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With environmental concerns looming, CO2 has been at the forefront of new refrigerant alternatives.

It is possible to create a documentation format that works for design and construction and then can be gradually “morphed” into a format that meets the needs of production

Examine the status of your existing DCS, your future requirements, and areas where a new automation system could offer improvements. If migration is required, then your next step is to pick the right

ISA President Robert E. Lindeman highlights 2012 achievements in his end-of-year address

ISA Training and Education Programs in July

This paper describes the application of the Fieldgate HART to XML based field server and the open standard Fieldcare Field Device Tool (FDT) to gain on demand access to selected HART devices over wired and wireless Information Technology based Local Area Networks (LAN) and Wide Area Networks (WAN).

At the 28th annual ARC Industry Leadership Forum in Orlando, Control Software Standards proved to be an important piece of the discussion, particularly IEC 61131 and IEC 61499.

Robust and well-maintained control system optimization, advanced process control, and model-based predictive control can increase production, decrease costs, and autonomously operate the mill of the future. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.

More reliability teams are using remote analysts to improve efficiency. These four key strategies can assist with implementation. This feature originally appeared in the October 2023 issue of InTech digital magazine.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Manufacturing Intelligence (MI) systems allow the aggregation and subsequent visualization and analysis of data to drive business decisions. Pharmaceutical companies share their companies' perspectives on MI solutions and their implementation plans.

Data historians are key to capturing a facility’s business-critical performance information & are a driving force behind the Industrial Internet of Things.

ABB reported higher orders and revenues in the first quarter of 2012, led by growth in North America.

InTech, October 2012 By Rick Zabel While job satisfaction remains high (79.9%), this year’s survey indicates salaries are on the rise—up a respectable 4.4% over last year. This rise is indicative of the noticeable increase in the demand for qualified automation professionals.

Next-generation distributed I/O and control open new possibilities for connected infrastructure.

By Glenn Schulz, Managing Director, FDT Group FDT Technology holds the key to integrating a wide range of devices and networks in today’s complex process automation architecture. Ongoing development of this technology, driven by growing instrumentation supplier involvement, is enabling end users to realize the true potential of decentralization, transparency, integration, and a unified view of all data and functions within the manufacturing enterprise.

How Shell conducts cyber PHA assessments based on ISA-TR84.00.09.

Build in security from the design phase and carefully plan the entire supply chain.

Effective cybersecurity for remote industrial operations combines several complementary technologies and practices.

An interview with Derek Manky, Chief Security Insights and Global Threat Alliance at Fortiguard Labs.

Model predictive control software identifies the dynamics and automatically incorporates them into the industrial evaporator controller.