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• Schneider enabling real-time profitability control

  Aug 7, 2018

  Gary Freberger, president of Schneider’s Process Automation business, kick-offs off 2018 Foxboro User Group conference

• Honeywell UOP developing 'optimization-as-a-service'

  Feb 6, 2017

  Vietnamese, Saudi processors among first subscribers to company's continuous optimization platform.

• GE ‘all in’ on digital transformation

  Dec 7, 2016

  Strategic acquisitions, organic investments and customer wins showcased at 2016 Minds + Machines event.

• Flue gas analysis enters new era

  Oct 5, 2016

  Tunable diode laser spectrometry (TDLS) delivers marked improvements in the safety and control of fired heaters. Even NFPA and API standards-writers have begun to take notice.

• Drones open new cyber-physical attack vector

  Oct 4, 2016

  What happens when a low-power jamming device hovers over a wireless transmitter?

• Process automation for the Millennial generation

  Jun 22, 2016

  Improved training methodologies and technology itself can narrow the skills gap, attract younger workers.

• What next? The evolution continues

  Jun 20, 2016

  Solutions leveraging the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) will deliver a new generation of business value for Honeywell users.

• Disruptive tech and The Connected Enterprise

  Jun 13, 2016

  Information flows liberated throughout a flexible computing and control architecture enable dramatic productivity improvements

• Schneider Electric recognizes integrator excellence

  May 26, 2016

  System integrator participants in the company’s Alliance Partner Program awarded during celebration at CONNECT 2016.

• FLEX investments take aim at engineering costs

  May 24, 2016

  Automate configuration of control and safety systems as well as production of cabinet documentation and instrument loop diagrams.

• E-learning curriculum to address OT/IT skills gap

  Nov 18, 2015

  Interactive courses provide common foundation for engineers, technicians and IT professionals, too.

• Payoffs and trade-offs on Connected Enterprise journey

  Nov 17, 2015

  Standardize processes and technology where possible, and don't neglect issues of culture

• PlantPAx boosts productivity at Denver wastewater facility

  Nov 16, 2015

  Advanced tools streamline engineering, help optimize operations and maintenance

• ExxonMobil takes on electrical integration

  Jun 24, 2015

  The company's latest effort to simplify and streamline capital project execution

• Virtualization key enabler of Kao modernization

  Jun 23, 2015

  High availability implementation already proving critical in midst of multi-year, multi-phase project.

• 'Continuous evolution' to the Industrial IoT

  Jun 22, 2015

  The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) isn't a one-size-fits-all proposition. Domain expertise, selective application needed to reap benefits, manage risks.

• Closing the loop on process safety

  Apr 30, 2015

  Process safety metrics based on leading indicators can help head off incident and injury

• Modicon ePAC lays foundation for IoT

  Apr 29, 2015

  New controller embraces Ethernet, is designed to meet tomorrow's application demands

• Base oil to drive new global energy market dynamics

  Apr 29, 2015

  Led by U.S. shale oil capacity, new era of 'base oil' to replace 'peak oil' model

• FLEX methodology to keep automation off critical project path

  Apr 28, 2015

  Intelligent Marshalling, virtualization and cloud engineering combine to streamline project delivery

• LimeWare acquisition to ease Foxboro system tasks

  Apr 28, 2015

  Schneider Electric brings foxray developer in-house, sees opportunity for broader use by installed base

• Schneider Electric to drive value in era of 'Big Ideas'

  Apr 28, 2015

  Bolstered by its stronger control and safety portfolio, Schneider Electric takes aim at critical customer issues

• North America Is Focus of ABB Measurement Investments

  Mar 4, 2015

  ABB Measurement & Analytics moves aggressively in instrumentation space, breaking ground on five expansions and facilities.

• Honeywell Responding to Process Industry Needs

  Dec 12, 2014

  New Technology, Service Offerings Speed Project Execution and Improve Plant Performance

• Bevcorp, Corning Environmental Technologies Recognized as Safety Leaders

  Nov 21, 2014

  Winners of Manufacturing Safety Excellence Awards Demonstrate Value of Safety Programs that Go Beyond Simple Compliance

• PartnerNetwork Delivering for Rockwell Automation Customers

  Nov 20, 2014

  Users Credit Program with Simpler, More Innovative and Collaborative Solutions

• Holcim Mexico Paves Way for Global Cement Maker

  Nov 17, 2014

  Reductions in Downtime, Maintenance Costs to Help Boost Plant Competitiveness

• Sonatrach Reaping Lifecycle Benefits of Virtual Machines

  Nov 11, 2014

  From Process Control Servers to Laptop Tools, Virtualization Is Saving Money and Boosting Performance for Algerian Energy Company

• Automated Assessments Help Optimize System Performance

  Nov 11, 2014

  IAA Offering Pinpoints System Performance Issues, Identifies Operational Risks and Improvement Opportunities

• Honeywell Breathes New Life into Older Systems

  Nov 11, 2014

  Virtualization and New Network Interfaces Further Unify Visualization and Control Capabilities

• Carefully Consider Your Lifecycle Services Options

  Nov 11, 2014

  Options Range from Pay-as-You-Go Services to Committed Outcome Contracts

• Upgraded Controls for Less Money at INA Croatia

  Nov 11, 2014

  Multi-year Services Contract Reduces Costs, Modernizes Control Platforms

• Honeywell Ups Ante on Active Cybersecurity Measures

  Nov 11, 2014

  Remote Services and New Application Software Provide Real-time Situational Awareness

• Omani Students Take Top Honors in UniSim Challenge

  Nov 11, 2014

  Students from Oman’s Sultan Qaboos University Look at How Synthetic Byproducts Can Boost the Efficiency of Ammonia Plants

• Next-gen Automation Will Continue to Build on IT Advances

  Nov 11, 2014

  Automation Innovations to Include 'Cross-Plant' Control

• Honeywell Recognizes Top EMEA Channel Partners

  Nov 11, 2014

  Giza Distribution and Euromekanik Named Partners of the Year; Channel Conferences See Third Year of Record Attendance

• LEAP Methodology Slashes Project Costs, Schedule

  Nov 11, 2014

  Universal I/O Together with Cloud Engineering and Virtualization Add Up to 30% Capital Cost Savings and 25% Improvement in Schedule Flexibility

• Guided Wave Radar Added to Honeywell SmartLine Family

  Nov 11, 2014

  New Level Transmitter Joins Pressure and Temperature Field Instruments to Provide High Performance Measurement and Optimal Usability

• Virtualization Coming Soon to a Controller Near You

  Oct 29, 2014

  Partitioning, Para-Virtualization Allow Implementation of Mixed Criticality Systems

• GE Brings Context to Technology Wave

  Oct 28, 2014

  Machines and Analytics Are Permanently Connected

• Software Suite Combines GE Historian, Data Analysis Solutions

  Oct 28, 2014

  GE Releases and Features Its Proficy Monitoring & Analysis Suite (PMAS) at This Year's Summit

• Usability, Process Insights Drive New Micro Motion Transmitter Offering

  Oct 8, 2014

  Micro Motion's New Flagship Model 5700 Transmitter Is Designed to Be Easier to Install, Configure, Operate and Troubleshoot

• URS Partners with Emerson, LBP for Turnkey HIPPS Solution

  Oct 7, 2014

  A Turnkey HIPPS Solution Allowed URS to Streamline Engineering Effort and Start Up on Time

• Yokogawa Previews Configurable I/O, Independent SIS

  Sep 10, 2014

  Hybrid I/O Is Software Configurable for the Basics, Relies on Optional Signal Conditioner for Added Functionality

• Dave Emerson Welcomed into Process Automation Hall of Fame

  Sep 10, 2014

  Quintessential Engineer and Process Automation Innovator Honored for His Contributions to Industry

• Global Project Complexity Drives MAC Approach for Chevron

  Sep 9, 2014

  Chevron Turns to Deeper Relationships with Fewer Suppliers to Increase Project Execution Consistency

• Practical Steps for Your Big Data Journey

  Jun 18, 2014

  Focus First on the Data and Assets that Are Most Important to Your Operations

• Portable Access First Step in Mobility Journey

  Jun 17, 2014

  Mobility's True Value Lies in Enabling New Possibilities

• Rockwell Automation Sharing Its Journey to the Connected Enterprise

  Jun 16, 2014

  As a Global Manufacturer, Rockwell Automation Has Learned Much in Restructuring its Own Supply Chain and MES Processes

• Incremental Thinking Won't Solve Automation Challenge

  Jun 5, 2014

  Automation's Off the Critical Project Path, but More Work Remains

• IT Compliance Adds Urgency to Chevron Upgrade Plans

  Jun 4, 2014

  Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Server Will Soon Follow XP into Support Oblivion. For Chevron, IT Compliance Provides New Motivation for Modernization Strategy

• South Americans Take Top HUG Honors

  Jun 4, 2014

  Chilean Integrator Named Channel Partner of the Year; Brazilian Student Wins UniSim Challenge

• Build Out Continues for SmartLine Instrument Platform

  Jun 3, 2014

  Temperature Transmitters Now Shipping; Guided Wave Radar Release Planned for Late 2014

• Emerson Fields 2nd European Users Exchange

  Apr 22, 2014

  The European economy is coming out of crisis; global demand for energy continues to climb; and safer, more reliable, more efficient operations are still a priority

• HART-IP Extends Protocol Capabilities Over Ethernet

  Apr 22, 2014

  Latest protocol extension delivers valuable HART data at the speed of Ethernet

• Sonatrach Manages Risk with Lifecycle Services

  Dec 5, 2013

  Algerian Energy Company Adapts to the New, While Preserving Past Investments

• SIS Migration Opens Door to Integrated Safety

  Dec 5, 2013

  Repsol Embarks on Seven-year Migration to Unify its Control and Safety Systems

• Aging Systems Given New Lease on Life

  Dec 5, 2013

  Swedish Refiner Preem AB among Companies Opting for EHPM Approach

• Cybersecurity Central to Lifecycle Commitment

  Dec 5, 2013

  Continuous Effort and Cultural Change Needed to Put Security in its Proper Place

• A Shared Stake in Customer Success

  Dec 5, 2013

  Assurance 360 Program Makes Customers' Interests Honeywell's Own

• Honeywell Recognizes Student, Partner Achievements

  Nov 26, 2013

  Edinburgh University Student Models Reductions in CO2 Emissions; Spanish Distributor Grows Revenue 40%

• SmartLine Transmitter Family Extended to Temperature

  Nov 26, 2013

  New Features and Performance Characteristics Add Up to Intuitive Use, Low Lifecycle Costs

• Cybersecurity: From Art to Discipline

  Nov 26, 2013

  An Increasingly Powerful Set of Cyber Security Methodologies Emerge for the Industrial Space

• New Tools Support Operators, Oil & Gas Industry

  Nov 26, 2013

  'Control Room of the Future' Among New Capabilities Featured at HUG EMEA 2013

• Innovation and Commitment Drive Honeywell Offering

  Nov 26, 2013

  November 2013 Event Marks 25th Annual Gathering of EMEA Users

• Rockwell Automation Deepens Process Inroads

  Nov 11, 2013

  Plant-wide Approach Leverages Common Architecture for All Control and Information Management Tasks

• GE at Leading Edge of Big Data Challenge

  Oct 31, 2013

  Lessons Learned as End User and Equipment Supplier Translate into Effective Solutions for Industry.

• The Journey from Process to Profit Control

  Sep 12, 2013

  Real-time Economic Measures Needed to Spark Culture of Performance

• Invensys Sees Opportunity in Challenging Global Market

  Sep 11, 2013

  America's Unconventional Gas and Oil Among Factors Complicating Global Project Outlook

• "Enlightened Plant" Focus of Invensys Exhibit

  Sep 10, 2013

  Improved Visibility of Actionable Information Can Make Everyone More Effective

• Invensys Welcomes Era of New Possibilities

  Sep 10, 2013

  New System Launch, Pending Acquisition Mark Ongoing Transformation for Industry Leader

• Leadership, Communication Key to Managing IT-OT Convergence

  Jun 19, 2013

  Mutual Understanding Needed to Achieve Organizational Goals

• Freeport-McMoRan Transforms Equipment Reliability

  Jun 18, 2013

  Centralized Approach Helps Cut Maintenance Costs and Prevent Equipment Downtime for Global Mining Concern

• Control Room of Future Headlines Honeywell Roadmap

  Jun 17, 2013

  The Operator Takes Center Stage at Honeywell Users Group Americas

• AspenTech Breaking New Ground in Simulation, Model-Based Control

  May 17, 2013

  Resurgent Software Maker Showcases Innovations at OPTIMIZE 2013

• Chinese Industry Reaping Fieldbus Benefits

  Apr 22, 2013

  Users, Engineering Firms Share Best Practices at Fieldbus Foundation General Assembly in Shanghai

• Slideshow: Images from the Fieldbus Foundation's 2013 General Assembly in Shanghai

  Apr 19, 2013

  Learn More About What Was Discussed in the Fieldbus Foundation's 2013 General Assembly in Shanghai. Here Is a Slideshow With Details

• Despite Uncertainties, U.S. Economy Poised for Stronger Growth

  Mar 28, 2013

  Federal Debt and Stimulus Withdrawal Are "Twin Elephants" in the Room

• Audit helps Spanish refinery optimize system performance

  Dec 20, 2012

  Integrated automation assessment benchmarks system performance against industry best practices

• Lifecycle Approach Streamlines System Updates for Repsol

  Dec 17, 2012

  Migrating Five Refineries Under One Master Agreement Yields Easier Project Management, Flexibility and Budget Predictability

• Carbon Capture Model Wins UniSim Student Competition

  Dec 1, 2012

  University of Edinburgh Student Awarded Top Prize

• SmartLine Transmitter Boasts Modularity, Ease-of-Use

  Nov 30, 2012

  Attention to Human Factors Helps Streamline Operator Tasks, Avoid Errors

• Q&A: Beyond the Process Variable

  Nov 30, 2012

  Tom Moser, president of Emerson Process Management's Rosemount Measurement unit, believes that instrumentation is a big part of the answer to the process industries' challenges to improve productivity, safety, efficiency and asset utilization. Control's Keith Larson talked with Moser at the 2012 Emerson Global Users Exchange in Anaheim, Calif., about the ongoing evolution of instrumentation capabilities as well as the application revolution enabled by wireless technology.

• Systems Update Balances New Capabilities, Lifecycle Support

  Nov 29, 2012

  Honeywell Users Treated to Past, Present and Future Technology Perspectives

• How to Deal with System Obsolescence

  Nov 28, 2012

  Process Industry Panelists Discuss Migration Challenges

• Honeywell Affirms Continuous Evolution Pledge

  Nov 27, 2012

  Lifecycle Services Commitment, New Enabling Technologies Showcased in Istanbul

• Cybersecurity Takes Cultural Commitment

  Nov 26, 2012

  Panelist Stress Need for Policies, Work Processes that Affirm Security

• Users Weigh Risks in Migration Decision

  Nov 6, 2012

  Are Your Automation Systems Starting to Work Against You?

• Desperately Seeking Cybersecurity

  Oct 29, 2012

  ICS-CERT Cyber-Ninja Offers Practical Insights to Industrial Control System Users

• Users Challenged by PLC Lifecycle

  Oct 29, 2012

  ExxonMobil Talks About the Industry's PLC Lifecycle Management Challenges

• Chevron's Journey to Automated Partial Stroke Testing

  Oct 28, 2012

  Operator Confidence and Control Are Key to Successful Implementation

• Performance, Harmonization on Triconex Roadmap

  Oct 27, 2012

  Plans Range from Triconex 'on the Control Network' to Real-Time SIL Visualization

• Wireless Trialed to Reduce Overflow Risk

  Oct 26, 2012

  Chevron Demonstrates Use of Wireless Level Switches as an Independent Protection Layer

• From Safety Systems to Operational Integrity

  Oct 26, 2012

  Invensys Seeks to Simplify Application, Eliminate Redundant Effort and Provide Integrated Context for Users of its Triconex Safety Systems

• Immersive Simulator Boosts Operator Preparedness

  Oct 22, 2012

  SimSci-Esscor Solutions Help Train Clean-coal Plant Operators

• Invensys Driving Refinery Performance and Profits

  Oct 21, 2012

  Software Solutions Help Refiners Deal with Issues from Heavy Oils to Aging Operators

• IntelaTrac: Moving Beyond Asset Reliability

  Oct 20, 2012

  Integration with Other Plant Information Management Systems Can Streamline New Range of Business Practices

• Industry Needs Driving Software Investment

  Oct 19, 2012

  With The Cloud Invensys Can Develop and Commercialize a Broader Array of Remote System and Support Services, Making You More Proactive in Monitoring Your Application Landscape

• Spiral Strengthens Invensys' Refining Hand

  Oct 18, 2012

  Delivering End-to-End Optimization of the Crude Oil Value Chain

• Data at Center of Technology Forecast

  Oct 15, 2012

  Virtualization as a Step to the Cloud

• Delivering the Future of Automation Software

  Oct 15, 2012

  For the Invensys Software Business, Global Reach, Technology Innovation and Service Excellence Are Key Strategic Initiatives

• Seamless Integration Promotes Collaboration

  May 17, 2012

  What Operators Need The Most to Succeed Is Information. However, the Challenge Is to Provide Seamless Access to Multiple Sources of Information

• Putting the Human First in HMI Design

  May 17, 2012

  The Challenge for Designers of Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs) Remains a Balancing Act

• Operator Effectiveness: The Case for Investment

  May 17, 2012

  Is It Any Wonder that Operators' Inability to Act Capably and Confidently Is Responsible for an Enormous Loss of Productivity, Money, and Even Life Across Industry?

• The State of Operator Effectiveness

  May 17, 2012

  Operators Can Influence Plant Performance Significantly

• Simulator training boosts competence, confidence

  May 17, 2012

  Better trained operators can help increase plant safety, reduce start-up time and the number of unplanned shutdowns.

• Control Center Design Can Boost Operator Performance

  May 17, 2012

  Why Are Control Centers and Operator Stations Designed Without Respect to Human Factors?

• "Tomorrow Is Not Cancelled"

  May 13, 2009

  Automation Companies Want to Emerge from This Downturn in a Stronger Position than Before

• Bitten by the Microblogging Bug

  Apr 9, 2009

  More Interesting Than "What Am I doing Now?" Are the Answers to "What Am I Thinking Now?" and "What Do I Find Important Now?"

• Sustainability, Interrupted

  Mar 9, 2009

  Sustainability Makes Business Sense as Well as Good Policy. The Public will Demand It and Science and Technology Will Make It Happen

• Process Automation Key to Obama's 'New Era'

  Feb 11, 2009

  President Obama's Initiatives to Resolve the Economic Crisis Call on the Skills of America's Engineering, Manufacturing and Process Automation Professionals

• Falling Commodity Prices: Bane or Boon?

  Jan 12, 2009

  Despite the Economic Slowdown, Investment in Production Capacity Has Not Kept Pace with Global Demand

• Living in Uncertain Times

  Dec 22, 2008

  Panic Makes for Bad Long-Term Decisions. Stay Focused on Core Values and Do Not Lose Operating Discipline

• Infrastructure Cybersecurity Is in Our Hands

  Nov 3, 2008

  There Is Growing Recognition of the Bottom-Line Impact of the Cyber Event That Doesn’t Happen

• How Far We’ve Come

  Oct 10, 2008

  Much Has Changed in the Past 20 Years, Even as Much Remains the Same

• Power to the Process

  Sep 15, 2008

  A Single System for Both Process and Power Automation Can Reduce Investment Cost by as Much as 20%

• Readiness: The New Project Deliverable?

  Aug 8, 2008

  The Commitment to Ensure Operational and Business Readiness Far Surpasses Traditional MAC Relationships

• Collaboration Given New Meaning at ABB Event

  Jul 3, 2008

  StatoilHydro’s Integrated Operations Earned $1.5 Billion in Added Reserves Last Year, with Expected Savings of $60 Billion by 2015

• Siemens Exiderdome Redefines the Road Show

  Jun 12, 2008

  When All’s Said and Done, Exiderdome Will Have Hosted Some 200,000 Individuals from Around the World

• Industrial Networking: The Next 20 Years

  May 5, 2008

  Despite All the Advances in Digital Field Networks Over the Years, Most Plants Still Rely on Technology That Matured Some 40 Years Ago

• Whither the Book? One Future of Reading

  Apr 4, 2008

  The Amazon Kindle’s Direct Internet Connection Promises to Propel E-Readers from the Margins of Geekdom to the Mainstream

• A Measured Perspective

  Mar 7, 2008

  Measurement Can Be as Much a Challenge for Magazines as for the Process Industries.

• Life on the Edge of the Idea Economy

  Feb 5, 2008

  Automation Professionals Will Be the Agents and Enablers of the Transition to an Economy Based on Ideas and Information

• Building a 21st-Century Renaissance Engineer

  Jan 4, 2008

  By Creating a College from Scratch, We Can Approach Education in a Whole New Way That Will Best Serve the Engineers of the New Millennium

• The Road Ahead: From Content to Community

  Dec 10, 2007

  Today, Control isn’t just a U.S.-focused print magazine, but an increasingly global and interactive community.

• Is Latest Green Movement Sustainable?

  Nov 8, 2007

  Green being back in may well be the hook we need to get young people re-engaged in careers in engineering.

• Basic Skills Needed to Combat Alarm Woes

  Oct 2, 2007

  If we don’t have the foundation right, why are we surprised that operators are getting overwhelmed by alarms?

• On ‘Strange’ Loops and Plant Intelligence

  Aug 30, 2007

  Douglas Hofstadter asks in his recently published book, "I Am a Strange Loop," how anything as amorphous and mysterious as the “I” within each of our brains can exhibit any real power over the physical world.

• Of Family Trees and Brand Patriotism

  Jul 15, 2007

  Keith Larson talks about the results of or May survey. We asked Control subscribers to identify the current parent companies of different process automation brands. See the results.

• Integration across the fourth dimension

  Jun 8, 2007

  In the heavy continuous process industries, well-evolved simulation tools exist to aid in process design, but how well do they really integrate with the mechanical design tools they feed?

• ABB thriving in global sweet spot

  May 10, 2007

  ABB today faces a perfect storm of a different type. Its focus on power and productivity puts it squarely in the frenzied center of global industrial and infrastructure investment.

• The new energy opportunity

  Mar 9, 2007

  The changing energy landscape promises to keep process automation professionals quite busy for many years to come. Now, if we can just get that potential through to a few more idealistic adolescents…

• Yokogawa shedding quiet company image

  Feb 1, 2007

  While it’s difficult to gauge quantitatively where Yokogawa stands in its market-share quest, recent project wins reflect the aggressive moves the company is making to become a more dominant global leader.

• Industrial networking for the rest of us

  Dec 16, 2006

  As networking technology and its applications continue to advance, the greatest innovations today are not in the networks per se, but in making them easier and more foolproof to implement.

• What kind of training do you really need?

  Nov 10, 2006

  As supervisors and employees from outside the research environment are surveyed on thesis-based degree programs, continuing education expectations will converge—and not toward those of the supervisors.

• Best-practices gulf is poised to widen

  Oct 10, 2006

  As best-in-class, global manufacturing companies strive toward standardizing systems and improving business processes, the gulf between top-performers and technology laggards continues to widen.

• Life of a salesman

  Sep 15, 2006

  Always ready with a joke and a smile, Harvey M. Warren was a beloved and respected presence throughout the eastern U.S., serving marketing clients in the industrial automation industry for nearly 20 years.

• The rise of the User Group meeting

  Jul 19, 2006

  Whether they’re called fairs, exchanges, summits, worlds, symposia, or user conferences, hosting or attending at least one such event each year is now a routine part of how industrial automation gets done.

• Connectivity that counts

  Jun 14, 2006

  Today, much fruitful activity in the process automation realm is on the meaningful integration of applications with each other, so that true knowledge and information—and not just more data—is the outcome.

• Invensys ups enterprise integration ante

  May 15, 2006

  It's too early to tell the Visicalcs of today from the Microsoft Offices of tomorrow, but, for now, Invensys Process Systems appears headed in a positive direction.

• Back in CONTROL!

  Apr 17, 2006

  Just when he thought he was out, Group Publisher and VP of Content, Keith Larson, is pulled back in. Check out "Wind-up," his new monthly column positioned as a final punctuation for CONTROL magazine.