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Lifecycle Approach Streamlines System Updates for Repsol

Migrating Five Refineries Under One Master Agreement Yields Easier Project Management, Flexibility and Budget Predictability
Post Date: 12/17/2012
Author: Keith Larson

Using Modular Procedural Automation to Improve Operations

Standard Automation Methodology Improves Operations and Prevents Incidents by Enabling the Sharing of Best Practices Among Operators
Post Date: 11/29/2012
Author: Fractionation Research Inc. (FRI)

Flexibility Driving the Future of Automation

Flexible Production, Cloud Computing Pave the Way to Future for Rockwell Automation and Users
Post Date: 11/08/2012
Author: Jim Montague

Users Weigh Risks in Migration Decision

Are Your Automation Systems Starting to Work Against You?
Post Date: 11/06/2012
Author: Keith Larson

Shell Streamlines Subsea System Design

Modular Methodology Helps Deliver Engineering Efficiency and Global Uniformity
Post Date: 11/01/2012
Author: Walt Boyes

MAC Partnership Reins in Schedules, Costs

Comprehensive Toolkit Aims to Standardize Project Execution on a Global Basis
Post Date: 11/01/2012
Author:

Justifying APC

Enterprise Products Plans to Have APC Running All of Their Major Facilities in the Future. Learn How They'll Accomplish This
Post Date: 10/31/2012
Author: Dan Hebert

Under the Hood with MPC

MPC Is Not Designed for Abnormal Situations. Process Knowledge Is Still Mandatory for Operators
Post Date: 10/31/2012
Author: Dan Hebert

Virtualization Simplifies Server Upkeep

CF Industries Moves Five Exaquantum Historians to a Virtualized Application Environment
Post Date: 10/30/2012
Author: Walt Boyes

Immersive Simulator Boosts Operator Preparedness

SimSci-Esscor Solutions Help Train Clean-coal Plant Operators
Post Date: 10/22/2012
Author: Keith Larson

Invensys Driving Refinery Performance and Profits

Software Solutions Help Refiners Deal with Issues from Heavy Oils to Aging Operators
Post Date: 10/21/2012
Author: Keith Larson

Industry Needs Driving Software Investment

With The Cloud Invensys Can Develop and Commercialize a Broader Array of Remote System and Support Services, Making You More Proactive in Monitoring Your Application Landscape
Post Date: 10/19/2012
Author: Keith Larson

Delivering the Future of Automation Software

For the Invensys Software Business, Global Reach, Technology Innovation and Service Excellence Are Key Strategic Initiatives
Post Date: 10/15/2012
Author: Keith Larson

Process Simulation Pans Out for Goldmine

Barrick Gold Is Using Mynah's MiMiC Software to Simulate Multiple Processes for Training Operators and Improving Performance at Its New, $3.7-Billion Gold Mine in the Dominican Republic
Post Date: 10/10/2012
Author: Jim Montague

Bringing Advanced Process Control Home

McMilland and Weiner Talk With Arnold Martin About Model-Predictive Control. Read the Column and Learn About Martin's Accomplishments and Perspective
Post Date: 09/26/2012
Author: Greg McMillan, Stan Weiner

Breathe New Life into Your Facility

Break the Band-Aid Habit. Fix Your System Right the First Time
Post Date: 09/26/2012
Author:

Economic Controls; Cooling Tower Optimization

Readers' Ask Our Expert, Bela Lipatk, What His Opinion Is on Keen's Approach to Debuning Economics and to Give Some Advice on the Conceptual Design of Cooling Tower Optimization
Post Date: 09/10/2012
Author:

Get the Most Out of Your Batch

The Same Techniques Used to Get the Most Ethanol Out of a Scarce Corn Crop Can Help You Optimize Other Batch Processes
Post Date: 09/07/2012
Author: Greg McMillan

Sweeter Simulation

Once-Separate Silos of Simulation Are Cross-Pollinating Into a Functional Whole From Which Users Can Pick the Elements They Need for Design, Configuration, Training and Process Optimization. Here's What the Buzz Is About
Post Date: 09/06/2012
Author: Jim Montague

Three End Users = Three Shades of Green

Here's How ABB Helped Three Diverse End Users to Get Greener
Post Date: 06/06/2012
Author: Jim Montague