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    Technicians and engineers often fail to make best use of microprocessor-based transmitters
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    We want to hear from you - what do you think about the current state of training in the automation industry?
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    This is the first of a three-part series discussing fundamental skills gaps in instrumentation and controls
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    Part 2 breaks down real‑time optimization (RTO): how equation‑based models use live process data to adjust key variables and maximize plant profit under real industrial constraints...
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    A ‘clean dozen’ tools and techniques for process plant automation.
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    A look at the extreme differences in PID tuning that’s led to several hundred different tuning rules
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    Despite their value, there's still a challenge to maintaining simulations
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    A multidisciplinary perspective on real-time process simulation
    How first-principle simulations enable process control improvements
    Examining the tug-of-war between reboiler and reflux actions
    The process industry can make changes for better safety performance
    There are changes the process industry can make for better safety performance