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The Past and the Future of Industrial Maintenance Management
What started as the sole responsibility of engineers and technicians has now grown to become a backbone of business operations as organizations realize the impact maintenance can have on their efficie -
How HMI Technologies Enable Greater Remote Access to the Plant Floor
Converging networking and other technologies ease remote access from the plant floor to PCs, tablets, and smartphones. -
AutoQuiz: What P&ID Symbol Is Used to Indicate a Temperature Regulator?
The symbol reflects a temperature regulator, filled thermal system. -
How to Fix Process Control Loop Problems That PID Tuning Cannot Correct
The cause of a loop problem could be in the final control element, sensor/transmitter, software parameters, logic configuration, operator practices, or process design. -
HUG 2018 - Honeywell Users Group Americas Wrap-up: A Heavy Focus on Batch and Cyber Security
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com Featuring numerous displays of the newest technologies, along with dozens of Honeywell and customer led sessions and technical discussions, the Honeywell Users Group Americas (HUG) buzzed in San Antonio this June with over 1,300 attendees. -
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Tuning PID Controllers for Integrating Systems Using a Direct Synthesis Method [Technical]
Research presents a new design for a PID controller with a lead lag filter using multiple dominant pole placement method. -
AutoQuiz: How to Assess the Optimal Alarm Deadband Setting
Learn to assess the alarm deadband setting on a high alarm. -
How to Obtain Accurate Industrial Project Cost Estimates
Getting funding for a large-scale automation project depends on proving ROI, so an accurate project cost estimate is paramount. Calculating such an estimate needs to follow a methodical process to avo -
ISA to Conduct New and Improved Events in Coming Months
High on the priority list for the second half of the year is encouraging strong turnout at several high-profile ISA events. -
How to Optimize PID Controller Settings and Options
Technical guidance on ways to optimize settings and options for PID controllers from industry veteran Greg McMillan and participants in ISA's Mentor Program. -
AutoQuiz: What Is the Purpose of an Intrinsic Safety Barrier?
An intrinsic safety barrier prevents excess voltage and current from reaching the hazardous area. -
What Are the Performance Measures for Pipeline Leak Detection?
Performance measure for pipeline leak detection are generally taken to be sensitivity (the size leak that can be detected), specificity (the certainty that a detected event of some kind is actually a -
Webinar Recording: Feedforward and Ratio Control
Key insights on how feedforward control often simplifies to ratio control. -
AutoQuiz: How to Assess the Hazard/Risk Category for an Industrial Electrical Panel
Work on energized electrical conductors and circuit parts, including voltage testing on panelboards, or other equipment rated 240V and below would be classified as Hazard/Risk Category 1. -
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Adaptive PI Controller for Voltage Regulation in Power Systems [technical]
A static synchronous compensator is a shunt flexible alternative current transmission systems device that takes advantage of power electronics to control the flow of power to enhance transient stabilit -
Book Excerpt + Q&A: New Edition of Guide to the Automation Body of Knowledge
ISA's book is a key resource for preparing for certification, including the ISA Certified Automation Professional, the ISA Certified Control Systems Technician, and the Professional Engineer (P.E.) ex -
AutoQuiz: How is the Reynolds Number Used in Flow Measurement?
For the Reynold's number, the inertial forces in the numerator are given by the product of mass (density), fluid velocity, and pipe diameter. -
Webinar Recording: Strategy, Tactics, and Tools for the Safety Lifecycle
Learn how one manufacturing organization approached the challenge of implementing and complying with the ISA84 Safety Lifecycle in existing facilities by adopting new management practices and software -
![Neural Network-Based Actuator Fault Diagnosis for a Non-Linear Multi-Tank System [Technical]](/documents/d/acom/neural-network-based-actuator-fault-diagnosis-non-linear-multi-tank-system.jpg)
Neural Network-Based Actuator Fault Diagnosis for a Non-Linear Multi-Tank System [Technical]
Appropriate actuator fault estimation allows for the application of various fault tolerant control strategies enabling compensation of the faulty actuator by increasing performance of the other actuat -
AutoQuiz: What Is the Best Tuning Method for a Catalyst Feed Flow Controller?
Only a closed-loop tuning method can be used with an exothermic reaction where the reactor can "run away" (increasing speed of reaction as the reaction progresses, catalyzed by its own heat of reactio
![Tuning PID Controllers for Integrating Systems Using a Direct Synthesis Method [Technical]](/o/adaptive-media/image/7934588/small-576/boiler-turbine-PID-controller-power-station.jpg?t=1772475814274)
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