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Here's Why You Should Consider Getting Your FE
The Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam is a prerequisite to the Professional Engineer (PE) exam, which engineers need to pass to practice in the U.S. -
The Future of Automation: Will Robots Take Your Job?
Does automation always lead to job losses? Will you lose your job to a robot? Let's dive into the research and debates surrounding these questions. -
Energy in Fluid Mechanics
A common issue in a lot of pipeline work is ensuring the physical line data and operating data are consistent. -
How Standards and New Technology Enable Humans and Robots to Work Safely Together
Collaborative robots employ technology that enables safe contact with humans, improving productivity. Appropriate risk assessments and workspace planning is required for safe collaborative operation. -
Industry 4.0 Concepts for Discrete Manufacturing Applied to Process Automation
Industry 4.0 initially focused on discrete manufacturing, and now there is an additional focus on process automation -
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PID Controller Tracking of Industrial Robotic Manipulators [Technical]
Robotic manipulators in industry perform repetitive tasks in manufacturing processes, and ensure a high production volume along with high quality standards. -
How to Achieve Pilot-Scale Process Control Flexibility and Agility
Make the pilot lab more flexible, accurate, and productive while maintaining the Class 1, Division 2 hazardous area classification. -
AutoQuiz: How Are Errors Corrected in Industrial Network Data Communications?
Cyclic redundancy checking is a method of checking for errors in data that has been transmitted on a communications link. -
PID Power System Stabilizer for Damping Low Frequency Oscillations
This paper explores a two-level control strategy by blending a local controller with a centralized controller in a power system. -
Book Excerpt + Q&A: Situation Management for Process Control
Situation management is the competency, ability, and willingness of the human operator to properly and successfully manage the enterprise or activity under his or her charge. -
Decentralized Control Strategy vs MPC Industrial Methanol Distillation
The authors developed a novel, robust practical control structure to regulate an industrial methanol distillation column. -
How Long Does It Take to Detect a Leak on an Oil or Gas Pipeline?
In pipeline leak detection, If we know upstream and downstream pressure and flow, we can make assumptions about what is happening on that piece of pipe. -
Basic Guidelines for Control Valve Selection and Sizing
Control valves often determine the capability of the control system. Poorly sized and selected control valves will make tight control impossible regardless of the control strategy or tuning employed. -
AutoQuiz: What Is the Benefit of Industrial RFID Tags Over Barcode Systems?
RFID tags consist of silicon chips and an antenna that can transmit data to a wireless receiver. -
How Does Heat Transfer Affect Operation of Your Natural Gas or Crude Oil Pipeline?
There are four methods of heat transfer in most industrial pipeline situations. Each involves significantly different methodology and calculations. -
How to Implement Effective Safety Instrumented Systems for Process Automation Applications
Systematic failures in industrial systems are best addressed through the implementation of a protective management system, which overlays a quality management system with a project development process -
AutoQuiz: What Is the Fastest "Electronic" Method to Bring a DC Motor to a Full Stop?
In regenerative braking, all of the motor's energy is fed directly back into the AC power line. -
AutoQuiz: What Is the Definition of Restore Time in Industrial Maintenance?
The restore time includes all activities required to diagnose and repair the device. This includes diagnosing the problem, isolating the device from the system, traveling to the device, and repairing -
How Differing Conditions Impact the Validity of Industrial Pipeline Monitoring and Leak Detection Assumptions
Understanding how the process system and automation equipment work is crucial in pipeline leak detection. -
AutoQuiz: What Is the Best System for Analyzing Multiple Sources of Data in an Industrial Plant or Facility?
A well-designed, integrated building automation system seamlessly integrates lighting, elevators, boilers, chillers, fire protection, generators, access control, and HVAC control systems, which may al
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