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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

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

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

Loop Controllers on Parade

Technology for the Heart of Your Processes
Post Date: 03/19/2013
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PLCs Taking Some Excellent Adventures

Engineers Are Deploying More Capable Programmable Logic Controllers in Some New and Unusual Applications. Here's How They're Doing It
Post Date: 01/14/2013
Author: Jim Montague

Valero's Good Examples

Automation in the Refinery of Today It's Not Business as Usual
Post Date: 11/12/2012
Author: Jim Montague

Ruel Rules for Use of PID, MPC and FLC

When Do You Need to Move Beyond PID Control?
Post Date: 11/12/2012
Author: Greg McMillan, Stan Weiner

Users Challenged by PLC Lifecycle

ExxonMobil Talks About the Industry's PLC Lifecycle Management Challenges
Post Date: 10/29/2012
Author: Keith Larson

The Human Factor

What Are the Biggest Problems That Control Engineers Face When Going into a Plant?
Post Date: 06/18/2012
Author: Greg McMillan, Stan Weiner

PC-Based Control Comes of Age

Now PCs Are Used to Perform Critical Real-Time Control in Applications Closely Related to Process Plants
Post Date: 05/14/2012
Author: Dan Hebert

Control System Evolution at Bayer: 24 Years and Counting

Bayer Healthcare Partnered with ABB to Bring its 1980s-Era Control Systems into the Future
Post Date: 04/25/2012
Author: Walt Boyes

What's the Best PID Execution Time?

We Still Should Remember the Nyquist Sampling Theorem
Post Date: 04/03/2012
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Get Your Process Controllers Here!

Controllers for Batch, Continuous Process, PID and More
Post Date: 03/08/2012
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Using Feed-Forward PID for External Reset

Is There a Way to Create an External Reset on a Standard PID Feedback Controller?
Post Date: 03/08/2012
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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

Going with the Flow

McMillan and Weiner Continue Their Interview With Ram Ramachandran. They Discuss What Flow Sensor Works Best in Various Applications
Post Date: 03/08/2012
Author: Greg McMillan, Stan Weiner

Charlie Cutler's Latest Ideas for Multivariable Controllers

Process Variable Models and Adaptive Transforms
Post Date: 01/05/2012
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PACs, PLCs, Industrial PCs

Big, Little, Rugged, Thin, Fast, You Name It. We Have Your PLC, PAC or PC Here
Post Date: 12/14/2011
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PID World Tour--The Final Performance

Read the Conclusion of McMillan, Weiner and Congiundi's Tour of PID World
Post Date: 08/15/2011
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