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- Calibration|
  pH Sensor Sensibility
  
  Greg McMillan and Stan Weiner Speak with Electrochemical Measurements Expert Jim Gray About the pH Electrode and Its Full Potential as a Measuring Tool
  
  Stan: A measurement is only as good as its calibration. The pH electrode has by far the greatest sensitivity and rangeability of any measurement in the process industry. The electrode can function well in a wide spectrum of process fluids and…
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  HART Interface Simplifies Setups
  
  Symbion Systems' Software Approach Accelerates Development and Deployment of PAT Installations
  
  Product Rounup: Calibration Technology
  
  Fast Loop Response Pays Off for HMC Polymers
- Flow|
  Online Resources: A Splash of Flow Instruments
  
  Control's Editors Browse the Web to Get the Latest Innovations in Flow. Here's What They Found
  
  FLOWMETERING IN FIVE PARTSThis five-part tutorial covers the basics of flowmeter technology in five parts. Part 1 introduces the basics; Part 2 deals with pulse-based counter in flowmeters; Part 3 discusses pulse samplings and counting; Part 4…
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  Why HART and Foundation Fieldbus Don't Just Get Married
  
  Questions about Multivariable Control, Flow, Valves or PLC Schematics?
  
  Endress+Hauser's Vortex Flowmeter Revolutionizes Flow Measurement
  
  Advances in Flow Measurement and Control
- Level|
  Modeling the Weather, Measuring Bulk Solids with Radar and Benchmarks for Loop Checking Productivity
  
  Our Experts Tackle Three Difficult Questions
  
  Q: Modeling the Changing Weather A couple of years ago I asked you if the knowledge gained in controlling industrial processes would also be useful in modeling global ones, and you showed why it would. Now I would like to ask a more specific…
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  Recent
  
  Making Plant-Floor Process Applications and Their Enterprise Levels More Efficient
  
  Level Field
  
  Guided Wave Radar Added to Honeywell SmartLine Family
  
  HART Assimilates Universal Standard
- Pressure|
  Dow Chemical Uses HART to Support Plant-Wide Culture Change
  
  Empowering teams with HART data improves instrument reliability, leading to 85% reduction in reactor trips and millions of dollars saved at Deer Park facility
  
  Since 2011, reliability leaders at Dow Chemical's 700-acre Deer Park, Texas, facility have heeded a management mandate to improve plant performance by improving instrument reliability. Their highly focused team approach and innovative use of HART…
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  Hot and Heavy Pressure and Temperture Measuring Devices
  
  Guided Wave Radar Added to Honeywell SmartLine Family
  
  3051S Pressure Transmitter Lauded for 'Unique to Industry' Diagnostics
  
  More on Flying Pitot Tubes
- Temperature|
  HART Plant of the Year Facilities Keep Building on Success
  
  Additional information and wireless connectivity are further improving productivity, reliability and efficiency.
  
  Like other facilities that have been using the HART Communication Protocol for any amount of time, previous recipients of the HART Plant of the Year Award have been busy reaping even more of the benefits the technology provides. These benefits…
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  Dow Chemical Uses HART to Support Plant-Wide Culture Change
  
  Hot and Heavy Pressure and Temperture Measuring Devices
  
  Guided Wave Radar Added to Honeywell SmartLine Family
  
  Wireless Sensors Part of Tools Used to Keep a Facility Safe
- Vibration|
  Level Field
  
  Devices to Help Determine the Amount of Material in a Tank, Hopper or Vessel.
  
  VIBRATION LIMIT SWITCHLVL-B Series vibration limit switches sense levels of bulk solids. They have no mechanical moving parts. The switches are FM- and CSA-certified as dust ignition proof (DIP) for Class II and Class III, Divisions 1 and 2, Groups E-G. They feature a 250 mm (10 in.) vibrating rod, and are available with 500 mm (20 in.), 1,000 mm (40 in.) and 1,500 mm (60 in.) extension pipes.Pepperl+Fuchs 330-486- JUST ADD 4-20 MAJupiter magnetostrictive transmitter provides a 4-20 mA output, and is easily attached to the company's magnetic level indicators or directly inserted into vessels. The dual compartment enclosure separates wiring and electronics to facilitate installation and set-up. Features include an LCD and pushbutton…
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  Recent
  
  Compressor Control Comes Out of the Black Box
  
  Predicting Equipment Failures in the Process Plant
  
  Vibration of Valves and Piping
  
  Vibration Monitoring Prevents $250,000 Incident at Braskem
- Weight|
  Quickly Test Load Cell Systems
  
  BLH Nobel Introduced a System That Quickly and Easily Checks Weighing Systems for Wiring and Mechanical Faults
  
  Load cell weighing systems solve some of the knottiest problems in batch and level control by directly measuring masses of solids and liquids as they're accumulated, dispensed or conveyed. But the load cells must be installed and wired properly, and the load structure must be engineered and constructed correctly to distribute the measured load as axial forces on the cells. What appear on the surface to be simple wiring and construction tasks have caused more than a few problems during commissioning and maintenance due to miswired or poorly made connections, distorted or binding structures, incorrectly installed load cells or rigid connections to adjacent equipment. Such problems often are not found until a new installation is being…
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  The Care and Feeding of your Weigh Cells
  
  Industrial Safety Disasters: Not Again-Again and Again
  
  Making Accurate Batches
  
  Just the Right Amount of Starch
- Analyzers
  pH Sensor Sensibility
  
  Greg McMillan and Stan Weiner Speak with Electrochemical Measurements Expert Jim Gray About the pH Electrode and Its Full Potential as a Measuring Tool
  
  Stan: A measurement is only as good as its calibration. The pH electrode has by far the greatest sensitivity and rangeability of any measurement in the process industry. The electrode can function well in a wide spectrum of process fluids and…
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  Inferential Analysis Can Save Process Analzyer Costs
  
  Product Roundup: Process Analyzers
  
  Yokogawa EPC Team Assists Contractors and Customers
  
  Analyze These: Process Analyzer Sites for You
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- Loop Control|
  Modeling the Weather, Measuring Bulk Solids with Radar and Benchmarks for Loop Checking Productivity
  
  Our Experts Tackle Three Difficult Questions
  
  Q: Modeling the Changing Weather A couple of years ago I asked you if the knowledge gained in controlling industrial processes would also be useful in modeling global ones, and you showed why it would. Now I would like to ask a more specific…
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  Recent
  
  HART Plant of the Year Facilities Keep Building on Success
  
  Tuning Finale
  
  Controller Action and Positioner Rules
  
  Product Roundup: Loop Controllers
- Distributed Control|
  PLCs and PACs Can Solve the Protocol Translation Problem
  
  Using PLCs or PACs and Ethernet as gateways to digital communication protocols can be a low-cost alternative.
  
  Most process plants use many different digital communication protocols, so conversion is required. A DCS can often perform protocol conversion, but generally at a very high cost. A better alternative in many cases is using PLCs or PACs as protocol…
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  Recent
  
  Yokogawa Releases CENTUM VP R6 Integrated Production Control System
  
  How the DCS Has Spread Its Tentacles into Every Aspect of Factory Control
  
  Oil & Gas Forum: Users Organize Big Data, Optimize Operations
  
  Compressor Control Comes Out of the Black Box
- PLCs & PACs|
  Best of "Ask the Experts" - Readers Turn to Our Experts to Help them Solve Their Automation Processes Problems
  
  In this article, we review some of the best questions submitted to our experts throughout the years.
  
  Every month, our printed magazine features "Ask The Experts," a section dedicated to readers looking for expert and free of cost advise from industry leaders. Our process control authority and Control Columnist Bela Liptak takes the time to read…
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  Recent
  
  Intelligent Dashboards Reap Millions in Energy Savings
  
  PLCs and PACs Can Solve the Protocol Translation Problem
  
  Questions about Multivariable Control, Flow, Valves or PLC Schematics?
  
  Fiber-Optic Multiplexer Handles Multiple Nodes
- SCADA|
  Visible Data Means Operations Excellence
  
  Coca-Cola and GE Lighting Use Proficy Workflow, Historian, iFix HMI SCADA and Portal Software to Streamline Lighting and Refreshment Production
  
  Seeing is believing, and bringing operational information into the light makes it usable by everyone in an enterprise—allowing them all to make faster, more productive decisions. This enhanced awareness was especially useful at GE Lighting,…
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  Recent
  
  SCADA Provides an Organization with Ability to Monitor, Control Treatment
  
  Moore Industries TFZ Saves Wire and Installation Costs
  
  KMCO Gains Big System Benefits on a Budget
  
  Expanding Your Process Automation Plant Requires Bigger Data Too
- Multivariable Control|
  Real-Time Control for Optimization Goes Beyond Energy Saving
  
  Control Engineering Branches Out to Manage Critical Business Variables Such as Profitability, Risk, Asset Management and Cybersecurity
  
  Most process engineers I talk to look back on the 1970s and 1980s as the heyday of control engineering, and in many ways it was. More engineers were focused on the applications of real-time control theory then than now. And when you look at how far…
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  Recent
  
  Questions about Multivariable Control, Flow, Valves or PLC Schematics?
  
  How to Connect Real-Time Optimization to a Predictive Multivariable Controller
  
  Software that Reduces Maintenance of Multivariable Predictive Controllers
  
  Multivariable Testing: Getting the Measurements Right
- Industrial Computers
  PLCs and Industrial Computers
  
  The Latest in Computing Technology Is Here
  
  VERSATILE AUTOMATION COMPUTERS These four new computers are designed for the challenging requirements of the machine automation industries. UNO-3073 and UNO-3073GL have Intel Celeron 1.1- MHz and 1.0-MHz processors; UNO-3083G and UNO-3085G have Intel Core i7 2.2- MHz processors. They have up to five PCI/PCIe expansion slots and support high-speed PCIe x16, x8, x4 and x1 cards and legacy PCI cards. Advantech Industrial Automation Group 800-205-7940www.advantech.com/ea GAME-CHANGING PACs PACSystems RXi, a new control and computing platform, is designed for the needs of the industrial Internet. The core of the product family is a COM Express architecture with multi-core CPUs. Its configurations are unique in the industry, and able to…
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  Recent
  
  Online Community Demonstrates Power of Industrial IP
  
  Before You Buy Your Next IPC, Read This
  
  PLCs and Industrial Computers
  
  Industrial Networks: Priorities and Pigeon Holes
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- Motors|
  Motors and Drives: Process Automation Driving Forces
  
  Smart Drives, Mechatronics, Variable-Speed Drives and More Power Options
  
  MEDIUM-VOLTAGE AC DRIVE MV1000 medium-voltage ac drives combine compact modular design, high efficiency and a good MTBF rate. Smart Harmonics technology reduces input total harmonic distortion to less than 2.5% without filters, which exceeds the requirements of IEEE519-1992. It also provides galvanic isolation between power input and output, and uses two 5-V step bridges per phase to generate a 17-level, line-to-line voltage output delivered to the motor. Yaskawa800-927-5292 VSD WITH SMARTSAltivar Process is a range of VSDs from 1 hp to 1,500 hp that come with embedded process knowledge, configurable on-board dashboards and a graphical HMI display. An advanced, secure, integrated web server lets operators access technical…
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  Recent
  
  Flexibility Fuels Strong Motors
  
  Happy 125th Anniversary to ABB
  
  Clearing Out Old Process Control Equipment Benefits Bottom Line
  
  The Incredible Fiber-Optic Flowmeter
- Valves|
  Dow Chemical Uses HART to Support Plant-Wide Culture Change
  
  Empowering teams with HART data improves instrument reliability, leading to 85% reduction in reactor trips and millions of dollars saved at Deer Park facility
  
  Since 2011, reliability leaders at Dow Chemical's 700-acre Deer Park, Texas, facility have heeded a management mandate to improve plant performance by improving instrument reliability. Their highly focused team approach and innovative use of HART…
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  Recent
  
  The Beautiful Engineering of the Keystone Pipeline
  
  Questions about Multivariable Control, Flow, Valves or PLC Schematics?
  
  Valve Technology: 25 Years of History
  
  Emerson Introduces Compact Intelligent Electric Valve Actuator
- Actuators|
  New Valve Actuators Address Both Ends of Torque Spectrum
  
  Emerson Adds a Robust Electro-Hydraulic Operator (EHO) to Its Broad Valve Automation Capabilities
  
  After six decades of developing on/off valve automation solutions, it might seem logical for Emerson Process Management to pause and take a well-deserved breather. But anyone who thinks that doesn't know how this company works. Just like the…
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  Recent
  
  All About Actuators, Positioners
  
  Valves, Actuators, Positioners - the Good Stuff
  
  Valves, Actuators and Positioners, Oh My!
  
  Valve Actuators and Positioners Go Digital
- Drives
  Motors and Drives: Process Automation Driving Forces
  
  Smart Drives, Mechatronics, Variable-Speed Drives and More Power Options
  
  MEDIUM-VOLTAGE AC DRIVE MV1000 medium-voltage ac drives combine compact modular design, high efficiency and a good MTBF rate. Smart Harmonics technology reduces input total harmonic distortion to less than 2.5% without filters, which exceeds the requirements of IEEE519-1992. It also provides galvanic isolation between power input and output, and uses two 5-V step bridges per phase to generate a 17-level, line-to-line voltage output delivered to the motor. Yaskawa800-927-5292 VSD WITH SMARTSAltivar Process is a range of VSDs from 1 hp to 1,500 hp that come with embedded process knowledge, configurable on-board dashboards and a graphical HMI display. An advanced, secure, integrated web server lets operators access technical…
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  Recent
  
  The Beautiful Engineering of the Keystone Pipeline
  
  User Input Drives Rockwell Automation Process Roadmap
  
  Smart Technology to Drive Smarter Process Plants
  
  Usability, Process Insights Drive New Micro Motion Transmitter Offering
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- HMI|
  Intelligent Dashboards Reap Millions in Energy Savings
  
  Real-time analytics, diagnostics and decision support pays off for Saudi Aramco Abqaiq Plants
  
  Saudi Aramco Abqaiq Plants is the company's largest oil processing and crude stabilization facility. It is the main oil processing center for Arabian Extra Light and Arabian Light crude oils, with a capacity of more than 7 million bpd. The facility…
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  Recent
  
  Making Plant-Floor Process Applications and Their Enterprise Levels More Efficient
  
  Rethink Your Expectations of a DCS
  
  Use BACnet/IP to Connect Building Automation and Process Systems
  
  Visible Data Means Operations Excellence
- Operator Interface|
  Simpler Safety = Successful Safety
  
  Safety That's Easier to Understand Is More Likely to Be Successfully Applied.
  
  Rockwell Automation is simplifying its safety solutions, components, safety design software and documentation so users can adopt them and achieve their safety benefits more easily. If safety is easier to understand and apply, then it's more…
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  Recent
  
  Empower Employees with User-Configured Mobile Information
  
  Where to Find Process Automation Innovations
  
  Creative Ways to Cut Costs in Hazardous Areas
  
  New Technologies Could Make Operators More Effective
- Alarm Management|
  Do We Need a Separate System for Safety?
  
  It All Depends on Whom You Ask. You Might Not, but the One-System Approach Has Its Risks
  
  Q: We are going to design a fire and gas monitoring and alarm system (FGS) for an oil and gas plant. The plant is old, and it is not provided with an emergency shutdown system (ESD). The foreseen number of input/output signals in the anticipated…
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  Recent
  
  Reader Feedback: Why Is Alarm Management Such a Problem?
  
  DTMs Enable Access to the Advanced Diagnostics
  
  DuPont's Global Alarm Management Story
  
  Alarm Management with 1-ms Precision
- Recorders|
  How Smart Can You Get? The Newest in Data Recorders
  
  The GX and GP Products Are the First of a New SmartDAC+ Product Family
  
  Yokogawa has released the GX and GP Series of digital data acquisition systems, products that go far beyond functionality of the original paperless recorder. Complementing Yokogawa's DXA Advanced R4 series, the GX and GP bring some features that are…
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  Recent
  
  Data Acquisition Must-Haves
  
  The Latest Data Acquisition Tools
  
  Loggers Keep Feeding Data-Hungry Users
  
  Web-based DAQs spread access, information
- Data Acquisition
  Big Data Is No Big Deal
  
  Because Big Data is Really More of the Same Data, Engineers and Other End Users Find Ways to Take Advantage of New Sources of Intelligence
  
  I'm sorry to be a downer at the start of a shiny New Year, but I'm continually reminded that most new and unfamiliar technical concepts are just more of the same old concepts. Big data is really more of the same data. The Internet of Things (IoT)…
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  Recent
  
  Model-Predictive Control Without the Lab Coats
  
  Expanding Your Process Automation Plant Requires Bigger Data Too
  
  Yokogawa Debuts Big DAQ Features, Tiny Coriolis Meter
  
  Data Acquisition Must-Haves
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- Intrinsic Safety|
  Safety Standards Must Be Made Simpler
  
  Who Should Have the "Last Word" on Safety, the Machine or the Operator?
  
  I was in a joking mood when in my November column on SIS, I referred to the camel being a horse designed by committe. I apologize for that, I did not intend to offend the committe. I know that the members of the IEC61508 and other committes (for…
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  Recent
  
  Best of "Ask the Experts" - Readers Turn to Our Experts to Help them Solve Their Automation Processes Problems
  
  When Safety Instrumented Systems Don't Communicate Well with the Rest of the Plant
  
  Reader Feedback: The SIS Focus Should Be on Verification
  
  SIS: Standards by Committee
- Fieldbus|
  Yokogawa Releases CENTUM VP R6 Integrated Production Control System
  
  Manufacturers today need a high degree of certainty and confidence to achieve timely production, and flexibility to make changes in product and material specifications.
  
  Manufacturers today need a high degree of certainty and confidence to achieve timely production, and flexibility to make changes in product and material specifications. This enables them to effectively respond to intense global competition and major market shifts. The adaptive evolution of the new CENTUM VP focuses on addressing customers' needs to keep up with the fast pace of change in the business landscape and technology while delivering maximum return on assets and the lowest total cost of ownership. R6 brings together smart engineering, advanced operation, system agility, and sustainable plant. With R6, plant operators can be assured of an optimum engineering environment that spans the entire plant lifecycle, from plant design and…
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  Recent
  
  Rockwell Device Integration Documents Save Time and Cost with PlantPAx System
  
  Pepperl+Fuchs FieldConnex FieldBarrier: Intelligence Inside
  
  FieldComm Group Looks to the Future of Fieldbus
  
  Why HART and Foundation Fieldbus Don't Just Get Married
- Wireless|
  Advances Make I/O Easier, But Still Not as Simple as It Could Be
  
  But no interoperability between WirelessHART and ISA100 is holding back more universal adoption.
  
  Continuing with our evolution conversation from last month of how control systems continue to change, the same transformation is certainly happening with the Input/Output (I/O) systems used to connect the field sensors to the associated controllers.
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  Recent
  
  HART Plant of the Year Facilities Keep Building on Success
  
  Boldly Going Without Wires
  
  How to Validate the Data Your Smart Instruments Are Sending
  
  "Hands-Free" Valves
- Industrial Ethernet|
  ABB Swells Ranks of Industrial Internet Consortium
  
  ABB joins the Industrial Internet Consortium in 2015
  
  ABB reported Dec. 11 that it's joining the Industrial Internet Consortium in 2015 to foster collaboration among technology companies as they seek to establish global standards for the Industrial Internet. ABB reports it will work with others to…
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  Recent
  
  Big Data Is No Big Deal
  
  PLCs and PACs Can Solve the Protocol Translation Problem
  
  Honeywell's FOUNDATION Fieldbus Solution
  
  Fieldbus Foundation Registration Hits 1,000 Device Milestone
- I/O Systems|
  Advances Make I/O Easier, But Still Not as Simple as It Could Be
  
  But no interoperability between WirelessHART and ISA100 is holding back more universal adoption.
  
  Continuing with our evolution conversation from last month of how control systems continue to change, the same transformation is certainly happening with the Input/Output (I/O) systems used to connect the field sensors to the associated controllers.
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  Recent
  
  Yokogawa Previews Configurable I/O, Independent SIS
  
  What You Need to Know about I/O and Terminal Blocks
  
  Missing Links: The Current Status of Manufacturing Technology
  
  Modbus Integration Into FOUNDATION for ROM Announced
- Mobility|
  Portable Access First Step in Mobility Journey
  
  Mobility's True Value Lies in Enabling New Possibilities
  
  Rockwell Automation takes seriously the needs of its users to access information when on the go. For years now, they've offered the ability to send text or email notifications to mobile devices or replicate in-plant or desktop user interfaces on…
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  Recent
  
  The Mobile Worker -- There Are 100 Apps for That!
  
  Mobility, Agility in the Hands of Tomorrow's Workers
  
  Technically speaking: Will standards mesh?
- Power Supplies
  Hitachi, ABB in Joint Venture
  
  Hitachi and ABB Have Agreed to Form a Joint Venture for High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) System Solutions in Japan
  
  Hitachi and ABB have agreed to form a joint venture for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) system solutions in Japan. The new entity, to be based in Tokyo, will be responsible for the design, engineering, supply and after-sales services related to…
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  Recent
  
  Brain Power for Power Supplies
  
  Real-Time Control for Optimization Goes Beyond Energy Saving
  
  HART Interface Simplifies Setups
  
  Power & Energy Management Forum: Trim Your Power Bill by 10% or More
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- Systems Integration|
  CSIA Offers Online Search Tool
  
  A new online search tool established by the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) will improve the way plant managers, directors of operations and other industry clients find control system integration companies. to meet their automation needs.
  
  A new online search tool established by the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) will improve the way plant managers, directors of operations and other industry clients find control system integration companies. to meet their automation needs. The Industrial Automation Exchange is a comprehensive directory for locating system integrators and suppliers. CSIA executive director Bob Lowe says the online search tool will allow project managers, directors of quality assurance and other decision-makers at companies to learn about system integration, as well as be connected with the right people and products. Lowe notes the Industrial Automation Exchange was created as a convenient way for all system integrators and industry suppliers to…
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  How to Get Engineers and Operators on Board for Your Next System Upgrade
  
  Ypé Uses PlantPAx, MES to Clean Up Production
  
  Where to Find Process Automation Innovations
  
  What You Need to Know about Starting Up a Plant or System
- Asset Management|
  When Safety Instrumented Systems Don't Communicate Well with the Rest of the Plant
  
  Troublesome gaps in communication between smart transmitters and older systems can make diagnosing faults a tricky problem.
  
  One of three "voting" temperature transmitters connected to the plant's SIS (Safety Instrumented System) indicated a reading 30 degrees less than its two redundant comrades. Voters A, B and C are connected to independent RTD temperature sensors in…
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  Real-Time Control for Optimization Goes Beyond Energy Saving
  
  Food & Beverage Forum: How to Stay Safe and Secure
  
  EPC Forum: Contractors Meet Challenges with Integrated Systems
  
  Safety Forum for OEMs: A Frank Assessment of Machine Safety
- Batch Management|
  Visible Data Means Operations Excellence
  
  Coca-Cola and GE Lighting Use Proficy Workflow, Historian, iFix HMI SCADA and Portal Software to Streamline Lighting and Refreshment Production
  
  Seeing is believing, and bringing operational information into the light makes it usable by everyone in an enterprise—allowing them all to make faster, more productive decisions. This enhanced awareness was especially useful at GE Lighting,…
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  Recent
  
  DNV GL's Joint Industry Project (JIP) to Deliver Effective and Cost-Efficient BOP Maintenance
  
  Definitions Evolve to Improve All of Process Control
  
  Companies Address Batch Manufacturing Challenges
  
  Latest FactoryTalk Batch Manages, Tracks and Protects Recipes
- Optimization
  Honeywell Responds to Process Industry Needs
  
  New Technology, Service Offerings Speed Project Execution and Improve Plant Performance
  
  Honeywell continues to introduce new technologies, build services capabilities and even reorganize itself to better serve the changing automation needs of the global process industries. For example, says Vimal Kapur, president of Honeywell Process…
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  Intelligent Dashboards Reap Millions in Energy Savings
  
  Reader Feedback: Where Will APC Be 25 Years from Now?
  
  Real-Time Control for Optimization Goes Beyond Energy Saving
  
  Mining, Minerals & Cement Forum: A Rich Vein of Automation Innovation
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- Safety Instrumented Systems|
  Here's How Control Automation Could Have Prevented Past Accidents
  
  Revisit Three of Béla Lipták's Top Ask the Experts Columns Where He Talks About How Automation Could Have Saved Lives
  
  Process control authority and Control Columnist Béla Lipták says proper control automation could have prevented many accidents that occurred in the past. In fact, Lipták's Ask the Experts columns touch on this very same subject. "Half of our…
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  Best of "Ask the Experts" - Readers Turn to Our Experts to Help them Solve Their Automation Processes Problems
  
  When Safety Instrumented Systems Don't Communicate Well with the Rest of the Plant
  
  Embracing the Safety Lifecycle
  
  End-User Safety Forum: Top Manufacturers Find that Safety Pays for Itself
- Cybersecurity|
  Best of "Ask the Experts" - Readers Turn to Our Experts to Help them Solve Their Automation Processes Problems
  
  In this article, we review some of the best questions submitted to our experts throughout the years.
  
  Every month, our printed magazine features "Ask The Experts," a section dedicated to readers looking for expert and free of cost advise from industry leaders. Our process control authority and Control Columnist Bela Liptak takes the time to read…
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  Real-Time Control for Optimization Goes Beyond Energy Saving
  
  Where to Find Process Automation Innovations
  
  Honeywell Ups Ante on Active Cybersecurity Measures
  
  Cybersecurity: Control Systems Are Under Attack
- Physical Security|
  Airport Kabuki and Functional Security
  
  What do 9/11, the Detroit Bomber and ICS Security Have in Common?
  
  By Walt Boyes, Editor in Chief In his "Unfettered" blog post, "What do 9/11, the Detroit Bomber and ICS Security Have in Common," Joe Weiss makes a really good point: The result of all governments' responses to the Dec. 25 incident on the approach…
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  Better Manage Your Business, Your Plant
  
  Come together
  
  What you should know about plant security
- Enclosures
  A New Fashion in Industrial Enclosures?
  
  Will Electronic Marshalling Mean the End of the "Bespoke" Enclosure?
  
  Unlike clothing fashions, enclosure styles don't change a lot from year to year. A 40-year-old enclosure doesn't stand out like your dad's leisure suit. After all, a big metal box is pretty much a big metal box, even with the added glitz of…
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  Industrial Computers, Part 2. Data Processing Escapes the Enclosure
  
  Enclosure Options Grow
  
  Adalet Offers Atex Control Panel Assembly Certification
  
  Fieldbus in hazardous areas

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Control Systems Cybersecurity Expert, Joseph M. Weiss, is an international authority on cybersecurity, control systems and system security. Weiss weighs in on cybersecurity, science and technology, security emerging threats and more.

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Submitted by waltboyes on Mon, 02/28/2011 - 14:22

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Beginner's Guide to Differential Pressure Level Transmitters

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Control Readers Name the Best Process Automation Suppliers of 2015

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Controllers: Direct vs. Reverse-Acting Control

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GE's Proficy HMI/SCADA - iFIX

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Top 10 Process Automation Articles of 2014

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Loop Checking and Field Instrument Testing Procedure

Everybody knows that loop checking and field instrument testing is the last piece of the puzzle in each project before commencing the commissioning of any system. It is time-consuming and depends upon the completion of other systems like piping, electrical equipment, control valves etc.
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Top 50 Automation Suppliers: Changing Latitudes, Changing Attitudes

Major Acquisitions and a Real Shift in Focus for the Automation Industry Going Forward
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ABB Automation & Power World 2012 - Live Coverage

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pH Sensor Sensibility

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Top 50 Automation Companies for 2011

The Economic Recovery Is Serene. Meet The 2011 Top 50 Leaders, Find Out How the Automation Market Stands And Learn Our Predictions of What's Coming Next
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The Top 50 process instrumentation and controls suppliers in the industry

CONTROL magazine continues its annual hit parade of the industry's top process instrumentation and controls suppliers. Find out who made this year's hit list, and who became a one-hit wonder.
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2014 Readers' Choice Awards - Goal!

Readers Fete Technology Leadership in our 22nd Annual Readers Choice Awards
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Prevent Tank Farm Overfill Hazards

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