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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.

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 will replace turbine controls at Union Power Station in southern Arkansas, one of the largest combined-cycle facilities in the U.S.

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.

Tactics for Advanced Troubleshooting Boot Camp (TATC) helps experienced technicians more rapidly identify and solve complex process control problems.

Emerson will engineer and install its Ovation control system at Craig Station, the second-largest power generating facility in Colorado.

BASF has decided to establish TuneWizard as a standard control loop tuning software for internal use.

Yokogawa China will provide the CENTUM VP integrated control system to Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum, which is constructing an advanced coal/oil co-processing pilot plant.

Metso will supply a DNA automation system, a safety system, and links to Neste Oil's existing systems, as well as automated on-off and emergency shutdown (ESD) valves.

InTech Plus mobile app for the Apple iPad enables automation professionals to rapidly access, scan and digest a diverse range of technical and educational content.

The Design Group Columbus office will specialize in process design, process automation, regulatory compliance, control system integration, and other technology services.

Emerson will provide a DeltaV Operator Training Solution (OTS) for BP’s Quad 204 North Sea FPSO replacement project.

The Absolut Vodka distillation process is now under control of ABB’s System 800xA. It provides trend data, asset monitoring and Smart Client information management.

Yokogawa wil supply a CENTUM VP integrated production control system for the monitoring and control of all plant facilities at a combined cycle power plant being built for UTE in Punta del Tigre.

The ship will be the world’s largest Moss-type LNG carrier and will be used for transporting LNG from an onshore LNG processing plant that is being constructed as part of the Ichthys LNG project.

As main automation contractor for the massive upgrade, Emerson provided technologies and services that helped enable the Chicago-area refinery modernize its facility to process advantaged crude supplies.

By Bill Lydon, Editor At Automation Fair 2013, I spoke with Rockwell Automation’s Frank Kulaszewicz about the progress on their new architecture developments. The new controller architecture will consist of a backplane and each module will have its own IP address. Every motor drive, intelligent overload, intelligent sensor, intelligent light curtain, and other device will have an IP address.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The improvement of manufacturing productivity and quality requires sharing data and synchronizing controllers. This can now be accomplished by using new standards that were jointly developed by PLCopen and the OPC Foundation.

ISA will conduct four highly intensive technical training events—comprised of technician, automation engineering and safety courses—in Denver, Houston, and Carson, California during 2014.

By Bill Lydon, Editor At the 2013 Rockwell Automation Fair, Cisco described how their routers are becoming distributed embedded computer devices, intended to process and react to information from devices and sensors at the edge of the network. Could your next automation controller be embedded in an Ethernet switch?