Articles

IEEE 802.11 Evolution Continues

The Demand for Speed and Bandwidth, Including Backhaul and Emergence of New Applications Are the Drivers for the New Standards
Post Date: 05/06/2013
Author: Ian Verhappen

New DP Flowmeter Family from ABB

ABB Offers Four Compact Flow Meters Based on Differential Pressure Technology
Post Date: 04/11/2013
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TIA and M2M--More than Acronyms

The TR-50.1 Architecture Navigates Through Many Protocols Without the Use of Gateways or Other Intervention by the End User
Post Date: 04/03/2013
Author: Ian Verhappen

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

Fieldbus Is Easy With Portable, Wireless Tools

Why Use Portable Tools? Find Out Its Benefits
Post Date: 04/02/2013
Author: Larry O'Brien

Wireless IP Networks Don't Have to Be Vulnerable

As IP Networks Grow Beyond the Enterprise and Into the Field, That Should Not Mean They're More Susceptible to Cyber Attack
Post Date: 03/28/2013
Author: Aaron Hand

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

Loop Drawings for Smart Instruments

Readers Look to Our Experts for Information on Smart Instruments
Post Date: 03/12/2013
Author: Bela Liptak

Automation Professionals Fill the Gap With Off-Site IT Teams

Advantages and Disadvantages of Having a Remote IT Department. What Works for Your Business? Should You Manage IT from Off-Site?
Post Date: 03/11/2013
Author: Dan Hebert

Wireless May Make Valve Maintenance Easier

Should You Use Wireless in Managing Your Valve Assets?
Post Date: 03/07/2013
Author: Walt Boyes

ISA100.11a - Fieldbus Wars Round 2 Begins

To Directly Influence the Outcome of This Dispute, End Users Should Vote With Their Time by Participating in the Appropriate Standards Committees
Post Date: 02/25/2013
Author: Ian Verhappen

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

Maximize pH Response, Accuracy and Reliability

Best Practices to Keep Electrodes Running at Their Best
Post Date: 02/05/2013
Author: Greg McMillan

ISA100 Gives Up on Convergence

No Deal Between ISA 100 and Wireless HART Standards. Back to the Drawing Board
Post Date: 02/04/2013
Author: Dick Caro

Thoughts on Without Wires

Wireless Is Used Instead of Doing Nothing at All or Doing It Manually
Post Date: 01/30/2013
Author: Jonas Berge

A New Fashion in Industrial Enclosures?

Will Electronic Marshalling Mean the End of the "Bespoke" Enclosure?
Post Date: 01/14/2013
Author: Nancy Bartels

Wireless Device Configuration Made Easy Using FDT Technology

Learn How FDT Technology Is Used to Integrate an YTA Yokogawa Wireless Temperature Transmitter Based on ISA100 Wireless Technology
Post Date: 01/14/2013
Author: Amit Ajmeri

Automation Could Have Prevented Chernobyl

Bela Liptak Tells How Automatic Safety Controls Could Have Prevented the Accident at Chernobyl
Post Date: 01/10/2013
Author: Bela Liptak

Simple, Powerful, Intuitive New Communicator

Meriam's New HART Communicator Can Read the Complete Library of HART Device Descriptions Directly With No Rranslation
Post Date: 01/07/2013
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Wired vs. Wireless

Wireless Is Not the Same as Wired Without the Copper, and Using It to Its Fullest Potential Will Require Innovative Thinking
Post Date: 01/05/2013
Author: Ian Verhappen