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ISA Training and Education in March: Learn, Advance, Succeed
ISA Training and Education in March: Learn, Advance, Succeed -
Ex d Enclosures: Understanding the Standards
By Toni Ott, Cooper Crouse-Hinds When specifying explosion-proof (Ex d) enclosures to house electrical apparatus for use in explosive atmospheres, engineers must ensure they fully understand the implications of modifying the enclosure as part of the certified equipment prior to and after installation. -
What Are the Opportunities and Challenges for Alternative Energy?
How can we produce enough sustainable energy while avoiding unacceptable environmental consequences? ISA's book, Future Energy, explores the options. -
Executive Interview - Blake Moret, Senior Vice President at Rockwell Automation
By Bill Lydon, Editor I recently had the opportunity to talk with Blake Moret, Senior Vice President at Rockwell Automation. Other than their process control initiatives, we discussed networks, energy monitoring, embedded controllers, regenerative energy and their services business. -
Level Measurement: Determining Interface Position Between Two Media
Many techniques are available for the level measurement of media interfaces, each with its own trade-offs of advantages and limitations. -
Management's View of Automation - Investment Value
By Bill Lydon, Editor Part 2 - A survey conducted by pharmaceutical companies identifies their return on investment (ROI) of automation projects. The most enlightening (and disturbing) facts came out in a panel discussion of the survey results - it appears Operations and Automation people are not communicating enough. -
How to Use Simulation and Virtual Plants for Process Improvement
First principle models & experimental models in a virtual plant offer powerful tools for process control improvement and an operator training system. -
Dale Gaerke Selected 2013 Engineer of the Year by the Toledo/Northwest Ohio Community
Dale Gaerke Selected 2013 Engineer of the Year by the Toledo/Northwest Ohio Community -
What in the world is happening? Find out at Hanover Messe 2013
By Bill Lydon, Editor To remain competitive, a company needs to constantly expose its people to new ideas, processes, and technology. The investment in people attending trade fairs, like Hannover Messe, is a knowledge investment that is fundamental to maintaining and improving manufacturing competitiveness. -
Automation Imperative - Core Business Function
by Bill Lydon, Editor The success factors in manufacturing are changing - making it imperative that all size companies use automation as a strategic tool to compete. Companies large and small can cost-effectively implement automation systems ranging from robots to full-scale enterprise integration. -
A New Approach to Advancing the Connected Enterprise
A New Approach to Advancing the Connected Enterprise -
Always Design in Spare Capacity to Allow for Industrial Plant Expansion
A common rule of thumb for most systems is to add at least 25 percent spare capacity to the original design. -
Improving Distillation Tower Operation
Improving Distillation Tower Operation -
Robots Create Jobs, Enable Small Companies to Compete Worldwide
By Bill Lydon, Editor The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) provided a review of industry growth and hosted the IFR CEO Round Table discussion at AUTOMATE in Chicago. The bottom line is...robots create jobs by enabling manufacturers to be globally competitive and grow more quickly. -
How to Improve Setpoints in Industrial Processes
Setpoints in industrial automation and manufacturing processes can be improved by achieving a higher level of control and knowledge. -
Management’s View of Automation - Impressions of Automation Performance
By Bill Lydon, Editor A survey conducted by pharmaceutical companies of their operations management indicates management has higher expectations of benefits from automation than is being realized in their plants. Responses of that survey are highlighted in this Part 1 article from the 2012 Pharmaceutical Automation Roundtable. -
Tuning PI controllers for stable processes with specifications on gain and phase margins
Tuning PI controllers for stable processes with specifications on gain and phase margins -
Thin Clients Eliminating Plant Floor PCs
By Bill Lydon, Editor With higher speed and more reliable Ethernet networks, lower cost more powerful computers, and virtualized systems, Thin Clients are becoming effective replacements for PCs. -
Murphy's Law Is Alive and Well in Industrial Processes
Automation engineers love to create complex solutions. But try not to complicate a solution any more than necessary. -
Making the Most of Your ISA Membership: InTech Magazine
Making the Most of Your ISA Membership: InTech Magazine
