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FeatureWebinar Recording: How to Use Key PID Controller Features
Learn how to use key PID features that can greatly expand what you can achieve. Includes innovative application examples for feedforward and rate limiting. -
FeatureIs It Safe to Duplicate Content on Other Websites?
What are the risks of republishing content and what can you do to protect your site from concerns about a duplicate content search engine penalty? -
FeatureHow to Select the Best Type and Size of Actuator for Tight Control
Where possible, use a diaphragm actuator sized to meet at least 150% of the maximum thrust or torque requirement. -
FeatureDecentralized Supervisory Based Switching Control for Uncertain Multivariable Plants
Technical discussion of the design of a decentralized switching control for uncertain multivariable plants. -
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FeatureAutoQuiz: What Is the Purpose of an Intrinsic Safety Barrier?
An intrinsic safety barrier prevents excess voltage and current from reaching the hazardous area. -
FeatureFrom Words to Worlds to Work: Why Spatial Intelligence Belongs in the Automation Lifecycle
Spatial intelligence is the practical discipline of understanding how physical systems behave in space and time. -
FeatureAutoQuiz: What P&ID Symbol Is Used to Indicate a Temperature Regulator?
The symbol reflects a temperature regulator, filled thermal system. -
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Alarm Floods and Their Connection to Plant Incidents
Alarm Floods and Their Connection to Plant Incidents -
FeatureWebinar Recording: How to Implement an Industrial Asset Management Program
Management has to be part of the asset management team in order for the operation to get the real value from their installed assets. -
FeatureHow Does the IoT Help Build Digital Twins?
Information from IoT sensors, monitors, and tracking devices can provide the foundation for a digital twin. -
FeaturePortrait of the Automation Engineer as a Young Professional
Career advice for a new industrial automation engineer: seek knowledge, focus on effective communication, strive for excellence and get involved. -
FeatureBenefits and Shortcomings of Vortex Flowmeters
Vortex flowmeters are a good choice for measuring the flow rate of any reasonably clean fluid where measurement at very low flows is not required. -
FeatureOpportunities and Challenges for New Automation Engineers
There are many opportunities and some challenges for new engineers entering careers in industrial automation and manufacturing. A Q&A offers many insights. -
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Knowing Your Blind Spots with Your Facility or Plant Manager
There’s nothing worse in one’s work life than when the relationship with one’s manager is not working correctly. -
FeatureWhat's the Difference Between Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning?
What's the difference between artificial intelligence and machine learning in an industrial setting? -
FeatureAutoQuiz: What Device Is Used to Change an Analog Signal to a Digital Signal?
An analog-to-digital converter is a function that converts an analog signal (current, voltage, or electric charge) into digital data (usually binary) -
FeatureTreat Every Industrial Automation Professional with Respect
Set a precedent of mutual respect and professionalism from the very beginning. Once the precedent for a relationship has been set, it is difficult to change. -
FeatureEvent-Triggered Control Design of Linear Networked Systems with Quantizations
Technical focus on the control design problem of event-triggered networked systems with both state and control input quantizations. -
FeatureIoT Is Ready for the Process Industries
For on-site & off-site analysis, industrial IoT delivers data to the right personnel without requiring connection to the plant’s real-time control system.