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MDIS Selects OPC UA for MCS-DCS Protocol Standard
MDIS selected OPC UA as the Master Control System (MCS) and Distributed Control System (DCS) protocol standard for offshore oil and gas production. -
Honeywell to control water distribution project in Kuwait
Honeywell's Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) will be deployed throughout the Azzour Water Distribution Scheme so that operators at a central location can control a network of six different treatment plants. -
Metso to control Jiangsu Huadian Jurong Power plants in China
Metso will provide automation systems for two greenfield 1000 MW power plant units located in Xiashu Town, Jurong City, Jiangsu Province, China. -
Yokogawa to control Cheniere Energy LNG Plant
Yokogawa will supply the integrated automation and safety system for the new liquefaction trains at Cheniere’s LNG facility in Sabine Pass, LA. -
Dedicated Alarm Annunciator Panel Evolution - Deserve Renewed Attention
By Robert Myles Given the issues present in large-scale PLC/DCS systems and the advantages offered by Dedicated Alarm Annunciators, the additional cost to include one as a redundant system is well outweighed; particularly when the system or the process they are protecting and the cost of a shutdown (or worse) is taken into account. -
Aging infrastructure calls for Automation in Water & Wastewater
ARC says automation expenditures in the water & wastewater industry will grow at a rate of 7.8 percent over the next five years. -
Wiley Uses Softing's PROFIBUS Tester to Reduce Commissioning Time
The PROFIBUS Tester identified potential, covert failure nuisances within the PROFIBUS network before DCS commissioning started, reducing the overall time needed for commissioning the DCS by about 25%. -
West Control Solutions offers Free CALgrafix software
CALgrafix software enables a user to set up and monitor CAL temperature and process controllers in individual machines or complex automation systems. -
ISA announces TechTour 2013
Training program makes available several of ISA’s technical training courses to a majority of cities in the US where expert-led ISA instruction has not previously been offered. -
Metso controls biomass gasification plant in Vaasa
A Metso DNA automation system controls the bio-gasification plant, which was constructed as part of the existing coal-fired power plant. The produced gas will be combusted along with coal in the existing coal boiler. -
Integrated Process Plant Management Software
By Bill Lydon, Editor Siemens COMOS 10 is an enterprise platform for the process industry that integrates functions including automation design, plant engineering, operations, and enterprise interfaces. -
New Orleans to Host Siemens 2013 Automation Summit
The Summit, being held June 24 - 27, will provide professionals with end user automation learning opportunities - from process and discrete to motion control and drives. -
Automation expenditures expected to rise in Oil & Gas
Automation expenditures by the upstream oil and gas sector, which includes exploration, production, and pipelines, are expected to grow at an rate of nearly 8 percent over the next five years, according to ARC. -
Emerson to upgrade automation on Statoil platform in North Sea
Emerson will provide integrated safety and automation systems to help boost oil recovery and extend the life of the field while also reducing operating costs and minimizing safety and environmental risks. -
Honeywell Opens Automation Training College in Vietnam
Opened in partnership with Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and PetroVietnam University, the college will boost the technical skills of local engineers for the process industry in Vietnam and surrounding Southeast Asia. -
Invensys controls New Russian Refinery
Invensys, as the main automation provider, supplied complete control and safety solutions, including field instrumentation, process analytics and valves to the new Yaysky oil refinery in Kemerovo, a city in Russia. -
ABB automates Northland’s Kaunisvaara iron ore mine
ABB supplied embedded medium- and low-voltage switchgear, variable-speed drives and motor control centers, a plant-wide process automation system, and fiber optic network equipment cabling. -
Honeywell to control Russian refinery
Honeywell will supply an Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) and Advanced Alarm Manager system to OOO Kirishinefteorgsintez for its refinery in Kirishi, Russia. -
Control Station supplies PID tuning software to Rockwell Automation
Control Station's LOOP-PRO TUNER PID controller tuning software is integrated within the PlantPAx engineering workstation. -
DCS Market growing in Asia
ARC says the total distributed control systems market in Asia will exceed $6,300 million in 2016.