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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What Is the Effect of the Pump on Control Valves at Lower Rates?
What is the effect of the pump on control valves at lower rates? -
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Tutorial Download: How to Optimize Industrial Distillation and Reactor Performance
Excellent temperature control is the key to both distillation and reactor performance. -
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What Is the Best Way to Document a Control System?
It is possible to create a documentation format that works for design and construction and then can be gradually “morphed” into a format that meets the needs of production -
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How Do You Know When Feedforward Is Needed?
If on a trend recording a change in an input flow or speed (load) associated with a primary process loop causes a significant change in the primary process variable, there is an opportunity for feedfo -
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How to Select the Best Industrial Controller: MPC, Fuzzy Logic, or PID?
Linear programs and real-time optimization need the prediction to violation of constraints inherent in MPC. -
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ISA Mentor Program: A Guide to Success
The ISA Mentor Program connects early career professionals to seasoned professionals who are willing to help coach, guide, and share expertise. -
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Eliminate Deadtime with Mentoring and Social Media
You cannot avoid the need to spend time in the field. Knowledge can be accelerated by communicating with the "best," directly and through ISA publications




