Articles

The State of Operator Effectiveness

Operators Can Influence Plant Performance Significantly
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

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

Control System Evolution at Bayer: 24 Years and Counting

Bayer Healthcare Partnered with ABB to Bring its 1980s-Era Control Systems into the Future
Post Date: 04/25/2012
Author: Walt Boyes

Virtualized Computing Aids Process Visualization

There's More than One Way to Display Graphics on a Remote Screen, and Not All Are Created Equal
Post Date: 04/25/2012
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The Energy Performance Contract: Better than Doing Nothing

How Energy Performance Contracts Work and Why You Might Want One
Post Date: 04/25/2012
Author: Paul Studebaker

North America Anchors ABB Global Strategy

Services for the Company's Extensive Installed Base Also a Key Focus
Post Date: 04/24/2012
Author: Jim Montague

How to Build a Better Operator

Collaborative Research Effort Looks for Keys to Improved Effectiveness
Post Date: 04/23/2012
Author: Aaron Hand

Saving Steam Saves Money

Matt Brewing Co. Reduced Energy Cost to Brew Beer by $230,000 per Year Using Mass Flow Instrumentation
Post Date: 04/10/2012
Author: Rich Michaels

Microbrewery Grows Big With Micro PLC

Coastal Electric Uses Idec's Micro PLC to Automate Greenflash Brewing's New Plant in San Diego and Preserve Its Small-Batch Processes, While Brewing Five Times More Beer
Post Date: 04/10/2012
Author: Jim Montague

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

Optimizing Process Operations From Afar

AOC Resins Uses Remote Wireless Connections to Access Their Seven Process Plants Across North America from Its Corporate Headquarters
Post Date: 04/09/2012
Author: Dan Hebert

Remote Access Goes Mainstream

Remote Access Is One of the Fastest-Growing and Most Quickly Accepted New Technologies to Ever Hit the Process Control Industry
Post Date: 04/09/2012
Author: Dan Hebert

Maximize the Success of Your Control System Implementation with Standards-Based Object-Oriented Design

Find Out What Are the Benefits of Using Object-Oriented Design Principals in the Design of a Modern Process Control Solution
Post Date: 03/30/2012
Author: Rick Slaugenhaupt

Using FDT Technology for Improved Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

With FDT You Can Reduce Downtime, Engineering Costs, Improve Data Accuracy, Monitor Field Devices Across Multiple Protocols and Set Up Vendor's Devices Using One Software Environment
Post Date: 03/14/2012
Author: Brian Root

Prototyping for Small and Large APC Applications

DuPont Uses Simulation and Rapid Prototyping Tools to Select, Justify and Implement Advanced Process Control (APC) in Many More, Smaller Applications
Post Date: 03/13/2012
Author: Jim Montague

Using Feed-Forward PID for External Reset

Is There a Way to Create an External Reset on a Standard PID Feedback Controller?
Post Date: 03/08/2012
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Going with the Flow

McMillan and Weiner Continue Their Interview With Ram Ramachandran. They Discuss What Flow Sensor Works Best in Various Applications
Post Date: 03/08/2012
Author: Greg McMillan, Stan Weiner

Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel-Part 3

Liptak Discusses Pipelining Safety and How Automation Processes Can Prevent Pipelining Accidents
Post Date: 03/02/2012
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Farewell to Standardization: Wireless and FDI

Will There Be One Standard for Wireless and One Standard for Field Device Integration?
Post Date: 02/06/2012
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