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Multivariable Control of Distillation

Advanced Regulatory Controls May Be the Way to Overcome the Limitations of Model Predictive Control of Multivariable Processes
Post Date: 05/13/2009
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PC–Based Controls Help Freeze Escalating Energy Costs

Freezing Energy Costs. The World’s Largest Producer of Frozen French Fries Uses PC-Based Controls to Freeze Escalating Energy Costs
Post Date: 05/13/2009
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DCS Disasters

This Month We Join an End User Who’d Like Her Off-Hours to Be Less Subject to Distress Messages from Her Place of Employment. Dang! Cletus Been in My DCS!
Post Date: 05/11/2009
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Bean Control Engineers Needed

There Are Too Many Parasites Waiting to Steal Working People’s Money, and Executive Editor Jim Montague Thinks Engineers Could Protect Them from Financial Worst Practices
Post Date: 03/02/2009
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Gas Blanketing Controls and How to Contribute to IEH v.5

A Process Engineer Has Concerns About the Standard Split-Range Nitrogen Blanketing on a Vessel Done with a DCS PID Controller with Separate Analog Outputs to Each Valve. If Everything Is Properly Sized and Tuned, There Should Not Be Any Issues, Right?
Post Date: 12/22/2008
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Not So Fast on Single-Loop Control

Predicting That Single-Loop Control Will (or Should) Go the Way of the Dinosaur
Post Date: 12/12/2008
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Evolution

Process Control Software Expands to Meet Today’s Evolving Needs
Post Date: 12/10/2008
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Advanced Control Strategies Move into the Field

Three Trends Are Converging That Will Make Our Dependence on Single-Loop Control Part of History
Post Date: 10/12/2008
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DeltaV SIS Saves Space, Integrates Data on Offshore Rig

Benefits of an Integrated Safety Approach
Post Date: 10/01/2008
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Deltas Rule

Deltas Rule in the Equation for the Digital Implementation of the PID Algorithm
Post Date: 09/15/2008
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New HMI Software Adapted for Windows Vista

Siemens Announces New Deployment of Simatic WinCC on Vista Platform and Extends XP Support
Post Date: 07/24/2008
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Power and Process Worlds Melding Thanks to Software

Talk about mergers and acquisitions! Once upon a time, the two technological realms of power automation and process automation were totally separate and entirely distinct. However, an elegant combination of Siemens Energy & Automation’s software and related equipment is beginning to bring Power Transmission and ...
Post Date: 07/24/2008
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Save Energy, Save Money, Save the Planet

Bruce L. Taylor, manager of business process integration for Suncor Energy (USA) Inc., brought his unique blend of nearly 30 years of IT and process industry experience to bear on the problem of reducing Suncor’s carbon footprint. He presented his progress and his surprising findings at this week’s Siemens ...
Post Date: 07/24/2008
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Siemens Announces Customer Excellence Award Winners

Five Companies Are Recognized for Their Innovative Use of Siemens Technology
Post Date: 07/24/2008
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Seeing Is Believing: Simplified Machine Communication


Post Date: 07/24/2008
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For Dow Chemical, RtPM Translates to Record-Breaking Profits

There’s more than one reason why Dow Chemical Co. had record-breaking earnings in its most recent fiscal quarter. But chief among them is the company’s commitment to real-time performance management (RtPM), began Eric Cosman, engineering solutions IT consultant, in his customer keynote to the 2008 Siemens Automation...
Post Date: 07/21/2008
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Yokogawa, SAP and the Middleware Space

Adoption Standards Is Key in Business and Control System Integration.
Post Date: 04/11/2008
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Centum VP Completes Operational Excellence Platform

Learn about that Latest Generation of Yokogawa’s Decades-Long Evolution of Distributed Control Systems.
Post Date: 04/09/2008
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Advances Needed in Control System Cyber Security

Cyber Security Is A Shared Responsibility.
Post Date: 04/09/2008
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Worry Wart

A Flood Around Your Ankles Is a Lot Different Than One Around Your Neck. So Pick Up Your Canoe and Get Moving
Post Date: 04/01/2008
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