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Articles & News on Distributed Control System

Modernizing Controls: 'Modernization' or 'Migration'–Which One Is Right for You?

  • by Dan Furrow
  • August 12, 2025
  • Feature

Before choosing which approach to take, plant managers should conduct a comprehensive audit of their operations to understand their unique situation and needs.

Valmet to Deliver Valmet DNA to a Bio-based Process Plant in Portugal

  • July 2, 2025
  • News

Valmet will deliver a Valmet DNA Distributed Control System to a bio-based process plant in Portugal.

Yokogawa Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the CENTUM Distributed Control Systems: A Pioneering Achievement

  • June 20, 2025
  • News

Yesterday, Yokogawa Electric Corporation celebrated the 50th anniversary of the announcement of its flagship product, CENTUM, a pioneering DCS.

A New Chapter for Rotork’s Service Business

  • February 6, 2025
  • News

Rotork is excited to announce that Rotork Site Services is now officially Rotork Service.

Modernize Legacy Distributed Control Systems and Stay Competitive

  • by Hayden Serio
  • July 10, 2024
  • Feature

The migration process requires an organized and planned approach leveraging a proven methodology and best practices found in industry standards.

Sustainability Initiatives Spur Growing Distributed Control Systems Investments

  • November 17, 2023
  • News

Sustainability goals and environmental, social and governance (ESG) mandates have taken the forefront of every business sector.

Case Study: Fun in the Sun, Courtesy of Variable Frequency Drives and Resourceful Maintenance Staff

  • by John Tinelli
  • September 5, 2023
  • Case Study

When relaxing poolside, odds are that the equipment keeping the water flowing and filtered safely is not top of mind. Behind the scenes, there are likely some fascinating control systems keeping things afloat.

DCS for Power Generation Market Growth Hindered by Shift to Renewables and Reduced Power Demand

  • May 3, 2021
  • News

New ARC Advisory Group research on the global Distributed Control Systems (DCS) for Power Generation market reveals that global reductions in coal fired generation capacity continue to hinder growth.

Tenova Chooses ABB Automation and Drives Systems for New Tinning Line Plant in Southeast Asia

  • January 26, 2021
  • News

ABB contract success in the Philippines metals industry continues to pave the way for productive cooperation with Tenova in the region

Automation Pioneer ABB Confirmed as #1 DCS Market Leader

  • December 17, 2020
  • News

Customer focus, digital innovation and remote services were drivers for ABB’s leadership position in Distributed Control Systems (DCS) for the 21st consecutive year, according to analyst.

Object Oriented Industrial Programming (OOIP) Part 3: Interfaces and Methods

  • by Gary L. Pratt, P.E.
  • November 9, 2020
  • Feature

Your plant or equipment is assembled from objects–your control should be, too. New tools deliver the productivity of OOP without the complexity.

NAES Combustion Turbine Purge Credit Retrofit Reduces Power Plant Hot Startup Time by 30%

  • October 27, 2020
  • News

Emerson executes turnkey project that enables gas-fired plant to generate additional revenue, reduce costs.

Emerson’s Digital Transformation Technologies Support Safe Operations for New Caspian Sea Platform

  • October 20, 2020
  • News

Company’s software and project expertise enables expedited timeline and on-time start for new BP-operated platform.

Emerson Extends OEM Program to Life Sciences to Accelerate Industry’s Digital Transformation

  • September 2, 2020
  • News

Collaboration with leading OEMs will reduce cost and time to bring therapies to marke.

Emerson and MHPS Collaborate on Power Industry Digital Transformation

  • August 3, 2020
  • News

Companies to develop solutions that drive operational excellence and create cleaner, more reliable power for consumers.

Sensor Technology helps ALARIS Medical Systems enhance pump drive design

  • July 13, 2020
  • Case Study

Sensor Technology has harnessed the phenomenon of SAW or Raleigh waves, which were first observed over 100 years ago and which form a major part of the destructive force of an earthquake.

Siemens helps carbon manufacturer modernize DCS

  • July 8, 2020
  • Case Study

Birla Carbon has relied for many years on a distributed control system to optimize the production of carbon black powder. When it came time to modernize their DCS, they implemented an IO migration strategy to minimize plant down­time and hardware replacement costs.
 

EPLAN's Cogineer helps Hanseatic Power Solutions automate control cabinet engineering

  • June 29, 2020
  • Case Study

Hanseatic Power Solutions GmbH (HPS) automated its control cabinet engineering in several steps and has just implemented EPLAN Cogineer. The company has now used a "before and after" comparison to record actual time savings. Electrical planning alone now takes only 20% of the original time.

Emerson helps Oklahoma Gas and Electric automate power plant

  • June 22, 2020
  • Case Study

Located in Luther, Oklahoma, the Redbud plant comprises four identical 1X1 units generating a combined output of 1,230 megawatts.

Inductive Automation helps Madison-Kipp Corporation enhance efficiency

  • March 12, 2020
  • Case Study

Madison-Kipp Corporation (MKC), based in Madison, Wisconsin, makes precision machined aluminum die castings and subassemblies for the transportation, lawn & garden, and industrial markets. When it wanted to bring down costs and raise efficiency, MKC implemented Ignition by Inductive Automation