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| February 2012 |
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| Featured Articles |
Managing Process Plants for Failure
Automation.com, December 2011
By Bill Lydon, Editor
Companies are looking for ways to improve efficiency and profits but the use of and Real-Time Optimization (RTO) including Advanced Process Control (APC) is still limited. Why?
Control systems just got more maintenance-friendly
PlantServices.com, January 2012
By Mike Bacidore, chief editor
While many plants have begun utilizing the control-system network more often for monitoring assets, each of the devices might be running on a different system, so managing physical assets in a coordinated fashion still requires a bit of patchwork integration.
Addressing the perils of DIY DCS
Control Engineering Europe, January 2012
By Tim Sweet, Honeywell Process Solutions
When PLCs and HMI software are integrated, the result looks a lot like a DCS. But all is not as it seems. This is very much a DIY approach with technical risk and added costs that may not always be obvious.
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| Product Announcements |
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_thumb.jpg) Schneider Electric Releases VC10 wireless Valve Controller
A battery-powered wireless field device, the VC10 can be used to control pneumatic valves in hazardous locations.
Other Product Announcements
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| Resources |
OMEGA publishes automation catalog
Catalog contains 100 full color pages of products from Omega's automation line: PLCs, smart relays, enclosures, process measurement and control devices, motion control sensors, HMIs and more.
IEC 61499 Function Blocks for Embedded and Distributed Control Systems Design, 2nd Edition - $99.00
IEC 61499 is the standard for distributed control systems that follows on from the IEC 61131 standard for programmable logic controllers (PLC). This book is a practical guide for component-based development of distributed embedded and control systems as proposed by this international standard.
When Worlds Collide in Manufacturing Operations: ISA-95 Best Practices Book 2.0 - $109.00
Book 2.0 explains how to implement ISA-95 workflow applications in Mfg 2.0 to execute operations tasks through the MOM and physical process levels while coordinating them to streamline plant operations and align those operations with ever-changing supply chain processes.
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| Application Stories |
Cube Technologies assists with boiler control
South Africa Instrumentation & Control, December 2011
Cube replaced an aging Bailey Network90 system, which controls the boilers in the Australian Country Choice meat processing plant, with a Siemens PCS7 distributed control system.
Nyrstar converts DCS to Rockwell Automation PlantPAx
Process & Control Engineering, December 2011
Rockwell Automation will replace a DCS with the PlantPAx process automation system at Nyrstar Hobart's zinc smelting operation in Tasmania.
Simplicity = Freedom
Control, December 2011
By Jim Montague
Southern States Chemical used Emerson's CHARacterization Modules (CHARMs) for Delta V electronic marshalling to simplify and streamline a new sulfuric acid plant in Wilmington, N.C.
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| White Papers |
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Successfully Executing a System Integration Project
By Beamex Paper, January 2012
Describes how Beamex's CMX calibration management software can be used for the calibration of process instrumentation as part of a CMMS.
Signal Conditioning: Getting the most for your money
Automation.com, December 2011
By Acromag
This paper reviews signal conditioning features such as accuracy, adjustability, isolation, surge withstand capability, RFI/EMI protection, packaging, and repairability.
Simplifying Plant Safety Instrumentation
Automation.com, December 2011
By United Electric Controls
For point safety applications, a properly designed and implemented digital switch with self-diagnostics can be an important part of the solution.
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| Company & Organizational News |
ISA announces Robert E. Lindeman as its 2012 President
Lindeman will work with ISA leaders to continue moving the Society toward meeting its strategic goals.
Endress+Hauser establishes Saudi Arabian office
Endress+Hauser Arabia is a joint venture between the Endress+Hauser Group and Anasia, sister company to the Abudawood Group.
Meet the 2010 Top 50 Automation Companies
Control, December 2011
Based on 2010 sales, Siemens, ABB and Emerson ranked as the top three process automation companies worldwide in Control magazine's Top 50 survey. Emerson and Rockwell are the top two in the U.S. Browse more company and organizational news on the Process Control portal. |
| Project News |
Rockwell Automation to replace DCS at Warwick Chemicals
Rockwell will replace the DCS, installed in 1994, with a PlantPAx process automation system.
Boosting production efficiency and reducing errors in ammonia production
Control Engineering Europe, December 2011
Five of EuroChem's ammonia production units in Russia are to be fitted with Honeywell Process Solutions' UniSim Operator Training Simulation (OTS) solution.
PAS to provide Alarm Systems to Qatargas
Qatargas, the world's largest LNG producer, will install PAS PlantState Suite alarm management software across all their units.
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| Featured Training |
PROFINET One-Day Training Class (Birmingham, AL)
February 14, 2012
Location: Birmingham, AL, USA
Adding PROFINET to PROFIBUS? New to PROFINET? Learn how to apply PROFINET in your own project. Technical details of the technology are provided along with practical demonstrations. This class is free of charge.
Basic Instrumentation School
February 15, 2012 - February 16, 2012
Location: La Porte, TX
The Endress+Hauser introductory course to instrumentation will provide maintenance and engineering personnel with a basic understanding of wiring, signals, instrumentation technologies, applications and installations.
Price: $1200.00
Flow School - Introductory
February 20, 2012 - February 22, 2012
Location: Memphis, TN
The Endress+Hauser introductory course to flow will provide maintenance and engineering personnel with a basic understanding of numerous flow technologies, plus in-depth training on magnetic and Coriolis flow meters.
Price: $1200.00
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| Featured Events |
Ener.CON Europe 2012
March 15, 2012 - March 16, 2012
Location: Berlin , Germany
Strategic approaches and operational improvements in energy efficiency and savings in plants and facilities (demand side) for asset intensive industries. 17 industrial best practice case studies, 4 World Café Roundtables, Icebreaker & Morning Sessions - Ener.CON Europe -The leading event for improving energy efficiency for asset intensive industries in Europe.
Hannover Messe 2012
April 23, 2012 - April 27, 2012
Location: Hannover, Germany
Boasting eight flagship trade fairs with exhibitors and trade visitors from all over the world, HANNOVER MESSE will once again confirm its unique global standing in 2012. It remains without rival as a showcase of industrial technology, with more world firsts on display and more integrated solutions than elsewhere.
2012 ISA Safety & Security Symposium
April 25, 2012 - April 26, 2012
Location: Anaheim, CA, USA
Symposium will provide an in-depth look at safety technologies and procedures associated with identifying and mitigating safety hazards in industrial environments. This symposium will present two technical tracks; one focusing on safety topics; and one covering topics related to security.
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