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IMI Delivers ‘Largest Production’ Choke Valves to Landmark North Sea Unmanned Production Platform

  • September 18, 2025
  • News

IMI has delivered the largest known production choke valves ever manufactured to a landmark unmanned processing platform in the North Sea.

Turning Pressure Safety Valves Into Smart Devices to Enhance Process Safety

  • by Mashhood Zafar
  • September 16, 2025
  • Feature

The absence of PSV diagnostics has frequently resulted in undetected malfunctions, expensive downtime and, in certain situations, fatalities.

Energy Optimization for Parallel Variable Speed Pump Systems

  • by R. Russell Rhinehart and Luis J. Yebra
  • September 4, 2025
  • Feature

Using variable speed drives on pumps reduces parasitic energy loss, enables proper maintenance and lowers capital costs.

In Memoriam: Hans D. Baumann, Ph.D, P.E.

  • by Renee Bassett
  • September 4, 2025
  • Opinion

Dr. Hans D. Baumann, PE, a world-renowned process control and control valve expert, passed away at his home in West Palm Beach in the early hours of March 25, 2025.

Nordson Electronics Solutions to Exhibit Fluid Dispensing Technologies at SEMICON Taiwan 2025

  • August 18, 2025
  • News

Visit booth #i2326 to connect with experts on automated fluid dispensing and plasma treatment for semiconductor advanced packaging.

Mikrotron Camera Helps Researchers Determine How to Reduce Excessive Foaming in Industrial Stir Tanks

  • July 30, 2025
  • News

A study by the Université de Toulouse, Laboratoire de Génie Chimique offers fresh perspectives on how process operating variables affect the development of foam in gas-liquid stirred tanks.

Ask the Automation Pros: What Is the Best VFD Design and Installation Plan?

  • by Gregory K. McMillan, Erik Cornelsen, Michael Taube, Matthew Howard, Michel Ruel & Peter Morgan
  • June 30, 2025
  • Feature

ISA automation professionals explain key considerations for using variable frequency drives.

IMI Boosts Uptime and Efficiency at Chinese Plant With 3D Printed Valve Trim Upgrade in APAC First

  • June 10, 2025
  • News

In an APAC first, 11 3D printed valve trims engineered by IMI have boosted uptime and efficiency at a Chinese power plant.

ExxonMobil: Pioneering Open Automation Technology

  • by By ExxonMobil Newsroom
  • May 23, 2025
  • Feature

A U.S. chemical plant is the first to deploy the Open Process Automation at commercial scale.

In Memoriam: Hans D. Baumann, Ph.D, P.E.

  • by Renee Bassett
  • May 12, 2025
  • Feature

Dr. Hans D. Baumann, PE, a world-renowned process control and control valve expert, passed away at his home in West Palm Beach in the early hours of March 25, 2025.