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Brooks Instrument announces Eric Pipal as Vice President and General Manager
Pipal originally joined Brooks Instrument as an Operations Director in 2007. Since then, he’s held positions of increasing responsibility within the operations department prior to taking a customer-facing role as manager of the industrial business unit in 2015. -
Meeting the Threat in 2019: Cybersecurity for Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Firms
By Megan Berkowitz As pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies move toward greater digitalization and the storage of more valuable data, their digital security practices become more and more critical. -
AutoQuiz: What Is the Condition When Controller Output Increases in Conjunction With a Controlled Variable Increase?
As pressure increases (controlled variable), the valve output would increase to open the valve in order to relieve the pressure. -
HANNOVER MESSE 2019 announces digital visitor-analysis service for exhibitors
At this year's show, which runs from 1 to 5 April, visitors will for the first time be handed little Bluetooth tags along with their badges as they pass through the entry gates. The tags support anonymous analysis of visitor flows on the exhibition grounds and at individual stands. This kind of analysis is particularly useful for companies operating large or medium-size showcases -
Emerson to help Indian oil company modernize automation operations
The project will upgrade 14 different process units, including diesel hydro-treating units designed to reduce sulfur content and octane-boosting units either being installed or augmented with desulfurization technologies. -
Seeq announces addition of 50 system integration partners to enhance process manufacturing coverage
Partners have been selected and certified based upon their experience and understanding of how to apply Seeq across a variety of technology solutions -
Phoenix Contact USA announces Kevin Zak as vice president and general manager
Kevin, who will celebrate his 25th year with Phoenix Contact later this year, will oversee the company’s U.S. Sales Subsidiary, including sales, marketing, channel operations, and service functions within the United States. -
AutoQuiz: How to Program the Correct PLC Equation for a Pressure Transmitter
To scale the analog input, calculate the "% of the raw counts range" that is represented by the analog input, and multiply by the EU100% range, since the EU0% value is 0. -
Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) announces 35th Coordinate Metrology Society Conference
From July 22 - 26, 2019, the event will be held at Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida. The CMSC is designed to meet the continuing education needs of the portable and traditional CMM communities. -
ISA announces ISA Energy & Water Automation Conference
The conference program will feature technologies and best practices that apply to multiple infrastructure sectors. Today’s challenges include leveraging data analytics in a meaningful way, navigating the new world of IIoT with safety and cybersecurity in mind, and applying the insights of recent Smart Cities Initiatives to improve operations. -
CIRCOR Industrial Valves announces Rotable Critical Trim Refurbishment Program
The program replaces internal valve components to return valve function while restoring the removed parts for future use. -
Emerson announces opening of applications for 2019 ASCO Engineering Scholarship program
Students seeking to submit a scholarship application must be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or graduate program in an instrumentation, systems, electrical, mechanical, or automation engineering discipline at an accredited U.S. educational institution for the 2019/2020 academic year. -
AutoQuiz: How to Perform PLC Raw Count Calculations for Pressure Transmitters
A pressure transmitter is connected to the analog input card of a PLC. The 4-20mA input value from the transmitter is converted into equivalent raw counts. -
International Society of Automation (ISA) announces publication of Situation Management for Process Control
Written by Douglas H. Rothenberg, Ph.D.,—an expert in alarm management and operator support technology—the book explores control room management as a discipline, focusing on the applicable tools, technology, and methodologies that foster safer, more effective control room functioning and improved industrial production. -
ABB Robotics announces series of training courses for paint robots and OmniCore controller
The paint robot course will be an instructor-led, five-day seminar with practical exercises to teach participants how to program a robot safely. -
ISA Resources to Make You and Your Employer More Successful
ISA offers a variety of technical and educational resources to advance your career and make your company more competitive in the process industries. -
The International Society of Automation (ISA) announces registration open for 2019 Analysis Division Symposium
ISA offers two training workshops led by industry experts who have real-world experience applying the technology. On Sunday, 5 May, ISA will hold both introductory and advanced ISA process analyzer courses. On Thursday, 9 May, vendors will provide hands-on training on their solutions and applications -
Effects of Wireless Packet Loss in Industrial Process Control Systems [technical]
Control performance is affected by wireless link quality, which in turn is adversely affected by severe propagation loss in harsh industrial environments, co-channel interference, and unintended inter -
Hannover Messe 2019 Preview: Digital Networking Humans & Machines in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
During a January preview for the event, over 120 journalists, including yours truly, gathered for presentations and discussions from the Hannover Messe team, and over 40 exhibitors, expanding on the topics and technologies that so many will experience -
Rockwell Automation and Rovisys help Hardy Industrial Technologies upgrade distributed control system (DCS)
Hardy wanted to abandon the dependency on just a few raw materials and instead use other nontraditional materials that were untapped in the marketplace. To do this, Hardy needed to overhaul the outdated controllers and distributed control system (DCS) that existed in the plant.


