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Using ISA-88 to Enhance MES Implementation
A comprehensive system design which includes both MES and plant-floor automation details will yield the most complete rewards. -
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How to Choose the Right Control Strategies, Automation Level and Instrumentation for Optimal Process Design
One of the largest water reclamation facilities in northern Virginia needed to expand the facility from 18 to 24 mgd to support future growth. -
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Primer: Distillation Column Loop Tuning
Fundamental to distillation column loop tuning is trust the operator, but verify the basics. -
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Supplementing PID Feedback Control with Feedforward Action
A simple approach for addressing upsets by supplementing the PID’s feedback control with feed-forward action. -
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Simple Enhancement of PID Control
Despite this default status as the "go-to" solution for feedback control, some processes simply aren’t well-suited for PID control. -
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Portrait of the Automation Engineer as a Young Professional
Career advice for a new industrial automation engineer: seek knowledge, focus on effective communication, strive for excellence and get involved. -
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Is There Enough Focus on Cybersecurity for Municipal Infrastructure?
Maximum cybersecurity protection is possible only when cybersecurity protection is embedded deeply into a municipal infrastructure from birth. -
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The Unsung Hero of Eliminating Unplanned Downtime: HMI/SCADA
Using the right HMI/SCADA system can significantly reduce unplanned downtime or unexpected delays, while simultaneously improving efficiency and safety. -
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Key Considerations When Designing a Burner Management System
How to ensure a burner management system operates safely, within compliance and highly reliable. -
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Batch Process Automation Can Make Continuous Processes Run Better
While most batch processes use automated procedures extensively, most continuous processes still use manual procedures. Manual operation has a high potential for problems due to the variability of how -
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The Importance of Auditing the Industrial Alarm Management System
While alarm performance monitoring measures alarm performance, periodic audit ensures adequate management and work practices for an alarm management system. -
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Webinar Recording: How to Build and Secure Reliable Industrial Control Systems
Industry needs to continue to demonstrate how optimal and government-grade cybersecurity can be achieved to the satisfaction of senior control industry security and operating managers -
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What are the Cost Benefits of Industrial Wireless?
Industrial wireless deployment saves significant costs compared to an equivalent wired installation, resulting in savings of 20 to 30 percent in simple configurations. -
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Six Considerations for Choosing the Best-Fit Motor Control Technology
There are many motor control options. Focus on application requirements and choose the best fit to reduce downtime, improve efficiencies & reduce costs. -
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Webinar Recording: How to Use Calibration Tools for Accurate Process Temperature Measurement
Using proper calibration tools and practices ensures true (or accurate) process temperature measurement. -
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How to Drive Continuous Improvement in the Process Industries with Actionable Information
Today's industry operations generate plenty of data. The challenge is in gaining greater visibility to plant intelligence. -
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How to Protect the Operational Integrity of Industrial Infrastructure
Taking measures to manage industrial technology upgrades and ensure control systems are safe is key to protecting the operational integrity of plant infrastructure -
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ISA101 HMI Standard Nears Completion
The HMI standard defines the terminology and models to develop an HMI and the work processes recommended to effectively maintain it throughout its life cycle -
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Workforce Development is a Team Effort
Workforce development can be turned it into a major competitive advantage for the industrial automation industry. -
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IEC vs. NEMA Motor Controls: Select the Best Option for Your Application
NEMA and IEC standards for motor controls evolved separately with distinct intentions, creating the differences apparent today.




















