Articles

Reader Feedback: Wired vs. Wireless

A Reader Tell Us About Powerline Communication
Post Date: 03/05/2013
Author: Yair Maryanka

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

Manage PLC Programs and Meet FDA Requirements

PLC or DCS Programs Are Not Submitted to the FDA, but They Do Require Validation to Ensure Proper Functionality
Post Date: 03/04/2013
Author:

New Hall of Fame Members Look to the Future

Our Newest Process Automation Hall of Fame Members Gaze into their Crystal Balls and Share What They See About the Future of the Industry
Post Date: 03/04/2013
Author: Walt Boyes

Reader Feedback: Process Safety

Sometimes Even the Best Maintenance Practices Fail to Manage to Keep Some of These Plants Safe
Post Date: 03/04/2013
Author: Jim Shieldsji

Newest Fieldbus Foundation Member: UL Group

UL Group Expands Its Role as the Automation Process Solution Company for the Industrial Automation and Electrical Engineering Fields in India
Post Date: 03/01/2013
Author: Foundation Fieldbus

2012-2013 Scholarship Recipients Announced

Three Students Receive $250,000 Scholarships for Seeking a Career in the Industrial Automation Profession
Post Date: 03/01/2013
Author: Foundation Fieldbus

ControlGlobal.com Norminated for Neal Award

We Are Competing in the "Best Website" Category. We Are Proud to Be Recognized by the Neal Award Jury, Whether We Win or Not
Post Date: 02/28/2013
Author: Walt Boyes

Fieldbus Foundation Joins Field Communication Lounge at Hannover Messe

Visitors Will Learn and Experience the Latest in Field Communication and Integration Technologies at The Field Communication Lounge
Post Date: 02/28/2013
Author: Fieldbus Foundation

Updated Device Description Library Now Available

Developers Can Now Build DDs for Fieldbus Instrumentation With Ease Thanks to the DD Library
Post Date: 02/28/2013
Author: Fieldbus Foundation

Automation Experts: It's About Being Your Authority

The Authorities Writing for Us Have More Than 375 Man-Years of Experience in Process Automation Between Them
Post Date: 02/27/2013
Author: Walt Boyes

FOUNDATION Technology Seminar Series Visits Oman and Kuwait

Reaching out to Current and Potential End Users With Vendor-Neutral Information about FOUNDATION Technology
Post Date: 02/27/2013
Author: Fieldbus Foundation

Denizer Named New German Marketing Committee Chairman

Fieldbus Foundation EMEA Operations, Welcomes Denizer into His New Role
Post Date: 02/27/2013
Author: Fieldbus Foundation

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

Sinopec Executive to Deliver Keynote At 2013 General Assembly

Meet Lin Rong, Vice Chief Engineer for Sinopec Engineering Incorporation (SEI). He Will Be Speaking at the Fieldbus Foundation's 2013 General Assembly
Post Date: 02/26/2013
Author: Fieldbus Foundation

Petrobras to Conduct First Field Demonstration of FOUNDATION for ROM Technology

Petrobras Unveils The Full Functionality of FOUNDATION for ROM Before It Is Specified for Commercial Projects
Post Date: 02/26/2013
Author: Fieldbus Foundation

Why Industrial Couplers Aren't Commodities?

Maybe We Should Ask If Couplers Can Be Procured on the Basis of Cost Only
Post Date: 02/26/2013
Author: John Rezabeck

ISA100.11a - Fieldbus Wars Round 2 Begins

To Directly Influence the Outcome of This Dispute, End Users Should Vote With Their Time by Participating in the Appropriate Standards Committees
Post Date: 02/25/2013
Author: Ian Verhappen

Understand the Function of Safety Instrumented Systems

SIF, SIS, SIL, SRS, SLC? What Does All This Mean?
Post Date: 02/22/2013
Author: Katherine Bonfante

Human-Centered Designs: The Secret to Reducing Human Errors

Learn About Different Techniques That Have Avanced to Evaluate and Quantify the Probability of Human Errors Occurring in Operational Situations
Post Date: 02/21/2013
Author: Gus Kellogg, Rahul Bobbili, Dianna Overmyer