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February 2010 |
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| Featured Articles |
Control System Lifespan: How Long is Long Enough?
Control Engineering, January 2010
By Peter Welander
Many control systems from the 1970s are still running. So what should your expectations be when it comes to equipment longevity?
ISA-88 Works for Continuous Processes Too
Control, January 2010
By Dan Hebert
ISA-88 doesn't have to be strictly limited to batch processes. Most processes defined as continuous are, in fact, a hybrid of batch and continuous.
Making the Case for Continuous Processing
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, December 2009
By Bren Kindelsperger and Delmar Schmidt
Pharmaceutical manufacturers are using continuous processing but have not been quick to convert from batch to continuous processing, due to concerns about the difficulty and risk of process change. But the basic processes that are used in pharmaceutical manufacturing have been run on a continuous basis for many years in the food and chemical industries.
Picking a DCS: Who Decides and How
Control, December 2009
By Willem D. Hazenberg
Purchasing a DCS system is a balance between costs, returns and risks of migration and replacement projects. The goal is to choose a supplier that offers the lowest risk in the long run and best added-value services during the DCS's life cycle.
Digital I&C is safe enough
Nuclear Engineering International, December 2009
By John Bickel
Claims of very low failure on demand probabilities for digital I&C systems are not realistic, especially because other factors, such as human error and hardware, start to play a role. The most important common cause failures, which dwarf software errors, are listed.
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Petrochemical Efficiency
Control Engineering, December 2009
A process control system from Honeywell delivered six weeks ahead of schedule drives efficiency for SABIC’s Ibn Zahr facility; designed production levels were reached in less than one week.
LG Chem saves using advanced Process Control Solution
Process & Control Today, January 2010
LG Chem chemical company in Korea deployed aspenONE Advanced Process Control, resulting in $4 million of annual operational savings, while also helping the chemical company achieve its operational excellence goals.
Ventura Foods: Flexible Batch Control
Control Engineering, December 2009
Three food processing facilities lacked capacity to handle projected business growth; a batch control solution provided the needed flexibility. System integrator ISE installed Batch Optimizer, a recipe-based batching control system.
Wireless Control of Critical Applications Is Just a Leap Away
Industrial Networking, December 2009
By Mike Bacidore
To reach the unreachable: examples of successful wireless field control may pave the way for future wireless control of critical applications.
Brewing Up in Vietnam
Control Engineering Asia, November 2009
By Bob Gill
The Hue Brewery in Hue, Viet Nam, is controlled by a Siemens PCS 7 running Simatic Batch and Route Control. S7-400 Series PLCs are connected to ET 200 remote I/O stations, with engineering and operating HMI stations.
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| White Papers |
Connecting and Controlling the Food and Beverage Industries
By Hector Lin, Advantech
The future of control in the food, beverages and pharmaceuticals industries will require linking the HMI with modular I/O, robust computing platforms like PACs and embedded PCs with a complete industrial Ethernet product offering including managed switches, Power over Ethernet, and a common set of engineering tools.
Advantages of a PC Based HART Communicator
By Michael B. Fersky, ProComSol
The HART Foundation’s SDC-625 standard defines PC-based HART communicators, and all DDs must comply with it. So what’s the difference between a $7,000 handheld HART communicator and a PC-based one?
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| Resources & Literature |
Ethernet Direct publishes industrial catalogs
Three catalogs include Industrial Ethernet, Industrial Communications and Industrial Automation.
Brooks Instrument updates web site
Web site provides information about Brooks Instrument’s products, as well as access to Brooks experts who can help solve customers’ flow, pressure and level challenges.
PIDTutor publishes Split-Range Control Book
By George Buckbee, the book shows how to design, implement, and troubleshoot split-range controls. Book covers everything from valve set-up and calibration to split-range controller tuning, and compensation for non-linearities. 30 pages of details and color diagrams. Price: $14.95.
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| Featured Training |
Honeywell - Get OPC Working: Workgroups & Domains
February 10, 2010
(GMT +8:00) Beijing, Perth, Singapore, Hong Kong Time Zone
Find out how to get the Honeywell Experion PKS OPC Server working with applications on different Windows Workgroups and Domains.
Honeywell Experion PKS-OPC Implementation, Security & Troubleshooting - Perth
February 15, 2010 - February 19, 2010
Location: Perth, Australia
The OPC Training Institute and Honeywell partnered to host training that specifically targets the Honeywell Experion PKS implementation of OPC. Learn about Honeywell Experion PKS working with OPC, troubleshooting/repairing DCOM problems, ensuring security. This training enables students to delve into DCOM configuration and diagnostics with Honeywell Experion PKS.
Introduction to Industrial Automation and Control
March 1, 2010 - March 5, 2010
Location: Houston, TX, USA
This course combines lecture and hands-on labs to provide an overview of industrial measurement and control. Technicians, engineers, and managers are provided with a foundation for communication with other control system professionals. Serves as a solid fundamental course for introduction to other ISA courses.
Cyber Security for Automation, Control, and SCADA Systems
April 5, 2010 - May 28, 2010
Open standards such as Ethernet and web technologies in SCADA and process control networks has begun to expose these systems to cyber attacks. This course provides a detailed look at how the ANSI/ISA99 standards can be used to protect your critical control systems.
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| Company & Organizational News |
Honeywell signs ten system integrators in Germany
The integrators will sell and support Experion LS process control system for small to medium-sized manufacturers.
Wonderware Names Longwatch as Certified Software Partner
Longwatch, a supplier of video monitoring hardware and software products, was named by Wonderware as a Certified Software Partner.
Schneider Electric to acquire Cimac
Cimac implements automation, control and electrical distribution solutions, primarily for water-wastewater and oil & gas customers in the Middle East Gulf region.
ISA100.12 standards committee meeting
The ISA100 standards committee, Wireless Systems for Automation, will hold a series of meetings at the Rosen Centre in Orlando, Florida, 9-11 February.
Sensors Expo to co-habit with Embedded Systems Conference
2010 Sensors Expo & Conference and the Embedded Systems Conference Chicago will share space in Chicago, June 7-9, 2010.
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| Project News |
PAS to improve automation at 12 Scottish power plants
PlantState Suite alarm software and services will improve safety and operability at twelve sites comprising gas-fired, coal-fired, and hydro-electric power generation stations.
ABB to control solar thermal power plant in California
ABB will supply a System 800xA and a remote diagnostic service capability that enables ABB to diagnose and correct System 800xA-related issues by remote.
Emerson to safely automate SABIC Innovative Plastics
SABIC Innovative Plastics will migrate all existing PROVOX process control and safety systems to DeltaV digital automation system from Emerson Process Management.
Yokogawa to control combined cycle power plant in Trinidad
Yokogawa will provide a CENTUM control system, ProSafe-RS Safety Instrumented System, Exaquantum Plant Information Management System, and PRM integrated device management software.
Siemens to automate algae biofuels production
Siemens will supply a Simatic S7-300 controller and Micromaster drives to Renewed World Energies to automate its new Georgetown County, S.C., facility.
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| Featured Events |
Instrumentation 2010
February 18, 2010
Location: Carson, CA
The Largest Exhibition and Training Event on the West Coast Dedicated to Process Instrumentation & Control. Held at the Carson Convention Center, Los Angeles County, Southern California
HazardEx 2010
February 24, 2010 - February 25, 2010
Location: Harrogate, UK
The comprehensive two day conference will give everyone involved in safety for engineering plant, insight and case study examples of how peers have executed safety programmes in their facilities. As always the programme will provide detailed standards/legislation updates directly from those involved in the process of creating them
MAINTEC
March 2, 2010 - March 4, 2010
Location: Birmingham, UK
The UK's biggest and most comprehensive event for maintenance and asset management. MAINTEC attracts senior decision makers from across the spectrum of British processing and manufacturing industries.
ISA Edmonton Oil Sands Automation 2010
March 9, 2010 - March 10, 2010
Location: Fort McMurray, Canada
This is the seventh year for this event held in the heart of Canada's Oil Sands industry and the ONLY event focused on the challenges associated with unique challenges of measurement and control in this difficult environment.
Hannover Messe 2010
April 19, 2010 - April 23, 2010
Location: Hannover, Germany
The world's leading showcase for industrial technology is staged annually in Hannover, Germany. Italy to be featured as its official Partner Country. In 2010 the spotlight will be on industrial automation, energy, technology, industrial subcontracting and cutting-edge technologies.
55th ISA Analysis Division Symposium
April 25, 2010 - April 29, 2010
Location: New Orleans, LA, USA
This long-running symposium, sponsored by the ISA Analysis Division, will continue to offer an outstanding forum for discussion of new and innovative process and other analytical techniques, developments, and applications.
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