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How to Solve the Biggest Maintenance Challenges in the Oil & Gas Industry
The future of the oil & gas industry will depend on operators that can survive the industry’s highly volatile nature and still achieve operational excellence in all areas of business, including mainte -
AutoQuiz: What Is the Significance of the Fieldbus Intrinsic Safety Concept?
The fieldbus intrinsic safety concept simplifies the rules governing energy storage in field cables and makes more power available to the fieldbus trunk. -
![PID Controller Tracking of Industrial Robotic Manipulators [Technical]](/documents/d/acom/robot-2301646_1280.jpg-1)
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. -
AutoQuiz: Which Valve Actuation Method Is Best for a Very Large Force and a Small Actuator?
Hydraulic actuators are driven by a high-pressure fluid (up to 4,000 psig) that can be delivered to the actuator by a pump that is remote from the actuator itself. -
The Enigma of Process Knowledge
Cryptography is a good way to enhance understanding of the more esoteric portions of a journey to understand the difference between what is stochastic and what is deterministic. -
AutoQuiz: What Are the Benefits of Self-Study Workbooks for Operator Training?
Self-study workbooks ensure that all students have been exposed to the same learning objectives and material. -
Does Industrial Control System Cybersecurity Need to Be Complicated?
Industrial control system cybersecurity can be intimidating. Automation professionals can begin with a layered defense-in-depth ICS security approach. -
AutoQuiz: How are Pressure Changes Measured in Industrial Applications?
For most pressure applications, changes in pressure are detected by the change in deflection of a measuring diaphragm. -
AutoQuiz: What Are the Cybersecurity Risks to a Geothermal Plant?
Automation systems are vulnerable to many cybersecurity risks, but email viruses pose the least risk to disrupt operations and create an emergency situation. -
IIoT is Approaching the Network Edge for Almost Every Industrial Application
The convergence of the IT and OT knowledge for industrial automation environments is well underway. Soon IIoT will approach the network edge for almost every industrial application. -
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. -
Why Bypassing the Factory Acceptance Test at Startup Is a Bad Idea
Rushing to startup, taking shortcuts, or bypassing the FAT typically means many engineering mistakes and problems that will need to be fixed later. -
![Process Control Strategies for Wastewater Treatment to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions [Technical]](/documents/d/acom/right-control-strategies-automation-level-instrumentation-optimal-process-design-water-reclamation-wastewater.jpg)
Process Control Strategies for Wastewater Treatment to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions [Technical]
Control strategies are used in wastewater treatment plants to improve effluent quality, lower operating costs, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. -
AutoQuiz: Technical Characteristics of the Open Systems Interconnection Model
The presentation layer for protocols used in control systems provides the translation of data received into a usable format, such as binary data from a programmable logic controller into floating poin -
An Introduction to Operations Research in the Process Industries
Operations research concepts are well-known in the field of project management and are evident in Gantt charts and critical path method organization and planning. -
Mechatronics: The Evolution From Mechanical to Information-Based Industrial Automation
In industrial automation, the mechanical-to-informatics ratio has nearly inverted over the past two decades in diverse industries including assembly, energy distribution, and batch processing. -
AutoQuiz: How to Install Thermocouple Extension Wires
Proper installation of thermocouple extension wires requires special terminal blocks to prevent additional junctions from being formed. -
Webinar Recording: Lessons Learned During the Migration to a New DCS
DCS migration topics: proper setting of tuning parameters, controller output scales, anti-reset windup limits, grounding, wiring, & configuration practices. -
Licensure, ISA Turning 75, and the 2019 Annual Leadership Conference
ISA 2019 President Paul Gruhn discusses critical industry issues related to professional licensure. He also celebrates ISA's 75th birthday and invites readers to attend the annual ISA leadership confe -
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.
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![Process Control Strategies for Wastewater Treatment to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions [Technical]](/o/adaptive-media/image/7882253/small-576/right-control-strategies-automation-level-instrumentation-optimal-process-design-water-reclamation-wastewater.jpg?t=1772462461774)
