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AutoQuiz: What Are the Detectors Used in Level Measurement?
Hydrostatic head, weight, radioactive properties, density, and sonic detectors are all used in what methods of level measurement? -
AutoQuiz: How Do You Calculate Specific Gravity?
How to Calculate Specific Gravity -
Industry 4.0 puts new demands on connection technology
By Andreas Huhmann, HARTING Industry 4.0’s use of Cyber-Physical Systems has radically altered the face of industrial production. Still, Industry 4.0 will only become a reality when the cyber world and physical world are connected. It entails new demands on network technology and by extension on connection technology. -
AutoQuiz: What Control is Used When a Specific Blend of Two Different Materials is Required?
What Control is Used When a Specific Blend of Two Different Materials is Required? -
AutoQuiz: Condition When Percentage of Flow Through a Valve Equals the Percentage of Plug Movement
What does it mean when the percentage of flow through a valve equals the percentage of plug movement? -
Control System Migration is a Major Learning Opportunity
A major migration project offers what is arguably the best opportunity to train the next generation of automation engineers and plant operators in a way that can yield benefits for many years to come. -
Adaptive Terminal Sliding-Mode Control Strategy for DC-DC Buck Converters
An ISA technical paper presents an adaptive terminal sliding mode control strategy for DC–DC buck converters. -
AutoQuiz: Can You Match Valve Symbol Designations?
Test your ability to match the name for valve symbol designations. -
Best Location to Calibrate Instruments: Field or Workshop?
Deciding whether to calibrate instruments in the field or workshop is not a simple choice. The two methods often complement each other. -
AutoQuiz: What are the Failsafe Positions for a Valve?
What are the failsafe positions for a valve? -
AutoQuiz: How Many Routing Ports are on Pneumatic Solenoid Valves?
Solenoids can be 2-way, 3-way, 4-way or 5-way? -
AutoQuiz: In Liquid Flow, What is the Collapse or Implosion of Bubbles Called?
In liquid flow, what is the collapse or implosion of bubbles called? -
AutoQuiz: Which Type of Flowmeter Measures Flow By Measuring Volume Directly?
Which type of flowmeter measures flow by measuring volume directly? -
AutoQuiz: How Do You Calculate the Pressure Measurement of an Open Tube Manometer
If an open tube manometer indicates 6.11 inches of Hg (mercury), what is the pressure measurement? -
Effective Alarm Management Planning Using ANSI/ISA-18.2
Using the ANSI/ISA-18.2-2009 standard for alarm management early in the DCS selection and specification stage can eliminate a number of project problems. -
The Internet of Everything Delivers Smart Manufacturing
There is a greater transition to “smart manufacturing” environments which use standardized IP-centric networks to leverage the Internet of Everything. -
Templated Manufacturing Systems: Are They Worth The Extra Effort?
Why you should consider templated manufacturing systems when investing in a new factory solution. -
Industrial Big Data Analytics: Present and Future
Big data storage and fast processing capabilities need to become one hybrid system. -
Finite-Time Control for Nonlinear Spacecraft Attitude
A fast terminal sliding mode control scheme with double closed loops is proposed for spacecraft attitude control. -
Estimation of Region of Attraction for Polynomial Nonlinear Systems
Estimation of Region of Attraction for Polynomial Nonlinear Systems
