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Webinar Recording: Calibration Uncertainty and Why Technicians Need to Understand It
Uncertainty related to a measurement is a fundamental concept. You should not make measurements unless you are aware of the related uncertainty. -
New Applications for Pressure Measurement Technologies
Improvements in pressure-measurement technologies are opening up new application areas, leading to operational improvements -
AutoQuiz: What is the Most Common Pressure Tap?
The purpose of pressure taps is prevent gas or vapor accumulations in the connections between the pipe and differential-pressure (dP) measuring device. -
Bilateral Control of Master-Slave Manipulators with Constant Time Delay
Study of a novel teleoperation controller for a nonlinear master-slave robotic system with constant time delay in communication channel. -
How to Develop an Integrated Security Strategy to Protect Industrial Assets
One of the top priorities for any manufacturing operation is the safety of workers and people living within the surrounding community. -
AutoQuiz: Standard NFPA Wire Colors
NFPA's mission is to reduce fire and other hazards via scientifically based consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education. -
The Challenges of Attracting Millennials to Industrial Careers
The challenge of the lack of interest in industrial careers by millennials is daunting. -
Webinar Recording: How to Get the Most Out of Control Valves
The data that is really needed when selecting and sizing a control valve is rarely understood and specified. -
AutoQuiz: Characteristics of a Control Valve
A rotary valve has a flow closure member that rotates in the flow stream to modify the amount of fluid passing through the valve. -
Book Excerpt + Author Q&A: Basic and Advanced Regulatory Control
This intermediate-level book explains the application of basic and advanced regulatory control strategies for the wet process industries. -
You Have a Voice in Helping to Shape ISA’s Future
ISA President Steven Pflantz encourages ISA members to make a more conscious effort to talk about ISA and their experience. -
How to Become a Small Business Defense Contractor
It may seem intimidating to sell to the government, but the opportunity is there if you are financially sound, well prepared, and persistent. -
AutoQuiz: What Type of Electrical Enclosure Resists Corrosion and Provides Protection?
NEC 2002 defines an enclosure Type 4x as ideal for outdoor use and resistant to splashing water, windblown dust, hose directed water, and corrosion. -
Why the Life Sciences Need Robotics
Powerful market forces are driving exciting changes in the use and design of laboratory automation and robotics. -
How to Use Real-Time Analytics to Achieve Operational Excellence
Real-time analytics enable manufacturers to make smarter, better, faster decisions to achieve greater productivity from existing equipment. -
AutoQuiz: What is the Coriolis Effect?
Using the Coriolis effect that causes a laterally vibrating tube to distort, a direct measurement of mass flow is obtainable using a Coriolis flowmeter. -
How to Leverage ISA Standards to Achieve Sustainable Benefits During Industrial Project Design
Leveraging ISA standards during the industrial project design phase can enable companies to achieve sustainable benefits. -
Modern DCS Graphics: Level 1 Overview Displays
Level 1 DCS overview displays can help eliminate keyhole & tunneling effect some operators may experience from focusing on level 2, 3 & 4 control graphics. -
Modified Smith Predictor-Based Cascade Control of Unstable Time Delay Processes
An improved cascade control structure with a modified Smith predictor is proposed for controlling open-loop unstable time delay processes. -
How to Overcome Challenges of PID Control and Analyzer Applications via Wireless Measurements
An enhanced PID controller simplifies tuning and improves loop stability and reliability for loops dominated by discontinuous measurement updates.
