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What used to look like "being on the Internet" was just the tip of the melting iceberg. Users previously poring over PCs and the Internet are now joined at the hip to smart phones and tablets to give their teams, applications and partners constant access to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Industry 4.0, embedded and edge devices, and cloud computing services like Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS).Read More
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Evolution of artificial intelligence is nothing to fearMay 3, 2016'Cognitive computing doesn't think for you. It does the research, so you can think better'
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Specifics the secret to uncovering valuable information and best practicesMar 28, 2016To get through more baloney faster and stay saner, Editor Jim Montague recommends not lingering over obviously useless material.
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Schneider Electric Software honors usersDec 9, 2015Schneider Electric Software recognized several users at its 2015 Software User Conference for Avantis, eDNA, EBS and PRiSM products
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Integrated architecture runs the Connected Enterprise in the real worldNov 18, 2015The new, high-performance Integrated Architecture includes higher-speed ControlLogix controllers, sleek displays and HMI design software
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'Project Certainty' Reduces Budget, Schedule RiskOct 13, 2015Here's how Emerson helps process control and automation users achieve top-quartile performance
Process and power/electrical controls merging into unified systemsOct 5, 2015Here are the benefits they can provide together.
Software and people skills enable M+D successOct 1, 2015World-class asset performance relies on the latest software and analytics, bolstered by support services and personal relationships.
Digital Twins elevate industrial asset performanceOct 1, 2015Engineering models continuously tune performance and increase operational insights.
The essential tools of industrial data scienceSep 30, 2015Big data's meaningless without effective analysis. A peek inside the GE toolbox.
GE and friends show how to harness IoTSep 30, 2015Experts and end users demonstrate how they're using GE solutions like Predix to achieve peak asset performance
Wireless problems have straightforward solutionsSep 2, 2015Applications can be technically complex, but wireless technologies are maturing and the parameters for successful installations are well defined
Dow Chemical and MillerCoors show how to virtualize and simplifySep 2, 2015Two major process control end users consolidate their computing on servers, virtual machines and thin-client workstations to reduce system complexity and save big on hardware, labor and maintenance.
Cybersecurity from the ground up at NovaTech 2015Sep 2, 2015Belden reports how network best practices and the right hardware can go a long way toward mitigating threats.
NovaTech interacts and innovates to master the future for usersSep 2, 2015Futureproof Automation is focus of NovaTech User Conference 2015 on Aug. 30-Sept. 1 in New Orleans
ISA accepting applications for 2016 scholarshipsAug 26, 2015ISA reports it's accepting applications for its 2016 educational scholarships, which will be awarded to college and university students demonstrating outstanding potential for long-range contributions in the fields of automation, instrumentation and control.
Military training strategy improves operator performanceAug 26, 2015The technique puts trainee at key decision points to prioritize actions, objectives, or information requirements.
Global SCADA market to reach $32.7 billion by 2020Aug 26, 2015The worldwide supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) market is projected to grow at a 5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) and increase from $23.2 billion in 2013 to $32.70 billion by 2020
Supplier revenues continue slide in 2Q15Aug 26, 2015Automation suppliers saw their revenues drop by more than 3% during the second quarter of 2015 (2Q15) due to falling oil prices and a strong dollar
Schneider Electric buying Aveva, adding softwareAug 26, 2015Schneider Electric reported July 20 that it's agreed to combine some industrial software assets with Aveva, and pay £550 million to become the majority shareholder of an enlarged Aveva Grou
Prioritize the IoT tsunamiAug 19, 2015How can you stem the IoT tidal wave, or at least find the few useful nuggets in it? Employ the traditional engineering skills of organization, prioritization and project management.
How to accomplish total tank managementAug 17, 2015Managing the vapor space - System integrator Novaspect's Jeff Wolendowski shows how to accomplish total tank management.
Bedrock joins ISA Security Compliance InstituteAug 5, 2015Bedrock Automation joins the ISA Security Compliance Institute to help support the ISASecure Cybers Security Conformance Scheme.
Public cloud computing to reach nearly $70 billion in 2015Aug 5, 2015The report, "Cloud Computing: The Essential Foundation of Industry Digital Transformation—Worldwide and U.S. Cloud Forecast by Vertical, 2015–2019," predicts the number of new cloud-based solutions will triple in the next four to five years.
IoT devices to triple to 38 billion by 2020Aug 5, 2015The report projects that industrial and public-service sectors, such as retail, agriculture, smart buildings and smart grid applications, will be the majority of the IoT device base.
ABB to provide power and automation for offshore UAE oilfieldsAug 3, 2015ABB reported July 15 that it's received orders for $100 million worth of electrical and telecommunication systems, which will enable Hyundai Heavy Industries complete EPC work at Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Co.'s Nasr Full Field Development Project.
CSIA working with MESA on smart manufacturingAug 3, 2015To help bring the Internet of Things (IoT) to the automation industry, CSIA reports it's collaborating with MESA
Honeywell to Acquire Elster for $5.1 billionAug 3, 2015Honeywell reported July 28 that it's agreed to buy the Elster division of Melrose Industries plc for about $5.1 billion in first quarter 2016.
Smart Industry conference promises real-life approach to IIoTAug 3, 2015Three-day Industrial Internet of Things conference, Oct. 5-7 in Chicago, will show attendees how to use IIoT to achieve practical competitive advantages
Honeywell Users Group Americas brings fresh attitudeJul 22, 2015We view automation as a competitive advantage, but how could we use it to help make the transformation we needed?
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It's time to improve automation in gas and oilJun 23, 2015ARC says the current oil and gas market is a good climate for spending on projects that drive out cost, increase utilization and improve operational performance.
ExxonMobil automates procedures, reaps benefitsJun 23, 2015The company's downstream engineering office uses Honeywell's Procedural Operations solution to improve margins, reduce workloads at its refineries and chemical plants.
Uniformance is much more than a historianJun 22, 2015Honeywell Process Solutions' capable historian solution surpasses traditional tasks to aid in the quest for digital intelligence.
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CSIA conference 2015Jun 4, 2015If you couldn't attend the Control System Integrators Association's (CSIA) 2015 conference held in Washington, D.C., don't worry. Our Executive Editor Jim Montague was at the conference and he reported live. Here are the top news
What users want from system integrators in the futureJun 4, 2015Survey results and veteran voices show integrators at CSIA Executive Conference 2015 what services and capabilities they're going to require in coming years.
Peer groups give system integrators common wisdomJun 4, 2015Participants in the Control System Integrator Association's Peer-to-Peer program exchange precious experience and advice from fellow group members.
Economist Advises Integrators to Refocus on OptimismJun 4, 2015Alan Beaulieu projects U.S. economy will drive worldwide growth, and counsels integrators at CSIA conference to spend on people and processes.
Chemical plants streamline distributed controlsJun 4, 2015Two major chemical manufacturers use the PlantPAx system to simplify their process control, optimize operations and virtualize computer tasks.
Zhejiang Medicine Company optimizes product tracking with next-generation labelingJun 3, 2015IP address-enabled labeling system, online app, data gathering and reporting are all part of The Connected Enterprise for this Chinese company.
News from AspenTech Optimize 2015May 29, 2015Our Executive Editor Jim Montague attended AspenTech Optimize 2015 and reported live from the event. Here are the top news in case you missed them.
Deploying wireless safely and securelyMay 27, 2015Wireless is expanding into more tight places and remote process applications than ever before. Here's how it's deployed safely and securely.
Speedy delivery of calibration dataMay 27, 2015Calibration is a complex procedure that takes time, and time is money. Here's how some facilities are saving both and also getting better data
Are you the right fit for wireless technology?May 20, 2015Do you have the knowledge and perspective to take advantage of wireless?
Valero Partners, Profits with AspenTechMay 7, 2015The refinery company turns about 100 feedstocks into end products and maximizes efficiency and profitability with help fro AspenTech's software solutions.
Modeling, Simulation Break into New Levels of OptimizationMay 6, 2015AspenTech's CTO shows how innovations and acquisitions are combined to produce new software modeling and optimization solutions for users at Optimize 2015.
AspenTech Drives Value at Optimize 2015May 6, 2015The market leader in adaptive process control improves user performance, and ensures profit gains for its customers with its new aspenONE V8.8 software and other tools.
Big Barrel, Old-Time ControlMay 4, 2015
The Great Heidelberg Tun Impresses Panel Builders, Integrators and Engineers
Industry 4.0 Infuses Hannover FairApr 30, 2015More than 220,000 attendees, including a record-breaking 70,000 from outside Germany, visited 6,500 exhibiting companies from 70 nations.
Better temperature sensing and data gatheringApr 17, 2015Innovative controls, accessories, software and other techniques are enabling temperature instruments to reach in and help optimize many previously inaccessible applications. Here's how.
SCADA systems: Easier to deploy and operate than beforeApr 17, 2015SCADA systems are easier to deploy and operate now, which is good because they're being called on to manage ever larger and more widely distributed process applications.
Endress+Hauser Opens Process Training Units to Give Users a Real Feel for the JobApr 13, 2015Hands-on training in a work environment provides a training experience that goes beyond the simulator
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Returns to Siemens West ChicagoApr 2, 2015Ten years ago, enticing girls into engineering was close to impossible, today young women are excited to join the field.
State Logic to Aid Process SafetyMar 5, 2015ABB is participating in the ISA106 committee's efforts to go beyond layers of protection, and integrate sequential and procedural safety methods into process control applications
Seek Advantage in Workforce TransitionsMar 5, 2015How ABB managers are turning retirements, skill gaps, and other workforce challenges into new performance and wellness gains.
System 800xA v6 is Even More About ControlMar 4, 2015Version 6 of System 800xA process control system offers a host of new capabilities, integrates with more application areas, and provides more useful functions for users.
How to Calibrate Pressure InstrumentsMar 4, 2015Hunter Vegas from Wunderlich Malec and Ned Espy and Roy Tomalino from Beamex present a two-part ISA webinar on the basics, crucial issues and best practices for successful pressure calibration.
Benefits of Integrating Asset Management Systems with New Software and Mobility ToolsMar 4, 2015Technological advances help magnify the scope of asset management systems and move them into new applications and environments.
An Editor's Education on Process ApplicationsMar 4, 2015Besides learning about detailed best practices for calibrating pressure devices, Executive Editor Jim Montague was reminded of the underpinnings of not just pressure, but process applications in general.
Mine Merges Electrical, Process ControlsMar 3, 2015Vale's new iron ore mine is combining electrical and automation controls for big operational and productivity gains
Building the Business Case for Industrial IoTMar 3, 2015Harness the Internet of Things for better decisions and improved productivity
Hannover Fair Will Provide Industry 4.0 PreparationFeb 16, 2015Presenters show how smart devices and Internet can streamline manufacturing for future productivity at preview event in Berlin.
Level Technologies Get Faster and More PreciseFeb 12, 2015Level instrumentation, peripheral technologies, networking and software are being coordinated in efforts to obtain faster, more accurate readings.
Microprocessors Are the Backbone of Many Process Automation AdvancesFeb 3, 2015Many of the most exciting advances in automation hardware configuration, operation and maintenance lead right back to the chips
Big Data Is No Big DealJan 13, 2015Because Big Data is Really More of the Same Data, Engineers and Other End Users Find Ways to Take Advantage of New Sources of Intelligence
Making Plant-Floor Process Applications and Their Enterprise Levels More EfficientJan 5, 2015Improved enterprise connectivity solutions bring process applications closer to upper-level systems and enable faster, better decisions and more efficient operations.
Brain Power for Power SuppliesDec 15, 2014If Controllers and Field Devices Already Have Diagnostics Tool Power, Why Can't Power Supply Devices Have That Too?
Top 50 Automation Companies of 2013Dec 11, 2014Size matters in enabling the top 50 biggest process control and automation suppliers worldwide and in North America to develop new innovations, fill gaps in their capabilities, and thrive despite volatile economic and accelerating technical changes
Dig Out of the Process Automation Buzzword BlizzardDec 5, 2014How Can You Separate the Few Useful Truths from the Vast Cacophony of Hype and Baloney?
Embracing the Safety LifecycleDec 3, 2014BP and Emerson Process Management Show How to Prevent Systemic Failures in Safety Instrumented Systems
Mining, Minerals & Cement Forum: A Rich Vein of Automation InnovationNov 21, 2014BHP Billiton Streamlines Conveyor Isolation; Arrium Expands Steel Streams; and Anglo American Standardizes Continuous Process and Batch Controls
Simpler Safety = Successful SafetyNov 20, 2014Safety That's Easier to Understand Is More Likely to Be Successfully Applied.
Food & Beverage Forum: How to Stay Safe and SecureNov 20, 2014Cisco and Microsoft Describe Food Optimization; Grantek Covers FSMA; Covectra Shows Serialization for Track and Trace
Oil & Gas Forum: Users Organize Big Data, Optimize OperationsNov 19, 2014Energy Companies Apply Rockwell Automation Solutions to Enable More Profitable
Model-Predictive Control Smoothes Water DistributionNov 18, 2014Windsor's Water Distribution System Slashes Water Main Breaks 21% by Using PlantPAx Embedded MPC
Ypé Uses PlantPAx, MES to Clean Up ProductionNov 17, 2014Brazil-Based Detergent and Fabric Softener Maker Simplifies Operations Integration with SAP
Opportunity, Upheaval Ahead in Technology-Driven FutureNov 17, 2014Connectivity Will Transform Society and the Ways in Which We Work
Visible Data Means Operations ExcellenceOct 29, 2014Coca-Cola and GE Lighting Use Proficy Workflow, Historian, iFix HMI SCADA and Portal Software to Streamline Lighting and Refreshment Production
Leadership Enables Right Decisions on Sea and in Oil FieldsOct 29, 2014Military Skills Translate to Oil and Gas Extraction
Industrial Internet Aids Water/Wastewater—and CowsOct 28, 2014Greater Cincinnati Water Works and Zoetis Find Their Paths to the Industrial Internet Through the Cloud
Cloud Approach Speeds Application DeploymentOct 28, 2014AkzoNobel, TempuTech Get Up and Running More Quickly with Cloud-Based Applications from GE Intelligent Platforms
Technology: The Future Isn't What It Used to BeOct 27, 2014Learn of 10 Major Technical Areas in Which Presently Available Technology and Tools Can Enable Future Ingenuity and Innovations
IT Tools Elevate DCS CapabilitiesOct 23, 2014Fewer Rivalries and Better Collaboration Are Allowing Distributed Processes to Apply More IT-Based Expertise, Software and Networking to Streamline Operations—and May Even Enable More BYOD, If Security Can Be Maintained
Patch Management Service Streamlines System Maintenance at Eli LillyOct 14, 2014Patching Is Not Everyone's Favorite Job. You're Always Trying to Find the Next Hole and Plug It
Ingenuity Ingredients? Think Differently, Speak Up, Take RisksOct 14, 2014Dave Beckmann Challenged Emerson Exchange Attendees to Be Passionate and Think Differently
Occidental Overcomes Rough Terrain by Automating 200 Wells with WirelessOct 14, 2014Occidental Petroleum Talks About the Performance of its Emerson Smart Wireless Instrument Network in a Remote North Dakota Oil Field
New Valve Actuators Address Both Ends of Torque SpectrumOct 10, 2014Emerson Adds a Robust Electro-Hydraulic Operator (EHO) to Its Broad Valve Automation Capabilities
Safety Lifecycle Prevents Systemic FailuresOct 9, 2014Safety Instrumented Systems: Why Do They Fail?
What You Need to Know About the New API 2350 Tank Overfill StandardOct 8, 2014The Three Prior Editions of the Standard Required the Typical Instrumentation and Tests, but They Didn't Include Evaluating the Risks in Individual Applications and Responding Appropriately
'Jump the Curve' to Foresee Transformative InnovationsOct 8, 2014The Futurist's Job Is to Focus on the Big Picture and Point Out the 800-pound Gorillas That Others Are Missing Because Their Attention Is Focused Elsewhere
STEM Efforts in Community Colleges Pay OffSep 18, 2014Pure Partnership, Lasting Legacy
Flexibility Fuels Strong MotorsSep 18, 2014Variable-Speed/Frequency Drives, Added Intelligence and Other Innovations Help Motors Target Their Muscle for the Greatest Impact in Process Applications
Automation Companies Prepare Younger Generations to Replace Retiring EmployeesSep 17, 2014How Targeted Programs Are Raising a Fresh Flock of Fledglings to Replace Retiring Engineers and Technicians
Energy Consumption Visibility Is First Step to SavingsSep 11, 2014Rigorous Models, Complete with Equipment Limitations and Emissions Constraints, Help Users Optimize Energy Costs
Yokogawa EPC Team Assists Contractors and CustomersSep 11, 2014From Single Analyzer Projects to $120 Million MAC Contracts, Yokogawa Focuses on the Needs of Engineering Firms
Quality Face Time Engages Leaders and StaffSep 11, 2014Feedback Loops Are as Important to Interpersonal Relationships as They Are to Process Automation
Gas Detection Easier with Yokogawa Wireless GatewaysSep 10, 2014Using Wireless for Gas Detection Is a Very Flexible Method, and Allowed ExxonMobil to Establish it as a Redundant System
Shale Resources Reviving Energy Sector, Industrial OpportunitySep 10, 2014The Opening of Tight Oil and Gas Reserves in the U.S. Is Reshaping the Energy Sector
Solvay System Migration Doesn't Miss a BeatSep 9, 2014The Wyoming Trona Ore Mine and Refinery Upgrade from Yokogawa Centum CS3000 to Centum VP-R5 Involved Two Domains, 21 RIO and FIO Field Control Stations, 17 Operator Stations, Six Engineering Stations and Eight Different Plant Servers
Automation Suppliers Must See through the Eyes of End UsersSep 9, 2014As Industrial Facilities Take on More Complex Tasks and Lose In-House Expertise, They Ought to Be Able to Rely on Suppliers to Show the Way and Help Them Achieve Their Goals
Process control innovations: What future process plants can be likeAug 18, 2014The long greenfield: North West Redwater partnership is building one of very few new refineries in North America, and its using the latest process control innovations to do it. Here's what future process plants can be like.
Companies Design New Devices That Make a DifferenceAug 5, 2014Creativity and Risk Matter Most and How Much Genuine Usefulness Investors, Supporters Actually Achieve
Challenges of Covering Cybersecurity News BeatJul 17, 2014Executive Editor Jim Montague Wonders About the Stillborn Security Stories That Got Away
Process Automation, Controls Boost Production at Yogurt PlantJul 1, 2014PC-based Controls Provide DCS Capabilities, But They Can Also be Implemented and Reconfigured More Easily than Dedicated, Hardwired, Less Software-Based Systems
Podcast: 25 Years of FieldbusJul 1, 2014In this podcast, Larry O'Brien at ARC Advisory Group talks with Jim Montague, Control's executive editor, about the 25-year evolution of fieldbus networking technologies in the process control industries, the struggle and failure to find a single fieldbus standard, and the more recent emergence of Ethernet and wireless technologies.
Change Immigration Laws to Boost EconomyJun 24, 2014Process Control Engineers Debate How Many H-1B Visas Issued to High-Tech Workers
Good Wireless Design Smoothes Path to BenefitsJun 18, 2014Despite Limitations, Wireless Fits the Bill in Many Industrial Applications
Latest FactoryTalk Batch Manages, Tracks and Protects RecipesJun 17, 2014Version 12 Adds New Capabilities for Intellectual Property Protection
Process Control Engineers Needed To Distribute Their KnowledgeJun 17, 2014Advocacy is Essential to the System to Safeguard System, Develop Solutions Says Executive Editor Jim Montague in This Month's Installment of Control Report.
Studio 5000 Software to Boost Collaborative PowerJun 16, 2014New Capabilities Integrate with Partner Packages
Marathon Petroleum's Instrument Management JourneyJun 5, 2014Field Device and Asset Manager Software Helps Realize Predictive, Proactive Maintenance Strategies
Cybersecurity Demands Continued VigilanceJun 5, 2014Roundtable Discussion Probes Cyber-Secure Defenses and Work Practices
KMCO Gains Big System Benefits on a BudgetJun 4, 2014Specialty Chemicals Producer Leverages Power of Experion HS Solution
BP Renews Safety at North Slope Gathering CenterJun 4, 2014From HAZOP to Handover. How BP Reduced Risk and Achieved IEC 61511 Compliance
Sleek New Console Boosts Operator EffectivenessJun 3, 2014Experion Orion Console Makes the Complex Seem Simple
Podcast: Evolutions and Innovations in WirelessMay 27, 2014
Wireless Has Opened Up a World of New Process Control CapabilitiesMay 6, 2014Wireless Delivers Signals That Can't Be Secured Any Other Way
Don't Look Back, Developing Economies May Already Be Ahead On Process AutomationApr 11, 2014It Would Be Best to Discard Many Old Assumptions -- or at Least Take Them With a Big Grain of Salt -- and Go Check Out the World as It Really Is
Expanding Your Process Automation Plant Requires Bigger Data TooApr 11, 2014Foremost Farms Doubles Production and Adds Data Acquisition and Historian Functions to Its SCADA/HMI System to Find Exceptions and Improve Operations
How to Run Your Process Control Applications Far Out in the FieldApr 9, 2014Establishing Process Automation Projects in Developing Economies and Other Remote Locations Requires Better Preparation, Stronger Supply Chains, More Accessible Expertise, Simpler Controls and Added Training. Here's How Veteran Players Make It Happen
Long-Term Health Problems for Industrial OperatorsMar 14, 2014Sitting Dangers for Process Application and Operators. Sitting Is the New Smoking
Industrial Valves Get Better Bells and WhistlesMar 14, 2014Process Control Valves Are Adding New, Sophisticated and Intelligent Electronics, Networking and Other Innovations. Here's How Users Are Applying Them for Maximum Benefit
Perfect Fit: Operator PerformanceMar 14, 2014Enhancing Operator Performance Means Tailoring the Right Combination of Situation-Aware Displays, Rationalized Alarms, Ergonomic Consoles and Field-Capable Interfaces. Here's How Users Maintain Operator Effectiveness
Fieldbus Protocols Support All ProcessesFeb 20, 2014Flock of Fieldbuses - The Remaining Fieldbus Protocols May Not Be Getting Glamorous, Hollywood-Style Buzz Anymore, but They're Still Going Strong
Field Level Instruments Reaches New HeightsFeb 19, 2014Ever-Improving Instruments and Relaxed Regulations Are Allowing Workhorse Technologies to Excel in Dynamic, Sticky, Multiphase and Politically Sensitive Applications
FCC Allows Unlicensed "Level Probing Radar" in Open AirFeb 19, 2014The Rules Now Require Measuring Emissions in the Main Beam of the LPR Antenna
Fieldbuses Uplift All ProcessesFeb 18, 2014Low-Power, Twisted-Pair Fieldbuses Are Still Replacing Old Point-to-Point Wiring, Delivering Better Data and Using Their Ethernet and Wireless Versions to Support New and Revamped Process Applications Worldwide
Fieldbuses Resource UpdateFeb 18, 2014Learn More About Primary Fieldbuses Used in Process Control Applications
Operator Performance: Check Your HoseJan 16, 2014We Often Pay More Attention to and Take Better Care of Our Workplace Facilities, Processes and Products Than We Do Our Own Health
VPN System Harnesses Cow PowerJan 12, 2014Remote Access Lets OEM Monitor, Control and Troubleshoot Solid-Waste Digester Systems on Small Farms
Combining Pipeline Control and SafetyDec 20, 2013Integrated Control and Safety System for Crude Oil Transfer Pipeline
Power Distribution: Bring Steady, Smart PowerDec 19, 2013Intelligent Computing and Software are Revolutionizing All Aspects of Power Generation, Distribution and Local Consumption. Here's How Process Control Users Are Gaining, Too
Power Supplies Get In On The Reliability ActDec 19, 2013The Demand for Increased Reliability and Global Application for Process Control Is Driving Evolution of Power Supply Design
Let the DCS Fit the ProcessDec 12, 2013Distributed Control Systems (DCSs) Are Gaining New Capabilities, Such as Integrating with Safety Systems, to Match the Unique Needs of Their Process Applications
Chemical Makers Taking Steps to Corral Big DataNov 15, 2013Specialty Chemicals Experts Use Best Practices to Secure Opportunities
Rockwell Automation Showcases Oil & Gas CapabilitiesNov 14, 2013Oil and Gas Booth Sets Visitors on Process Control Pathways
Bringing the Cloud Down to EarthNov 13, 2013Rockwell Automation Uses the Cloud and Virtualization to Turn Big Data into Profitable Decisions
PlantPAx Tools Simplify Oil ProductionNov 12, 2013Perenco Overhauls its Gabon Oilfields with PlantPAx Systems
Pipeline Integrator Unifies Control, Safety, Fire & GasNov 11, 2013Sirio Sistemi Elettronici Tackles Control and Safety Systems with Rockwell Automation Technology
Supplier Alliance Secures Big Data for UsersNov 11, 2013More Connections May Mean More Vulnerabilities, but Awareness, "Security as a Habit" and Helpful Partners Are the Best Defense
Old-Time Motors Provide Reminders of RealityNov 6, 2013The Evolution of Process Controls from Pneumatics to Relays to PLCs to Microprocessors Is Crucial to the Modern World, but the Tools Also Have Made Life Easy to the Point That We Forget and Don't Appreciate Their Gifts
An Internet for IndustryOct 31, 2013Expert Panel Sees Growing Benefits of Machine Connectivity and Collaboration.
PotashCorp Champions Succeed Through SpecializationOct 28, 2013It Isn't about New Technology, but About Siemen's Instrumentation Technicians and Their Relationships with That Technology
Simulations Speed Up, Take On More Varied JobsOct 18, 2013As They Get Closer to Real Time, Simulations Are Taking on Many More Varied Applications and Helping to Optimize Them
RasGas Gets a Jump on SafetyOct 17, 2013DOSS Determines the Frequency and Number of Demands Against the Process Parameters Operating on the Verge of Safe Operating Limits
Cybersecurity: What's Inside Your Armor?Oct 15, 2013Cybersecurity Begins with Firewalls and Network Segmentation, but These Barriers Must Be Accompanied by Constant Monitoring and Verification of Internal Communications and Data to Protect Applications
NIST Identifies Common Security StepsOct 15, 2013Common Themes on Cybersecurity Best Practices Have Emerged
Seeking ISASecure CertificationOct 15, 2013ISA Has Developed ISASecure Certification Program
Punch List for CybersecurityOct 15, 2013How to Improve Cybersecurity in Existing Process Applications?
"Pervasive Sensing" to Reach Far Beyond the ProcessOct 3, 2013Three of Emerson Process Management's Customers Showed How They're Using Pervasive Sensing Solutions
Incus Hears Tiny Gas Leaks in Big AreasOct 2, 2013Incus Ultrasonic Gas Leak Detector Can Provide Immediate Warnings of Toxic, Asphyxiating or Combustible Gas Leaks and Other Conditions
Santos Integrates Intelligent Field with Transformative Operations CenterOct 2, 2013Automation Professionals Needed a More Efficient Way to Run Their Plants, Monitor and Control the Fields, and Integrate Operations. Santos Ltd. Delivered!
Changing of the Guard in Nuclear Pressure TransmittingSep 30, 2013New 3150 Series of Nuclear Qualified Transmitters Provides Drop-in Replacement for Venerable 1150 Series
Ergon's Mobile Workers Embrace Wireless FreedomSep 30, 2013Wireless Network Eliminates the Disconnect Between Field Workers and Control Room Operators.
RasGas Gets Jump on Process Safety with Leading IndicatorsSep 12, 2013Demand on Safety System (DOSS) Reports Help Head Off Safety Incidents
Process Control Harvest TimeSep 12, 2013On the Job and Off, It's Possible to Revisit Familiar Places, Issues and People, Explore Them More Fully and Gain a Deeper Understanding
Field Device Manager Streamlines Instrument TasksSep 12, 2013Asset Management Software Manages, Unifies Instrumentation Maintenance
Coordinated Motion, Concentrated PowerSep 12, 2013Drives Choreograph Motors for the Greatest Effect and Energy Savings. Here's How Experienced Users Gain Their Advantages
10 Things to Consider When Selecting a VFDSep 12, 2013Follow These Guidelines and Build a Reliable VFD System
Foxboro Evo System Sports Powerful New ControllerSep 11, 2013FCP280 Lays Groundwork for Invensys "Platform of the Future"
Virtualization Streamlines System LifecycleSep 11, 2013Consolidation, Decoupling of Software Applications from Physical Hardware Saves Time and Effort
Cyber Protection for Safety SystemsSep 11, 2013NIST Framework Puts Need for Continuous Process in Perspective
Foxboro Evo System Aims to 'Future-Proof' AutomationSep 10, 2013New System Is Latest Iteration of Invensys' Continuously Current Offering
Our Website Gets BetterSep 5, 2013Our Site Has Moved to a New Content Management System (CMS) and Now We Have a Shiny, New Website That's Even More Informative, Useful and Helpful Than It Was Before
Chevron Manages BMA Upgrade LifecycleAug 8, 2013So What's the Motivation for All These Upgrades? Well, Chevron's First Priority Is Safety and the Environment
Workingman's WirelessAug 7, 2013More Routine Process Control Applications Are Adopting Wireless to Save Cable, Secure Added Signals, and Transfer Data from Spots Where Wire Can't Go. Here's How Veteran Users Do It Every Day
State of Wireless NetworkingAug 6, 2013The Results from a 2013 Survey of 150 Industrial Networking Readers Provide Insight into Wireless Options
How to Get Wireless Up and RunningAug 6, 2013While Each Application Has Its Own Quirks and Requirements, There Are Still Some Primary Procedures for Implementing Wireless in Any Process or Plant
Rationalizing and refocusing on alarmsAug 5, 2013Projects to Logically Renovate Alerts and Alarms in Large Applications Can Benefit from Seeing More Clearly into Their Processes with Improved HMI Tools
Advanced Process Control (APC) Oasis for Drought-Stricken Ethanol PlantJul 15, 2013Assistance from Something Like Advanced Process Control (APC) Helped Hankinson Renewable Energy LLC Pull Through During Drought
Shell Deepwater Taming Big Data WhaleJun 19, 2013Exception-based Surveillance Helps Manage Hundreds of Millions of Daily Data Points
Valero Streamlines Wireless Gains with ExperienceJun 19, 2013Practice Makes Perfect--and Wireless Process Monitoring Is No Exception
Advanced Control an Oasis for Drought-Stricken Ethanol PlantJun 18, 2013Advanced Process Controls Help Hankinson Renewable Energy Shift Production to a More Profitable Mix
For Chevron, Blend Optimization Is a Lifecycle JourneyJun 18, 2013Incremental Performance Improvements Can Deliver Outsized Returns
True Commitment Meets Changing World's ChallengesJun 17, 2013How Do You Cope with Increasing Process Accidents, Accelerating Cyber Attacks, Ever More Remote Resources, Aging Workforces and Recovering but Delicate Economies?
Experion PKS Orion Keeps Pouring on the InnovationsJun 17, 2013A Look Under the Hood of Honeywell's Flagship Control Platform
Intrinsic Safety Aids Cost-Effective Coal MiningJun 14, 2013Daw Mill Colliery Implements Intrinsically Safe (IS) PLCs and IS Ethernet and Supporting Components to Fuel U.K. Power Utilities
Process Control Renovations: DCS EditionJun 14, 2013You Can Do More Than You Think
Controls and process applications can be restoredJun 11, 2013Restoration possible: Many distributed control systems (DCSs) are rapidly aging and risk breaking down. Luckily, there are many tools and innovative methods for supporting and breathing new life into controls and process applications
Creative Computing for ControlMay 16, 2013PC-Based Control Is Taking Over in a Variety of New and Upcoming Process Industry Applications. Here Are Some of the Most Innovative Solutions
Process Automation Industry: When an Apology Is Just Not Good EnoughMay 10, 2013We Can't See Most Tragedies Coming, but There Must Be Dozens of People Who Could Have Seen the West Fertilizer Disaster Coming
Motors and Drives Grow Up and GraduateMay 8, 2013Motors and Drives Have Been Moving Up to Variable-Speed Control for Better Accuracy, but Now They're Also Increasing Power Density and Efficiency and Even Coordinating More Closely With PLCs and Intelligent Systems
The Process Automation Assisted by AudioApr 30, 2013Our Articles Get Accompanying Audio and Video Recordings. Check Them Out
Flow EverywhereApr 16, 2013Executive Editor Jim Montague Talks About Unusual Flow Applications. Flow Configuration and Conditioning Are Not Only Necessary in Machines, but Also in the Human Body
Flow Charts New WatersApr 8, 2013Flowmeters, Controllers and Their Supporting Components and Software Are Adding New Functions That Are Allowing Them to Take On Some New and Unusual Tasks and Applications
DTE Energy Tackles Unruly AlarmsMar 28, 2013Rationalization Process Restores Meaning--One Alarm at a Time
Make the Most of Your Generation GapsMar 28, 2013From Traditionalists to Millennials: Making Sense of Today's Multi-Generational Workforce
Moving Your Historian to the Cloud — CarefullyMar 27, 2013Process Manufacturers Already Are Leveraging Cloud Technologies for Process Control-Related Applications
Baldor Solution Drives Cooling Tower PerformanceMar 26, 2013In with Efficiency and Reliability; Out with Noise and Troublesome Gearboxes
CEO Hogan Bullish on ABB OutlookMar 26, 2013ABB Leadership Expresses Optimism at Opening of ABB Automation & Power World 2013
Automation Professionals Avoid Talking About TrainingMar 15, 2013Lets Talk About Training. It Is Essential to Improving Operator Performance or the Appropriate Actions of Anyone in a Critical Situation
Process Automation Operator Performance Gets BetterMar 6, 2013Prioritized Data, Simpler Displays, Human-Factors-Designed Equipment, Fatigue-Reduction Efforts, Alarm Planning and Other Tools Can All Improve Situational Awareness and Operator Performance. So How Much Do You Need of Each?
Group Network HealthFeb 11, 2013Industrial Network Components Merit the Same Awareness and Maintenance as the Controls Whose Data They Convey
PLCs Taking Some Excellent AdventuresJan 14, 2013Engineers Are Deploying More Capable Programmable Logic Controllers in Some New and Unusual Applications. Here's How They're Doing It
Just Another Variable in the Process Automation IndustryJan 10, 2013Jim Montague Recaps Automation Tools Talked About During Automation Fair 2012. These Tools Help Industry Professionals Save Power and Compete Sustainably
User Groups Useful Way Beyond Scheduled EventsJan 9, 2013Here At Control We Report Live While The Conferences Happen, but You can Find Information about the Event and Beyond Even After the Conferences Are Long Gone
Power Supplies Take Sophisticated PathsDec 10, 2012Using Many of the Same Data Processing Tools and Software as Process Controllers, Power Supplies Are Diversifying Their Capabilities and Serving in Many New and Different Applications
BP Should Have Read OobleckDec 6, 2012Apologies Only Make Environmental Damages Disappear in Fairy Tales, Yet There's a Lesson to Learned from Children's Fables
Advanced Process Control PodcastNov 29, 2012In this podcast, Peter Reynolds, senior consultant at ARC Advisory Group, talks with Jim Montague, Control's executive editor, about advanced process control, and how to make it simpler to implement and maintain.
Valero's Good ExamplesNov 12, 2012Automation in the Refinery of Today It's Not Business as Usual
Marine Forum Takes Control to SeaNov 8, 2012Shipboard Power Systems Benefit from Rockwell Automation Technology
Flexibility Driving the Future of AutomationNov 8, 2012Flexible Production, Cloud Computing Pave the Way to Future for Rockwell Automation and Users
Oil & Gas Producers Innovate to Tap Hard-to-Reach ResourcesNov 8, 2012Stories of Enhanced Recovery from China, Ecuador and Texas
Manufacturers Share Sustainability WinsNov 7, 2012Energy Savings and Environmental Compliance Delivered for Goodyear, Colorcon and Energenic.
Smart Manufacturing Will Rise to Global ChallengesNov 6, 2012Rockwell Automation Has a Plan to Elevate Manufacturing's Performance
TDL Analyzers Promise Better Combustion ControlNov 1, 2012Yokogawa and EPRI Studying Tunable-Diode Lasers for Flue-Gas Monitoring
Social Media: SCADA for Your CareerNov 1, 2012Engineers Can Strengthen the Practices and Habits Needed to Advance Their Careers Using Social Media
Process Security is a Never-Ending JourneyOct 30, 2012Users and Suppliers Must Collaborate to Patch Control System Vulnerabilities
Risk Assessment Skills Needed for SIS SuccessOct 30, 2012Instrument Engineers Must Lead the Way in Safety System Best Practices
Winds of Change Complicate Automation LifecycleOct 29, 2012Forecast Tumultuous, but "the Cloud" May Actually Help
Process Automation Innovation in OrlandoOct 11, 2012We Try to Pursue Innovation in Our World, but We've Learned That Each of Us Can Make a Difference in Everyone's World
Process Simulation Pans Out for GoldmineOct 10, 2012Barrick Gold Is Using Mynah's MiMiC Software to Simulate Multiple Processes for Training Operators and Improving Performance at Its New, $3.7-Billion Gold Mine in the Dominican Republic
Safety Stories - So What?Sep 10, 2012Maybe Everyone is Doing a Great Job, and This Seemingly Unending Series of Accidents Is Just Statistics Catching Up With Us
SCADA Update Protects Potable ProductionSep 7, 2012Windsor Utilities Commission Bolsters Its Water Production System With Data Tracking-and-Tracing Capabilities and Some Wireless Controls
Simulation Advances Aid Users' Design, Configuration, Training and Process Optimization EffortsSep 6, 2012Once-Separate Silos of Simulation Are Cross-Pollinating Into a Functional Whole From Which Users Can Pick the Elements They Need for Design, Configuration, Training and Process Optimization. Here's What the Buzz Is About
All-You-Can-Eat Platters of Automation ProductsSep 4, 2012Browsing Our Product Database Is Like Standing in Front of an Unlimited Buffet, and Someone Hands You a Big Fork, Plate and Napkin. Yummy
Industrial Networks: Priorities and Pigeon HolesAug 7, 2012Nebulous Networks and Virtualized Computing Can Be Better Understood by Organizing Them into Approachable, Function-Based Segments
An Automation Process Application Measurement ReminderJul 16, 2012Trends May Be Your Friend, but They Can Also Get You in Trouble If That's All You Look at Without Understanding the Fundamentals
Everybody on BoardJun 7, 2012End Users, Process Control Engineers, Integrators and Suppliers Are All Getting On the Sustainability Bandwagon With All Kinds of Green Applications. Here's How They Do It
Three End Users = Three Shades of GreenJun 6, 2012Here's How ABB Helped Three Diverse End Users to Get Greener
Securing Your SustainabilityJun 6, 2012Here Are Some Basic Ways to Go Green That Can Be Used Across Different Processes
Airbags for Intrinsic SafetyJun 1, 2012It Is Crucial to Learn About IS, It Is Also Vital to Learn How It Can Be Aided by HPT, DART and Other Coming Tools
Pictures Beat WordsMay 14, 2012The Industry Needs Rebranding. Young People Today Think That Working in Power or Petrochemical Plants Involve Shoveling Coal, But A Graphical Presentation Can Easily Change This Point of View
Intrinsic Safety InnovationsMay 12, 2012Executive Editor Jim Montague Takes a Look at White Papers from Moore Industries International and Pepperl+Fuchs on Recent Innovations in Intrinsic Safety
Crazy, Simple Search Terms Get ResultsMay 4, 2012We All Search the Web Differntly, and There Are many Shortcuts to Get Better Results. Here Are Just a Few
Process Safety and Sustainability are a Two-Way StreetApr 26, 2012Effective Personal Safety, Process Safety and Asset Integrity Programs Can All Contribute to Sustainability Improvements
Arena Immerses Attendees in 800xA ExperienceApr 26, 2012Dramatization Drives Home Benefits of ABB Automation Platform and Control Room Technology
Virtualized Computing Aids Process VisualizationApr 25, 2012There's More than One Way to Display Graphics on a Remote Screen, and Not All Are Created Equal
The Challenge of a Multigenerational WorkforceApr 25, 2012Commitment, Leadership, Respect Help Generations Find Common Ground, Communicate, Collaborate
North America Anchors ABB Global StrategyApr 24, 2012Services for the Company's Extensive Installed Base Also a Key Focus
Precious WaterApr 11, 2012Don't Take Water for Granted. See How New Controls Maintain the Reliability of Water Production System and Read Case Studies on Water Collection and Treatment Applications
Microbrewery Grows Big With Micro PLCApr 10, 2012Coastal Electric Uses Idec's Micro PLC to Automate Greenflash Brewing's New Plant in San Diego and Preserve Its Small-Batch Processes, While Brewing Five Times More Beer
Beyond the EyesMar 8, 2012Process Control Applications Are Designed, Built and Operated by People With the Usual Eyeballs, Therefore They're Subject to Blinders Imposed on Sight
Search for the Asset Management, Part IIMar 6, 2012GlaxoSmithKline, Beamex and Emerson Process Management team up to streamline calibration and asset software - and use far less paper-at GSK's plant in Cork, Ireland.
The Control Room of the Future - Smarter RealityMar 5, 2012The Control Room of the Future Will Put a World of Science-Fiction Tools at Operators' Fingertips - but They'll Only Be Effective if Designers, Engineers and Operators Jointly Plan Ahead and Use Them to Serve Practical, Functional Needs
Cool Tools Coming SoonMar 4, 2012Interface-Related Gadgets May Soon Find Their Way onto Many Plant Floors
How to Build the Control Room of the FutureMar 4, 2012Designing and Constructing a Truly Useful Control Room Requires a Lot More Forethought and Planning
Chips Are Up, Part 2Feb 7, 2012Find Out How More Powerful CPUs Have Improved Process Controllers
Protecting the Network, Enclosing the CloudJan 10, 2012How Can You Protect an Industrial Network or the Cloud from Any Harm?
Industrial Computers, Part 2. Data Processing Escapes the EnclosureJan 10, 2012Whether It Happens on a Cloud-Based Service, Virtualized Server or Plain Old Wireless, Internet or Ethernet, It's Clear That Industrial Computing for Process Control Has Moved Beyond Its Old Laptops and Desktops. So How Can You Protect Such Far-Flung Data Processing?
Shared Documents Aid Valve RepairsJan 10, 2012Using New File-Sharing and Procedural Tools in Complex Projects Can Save You Time and Headaches
Fresh Starts on Greener GrassDec 30, 2011We Can Help You Stick to Your New Year's Resolutions. Find Out How
Simplicity = FreedomDec 7, 2011Reducing Wiring Doesn't Just Save Labor, Time and Expenses
Sample Conditioning Systems Need Love TooDec 7, 2011Process Users and Integrators Must Carefully Design and Match SCSs With Application Requirements and Specifications, Complete Application Data Sheets and Deploy Climate-Controlled Shelters
Blending Controls Sweetens Soda PopDec 6, 2011Schweppes Australia Consolidates Process and Logic Controls in Its Syrup Room With a New Automation and Controls System
Migrating to I/A Series Connects Users to the EnterpriseNov 20, 2011Careful Planning Needed to Bring Aging Control System Infrastructure into the Future
Chips Are UpNov 15, 2011The Chasm Between the Plant Floor and the Data Processing Center Remains Huge, Wide and Deep
Sunny Side SecurityOct 7, 2011It's Just a Matter of Adding New Security Tweaks as Needed, Much Like an Immune System That Evolves to Counter Biological Viruses and Threats
First Aid for Process SecurityOct 7, 2011Viruses and Cyber Attacks ARE Looming. Help From Governments and Standards Is Lacking. Some Engineers and Managers Are Fighting Back to Protect Their Applications and Companies. Here's How They Do It
Epic ExpectationsSep 12, 2011Do We Really Need to Believe We're Each on Some Heroic Journey? Don't Kid Yourself. We All Need It
Smarter SearchingSep 1, 2011Even in These Web 2.0-, Facebook-Enabled Days, It Can Still Be Devilishly Difficult to Seek and Find Specific Answers on the Internet
Shared Pains in the NeckAug 15, 2011Most Professions and Industries Are Facing the Same Brain Drains, Struggles With IT, Going Green Questions and How to Use Social Media
Bags, Batch Software and BiotechJul 14, 2011Find Out How Shire Biopharmaceuticals Accelarated Their Construction Plans for Their Newest Facility to Accomdate the Making of Six Needed Drugs
Automation Process Knowledge ManagementJul 11, 2011Tribal Knowledge - New Tools Are Putting Process Know-How into Online Pools, Letting Newbies Access More Useful Knowledge, and Even Awakening Some On-the-Job Training Efforts
Don't Forget Object LessonsJun 13, 2011Can You Become a Prisoner of Your Lego-like Software Modules?
Serious SustainabilityJun 6, 2011There's a Lot More to Truly Going Green Than Efficiency. Here's How Some Experienced End Users and Their Applications Are Mastering Process Sustainability
Sustainability: Gagging on GreenApr 28, 2011Sustainability Must Mean Questioning and Developing Better Applications, Not Just Making Non-Green Processes More Efficient
Online Articles: Diving Deep Below the FoldApr 28, 2011Many Web Surfers Often Flash Across Stes and Don't Delve Deeply into Any One of Them. This Can Be a Mistake. Come Tour ControlGlobal.com With Me
DAQ in the DeltaApr 11, 2011Learn How Luckett Pump Services the Electrical Controls for Various Pumps, Motor Controls and Liquid Level
Hearing Helpful VoicesMar 17, 2011The Authors and Experts in One Story Comment On How to Solve Problems in Other Stories
Sumo Showdown on SecurityFeb 16, 2011True Security for Process Control Networks Will Require Users, Engineers and Suppliers to Cooperate Far More Closely Than Ever Before
Automation Standards Are More Like GuidelinesJan 14, 2011Heads Up, Oysters! The Evolution of IEC 61131-3 and Other Undermined Standards Efforts Are Just Ongoing Misleading and Unhelpful Arguments by Industry Leaders
Connect the DotsDec 8, 2010The Sad Fact Is Technical Education, Know-How, Experience and Responsibility Go Out the Window When Fast Money Shows Up
The Long View and Valley PowerNov 12, 2010Technology Is Only as Good as the People That Use It and Interpret Its Data, so It Takes a Commitment to Training, Setup and Implementation
Whalers and WayfindersOct 14, 2010There Are Many Parallels Between Whalers and Wayfinders and Profound Lessons One Can Teach the Other
Jury DutiesSep 2, 2010The Old "Don't Say Anything Defense" Doesn't Work Anymore. Neither Does the "Corporate Parent Didn't Tell Us" Defense..
Simulations Invade Model-Predictive, Abnormal Situations on Way to Real-TimeAug 31, 2010Process Simulations Are Bursting Their Former Boundaries and Storming into Optimization, Model-Predictive Control, Abnormal Situations Management and Closing In on Real-Time Operations
Bad BusinessAug 10, 2010If Anything like BP's Oil Spill or the Financial Crisis Had Happened on a Smaller Scale and In a Smaller Community, the Cops Would Have Been Called, and the Perps Would Have Been Horsewhipped and Thrown in Jail
Big SavingsJul 15, 2010A Little Curiosity and an Encouraging Government Program or Two Can Help
Pictures for PolymersJun 7, 2010Be Brave. Be Persistent. Build Displays That Focus on the Values You Truly Need
Industrial Safety Disasters: Not Again-Again and AgainMay 5, 2010More Effective Process Safety Rules Are Good and a Good Investment. Maybe the Weight of Both will Be Enough to Make it Happen
Sparking Future EngineersApr 13, 2010All the Future Engineers Are Already Out There - Bubbling and Exploding with Ideas and Enthusiasm
Professional PatienceFeb 18, 2010Innovators Must Not Be Held Back by Obstacles, Endless Resistance, and the Likely Lack and Withholding of Recognition and Reward
Bad NamesJan 12, 2010The Price of Lying Isn't Just in the Deception Itself, but in How It Damages Relationships and Destroys Potential Opportunities
Involving the UninvolvedDec 17, 2009Persistence and Slow Chipping Away Are the Only Ways to Open Paths to Community Members That Are Otherwise Cut Off and Uninvolved
Shell's Long-Time Push for FieldbusNov 18, 2009What's Next? Making Foundation Fieldbus Systems More Mature. Meaning, Making Them More Broadly Applicable in Projects
Automation: Time to UnspecializeOct 14, 2009Hyper-Specialists Will Research More and More About Less and Less Until They Know Everything About Nothing
Wireless MindSep 3, 2009It's Easy to Say That a Lightbulb Must Go On Over Someone's Head, but It Can Be Very Hard to Make It Happen
Finding Data DiamondsAug 13, 2009Detecting Problems Early Mean Having the Time and Ability to Make Informed Decisions
Listen to the KidsJul 29, 2009The Latest Social Media and Networking Tools. Are They Being Used by Process Control and Automation Engineers?
Shifting to a Safety MindsetJun 29, 2009Profit Isn't Helped by Meeting Production Targets by Sacrificing People and Equipment Integrity. Accidents Really Are More Costly Than Safety
Process Safety Standards and RulesMay 13, 2009All on You - Process safety Standards and Rules Still Lack Specifics, but Some Tools Are Gaining Ground to Help Users Assess Risk and Implement Safety Solutions
Spring CleaningApr 3, 2009The Current Economic Climate Has Many End Users and Engineers Realizing They Now Have Time for Non-Traditional Improvement Projects
Bean Control Engineers NeededMar 2, 2009There Are Too Many Parasites Waiting to Steal Working Peoples Money, and Executive Editor Jim Montague Thinks Engineers Could Protect Them from Financial Worst Practices
Short on SpecificsFeb 6, 2009Control Strives to Give Readers Specific Content They Can Use to Make Their Processes and Applications More Efficient and Make Their Stressful Jobs a Little Less So
Voices of ExperienceJan 12, 2009Some Users Ask Us for Transmitters with 0.10% Accuracy, and Then Buy a Sensor Thats Off by Up to 10 °F at Different Temperature Levels
The Best GiftDec 12, 2008For Kids, Connecting with the Larger World, Including Its Technology and Engineering, Means First Connecting with the People Closest to Them
Security Standards Stewpot SimmeringOct 28, 2008Process Controls Engineers, IT Technicians, Manufacturers and End Users Have Been Left Hungry as Government Departments, Trade Organizations and Corporations Struggle to Develop and Coordinate Basic Standards for Securing Industrial Networks and Software
Get Out the Process Control VoteOct 7, 2008Society Could Use Some of that Technical Know-How that Process Control Engineers too often Leave Back at Work
Two Days in AustinSep 9, 2008Ive Never Attended a Tradeshow Where at Least a Dozen Parents Brought Their Kindergarteners to Try Out the Equipment
Good TalkAug 7, 2008Invite Folks from Other Departments or Organizations In for an Informal Lunch-and-Learn Tour or Some Speed-Dating-Style Tabletop Displays
Skills Shift to SoftwareJul 1, 2008Engineers Must Now Keep Up with a Lot of Microsoft Hot Fixes and Software Patches to Solve Vulnerabilities
Look, Real End Users!Jun 24, 2008Wireless case studies are scarce, so its ironic that Emerson, Honeywell, Invensys and others are coming up with them.
Paralyzed by ProfitsJun 12, 2008Unrestrained Prosperity Is a Disease, so Its Tragic That Drug Manufacturers Dont Want to Take Their Medicine. Just Like The Rest of Us
Everything Old is New AgainMay 4, 2008A Specific Tool May Be obsolete, but the Mental Process That Went into Addressing the Problem It Solves Remains as Instructive as Ever
Worry WartApr 1, 2008A Flood Around Your Ankles Is a Lot Different Than One Around Your Neck. So Pick Up Your Canoe and Get Moving
A Willingness to LearnMar 20, 2008You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricksand Old Editors and Engineers Too
A Willingness to LearnMar 7, 2008You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricksand Old Editors and Engineers Too.
Watch Your MouthFeb 4, 2008Did We Truly Need to Replace Programmable Logic Controllers with Programmable Automation Controllers? Why Not Just Call Them Computers and Leave It at That?
Pace YourselfJan 3, 2008Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers Become Popular. Oxydizer Projects Ranged between 5 to 7 per Year, Now 1 per Week
Pulling TeethDec 3, 2007Maybe the U.K. could re-colonize us, so we could get OSHAs process control-related divisions to be more responsive.
Automation Comes AliveNov 6, 2007The full motion and unfolding sequence of events in videos make the examples clearer and easier to understand.
Wireless Applications Coming to LightSep 27, 2007Wireless case studies are scarce, so its ironic that Emerson, Honeywell, Invensys and others are coming up with them.
Follow in Batchs FootstepsAug 31, 2007Can batch standards, methods and concepts break through their technological limits to the world of ideas?
Survey Snapshots Wireless UsersAug 1, 2007CONTROL recently conducted its first SP100 Wireless Survey of almost 500 readers about where and how they use wireless in their plant-floor applications.
Action Figures of SummerAug 1, 2007Jim Montague talks about the few process control-related heroes found in the mainstream media and in less-hyped branches of literature and the fine arts.
Maybe You Didnt Hear MeJul 13, 2007Why do engineers and their companies tolerate safety standards that arent enforced until after accidents occur, and why do they accept safety device certifications that only cover compliance in lab-based settings?
Get up, out and aboutJun 4, 2007Though some engineers say their industries and job prospects have recovered recently, many say that their administrators main mission is to wring as much short-term cash as possible from their operations.
Can we Talk?May 10, 2007There is some major-league wriggling going on as participants try to avoid simply discussing whether many U.S. oil and gas producers and their supporting industries are doing their best on process safety.
Can Foundation fieldbus (FF) stay hungry?Apr 10, 2007FF may be facing unexpected challenges in its task to remain useful as it integrates ever more closely with EDDL, COTS Ethernet, and Internet-bsed and/or wireless networking. Executive Editor Jim Montague reports.
On the same pageMar 9, 2007Many plant-floor engineers and IT technicians report theyre coming to a new appreciation of the efficiencies and savings that can be generated by simply integrating their industrial and corporate networks.
Luddites unite!Mar 1, 2007Tradition for its own sake is useless, of course, but tradition based on common sense is crucial for the success and safety of process control engineers and their applications.
Real-world educationFeb 1, 2007Many newly minted control and automation engineers find they need months of training to learn how their employers apply their technologies because of lack of coordination between schools and employers.
Seeds with teeth!Jan 5, 2007Senior Tech Editor Jim Montague muses that maybe it's time to think up some new incentive programs for individuals and teams to make more and better innovations in process control applications.
Blood and gutsDec 11, 2006Executive Editor Jim Montague notes that taking a closer look at biological processes can help adapt or improve existing process controls and systems. Read why in this month's installment of Control Report.
Industrial PCs take on new functionsNov 10, 2006A roundup of products new to the market shows the advanced computing functions and diversification of industrial PCs is allowing new forms and new functions for process control applications.
A big grain of saltNov 1, 2006Executive Editor Jim Montague warns us not to let frequently repeated misconceptions and outright lies about new technology get in the way of statistics, because they can serve almost any purpose.
Oh the humanity!Oct 10, 2006In this installment of Control Report, Executive Editor Jim Montague finds the process control and automation field is awash in irony, unexpected twists and tragic comedies that would make O. Henry proud.
Is automation in your future?Sep 11, 2006Is automation really a profession? As HMIs and historians fade into the fabric of manufacturing, what has automation done for us lately? Executive Editor Jim Montague muses in this months Control Report.
The only evilSep 6, 2006There are two kinds of network security. Real and imagined, and it can be hard to tell them apart, especially if you don't know how they work and the problems they're supposed to solve.
Seeing deeply into process control technologiesAug 7, 2006Executive Editor Jim Montague finds that even if theres nothing new under the sun, whats truly new may be a deeper understanding and appreciation of what we thought was so familiar.
Use your own headMar 21, 2006Executive Editor Jim Montague implores us to think and act like a reporter, dont trust opinions (including mine and yours), remember to take all stories with a grain of salt, and of course, don't despair.


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But if Uribe's top officials expected to turn that success into flourishing political careers, some were very mistaken.
|Bernardo Moreno faces the music.
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Last November, Maria de Pilar Hurtado, the head of the DAS under Uribe obtained asylum in Panama after Colombian law enforcement moved against her for the wiretapping scandal.
Uribe has stuck by his ex-officials. He helped Hurtado obtain asylum in Panama, and he visited ex-ag minister Arias in prison. Uribe accused one judge involved of bias and said that Moreno's arrest was "unacceptable" and that Moreno was only defending his honor.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed forward Steve MacIntyre to a two-year contract, it was announced by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero.
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(NEW YORK) -- Fighting homelessness with technology seems to be a trend this month.
On the heels of an effort to equip homeless people with 4G routers, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, in conjunction with the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Jon Bon Jovi's Soul Foundation, has launched a project to create an app to fight the national issue of homeless veterans.
The organizations have launched Project REACH (Real-time Electronic Access for Caregivers and the Homeless), an app-creation contest, which asks mobile and website developers to create an app that will help homeless veterans find health clinics, food banks and housing.
"We all use tablets, smartphones, laptops to check the scores of games. … What if we could use the technology to help the homeless people on the corner," Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan said in a meeting with journalists.
The project is now calling on the help of application developers to create an app that would help connect homeless people with medical care, shelter and food banks. The app is meant for volunteers, rather than the actual homeless individuals, because many of them don't have phones themselves.
Bon Jovi was very clear about that point during the meeting: "The expectation here is that we reach caregivers and volunteers [with the app]. Say, if you are out on a street team, for example."
He explained that he sees the need for this sort of app everyday at the Soul Kitchen, his restaurant in New Jersey that serves free food to those who cannot afford it.
The app competition begins March 22 and finalists will be announced in August. The grand prize winner will be awarded $25,000 on Nov. 9, the same day that volunteers should have another tool in their digital charity belts to help homeless veterans on the streets.
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