Articles & News on Distributed Control System
Rockwell Automation announces standardized processes for cement producers
- June 14, 2019
- News
The cement functions have been added to the Rockwell Automation PlantPAx DCS, allowing them to be integrated and utilized across all plant operations. The modern DCS uses a common automation platform for integration between critical areas of a cement plant, including process, power, information and safety control.
MCAA releases 2019 Annual Market Forecast
- June 13, 2019
- News
The Process Instrumentation and Automation market in the United States, valued at $13.9 Billion, is projected to grow 4.4 percent by 2023 to a total of $17.3 Billion.
JMP Solutions announces acquisition of Hi-Def Controls
- June 3, 2019
- News
The Hi-Def Controls team comes with relevant industry-specific experience which will not only provide synergies to the JMP Solutions organization but will also compliment the skills of the current JMP team allowing for growth, promoting learning, and ultimately resulting in the delivery of end to end customer experience.
Amazon Web Services: The Next Industrial Automation Software Disruptor?
- May 29, 2019
- Feature
By Bill Lydon, Automation.com Amazon is clearly focused on manufacturing and, based on industry events, interviews, analysis, and briefings with users applying AWS technology, is causing another round of disruption in industrial automation.
Emerson to enhance control for Nebraska water/wastewater facility
- May 21, 2019
- News
Emerson will install 68 Ovation controllers to control and monitor various utility processes including high-voltage breakers; gas distribution network flow and pressure; water treatment plant control; water well level monitoring; and wastewater lift station monitoring.
BASF chooses Emerson to modernize automation software and controllers at German chemical production
- May 20, 2019
- News
BASF will implement Emerson’s hybrid automation solution that replaces existing programmable logic controllers (PLCs), used to control 20 reactors, with Emerson’s DeltaV PK Controller.
BASF chooses Emerson to modernize automation software and controllers at German chemical production
- May 20, 2019
- News
BASF will implement Emerson’s hybrid automation solution that replaces existing programmable logic controllers (PLCs), used to control 20 reactors, with Emerson’s DeltaV PK Controller.
MCAA announces induction of Ken Hoffer into the Measurement, Control and Automation Hall of Fame
- May 16, 2019
- News
On Wednesday, May 1, during the Association’s Industry Forum in Tucson, AZ, the distinguished achievement award was presented to Ken Hoffer, Chief Executive Officer of Hoffer Flow Controls, Inc.
KPM Analytics announces acquisition of Sightline Process Control
- May 14, 2019
- News
Sightline Process Control is a company specializing in 3D color vision and automated inspection systems for the food production process.
Emerson partners with Vayu to optimize wind farms with machine learning
- May 8, 2019
- News
The three-year collaboration combines the power applications and networking capabilities of Emerson’s Ovation automation platform with Vayu’s cloud-computing wind energy optimization technology.
How Hydrogen Fuel Cells are Transforming Industry
- by Håkan Holmberg
- February 12, 2020
- Feature
A fuel cell is a device that converts energy stored in molecules into electrical energy. Using hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2) as power, the fuel cell produces water, electricity and heat without creating any emissions other than water vapour. This article explains the possibilities of hydrogen fuel cells.
Global Market Insights Report: SCADA Market Revenue to Surpass USD $50B by 2026
- February 7, 2020
- News
The SCADA market growth is attributed to the increasing adoption of automation technologies by oil & gas, utility, and manufacturing industries.
Rockwell Automation helps City of Tacoma upgrade DCS to enhance visibility in wastewater treatment
- February 3, 2020
- News
The city collaborated with Carollo Engineers, an environmental engineering firm that specializes in the planning, design and construction of water and wastewater facilities, to help with the technology selection process. The team evaluated different solutions’ capabilities, support services, and more. The PlantPAx distributed control system (DCS) from Rockwell Automation came out on top.
Open Systems International to enhance energy management for Tucson power company
- January 21, 2020
- News
This will replace TEP’s legacy EMS system in mid-2021. TEP has previously contracted with OSI to implement OSI’s Advanced Distribution Management System with Outage Management capabilities for control of their distribution networks.
The Robots Are Coming: Are your employees ready?
- by Mark Howard
- January 20, 2020
- Feature
Endless examples of robot uprisings and plots for world domination haven’t assisted the technology’s efforts to be welcomed by humans in the workplace. This article discusses three crucial steps to alleviating human resistance to robot deployment.
Yokogawa Electric announces strategic alliance framework with SABIC
- December 30, 2019
- News
Under this alliance agreement, Yokogawa will promote localization in Saudi Arabia, and its integrated control systems and safety instrumented systems will be preferentially selected for plants operated by SABIC in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions.
ARC Advisory Group Report: ABB leads DCS market for 20th consecutive year
- December 12, 2019
- News
According to the report, ABB’s presence in many end-user industries was a major factor in this success. The DCS market saw its main growth in oil & gas, chemicals and refining, where also ABB has a strong footprint.
Honeywell to build Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS) for BP offshore platform off Trinidad
- November 22, 2019
- News
As the project’s main automation contractor (MAC), Honeywell will deliver all systems, detailed engineering and lead procurement for the integrated control and safety system. The solution will be based on Honeywell’s flagship control system, the Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS)
Honeywell to build Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS) for BP offshore platform off Trinidad
- November 22, 2019
- News
As the project’s main automation contractor (MAC), Honeywell will deliver all systems, detailed engineering and lead procurement for the integrated control and safety system. The solution will be based on Honeywell’s flagship control system, the Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS)
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