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The Maintenance Key to Improved Performance

Getting the Inside Scoop from a Control Engineer on How to Integrate O&M Knowledge and Relationships to Provide Long-Term Highly Successful Solutions
Post Date: 10/17/2011
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Plant-Wide Control Approach

Herding Cats: Successfully Manage All Those Process Variables With a Systematic Approach to Plant-Wide Control
Post Date: 10/13/2011
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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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More Fun with PID Controllers

Exploring Just How Flexible and Powerful the PID Controller Can Be
Post Date: 07/11/2011
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PCs Don't Always Feel the Love

Whether Deserved or Not, PCs Have a Reputation for Being Less Robust and More Prone to Crashes Than Purpose-Built Controllers
Post Date: 07/11/2011
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Reader Feedback: Process Automation, Control Valves vs. VFDs and More

Readers Agree, Disagree and Respond to Some of Our Latest Articles. See What They Have to Say
Post Date: 05/02/2011
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More on BP Oil Spill; Restriction Orifice Sizing

Could Properly Designed Safety Controls Have Prevented the Loss of the 11 Lives in the 2010 BP Oil Spill?
Post Date: 02/14/2011
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Millions Sold in Europe!

One Reason to Replace Old Systems Is Their Inability to Natively Interact with Smart Devices Speaking Open Protocols
Post Date: 12/06/2010
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Control System Buying Check List

Questions to Ask: Things to Look For
Post Date: 12/06/2010
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Microprocessor Control of Remote Pipeline Sites

Looking for Information on RTU, MTU and compressor automation technologies? Ask the Experts
Post Date: 11/12/2010
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Goodyear Gives Variability a One-Two Punch

Advanced Process Control Lets a Refinery's Staff Optimize Their Isoprene Unit's Distillation Process, Balance Operating Parameters, Save Energy and Reduce Product Loss
Post Date: 11/12/2010
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Oil and Gas Forum Users Manage Turmoil More Easily

How Rockwell Automation's FactoryTalk Software Applications Are Helping Oil and Gas Users to Gain Better Operational Control of Offshore Production Assets
Post Date: 11/03/2010
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Big-Time Condition Monitoring

Condition Monitoring Is More Than Walking Around the Plant With a Data Logger and a Clipboard. Done Big Time, It Can Save You Millions of Dollars
Post Date: 11/01/2010
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The Straight Scoop on OPC and Security

What You Need to Know about OPC-UA and OPC-Xi
Post Date: 10/05/2010
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The Pillars of Process Control

Emerson's Terrence Blevins and Mark Nixon Offer Their Expertise on the Foundations of Process Control
Post Date: 09/28/2010
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Why Your CFO Loves VFDs

Variable-Frequency Drives, the Right Software and Motor-Control Centers Push Energy Savings to the Bottom Line
Post Date: 08/30/2010
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To Hell and Back

How to Rebuild a Control Room in Five Days. Lessons in Disaster Recovery and Emergency Response
Post Date: 08/25/2010
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It's the People, Not the Technology

We Need to Look Closely at the Culture of Manufacturing Now and Restore the Belief That Manufacturing Is an Honorable Profession
Post Date: 08/10/2010
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Renewable Energy Processes, Part 2

The Control System Must Be able to Detect the Loss of the Grid and Respond by Isolating Itself from the Grid or by Tripping Offline
Post Date: 07/02/2010
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Pictures for Polymers

Be Brave. Be Persistent. Build Displays That Focus on the Values You Truly Need
Post Date: 06/07/2010
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