Articles

Model Predictive Control - Past, Present and Future - Part 2

McMillan, Winer and Darby Discuss Model Development and Tuning
Post Date: 03/14/2013
Author: Greg McMillan, Stan Weiner

Power Up with a New Kind of Redundancy!

The PS3500-DM--a New Diagnostics Module for Pepperl+Fuchs' PS3500 Power Supplies Has Four Layers of Monitoring
Post Date: 03/13/2013
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Loop Drawings for Smart Instruments

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

5th-Generation Thermox WDG Flue Gas Combustion Analyzer

Mounts Directly to the Process Flange, and Is Heated to Maintain All Sample-Wetted Components Above the Acid Dewpoint
Post Date: 03/12/2013
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Long-Distance Calibration

Calibration Is Complicated at Best. Add Problems of Long Distance, Timing and Customs Regulations, and Things Get Really Tricky
Post Date: 03/08/2013
Author: Nancy Bartels

Wireless May Make Valve Maintenance Easier

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

Process Automation Pressure Resources

Looking for Process Automation Pressure Resources? We Got You Covered
Post Date: 03/05/2013
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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

Safety Shutdown: How to Avoid the Cost of Separate Valves

Is It Allowable to Use the Control Valve as a Safety Shutdown System?
Post Date: 02/26/2013
Author: Katherine Bonfante

Orifice Flow Measurement Accuracy

How to Calculate the Zero and Span Errors Caused by the Differences in Temperatures and Pressures Between Calibration and Actual
Post Date: 02/06/2013
Author: Bela Liptak

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

The Best in Power Quality

What Are the Latest Resources on Power Supply Safety? Find Out
Post Date: 02/04/2013
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2013 Process Automation Hall of Fame Inductees

The Kings of Control. Four Automation Leaders as Varied as the Suits in a Deck of Cards
Post Date: 01/29/2013
Author: Walt Boyes

Championship Season

We Are Proud of the work We've Done in the Past. It Keeps Us Motivated to Keep Up the Good Work. Here Are Some Of Our Most Recent Awards
Post Date: 01/29/2013
Author: Nancy Bartels

Level Applications from the Dark Side

Some Level Measurements Are so Hard as to Be Nearly Impossible. Here's What to Do.
Post Date: 01/29/2013
Author: Walt Boyes

The Automation State

ARC Advisory Group and Control Take the Pulse of the Process Industries and Present It to You in the Automation Index
Post Date: 01/28/2013
Author: Walt Boyes

Flowmeters for All

Our Editors Start Off 2013 by Reviewing the Latest in Flowmeter Technology
Post Date: 01/14/2013
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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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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