Loop Control

Deadtime compensation opportunities and realities

Peter Morgan
The benefits of implementing controller integral action by using filtered, positive feedback
Sustainability

Processing the human footprint’s impact

Len Vermillion
In Controlling the Future, Béla Lipták takes a process control-centric look at global warming and artificial intelligence
Control

Dear graduates

Len Vermillion
An open letter to our (hopefully) new process control engineers
Loop Control

Ensuring the right controller is in charge

R. Russell Rhinehart
Taking a by-the-numbers look to override control and external reset feedback
AI & ML

Overcoming complexity without AI

John Rezabek
Hey, sometimes a knowledgeable, thoughtful human will do the trick
Distributed Control

O-PAS saves big compared to DCSs

Jim Montague
Study shows O-PAS computing power and speed saves 52% on initial costs and 47-70% over 25 years
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Distributed Control

Nodes come knocking

Jim Montague
ASRock, Schneider Electric and Phoenix Contact are on brink of launching O-PAS products
AI & ML

2024: the weirdness has only begun

Len Vermillion
From GenAI to economic uncertainty, it should be a strange trip through the next 12 months
AI & ML

AI in your pocket

John Rezabek
Balancing automation with human engagement in a smartphone-distracted world
Distributed Control

DeltaV DCS adds Profinet and APL

Emerson Automation Solutions
DeltaV, Version 15, Feature Pack 1 features PK Controller functionality for advanced physical layer (APL) and consumption-based deployments. For example, DeltaV PK Controllers...
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Control

Achieving pipe straightening with roll control

Béla Lipták
Experts offer advice on bending moments to configure a roll straightener to straighten tubes.