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The pulp and paper industry has experienced considerable change in recent decades, including advancements in digital technologies, rising energy costs, and international demand for tissue and fluff pu

AVEVA Laser Modeller enabled the rapid conversion of nearly 1,000 laser scans into intelligent, as-built 3D plant models at an unnamed North Sea oil & gas facility.

If a piece of code is to be replicated many times, always have two different people independently test it whenever possible.

Automation Week 2013: most thought-provoking and far-reaching technical program ever

Achieving real world benefits with statistical process control

PCT Engineered Systems' (PCT) cooling capacity needed to be increased dramatically to meet business demands and the company was able to quickly and efficiently meet this challenge using Siemens controllers and drives.

Conceptual knowledge should be sought to see the commonality in seemingly different industrial application requirements.

ISA Training and Education in September: Learn, Advance, Succeed

What kind of MES do you need?

By Bill Lydon, Editor Doug McCuistion described the challenge that the Mars Exploration Program presented and how they took a “project-by-project” approach to achieve one of the most monumental space exploration feats of the century. This article highlights some engineering lessons that I extracted from his discussion about overcoming their obstacles.

Getting real about pressure transmitter accuracy

Coupled with component MES, enterprise batch records provide manufacturers with a cost efficient, non-disruptive (to their existing installed base of technology) manufacturing IT solution that is scal

ISA Training and Education in August: Learn, Advance, Succeed

On-line store provides application modules and productivity tools, including device description files, utilities, tested application libraries, additional visualization elements and tool plug-ins for CODESYS users.

Many of the hottest technology trends today represent a convergence of largely internet and IT-based enabling technologies.

ISA Training and Education in July: Learn, Advance, Succeed

Big Data is Big News in just about every corner of our digitally connected world. Leveraging massive amounts of process data archives is a game changer for practically any industrial process, enabling

Ph.D. student M.A. Kader Rasel was announced the winner of the UniSim Design Challenge to attendees at the 2013 Honeywell Users Group (HUG) Americas conference.

Application of management, operational & technical controls will reduce risks to industrial automation & control systems and will mitigate vulnerabilities.

Implementing cybersecurity programs for industrial automation & control systems requires identification of areas to be protected & assessment of threats.