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

Our Control Experts Deal with Process Dynamics

McMillan and Weiner Ask James Beall How He Approaches the Challenge of Intertwined Problems That Have Evaded Solution. See What He Had to Say
Post Date: 05/10/2013
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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

Solving the Process Safety Puzzle

Integrated Safety Systems Offer One Solution, but No One-Size-Fits-All Fix Exists
Post Date: 05/07/2013
Author: Nancy Bartels

The Power of the Loop

The LPD is 100% DCS/SCADA/Ethernet-Compatible with Its Serial I/O Capabilities
Post Date: 05/07/2013
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Fieldbus is Dead! Long Live Fieldbus!

The Competing Communications Technology That Presumably Will Replace All These Buses, Including Process Fieldbuses, Is Ethernet
Post Date: 05/02/2013
Author: John Rezabek

Automation Could Have Prevented Fukushima, 2

Bela Liptak Discusses Automatic vs. Manual Operation of the Emergency Cooling Systems, and the Roles the Bad Designs of Control and Block Valves Played in this Nuclear Accident
Post Date: 04/30/2013
Author: Bela Liptak

Electric Power Utilities Are Not as Cyber Secure As They Say They Are

An Orderly Strategic Advance to the Rearward: The Cybersecurity of Electric Power Utilities Depend on How You Count It
Post Date: 04/29/2013
Author: Walt Boyes

Shrink-Swell Phenomenon and Solving A Steam Generator Control Problem

Upgrading a Control System at Maanshan II, a nuclear power plant in southern Taiwan, Solved an Elusive Steam Generator Control Problem. Find Out How
Post Date: 04/25/2013
Author: Greg Shinskey

Chinese Industry Reaping Fieldbus Benefits

Users, Engineering Firms Share Best Practices at Fieldbus Foundation General Assembly in Shanghai
Post Date: 04/22/2013
Author: Keith Larson

Eliminate Electromagnetic Interference in Industrial Plants

Understanding Different Applications That Can Eliminate Electromagnetic Interference in Industrial Plants
Post Date: 04/19/2013
Author: Roberto Menna Barreto

Control Room Designs Revolutionize Work Environments

See How Control Rooms Were Originally Designed and How Differently They Are Designed Today
Post Date: 04/15/2013
Author: Katherine Bonfante

Model Predictive Control -- Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going -- Part 3

McMillan, Weiner and Darby Discuss Practical Considerations in MPC Setup, Maintenance and Improvement to Meet Economic Objectives
Post Date: 04/11/2013
Author: Greg McMillan, Stan Weiner

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

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

Process Automation Integrated Systems: A Data-Driven Search for Oil

Integrated Systems Pump Data to Feed the Search for Oil in Alberta
Post Date: 04/08/2013
Author: Russ Ritchie, Dan Lastiwka

Is Field-Based Control More Secure?

If We Hide Our Controls in Field Devices, Are We More Immune From the Infections of the Higher-Level Networks?
Post Date: 04/03/2013
Author: John Rezabek

Cyber-Living. Are We Safe Enough?

We Think That the Security Settings We Put In Place Online Are Safe Enough, But the Reality Is That We All Are Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
Post Date: 04/01/2013
Author: Katherine Bonfante

Despite Uncertainties, U.S. Economy Poised for Stronger Growth

Federal Debt and Stimulus Withdrawal Are "Twin Elephants" in the Room
Post Date: 03/28/2013
Author: Keith Larson