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Ask the Automation Pros
This long-running series of discussions, curated by 2010 ISA Life Achievement Award recipient Greg McMillan, gathers responses from ISA subject-matter experts on technical topics important to industrial automation professionals, academics and students.
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FeatureThe Cost of a Continuous Waste Stream in Process Automation
Any continuous waste stream is an excellent candidate for a money saving opportunity. Always keep an eye out for them. -
FeatureAutomation Industry Career Tip: Be a Team Player
For a successful automation industry career, work together on a one-on-one basis, and seek inspiration and recognition as a team. -
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ISA Mentor Program: The Key to the Future
The ISA Mentor Program is an ad hoc and extra curricula activity worth sacrificing free time to advance the careers of young automation professionals. -
FeatureAutomation Industry Career Tip: Learn New Skills and Explore Technological Advances
An emerging opportunity is learning how to mine information from an asset management system and an instrument management system. -
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Automation Week: Control Performance Track
Effective and accurate measurement and control are essential components of both improved efficiency and profitability of industrial operations. Traditionally, increased efficiency directly translated -
FeatureWhy Control Panels Can Be a Source of Risk in Retrofit Projects
Project management is really just risk management, and a large source of risk to an automation project is the control panels. -
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How to Use Control Loops to Eliminate Manual Actions and Sequences in Process Control
Use a PID control to eliminate manual actions and scheduled actions whenever a reasonable PV measurement is available. -
FeatureThe Importance of I/O Cards When Performing a DCS Retrofit
The electrical analysis of the systems should not be assigned to a junior engineer. -
FeatureThe Importance of Minimizing Dead Time in Process Automation
Minimize the largest sources of dead time in process control applications and consider the use of an enhanced PID developed for wireless and feedforward control for large dead times. -
FeatureAutomation Industry Career Advice: Seek Conversations with Knowledgeable People
Start a conversation with everyone responsible for the successful implementation, maintenance, and operation of your designs. -
FeatureThe Benefits of Lifelong Learning for an Industrial Automation Career
The more knowledge an industrial engineer masters, the more valuable he or she becomes. -
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How to Get the Most out of Your PID Controller
Technical paper shows you how to get the most out of your PID controller, extending its functionality from basic to advanced control. -
FeatureHow to Improve Batch Reactor Temperature Control
Temperature is a critical condition for chemical reactions to take place. In batch process, control becomes more complicated because of the variability of level, pressure and concentrations. -
FeatureWhat Is the Best Approach in Developing a Dynamic Process Model?
The primary objective of a dynamic model of a continuous process for process control is for the open loop gain, open loop time constant, and total loop deadtime be correct for the effect of each proce -
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What Are the Pro and Cons of Different Types of Dynamic Process Simulators?
The best way to classify process simulators is to look at the original intent of the simulator software when first released, who are the software developers, who configures the models, and how are the -
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How to Check out DCS I/O at the Panel Shop
An I/O checkout on a DCS system is rather difficult because there is no means to “force” the I/O as you can most PLCs -
FeatureWhat Are the Factors that Affect VFD Rangeability?
What are the factors that affect VFD rangeability? -
FeatureHow to Create a P&ID
P&IDs should generally follow ISA symbols for the basic instruments. If you follow that symbology, most anyone can read and understand the P&IDs quickly. -
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What Are the Important Criteria for Selecting a System Integrator for an Industrial Project?
Choosing an integrator for an industrial automation project is like choosing an architect for the house of your dreams – you can get almost any architect to build a dwelling structure, but the house o
