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Greg received the ISA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010
An expert’s journey to implementing best process control via instrumentation, control strategies and PID control
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System integrator Interstates demonstrates the best recruitment tool is internal development
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CESMII smart manufacturing institute show how micro-credentialing and continual education can refresh and add skills
Hands from diverse individuals work together to arrange large gears on a surface, symbolizing cooperation and collective effort for success in a business environment.
ISA Houston section president shows how to recruit, communicate, and match employers’ needs with potential new hires
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Emerson's approach to industrial AI integrates cloud, edge and field intelligence, addressing workforce challenges and operational pressures
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Let us know what you think about the impact of retiring workers on process automation
Source: Endress+Hauser
Endress+Hauser’s local and regional outreach efforts include collaborating with k-12 schools, colleges and universities, and its larger communities, via its Community Career+Education Forum (CCEF) that’s been held annually since 2014. These events were joined in 2022 by its Design & Innovation Studio program for coding, 3D modeling, robotics and automation.
Nexus interest-matching program and Community Career+Education Forum each reach a decade of service
Source: CPET and San Jacinto College
Figure 1: The 32-ft, propylene glycol distillation and recycling unit at LyondellBasell’s Center for Petrochemical Energy & Technology (CPET) at San Jacinto College in Pasadena, Texas, includes an eight tray column, DeltaV DCS, cooling water, boiler and reverse osmosis utilities, and 72 I/O with smart Rosemount transmitters. CPET’s glass pilot plant has two tank farms, feeding four process units, and all-glass and -acrylic components for easier observation.
Nine labs at LyondellBasell’s Center for Petrochemical Energy & Technology allow hands-on instruction
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AMT lives and breathes respect, integrity, support and excellence
Source: JJC
Joliet Junior College and ISA’s Will-DuPage chapter recently assisted the Polished Pebbles program at Shoop Academy in Chicago with its Pink Hard Hat project to introduce African American and Latina girls to skilled trades, construction and manufacturing, including process automation and JJC’s Process Control Instrumentation Technology program. The project started with JJC hosting 25 students at an automation lab, career panel and networking event.
JJC graduates, staff and supporters help meeting the staffing needs of Chicago-area process companies
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Artificial intelligence helps industry on its path toward autonomous operations
Emerson's Curtis Thompson explores how artificial intelligence is transforming industrial process control