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Control Education Video Series

Part 1 - Process Control Basics: Level Measurement

Part one of the Control Education Video Series has been brought to you by our sponsors VEGA, KROHNE, and Endress + Hauser. This video presentation covers the basics of level measurement for process control, focusing on the necessary evils, application issues, questions to consider and how to make an informed decision.

Part 2 - Process Control Basics: Flow Measurement

Part two of the Control Education Video Series has been brought to you by our sponsors KROHNE, Badger Meter, Endress + Hauser. This next video presentation provides the basics of flow measurement, covering topics including level, weight, pressure, velocity, frequency and mass.

Part 3 - Process Control Basics: Industrial Networking

Part three of the Control Education Video Series has been brought to you by our sponsor Red Lion. This video presentation offers the basics of industrial networking, highlighting point-to-point networking, digital communication cables, Fieldbus types and Ethernet versions, and standardization (ISO) media layers and host layers.

Part 4 - Automation Basics: HMI

Part four of the Control Education Video Series has been brought to you by our sponsors Pro-face by Schneider-Electric. In this video, Control editors explain what an HMI is, the various types of HMIs, HMI screen design, and more.

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  • What is Control System Cyber Security and Why is it so Pervasive and Important

    What is cyber security? According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a Cyber Incident  is an occurrence that actually or potentially jeopardizes the confidentiality, integrity, or availability (CIA) of an information system or the information the system processes, stores, or transmits or that constitutes a violation or imminent threat of violation of security policies, security...

    Joe Weiss
    09/19/2007

  • Time for Plant and Corporate IT to grow up

    Hello and welcome to my blog. My first column focused on the subject that it is time for Plant and Corporate IT to grow up. The column focused on making the point that Plant and Corporate IT need to create a manufacturing application framework based on a single data model or schema across all systems to break down the organizational barriers to success for achieving adaptable manufacturing. I do not care how much Lean, TOC, TQM, TPM, Six Sigma, etc. work you do. Until your business processes, ...

    cgifford
    02/07/2008

  • Welcome to Sound Off

    12/23 ControlGlobal Dives into the Blogosphere Welcome to Sound Off...CONTROL's entry into the blogosphere. Feel free to respond to me at mailto:wboyes@putman.net?Subject=ControlGlobalDives. I'll post interesting responses. --Walt Boyes, Editor in Chief Linux Worm Defaces Websites...What Does that Mean for Process Automation? One of the reasons Linux has been touted for use in embedded control systems is its resistance to attack by worms and viruses. Security consultants have been warning again...

    waltboyes
    12/23/2004

  • Let's Get Started

    Here we go, the most challenging of all steps is the first one so I will start safe (baby steps concept) by sharing with you the topics I hope to cover in this blog:

    IanVerhappen
    12/07/2009

  • What is the Best PID Execution Time?

    An execution time that is too slow can degrade control loop performance. An execution time too fast can unnecessarily increase the loading in the distributed control system (DCS) or programmable logic controller (PLC). Less recognized is an excessively fast module execution time can cause the module to run out of free time, decrease the signal to noise ratio, and increase valve packing wear.

    Greg McMillan
    02/22/2012
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