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Use a PID control to eliminate manual actions and scheduled actions whenever a reasonable PV measurement is available.

By Peter Seeberg and Jürgen Lange, Softing The third part of this series of articles outlines ten key reasons that have led to the development of an entirely new technology generation, the OPC Unified Architecture.

Automation.com, August 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Greg Bodenhamer is responsible for Schneider Electric's internal integration and services group and has been building a program to cooperatively work with independent system integrators. The overall goal is to put the customer first and provide the most effective and efficient solution.

Connectivity is great for consumers and businesses, but the owners and operators of large and dangerous industrial processes ask a different question.

Automation.com, August 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor To reach higher levels of productivity, Dow Corning made the decision to migrate 32 disparate and unique site-based control systems solutions to one globally consistent automation system - the Siemens PSC 7 platform.

The electrical analysis of the systems should not be assigned to a junior engineer.

With the increased demand for automation professionals over the past year, many of you might be considering a job change, perhaps even a career change.

Selecting the right asset monitoring strategy is a balancing act between implementation cost and expected reliability.

Automation.com, July 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Productivity was a key theme of Siemens 2012 Automation Summit this year because it is one of the most important business topics in the world today. According to Siemens Industry Automation President Raj Batra, productivity is the backbone of the United States economic recovery.

As a result of the need for improving process sector functional safety, ISA developed the ISA-84 standard for industrial automation in the computer age.

The Reliability of Wireless Mesh Networks in Industrial Environments

Minimize the largest sources of dead time in process control applications and consider the use of an enhanced PID developed for wireless and feedforward control for large dead times.

Automation.com, July 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor In the past, Phoenix Contact's products were typically hidden in control cabinets. Their new vertical market initiative puts them in the mainstream of automation and control solutions, including further expansion in the United States.

Several different on/off actuator designs are available today. Some employ a scotch yoke mechanism, others use a rack and pinion, Plant experience suggests that the diminutive piston o-ring design can

Automation.com, July 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor At Honeywell Users Group (HUG), 'Sustain. Ability.' was defined as including technology, performance, resources, market and regulatory demands; and described as a holistic approach to sustainability that includes best practices, design, build, operations, and management.

An effective frequency domain approach to tuning non-PID controllers for high performance

Start a conversation with everyone responsible for the successful implementation, maintenance, and operation of your designs.

By Dr Harry Zervos, Technology Analyst Energy harvesters and wireless sensors are not always deployed under "a walk in the park" operating environments. The most interesting applications tend to be in sectors where conditions are harsh or devices are inaccessible once deployed.

Automation.com, July 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor New controllers are integrating automation functions, bridging business systems with the plant floor and creating greater efficiencies and performance – all in an effort to achieve the vision of the digital factory.

Part 2: Integrating Analyzers with Automation Systems in Life Sciences