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If We Have the Will...
We CAN Revitalize American Manufacturing…If We Want To

Renewable Energy Processes, Part 2
The Control System Must Be able to Detect the Loss of the Grid and Respond by Isolating Itself from the Grid or by Tripping Offline

Is There a PC in Your Control Systems Future?
There's No Longer Any Technical Reason Why a PLC or a DCS Should Be More Reliable Than an Industrial PC

Big Savings
A Little Curiosity and an Encouraging Government Program or Two Can Help

Nuclear Waste Sludge Management; MPC References
Readers Wonder What is the Best Hardware to Use When Remotly Handling Nuclear Waste. Do You Know of Any Multivariable Predictive Control Books?

Can You Specify "Or Equal" with Fieldbus?
Does the Fieldbus "Checkmark" Confer Some Uniformity that Minimizes the Capabilities of One Vendor's Offering Compared to Another?

Batch to the Future
Pigment Dispersions Manufacturer Plasticolors Uses Predictive-Adaptive Material Transfer Control to Continuously Tighten the Accuracy of Its Filling Batches on the Fly

The Best in Valves, Actuators and Positioners
Check Out Some of the Latest and Greatest Final Control Element Solutions

Readers Respond
This Month, Our Readers Respond to Our Latest Articles on Wastewater Management, Wireless Standards and Process Controls

Hunting Know-How
Everyone Wants to Gather and Preserve the Knowledge of Veteran Process Control Engineers. However, Few Know How to Turn Expertise into Useful Information that Rookies Can Use to Make Wise Decisions

Process Performance Improvement - Part 1
Gaining a Perspective on Tools and Metrics for Process Performance

ARC Analyst Forbes Describes Smart Grid's Impact
Understanding the impact of the "smart grid" from Harry Forbes's perspective

Four Megatrends in Process Automation
Economic uncertainty, resource constraints, increased demands for safety/security solutions and sustainability will drive future development.