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Flare Monitoring Regulatory Compliance and Analyzers: An Analysis

  • January 10, 2018
  • Feature

By Scott Eddleman, Yokogawa In 2016, the EPA finalized its refinery sector rule on maximum achievable control technology (MACT) regulations, and gave refineries 18 months to comply. In this article, we’ll review the requirements and describe the three types of analyzers refineries can use to ensure compliance.

METTLER TOLEDO releases guides for food manufacturing productivity & compliance

  • November 28, 2017
  • News

METTLER TOLEDO’s new food guides are designed to help manufacturers improve their understanding of food-safety standards and introduce them to processing equipment and solutions that can help operations become more efficient:

ISA announces third edition release of Basic and Advanced Regulatory Control: System Design and Appl

  • March 31, 2017
  • News

Dr. Wade—who has more than 50 years of experience designing, applying and installing process control systems—says the updated edition builds upon the real-world experiences and process knowledge of engineers and technicians to demonstrate the application of successful regulatory control strategies and techniques.

Compliance of the Victim: ARC Industry Forum Highlights an Industry in Transition

  • March 13, 2017
  • Feature

By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com There is an common adage that has survived the ages: If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem. Automation system users are expressing frustrations with existing systems and the lack of modern and open technology.

Top-Down Security Approach – The Final Stage for OT Protection and Compliance

  • November 22, 2016
  • Feature

By Shmulik Aran, NextNine This article, the fourth and final article in a series on OT security management for the manufacturing industry, will discuss a top down approach for protecting ICS systems

Automating IT Compliance Audits

  • August 18, 2016
  • Feature

By Dean Wiech, Tools4ever Having the proper controls in place at the front end of the process can make audit reporting relatively painless. IM and AG systems are designed to automate the user account lifecycle, all the while ensuring that the access provided to users is appropriate

IEC-1131 - The First Universal Process Control Language

  • by Bristol Babcock
  • April 12, 2016
  • News

IEC-1131 is the first international standard for process control software.  By using IEC-1131, a programmer can develop a control algorithm for a particular brand of controller, and import that same program to another brand with minimum modifications, primarily to process input/output subsystems.

Don't Trip Over OSHA Compliance: Adequate Fall Protection Paramount to Employee Safety

  • January 15, 2016
  • Feature

By Rob Honeycutt, co-founder, SafeRack Implementation of effective fall prevention and protection technologies can go a long way in improving worker safety.

Rotork CMA actuators enable shale gas well compliance

  • July 2, 2015
  • Case Study

An unnamed shale gas company in Louisiana installed Rotork CMA actuators run by solar panels to replace existing actuation equipment and control a variety of fluids at line pressures up to 6000 psig.

HMI simplifies FDA and USDA compliance reporting

  • November 25, 2014
  • Case Study

By: Julio Delgado, Stock America HMI software from InduSoft provides eSignatures, database connectivity and other features vital to proper process validation and compliance with food and pharmaceutical regulations.