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The Business Case for Operational Technology Cybersecurity
High-profile cyberattacks and security breaches are reminders that a comprehensive security plan is needed to protect industrial control systems and the critical infrastructure they control. -
AutoQuiz: What Is the Purpose of an Optical Isolation Circuit on a Digital Input Card in a PLC I/O System?
An optical isolation circuit is used to provide a barrier between the field wiring & associated field wiring issues (shorts, ground loops, transients, etc.) -
Evaluation of Different Additive Manufacturing Processes with Liquids and Pastes
The use of additive manufacturing processes is increasing within industrial applications, as they bring some significant customer benefits compared to conventional processes. -
Fault Detection in the Distillation Column Process [technical]
Chemical plants demand fault detection schemes to ensure high product quality, reliability and safety under different operating conditions. -
AutoQuiz: What Is the Best System for Analyzing Multiple Sources of Data in an Industrial Plant or Facility?
A well-designed, integrated building automation system seamlessly integrates lighting, elevators, boilers, chillers, fire protection, generators, access control, and HVAC control systems, which may al -
Are Pipeline Leaks Deterministic or Stochastic?
Leaks occur in an inherently stochastic environment and context so there is no reason to presume there is anything deterministic about them. -
Webinar Recording: Practical Limits to Control Loop Performance
Learn the contribution of each PID mode, why reset time is orders of magnitude too small for most composition and temperature loops, and other PID controller issues. -
AutoQuiz: How to Convert a Transmitter's Current Output Signal to a Voltage Input Signal
Place a resistor across the input terminals of the controller to convert a transmitter's current output signal. -
How to Use Pattern Recognition Software to Automate the Analysis of Plant Historian Data
Predictive analytics, a relatively new dimension to analytics tools, can give valuable insights about what will happen in the future based on historical data. -
How to Overcome the Challenges of Distillation Column Analysis
Advanced process simulation empowers engineers with greater insight into key processes and enables faster problem solving for distillation column analysis. -
AutoQuiz: What Flow Sensor Naturally Generates a Pulsed Output to Represent Flow Rate?
Turbine meters almost universally use a magnetic pickup to determine the number of rotations of the spinning turbine element. -
What ISA Can Do for You
Learn how ISA is advancing the technical competence of everyone in the industry (both members and non-members) through publications, training, certifications, standards, and conferences. -
What Are the Benefits and Limitations of Multivariable Control?
Automated multivariable control needs to be a core competency in the process industries. An updated picture of the multivariable control landscape will help to regain forward progress. -
The Not-So-Distant Future of Industrial Automation
As SCADA, MES, and historian capabilities increased, so did the need for processing power. Process virtualization was the perfect answer. -
AutoQuiz: What Information Is Typically Included in a Loop Diagram?
Tag numbers, wire numbers and terminal numbers, and indication of the interrelation to other instrumentation loops, are the essential elements of a loop diagram. -
KPI-Based Monitoring and Fault Detection for Large-Scale Industrial Processes [technical]
Key performance indicators (KPIs) can be used to analyze large-scale industrial processes to improve operating performance. -
Is Schrödinger’s Cat Alive, Dead, or Having Kittens? How the Power of Observation Improves Accuracy and Reduces Errors in Industrial Operations
More observation improves accuracy and reduces error of all kinds in industrial and process industry applications. -
AutoQuiz: What Is the Purpose of Forward Decoupling?
A forward decoupling algorithm can be used to cancel out MIMO interactions, making more traditional control methods applicable to complex systems. -
Webinar Recording: How to Protect Critical Industrial Control Systems
Legacy industrial devices are "insecure by design" and vulnerable to interruption from cybersecurity threats or unintentional network incidents. Risk is increasing as Ethernet networking becomes more -
How to Get Started with Effective Use of OPC
OPC is a client/server protocol. The server has a list of data points (normally in a tree structure) that it provides. A client can connect to a server and pick a set of data points it wishes to use.
