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Non-invasive loop design  
What’s New in Process Technology, July 2011
By Mathworks
Using model-based design, the development process can be improved by systematically designing, testing and implementing PID controllers on programmable logic controllers (PLCs), programmable automation controllers (PACs) and microprocessors.

Connecting and controlling in food processing  
Control Engineering Europe, June 2010
By Hector Lin, Advantech
To help improve productivity and quality control, many food and beverage operations are now integrating their myriad operations and making them conform to automation standards.

Death of the Loop Drawing  
Control, July 2011
By John Rezabek
Loop drawings have become mere "wiring" diagrams. Are they needed for fieldbus projects?

Process Industries Rediscover Collaborative Production Management
Automation World, June 2011
By Tom Fiske and Janice Abel
Collaborative Production Management (CPM) is one of the hottest automation investment spaces in today’s process industries. After a couple of tumultuous years, companies once again are ramping up spending in CPM.

Tips For Building A Reliable Distributed Control System  
Industrial Automation Asia, June 2011
By Richard Chen, N-Tron
Designing an optimised distributed control system is crucial for any plant or environment under its control. When planning for optimal control, there are some tips that one should follow.

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AutomationDirect releases SOLO process/temperature controllers
These single-loop units are equipped with a dual four-digit, seven-segment display, and offer dual output control, making them ideal for managing heating and cooling processes. Prices start at $89.

Emerson adds stainless steel Micro Motion Coriolis Meter
Micro Motion ELITE Coriolis meter is available in Super Duplex stainless steel to handle corrosive applications and harsh environments.

Opto 22 Announces iOS App for SNAP PAC
$5 app offers access to a SNAP PAC System via mobile devices including the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.

Exele adds RSS Capability to TopView Alarm Software
RSS feeds of current alarms for OPC/SCADA, OSIsoft PI, SQL (OLEDB/ODBC) and PerfMon data sources can be viewed on desktop, mobile, tablet devices, and web pages.

Other Product Announcements

• Yokogawa updates CENTUM VP DCS
• Fox Meter introduces FV200 Dual Vertical Bargraph
• Transpara Web-enables Visual KPI
• Sigmatek releases CFF 011 solid state floppy drive
• MicroStrain releases SensorCloud web-based storage
• Invensys announces pipeline Control Room Management solution

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Automation Applications in Bio-Pharmaceuticals - $99.00
This book is a guide for engineers and designers new to the field of bio-pharmaceutical process control. For the experienced automation professional, this book outlines the unique design and application issues for the bio-pharmaceutical industry. For those already familiar with this industry, the book provides specific advice for automating these processes.

Alarm Management: A Comprehensive Guide, 2nd Edition - $89.00
In this second edition, various problems of alarm systems are covered with precise guidance on how they come about and how to effectively correct them. It is written by individuals with vast experience in the different plants, processes, and environments requiring effective alarm management.

Advanced Temperature Measurement and Control, 2nd Edition - $69.00
This book provides a comprehensive view of what is needed to take advantage of the latest developments in smart and wireless temperature measurements and control strategies. A fundamental understanding of the capabilities of temperature sensors and the advances in wireless technology are provided.

Advanced PID Control - $119.00
The authors of the best-selling book PID Controllers: Theory, Design, and Tuning once again combine their extensive knowledge in the PID arena to bring you an in-depth look at the world of PID control. Advanced PID Control builds on the basics learned in PID Controllers but augments it through the use of advanced control techniques.

ABB launches Process Automation Insights Blog  
ABB started a new blog focused on Process Automation. The blog hosts discussions on timely topics including Collaboration, Control Systems, Evolution, IEC61850, Integration, Migration and Safety.

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Hyperion provides Operator Training Simulator to Refinery  
Process & Control Today, July 2011
Hyperion provided an OTS for the new Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) for Motor Oil Hellas (MOH), located at Corinth Refineries in Greece.

Refinery Benefits from Smart Devices  
Automation World, July 2011
Beginning in 2002, engineers at the MOL Danube Refinery near Budapest, Hungary made the strategic decision to install HART-enabled devices throughout their operation. The results have been award-winning, and extremely profitable.

New Process Technology Increases Production Capacity  
IMPO, June 2011
GEA Liquid Processing in Skanderborg, Denmark, delivered a batch mixing system to Urtekram International A/S. The mixing system has contributed both to an increase of production capacity and continued maintenance of product quality.

Cardinal Ethanol - Plant Sustainability With a Plant-Wide Optimization Control System  
Control, June 2011
By Jeremey Herlyn, Cardinal Ethanol
Rockwell Automation suggested that Cardinal Ethanol consider implementing a plant-wide model predictive control (MPC) optimization technology. The solution improved plant stability and reduced variability on all key process variables, especially the batch fermentation operations.

Don’t Get Caught Short  
Process Heating, June 2011
By Tim Hanes, AutomationDirect
In many applications, single-loop temperature controllers are sufficient to provide control of heating and cooling. But in some applications, such as this meltdown machine, closely coordinated control among many temperature control loops is needed. In those cases and others, PLC-based temperature control can be the best solution.

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Optimization Solution White Paper  
By Honeywell
Advanced control and real-time optimization tools have become necessary technologies for today’s process operating companies to compete and maintain profitable operations. This white paper describes Honeywell’s layered approach to optimization.

Improving SCADA Operations Using Wireless Instrumentation  
Automation.com, June 2011
By Hany Fouda, Schneider Electric
Integrating wireless instrumentation with SCADA systems can drive operational efficiency and reduce deployment costs. The purpose of this paper is to explore the particular ways in which operators can tightly integrate wireless instrumentation networks with SCADA and realize the full benefits of such an integrated solution.
Wireless Instrumentation

Industrial PCs: Addressing the Top Five Challenges on the Factory Floor  
Automation.com, June 2011
By Phoenix Contact
PC-based control systems are becoming increasingly common on the factory floor, but selecting the wrong industrial PC can lead to downtime, or even worse, lost production. By understanding the issues, a user can select the best industrial PC to meet the needs of a specific application.

Boost Your PLC System: Advanced Analysis and Control  
By National Instruments
In a typical PLC-based system, an input value is often compared to a set point for a binary result that turns on a light, opens a hatch, starts the conveyor, and so on. This level of functionality works well in most straightforward applications. However, more advanced control systems require additional analysis through signal processing and advanced decision making to calculate meaningful data before adjusting the output values.

Aspect Object Technology  
Automation.com, June 2011
By ABB
A central problem in plant operations as well as asset lifecycle management is that you need a way to keep together, manage, and have access to information about all different aspects of a great number of plant and process entities. White paper describes how the System 800xA handles it.

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ARC says HART is the leader in communications  
HART's market share is larger than all other fieldbus devices (Foundation fieldbus, Profibus, etc.), proprietary protocols and 4-20mA combined.

ISA gets “social” with ISA Interchange blog  
ISA launched its social media site, ISA Interchange. This news-and-blog site provides automation professionals with an opportunity for finding relevant, high-quality technical knowledge.

ERP users prefer Excel  
According to a study of more than 281 manufacturing executives, 75 percent report using desktop spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel instead of their company’s ERP.

Siemens identifies potential security weakness in SIMATIC Controllers
Siemens published safety guidelines which operators of industrial plants can follow to minimize the risk of external intervention from the start.

Fieldbus Foundation brings more information through HSE with Wireless and Remote I/O  
Plant Engineering, June 2011
The Fieldbus Foundation announced the latest progress on its Wireless and Remote I/O (WIO) technology, including a suite of solutions to assist automation suppliers in developing WIO devices. WIO will enable the utilization of an open, interoperable fieldbus automation infrastructure incorporating Foundation fieldbus High Speed Ethernet (HSE) and industrial wireless applications.

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Honeywell to automate Korea Gas terminals  
Honeywell will supply an Experion Process Knowledge System and Unisim to control KOGAS' liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals.

Cogeneration plant supports renewable energy generation at Queensland sugar mill  
Process & Control Engineering, June 2011
ABB will and deliver a $4 million distributed control system and electrical package for Mackay Sugar’s Racecourse Mill renewable cogeneration plant in Australia.

ASCO to provide Actuator Controls to Kirishi refinery in Russia  
Process Industry Informer, July 2011
Surgutneftegas will use Actuator Control Systems (ACS) from ASCO Numatics to control large actuators at its Kirishi refinery near St Petersburg in Russia.

Endress+Hauser to supply Shell with field instrumentation  
Endress+Hauser will supply Shell with process measurement instruments, engineering and associated services.

Metso to automate five biomass plants in France  
Metso will supply a DCS and environmental technology to control five biomass power plants to be built by Dalkia in France.

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Using WirelessHART Communication in Process Industries
August 18, 2011
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Vendor-neutral educational seminar for Users presented by HART® Communication Foundation: Using WirelessHART® Communication in Process Industries. Describes how users' requirements for monitoring and control applications are implemented in WirelessHART. Seminar includes live demonstrations of WirelessHART technology. No fee for the seminar, but registration is required and seating is limited.

Industrial Pressure, Level, and Density Measurement Engineering (EI05)
August 22, 2011 - August 23, 2011
Location: Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
This course presents the principles and applications of modern pressure, level, and density measurement systems. Emphasis is placed on instrument design technologies; system performance and design; and specification, selection, installation, and maintenances requirements.

Industrial Flow Measurement Engineering (EI10)
August 24, 2011 - August 26, 2011
Location: Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
This course presents the principles and applications of modern flow measurement systems. Emphasis is on flowmeter accuracy, performance, system design, sizing, specification, installation, and maintenance requirements.

Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis, and Justification (EC50E) - Online
September 12, 2011 - November 4, 2011
The course focuses on the engineering requirements for the specification, design, analysis, and justification of safety instrumented systems for the process industries. Students will learn how to determine safety integrity levels and evaluate whether proposed or existing systems meet the performance requirements.

Safety Instrumented Systems Training Course - Electronic Download
This course on Safety Instrumented Systems is designed to make the learning experience comfortable and easy. Everything is explained in easy to understand terms, with plenty of graphics, interactive simulations and worked problems. Everything that you need to know about Safety Instrumented Systems, put together, in an easily digestible form, stripped of all the complexity, but still useful to impart skills to you that you can actually use in your work.

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SCADA China 2011
August 16, 2011 - August 17, 2011
Location: Beijing, China
By attending SCADA China, keep yourself updated with the newest developed and future projects that operate on SCADA systems in the Asia region. The conference will also allow you to benchmark your strategies against others, and network with like-minded individuals.

ISA Expo Control 2011 / Mexico
August 24, 2011 - August 26, 2011
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
ISA Expo Control 2011 is the exhibition in Mexico that will allow you to achieve those goals by bringing together the most important national and international companies in instrumentation, control, automation, robotics, software, hardware and measurement.

Remote Monitoring and Control 2011
September 19, 2011 - September 21, 2011
Location: Nashville, TN, USA
Remote Monitoring and Control 2011 will focus on the leading advancements for the monitoring and management of distributed equipment and facilities, remote assets, infrastructure, automated process & system controls and device networks.

Advances in Process Control 9
September 19, 2011 - September 20, 2011
Location: York, UK
APC9 is the ninth in the series of triennial conferences on Advances in Process Control organised by IChemE. Good quality process control and automation is fundamental to all aspects of operability, quality, reliability, safety, sustainability and viability.

ISA Automation Week 2011
October 17, 2011 - October 20, 2011
Location: Mobile, AL, USA
This world-class conference will cover seven technical tracks in depth and will be designed with information critical to several identified automation and control career paths. ISA Automation Week provides you with the opportunity to get the best unbiased knowledge available to help you in your jobs and your future.

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