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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|
  State of Technology Report: Flow and Level Instrumentation
  
  This State of Technology Report is a compendium of the latest trends articles, back-to-basics tutorials, application stories and product solutions recently published in the pages of Control—compiled by the editors and all together here in one convenient eBook.
  
  Despite ongoing advances in instrumentation technology, specifying a flowmeter or level gauge that will reliably perform over the anticipated range of process conditions often remains a complex and subtle engineering task. Dozens of niche…
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  Online Resources: A Splash of Flow Instruments
  
  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
- Level|
  Wireless Tank Level Monitoring
  
  Level instruments with wireless links to the cloud and Wi-Fi allow improved tank inventory management systems.
  
  Process plants and related facilities such as tank farms are filled with vessels, tanks and similar storage units, and most of these units could benefit from a system to measure, monitor and view inventory on a near real-time basis. "Logistical…
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  Recent
  
  State of Technology Report: Flow and Level Instrumentation
  
  Level Technologies Get Faster and More Precise
  
  Modeling the Weather, Measuring Bulk Solids with Radar and Benchmarks for Loop Checking Productivity
  
  Making Plant-Floor Process Applications and Their Enterprise Levels More Efficient
- 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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  Recent
  
  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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  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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  Recent
  
  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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  Recent
  
  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|
  Online Resources: Loop Control Systems
  
  This month, the editors of Control browse the web to get you the latest online resources on loop control. Here's how you can stay in the loop!
  
  This System Is Closed This is a basic tutorial on closed-loop control systems. It covers the basic definitions and descriptions of how closed-loop systems work, a discussion of closed-loop summing points and how to use them, transfer functions, multi-loop closed-loop systems and closed-loop motor control. The direct link is www.electronics-tutorials.ws/systems/closed-loop-system.html.Electronics Tutorials www.electronics-tutorials.ws PID Control VeriCal in-situ calibration verification This is a basic discussion, with illustrations, of the principles of Proportional, Integral, Derivative (PID) and how it is used with controllers. It also covers tuning rules and starting settingf for common control loops. The direct link is at…
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  Modeling the Weather, Measuring Bulk Solids with Radar and Benchmarks for Loop Checking Productivity
  
  HART Plant of the Year Facilities Keep Building on Success
  
  Tuning Finale
  
  Controller Action and Positioner Rules
- Distributed Control|
  Control Systems of the Future
  
  Through the looking glass of emerging technologies.
  
  How might we expect emerging technologies to play out in the world of process control? Successfully predicting the future is difficult at best, so we sought out and consulted with industry visionaries and long-term planners to see where there is…
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  Recent
  
  Béla Lipták Looks Back at a Half-Century of Process Automation
  
  How to Get the Best Performance from Your Control System
  
  PLCs and PACs Can Solve the Protocol Translation Problem
  
  Yokogawa Releases CENTUM VP R6 Integrated Production Control System
- PLCs & PACs|
  Global PLC Market Bounces Back
  
  A Frost & Sullivan report, "Programmable Logic Controllers Market," finds that the market earned revenues of $10.37 billion in 2013 and estimates this will reach $14.58 billion in 2018.
  
  According to analyst firm Frost & Sullivan, the global PLC market, which witnessed a strong decline in growth in 2012 due to the uncertain economic scenario in the developed world, has bounced back. Since 2013, it has witnessed positive growth, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region, where the rebound has been fueled by increased activity, especially in the construction, water and wastewater and power industries. A Frost & Sullivan report, "Programmable Logic Controllers Market," finds that the market earned revenues of $10.37 billion in 2013 and estimates this will reach $14.58 billion in 2018. In Europe, the need to enhance efficiency and comply with regulations, as well as improve safety and control capabilities, are driving…
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  Recent
  
  Top 10: Best of "Ask the Experts"
  
  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?
- SCADA|
  Control Systems of the Future
  
  Through the looking glass of emerging technologies.
  
  How might we expect emerging technologies to play out in the world of process control? Successfully predicting the future is difficult at best, so we sought out and consulted with industry visionaries and long-term planners to see where there is…
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  Recent
  
  Visible Data Means Operations Excellence
  
  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
- 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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  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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  Flexibility Fuels Strong Motors
  
  Happy 125th Anniversary to ABB
  
  Clearing Out Old Process Control Equipment Benefits Bottom Line
  
  The Incredible Fiber-Optic Flowmeter
- Valves|
  Linear or Equal Percentage Valves: When Should I Use Which?
  
  Since the goal is to control loop stability, the choice that gives you the best chance of that is the one to make.
  
  Question: Is there some general rule on when we should use =% (equal percentage) and when linear control valves? I know that the determining factor is the inherent flow characteristic, the flow vs. lift at constant pressure drop, or something like…
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  Recent
  
  Dow Chemical Uses HART to Support Plant-Wide Culture Change
  
  The Beautiful Engineering of the Keystone Pipeline
  
  Questions about Multivariable Control, Flow, Valves or PLC Schematics?
  
  Valve Technology: 25 Years of History
- 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|
  Control Systems of the Future
  
  Through the looking glass of emerging technologies.
  
  How might we expect emerging technologies to play out in the world of process control? Successfully predicting the future is difficult at best, so we sought out and consulted with industry visionaries and long-term planners to see where there is…
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  Recent
  
  HMI Experts Display Interface Advice
  
  Simplify, Standardize to Streamline Onsite Tasks
  
  Intelligent Dashboards Reap Millions in Energy Savings
  
  Making Plant-Floor Process Applications and Their Enterprise Levels More Efficient
- Operator Interface|
  Control Systems of the Future
  
  Through the looking glass of emerging technologies.
  
  How might we expect emerging technologies to play out in the world of process control? Successfully predicting the future is difficult at best, so we sought out and consulted with industry visionaries and long-term planners to see where there is…
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  Recent
  
  MYNAH Technologies' Mimic Simulation Software v3.6
  
  Simpler Safety = Successful Safety
  
  Empower Employees with User-Configured Mobile Information
  
  Where to Find Process Automation Innovations
- Alarm Management|
  Siemens Brings Automation Education Event to Los Angeles
  
  Local automation pros can learn about key industry developments, gain development hours and upgrade their outdoor skills
  
  Automation professionals in the Los Angeles area will be able to update their professional knowledge, explore key automation trends, receive professional development hours, meet leading industry experts—and improve their outdoor skills—when Siemens brings its Process Automation Tour to Bass Pro Shops in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., on March 26, 2015. Session topics will include: Industrial security for process automation, including a review of the standards (IEC 62443), organizations (NIST) and proper implementations of those standards Alarm management, with a focus on meeting ISA-18.2, condition monitoring of critical assets and improving operator effectiveness Process safety management update, including how to keep your system compliant…
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  Recent
  
  Do We Need a Separate System for Safety?
  
  Reader Feedback: Why Is Alarm Management Such a Problem?
  
  DTMs Enable Access to the Advanced Diagnostics
  
  DuPont's Global Alarm Management Story
- 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
Network
- Intrinsic Safety|
  Reader Feedback: NERC CIP Does Make the Grid Safer
  
  Reader says "NERC CIP does not make the grid more secure or reliable."
  
  In response to Joe Weiss' blog post of Jan. 19, I totally disagree about NERC CIP not making the grid more secure or reliable. Just a few reasons. I have seen where control systems were operated without malware and ultimately became infected. At…
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  Recent
  
  Safety Standards Must Be Made Simpler
  
  Top 10: Best of "Ask the Experts"
  
  When Safety Instrumented Systems Don't Communicate Well with the Rest of the Plant
  
  Reader Feedback: The SIS Focus Should Be on Verification
- Fieldbus|
  Can Improved Physical Layer Diagnostics Save Christmas Dinner?
  
  Diagnosing a signaled instrument failure is tricky, time-consuming and usually is called for at a most inconvenient time, but better diagnostics are making the task easier.
  
  Physical Layer Diagnostic Improvements Why is it, after weeks of seemingly trouble-free plant operation, the phone rings on the holiday weekend when the goose is in the oven and the table is set for dinner? Fortunately for me, the crew on shift was…
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  Recent
  
  Energy Research Center Expands, Networks, Automates
  
  The Internet of Things Paradise May Be Farther Away than It Appears
  
  Yokogawa Releases CENTUM VP R6 Integrated Production Control System
  
  Rockwell Device Integration Documents Save Time and Cost with PlantPAx System
- Wireless|
  Reliable Device Networks Are Crucial for the Internet of Things
  
  A badly designed network is often the weakest link in the system.
  
  IoT's Weakest Link A common conversation among many industrial networking specialists these days revolves around whether we should be distinguishing between wired and wireless networks. WINA, of which I am chairman, is one organization taking a…
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  Recent
  
  Leverage Technology for Fast, Flexible Designs
  
  Advances Make I/O Easier, But Still Not as Simple as It Could Be
  
  HART Plant of the Year Facilities Keep Building on Success
  
  Boldly Going Without Wires
- Industrial Ethernet|
  Reader Feedback: No One Protocol for the Internet of Things
  
  We are destined to have a multiplicity of protocols in our facilities.
  
  Regarding, John Rezabek's February On the Bus column: I think we are destined to have a multiplicity of protocols in our facilities. Actuators and sensors will be at the level of the not-Internet of Things; Ethernet makes no sense there. But…
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  Recent
  
  Reader Feedback: Three Reasons Big Data Is a Big Deal
  
  Wireless Tank Level Monitoring
  
  ABB Get's New Certification and B&B ELectronics Changes Name
  
  Microprocessors Are the Backbone of Many Process Automation Advances
- I/O Systems|
  OSA: Open Secure Automation
  
  This white paper is the first in a series to outline a new epoch of industrial automation. All aspects of control system reliability, security and lifecycle cost have been rethought from first principles.
  
  Open Secure Automation™ from Bedrock delivers new levels of ICS reliability, embedded security and unified automation performance at much lower life cycle costs. The mission starts with reinventing the backplane. Bedrock's Backplane Module Interconnect (BMI) is designed with an advanced architecture, industrial grade materials and passive fail-safe principles. With a new foundation, automation can be rebuilt. There is no other way. This white paper is the first in a series to outline a new epoch of industrial automation. All aspects of control system reliability, security and lifecycle cost have been rethought from first principles. Download the white paper titled "Revolution" and learn more.
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  Advances Make I/O Easier, But Still Not as Simple as It Could Be
  
  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
- 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
  Reader Feedback: NERC CIP Does Make the Grid Safer
  
  Reader says "NERC CIP does not make the grid more secure or reliable."
  
  In response to Joe Weiss' blog post of Jan. 19, I totally disagree about NERC CIP not making the grid more secure or reliable. Just a few reasons. I have seen where control systems were operated without malware and ultimately became infected. At…
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  Powerful Supplies
  
  How to Avoid Problems in Electrical and Instrument Installations
  
  Engineers Plan to Capture Electrical Data During Super Bowl XLIX
  
  Hitachi, ABB in Joint Venture
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- Systems Integration|
  Leverage Technology for Fast, Flexible Designs
  
  As project details take shape, look to collaborative platforms and decoupled hardware and software development paths to speed execution efforts
  
  As early project visioning shifts into more detailed engineering, it's time to take a much closer look at how the latest automation technology and project execution methodologies can be brought to bear for project success. Key automation…
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  Recent
  
  CSIA Offers Online Search Tool
  
  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
- Asset Management|
  Siemens Brings Automation Education Event to Los Angeles
  
  Local automation pros can learn about key industry developments, gain development hours and upgrade their outdoor skills
  
  Automation professionals in the Los Angeles area will be able to update their professional knowledge, explore key automation trends, receive professional development hours, meet leading industry experts—and improve their outdoor skills—when Siemens brings its Process Automation Tour to Bass Pro Shops in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., on March 26, 2015. Session topics will include: Industrial security for process automation, including a review of the standards (IEC 62443), organizations (NIST) and proper implementations of those standards Alarm management, with a focus on meeting ISA-18.2, condition monitoring of critical assets and improving operator effectiveness Process safety management update, including how to keep your system compliant…
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  ISA Takes on Asset Management
  
  Wireless Tank Level Monitoring
  
  How to Get the Best Performance from Your Control System
  
  Engineers Plan to Capture Electrical Data During Super Bowl XLIX
- 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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  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
  Leverage Technology for Fast, Flexible Designs
  
  As project details take shape, look to collaborative platforms and decoupled hardware and software development paths to speed execution efforts
  
  As early project visioning shifts into more detailed engineering, it's time to take a much closer look at how the latest automation technology and project execution methodologies can be brought to bear for project success. Key automation…
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  Honeywell Responds to Process Industry Needs
  
  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
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- Safety Instrumented Systems|
  ABB Get's New Certification and B&B ELectronics Changes Name
  
  Find out what certification ABB Canada received and what B&B ELectronics' new name is.
  
  ABB's operations in Canada have been certified by TÜV SÜD as having in place and applying a functional safety management system (FSMS) for the design and engineering of safety instrumented system (SIS) projects in accordance with industry good practice safety standards. These standards include IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 for the integration and implementation of safety instrumented systems. Networking technology provider B&B Electronics has changed its name to B+B SmartWorx. While continuing to develop mission-critical network connectivity technology for remote or demanding environments, B+B SmartWorx is expanding into the emerging Internet of Things market and embedding intelligence throughout the network connectivity stack from edge…
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  Here's How Control Automation Could Have Prevented Past Accidents
  
  Top 10: Best of "Ask the Experts"
  
  When Safety Instrumented Systems Don't Communicate Well with the Rest of the Plant
- Cybersecurity|
  Government Help with Cybersecurity
  
  The Department of Homeland Security wants to help you prevent, respond to and recover from cyber attacks.
  
  As we go to press, the U.S. Congress is threatening to suspend funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Some members are even calling for its dissolution. But assuming it's still around when you read this, you might consider enlisting…
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- 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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  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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Endress+Hauser's OUSAF11 Absorption Sensor

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OUSAF11 sensor measures optical absorbance by a process fluid. OUSAF11 is ideal for product loss detection, interface detection and suspended solids and turbidity measurements. It's available in an immersion or an insertion model with Tri-Clamp or Varivent connections that meet 3A sanitary standards. It can run continuously up to 194 ºF (90 ºC), and up to 266 ºF for up to two hours.

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2350 Endress Place

Greenwood, IN 46143(see map)

Phone: 888-ENDRESS

Fax: 317-535-8498

Website: www.us.endress.com

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