague

Emerson, Beamex Team Up On Calibration at GSK Cork

Emerson and Beamex Develop Innovative Method Linking Emerson's Asset Management Suite Device Manager Software with Beamex's MC5 Portable Calibrators and CMX Software
Post Date: 10/26/2011
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Calibration Central

This Month We Study Calibration
Post Date: 09/15/2011
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Wireless Guide

Our Wireless Guide sorts through the confusing maze of technologies, standards and issues that is the current wireless landscape. With the help of Control's Editor in Chief Walt Boyes, you can discern the lay of the land and begin to figure out what wireless technologies -- if any -- are right for you.
Post Date: 08/09/2011
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Improving Batch Operations with Load Cells

When Every Batch Is Worth a Fortune and Accuracy Is Paramount, Load Cells May Be the Answer
Post Date: 07/11/2011
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Flow-Measuring Control Valves

Is There an Intelligent Control Valve That Can Measure Its Own Flow on the Basis of Its Own Pressure Drop and Opening?
Post Date: 06/13/2011
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Weather, Plus Compensation, Transmission, Standardization

Disagreeing With "An Engineer's View of Global Warming" and Explaining the Benefits of Compensation
Post Date: 05/12/2011
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"Future-Ready" Flowmeter Series

FCI Introduces the ST100 Mass Flow Series
Post Date: 05/12/2011
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Measure Slurry Flows Accurately

Dual-Frequency Excitation Combined With the Advanced Design of the Flow Tube Ensures Accurate and Reliable Measurement
Post Date: 05/10/2011
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Flowmeter Boosts Solvent Recovery

Improved Measurement Accuracy Delivers Better Control and Savings
Post Date: 04/11/2011
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Declining Need for Field Calibration?

Fieldbus and Smart Instruments Reduce the Need for Field Calibration. This Is a Reason Why Many Plants Have Slowly Adapted Multifunction Documenting Calibrators with Management Software.
Post Date: 03/15/2011
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