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Fieldbus System Integrity and the Benefits of Modular Infrastructure
By Jason Norris and Jason Nicholl, Phoenix Contact A modular approach to Fieldbus can help achieve maximum availability and system integrity. but communication interruptions typically happen. Modular field-based diagnostics can help achieve maximum availability and integrity of a fieldbus system. -
Yokogawa Appoints Daniel L. Duncan Chief Operating Officer
Duncan’s most recent responsibilities were as VP and General Manager of the Oil & Gas Division of Siemens Energy, Inc. based in Houston, TX. -
Honeywell upgrades Qatar petrochemicals expansion
Honeywell will supply an integrated control and safety system for Qatar Fuel Additives Company’s (QAFAC) Mesaieed Industrial City plant, 50 kilometers south of Doha. -
Metso to control energy-from-waste plant in Peterborough, UK
Metso will supply a DNA automation system, information management system and a fully integrated Machine Monitoring solution to predict mechanical faults in critical machinery. -
Metso to control bleached kraft pulp mill in Belarus
Metso will supply process automation and valves for JSC Svetlogorsk Pulp & Board Plant’s new bleached kraft pulp mill in Svetlogorsk, the Republic of Belarus. -
Benefits of Online Courses in Process Automation
By Bill Battikha, Bergotech Management knows that training is required to meet global competition; however, management is squeezed between operating with a skeleton staff and tight budgets. The solution adopted by many organizations is online training. -
Honeywell to automate Oil Sands project in Canada
Honeywell will supply technology to integrate Suncor Energy’s control and safety systems, manage alarms, and provide simulation software that enables critical operations planning and operator training. -
Metso to control biomass- and waste-to-energy plants in France and the UK
At four plants, Metso will supply an extensive Metso DNA automation system for all process controls and plant information management. -
Metso to control packaging paper production line in Indiana
Metso will supply a DNA automation system, IQ quality control system, IQ Dilution Profiler for a dilution headbox, and a IQ Moisturizer system for moisture profiling to Pratt Industries in Valparaiso, Indiana. -
Honeywell names Vimal Kapur president of Honeywell Process Solutions
Prior to this appointment, he was vice president/general manager of the Advanced Solutions line of business for HPS. -
PAS and Tripwire connect their safety and security software
PAS Integrity Software Suite and Tripwire NERC Solution Suite are now integrated, reducing the time and resources required to collect audit evidence. -
Benefits of Multivariate Monitoring & Control
By Bill Lydon, Editor A pharmaceutical company describes how they invested in multivariate tools and were able to gain better process understanding and improve batch outcomes. In effect, they were able to transform data to actionable information. -
Alarm management systems: the benefits of third party software
By Jason Cook, MAC Solutions When it comes to selecting an enterprise-wide alarm management system, businesses should consider the pros and cons of a third party specific alarm management tool over a DCS vendor’s offering -
Yokogawa to control Saudi Arabia’s Supercritical Thermal Power Plant
Yokogawa will supply control systems, safety instrumented systems, analysis systems, and other products for Stage-1 of the Jeddah South supercritical oil-fired thermal power plant project in Saudi Arabia. -
Emerson replaces vintage gas turbine controls
The original 40-year-old controls at Piqua Power System were extremely unreliable, often resulting in unplanned downtime. -
Honeywell to automate Asia-to-China natural gas pipeline
Honeywell will supply an Experion Process Knowledge System and Safety Manager to manage operations and to help prevent safety problems in a third pipeline to be built as part of the Central Asia-China Gas Pipeline (CACGP) project. -
ISA and MAVERICK Present Control System Migration Webinar
On May 29, 2014, experts will discuss the challenges, problems and common mistakes involved in a process control system migration, and show how using front-end loading (FEL) practices help smooth the migration process. -
Expansion of Oil, Gas and Energy drives Automation and Control Market
Upcoming brownfield and greenfield projects in the oil and gas and power generation industries will sustain the demand for automation and control solutions (ACS) in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). -
Emerson to replace aging turbine controls at Arkansas power plant
Emerson will replace turbine controls at Union Power Station in southern Arkansas, one of the largest combined-cycle facilities in the U.S. -
Metso to supply Steam Network Manager to pulp and paper mill in Finland
UPM-Kymmene Oyj has ordered a Metso DNA Steam Network Manager system for the Kaukas pulp and paper mill in Lappeenranta, Finland. Startup is scheduled for Spring 2014.