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Pushing the Limits

Maximize Implementation Success With Standards-Based, Object-Oriented Design
Post Date: 06/13/2012
Author: Rick Slaugenhaupt

Thanks for the Thought

Seeing Things in a Different Way. It Takes a Little More Than Just Turning On the Faucet to Get a Drink
Post Date: 06/05/2012
Author: Mark Beppu

Human-Centered Design (HCD) in an FDT/DTM Environment

We Need a New Way to Interface With Field Devices That Increases Productivity, Reduces Training Needs, and Reduces Human Error
Post Date: 06/04/2012
Author: Tom Wallace

Control Center Design Can Boost Operator Performance

Why Are Control Centers and Operator Stations Designed Without Respect to Human Factors?
Post Date: 05/17/2012
Author: Keith Larson

Operator Effectiveness: The Case for Investment

Is It Any Wonder that Operators' Inability to Act Capably and Confidently Is Responsible for an Enormous Loss of Productivity, Money, and Even Life Across Industry?
Post Date: 05/17/2012
Author: Keith Larson

Putting the Human First in HMI Design

The Challenge for Designers of Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs) Remains a Balancing Act
Post Date: 05/17/2012
Author: Keith Larson

Seamless Integration Promotes Collaboration

What Operators Need The Most to Succeed Is Information. However, the Challenge Is to Provide Seamless Access to Multiple Sources of Information
Post Date: 05/17/2012
Author: Keith Larson

Simulator Training Boosts Competence, Confidence

Better Trained Operators Can Help Increase Plant Safety, Reduce Start-Up Time and the Number of Unplanned Shutdowns
Post Date: 05/17/2012
Author: Keith Larson

The State of Operator Effectiveness

Operators Can Influence Plant Performance Significantly
Post Date: 05/17/2012
Author: Keith Larson

Arena Immerses Attendees in 800xA Experience

Dramatization Drives Home Benefits of ABB Automation Platform and Control Room Technology
Post Date: 04/26/2012
Author: Jim Montague

Innovations Continue to Flow from ABB Measurement Labs

Autonomous Sensors and Laser Level Scanners Are Among the New Technologies on Tap
Post Date: 04/26/2012
Author: Walt Boyes

HMI/SCADA Software Aids Water/Wastewater Revamp

Enid, Oklahoma's Water Production and Technical Services Departments Upgrade Their HMI/SCADA Systems and Controls With Iconics's Genesis64 64-bit HMI/SCADA Software
Post Date: 04/23/2012
Author: Jim Montague

Precious Water

Don't Take Water for Granted. See How New Controls Maintain the Reliability of Water Production System and Read Case Studies on Water Collection and Treatment Applications
Post Date: 04/11/2012
Author: Jim Montague

A Charming New Facility

Recycled Equipment, a New Automation System, Electronic Marshalling and Remote I/O All Go into a Greenfield Sulfuric Acid Plant
Post Date: 04/10/2012
Author: Bryan Beyer

Distributing Production Data

Using Remote Monitoring Sites, Dart Oil and Gas Uses Flow Computers to Monitor and Record Gas Flow Data
Post Date: 04/09/2012
Author: Dan Hebert

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

Cool Tools Coming Soon

Interface-Related Gadgets May Soon Find Their Way onto Many Plant Floors
Post Date: 03/04/2012
Author:

Human-Machine Interfaces

All the Process Information That's Fit to Be Seen and the Best Ways to See It
Post Date: 02/27/2012
Author:

Software Supermarket

New Applications, Upgrades, Interfaces and More for Your Industrial Software Needs
Post Date: 12/14/2011
Author:

Big Features Now Come in Smaller "PAC-ages"

OEMs and Users of Smaller PACs Have Fuller Access to Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture
Post Date: 11/16/2011
Author: