Issue Archive

Drives and Motor Controls
The Editors of Control Search the World Wide Web to Bring You the Latest on Drives and Motors Controls

Cascade, Scan Time, PID Tuning
When Should You "Slow Down" a PID Loop by Making the Loop Update Time Such That the Loop Executes Less Often?

A New Fashion in Industrial Enclosures?
Will Electronic Marshalling Mean the End of the "Bespoke" Enclosure?

It Is About Customer Service
Customer Service Is Not the Basis of Service at All. The Basis of Service Is Money, Income, Profit

Securing Your OPC Classic Control System
Independent Techniques for Ensuring Strong Security in Your System

Wireless Device Configuration Made Easy Using FDT Technology
Learn How FDT Technology Is Used to Integrate an YTA Yokogawa Wireless Temperature Transmitter Based on ISA100 Wireless Technology

Is Your HMI Going to Get Touchy?
Multi-Touch Is Moving From Smart Phones and Tablets to Process Plant Displays

Tuning to Meet Process Objectives
McMillan, Weiner and James Beall Talk About Tuning the Controller

Simple, Powerful, Intuitive New Communicator
Meriam's New HART Communicator Can Read the Complete Library of HART Device Descriptions Directly With No Rranslation

Just Another Variable in the Process Automation Industry
Jim Montague Recaps Automation Tools Talked About During Automation Fair 2012. These Tools Help Industry Professionals Save Power and Compete Sustainably

PLCs Taking Some Excellent Adventures
Engineers Are Deploying More Capable Programmable Logic Controllers in Some New and Unusual Applications. Here's How They're Doing It

User Groups Useful Way Beyond Scheduled Events
Here At Control We Report Live While The Conferences Happen, but You can Find Information about the Event and Beyond Even After the Conferences Are Long Gone

Who Had the Nicest Ice in This Year's Readers' Choice Awards?
Readers Pick the Gems Among Automation Products and Suppliers

Fieldbus Flavor of the Month
We May Be Missing Real Innovation in Our Field. Lets Adopt the Latest Controls or Instrument or Network Technology Flavor

Flowmeters for All
Our Editors Start Off 2013 by Reviewing the Latest in Flowmeter Technology

Wired vs. Wireless
Wireless Is Not the Same as Wired Without the Copper, and Using It to Its Fullest Potential Will Require Innovative Thinking

Happy Anniversary, EISA
Five-year-old law drives growth in motor efficiency.

Positive Growth in Temperature Transmitter Market
This recovery in the temperature transmitter market was mainly due to an increase in orders from growing industries such as oil and gas, chemical and electric power.