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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

Implementing MVT

Tomorrow Is Promised to No One
Post Date: 05/13/2013
Author: Nancy Bartels

Multivariable Testing: Getting the Measurements Right

Before You Begin to Implement MVT, Make Sure You're Measuring What Can Be Quantified
Post Date: 05/13/2013
Author: Nancy Bartels

Advances in IT Improve Process Automation

Virtualization, Thin Clients and Other Technologies Borrowed From IT Data Centers Are the Next Big Thing in Process Automation
Post Date: 04/03/2013
Author: Dan Hebert

Implementation Details in Virtualization Project

Learn How an End User's First Use of Virtualization in a Production Environment Lead to Success
Post Date: 04/02/2013
Author: Dan Hebert

Virtualization Technology Yields Hard Number Savings

Learn About the Benefits that Malisko Engineering and Gallus BioPharmaceuticals Are Seeing by Implements Virtualization Technology Such As PlantPAx, VMware ESXi and ACP ThinManager
Post Date: 04/02/2013
Author: Dan Hebert

DTE Energy Tackles Unruly Alarms

Rationalization Process Restores Meaning--One Alarm at a Time
Post Date: 03/28/2013
Author: Jim Montague

Model Predictive Control Wins Over Professional Football

Would You Put Aside a Professional Football Career and Join the Automation Industry Instead? Charlie Cutler Did. Find Out Why
Post Date: 03/25/2013
Author: Katherine Bonfante

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

Process Automation Operator Performance Gets Better

Prioritized Data, Simpler Displays, Human-Factors-Designed Equipment, Fatigue-Reduction Efforts, Alarm Planning and Other Tools Can All Improve Situational Awareness and Operator Performance. So How Much Do You Need of Each?
Post Date: 03/06/2013
Author: Jim Montague

Preventing Configuration Mistakes with a DTM

FDT can Improve One of the Largest Time-Consuming Job Functions for Maintenance Engineers--Device Configuration Mistakes. Learn How
Post Date: 03/04/2013
Author: Mike Bulow

Fieldbus Foundation Joins Field Communication Lounge at Hannover Messe

Visitors Will Learn and Experience the Latest in Field Communication and Integration Technologies at The Field Communication Lounge
Post Date: 02/28/2013
Author: Fieldbus Foundation

Human-Centered Designs: The Secret to Reducing Human Errors

Learn About Different Techniques That Have Avanced to Evaluate and Quantify the Probability of Human Errors Occurring in Operational Situations
Post Date: 02/21/2013
Author: Gus Kellogg, Rahul Bobbili, Dianna Overmyer

Biodiesel Production Can Be Safe and Efficient

See How Greenleaf Biofuels Built Its Biodiesel Production Plant Within the Fuel Storage Tank Farm of New Haven Harbor in Conn. to Provide Easy Access to Truck, Rail, Barge and Deep-Water Vessel Delivery Points
Post Date: 02/21/2013
Author: Gus Kellogg, Rahul Bobbili, Dianna Overmyer

Plan Ahead for Wireless Success

To Know Where You Want to Go, You've Got to Know What You Already Have Before You Can Figure Out What Else You Need
Post Date: 02/08/2013
Author: Ian Verhappen

Contemplating Couplers, Part 1

What's the Purpose of a Coupler, Aside from Being a Handy Gadget for Landing the Segment's Trunk and Spurs?
Post Date: 01/31/2013
Author: John Rezabek

Set New Standards in Productivity and Efficiency

The Right Instrumentation Can Help Both Processes and People Realize Their Full Potential
Post Date: 01/04/2013
Author: Control Global Staff

Head off Downtime and Shorten Turnarounds

A Potent Mix of Prevention, Diagnosis and Cure for Your Asset Utilization Ills
Post Date: 01/03/2013
Author: Control Global Staff

Boost Safety and Compliance While Testing New Limits

Enabled By Wireless, Instrumentation Takes on New Safety Roles
Post Date: 01/02/2013
Author: Control Global Staff

Audit Helps Spanish Refinery Optimize System Performance

Integrated Automation Assessment Benchmarks System Performance Against Industry Best Practices
Post Date: 12/20/2012
Author: Keith Larson