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More than 18,000 people attended the 2015 Automation Fair in Chicago, IL.
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Enhancements include a mobile component that enables users to create displays and interact with process data across any HL5-compliant mobile platform.
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Plant EngineeringBy Alvaro GillThe low price of oil has caused hydrocarbon companies to look at innovative ways of reducing their costs. Simulation modeling has recently emerged as a way of minimizing operating overhead or removing unnecessary scope from capital projects.
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IMPOBy Jason Gargala, Ottawa KentBusinesses unprepared when disaster strikes are often forced into bankruptcy because they are unable to absorb the loss. It doesn’t take a massive 6.0 earthquake or a Category 3 hurricane to put your business in peril. Sometimes it can be a simple electrical outlet that goes on the fritz and kicks off a chain reaction of bad events.
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http://www.chemicalprocessing.com/articles/2015/succeed-at-ph-troubleshooting/ Chemical ProcessingBy Cherlyn Marlow, YokogawaUnderstanding and addressing the causes of pH measurement difficulties are key to ensuring stable and accurate readings. However, troubleshooting a pH system can pose challenges. The guidelines presented here are a good starting point for tackling problems.
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Pipeline & Gas JournalBy Andrew GinterThe day of the ICS/IT firewall has passed; modern attacks push through such firewalls at will. As security practitioners, we must consider how long we are willing to leave an attacker with remote control of compromised equipment on our pipelines. How long are we willing to risk mis-operation of our physical assets?
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Hydrocarbon ProcessingThis article describes the strengths and weaknesses of various tracking technologies and their efficacy in a metallic equipment environment. A “track-and-trace†solution is proposed, along with a suitable implementation approach.
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Lindeman will be serving a 3 year term that will allow him to further correlate ISA strategies with the broader engineering community.
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The PCs have seven PCI(e) expansion slots for easy expansion and integration into existing systems, a 500 gigabyte hard disk, and 2 or 4 GB RAM, which can be expanded to 16 GB.
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Advanced technologies are shaping the future of manufacturing, according to a study conducted by Deloitte.
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MSE6-E2M automatically monitors and optimizes compressed air use by a machine and alerts plant personnel to system leaks.
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The global market for control valves, estimated at a valuation of US$7.74 bn in 2014, is expected to expand at a healthy 7% CAGR between 2015 and 2021 and rise to US$12.14 bn by 2021
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Vision On LineBy Winn HardinAs cybersecurity concerns spread beyond consumer identity theft to to the level of industrial and national espionage, it’s affecting the developers of industrial automation solutions, including machine vision suppliers and system integrators. In some cases, security concerns will limit the level of service integrators can provide for system support.
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Flow ControlThe original plan was to develop a flow measurement and control system with leak detection and energy-use calculations for liquid-cooled supercomputers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
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SensorsBy Hans-Joachim Richter, BeldenIndustrial environments are unique, and therefore require customizable solutions. Understanding the application's particular needs and challenges and knowing what to look for in an antenna solution, will help keep the network void of environmental interference and ultimately make communication for mission critical applications more reliable.
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Machine DesignBy Fabio Terezinho, WonderwareMany Human Machine Interface (HMI) software solutions enable IoT connectivity in a variety of ways. Here’s a look at how to do it, along with instructions for configuring an HMI.
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Industrial Ethernet BookBy David Dudley, Inductive Automation.One of the most basic principles of a network architecture is that a structure can only be strong if it is built on a solid foundation. Today′s enterprises face the added challenge of implementing SCADA infrastructures that are not only strong but flexible to adapt to a wide range of user requirements.
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HazardExBy Conrad Ellison, ABBAlthough the scope of a Deep Dive audit is limited when compared to a conventional PSM audit, it provides a high degree of confidence that barriers are working effectively. It helps to maintain a focus on major accident hazards and improve the understanding of site personnel and standard of documentation.
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HazardExBy Luis Duran, ABB The concerns that a targeted cyber attack can disable or affect the safety instrumented systems performance and cause or create the opportunity for a major incident are real. Assuming that Integrated Control and Safety Systems cannot be secure or exposes the SIS to cyber attacks are only scratching the surface of the problem.
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Control EngineeringBy Divya VenkataramanGiven the unique risks that wireless communications face-such as the interception and monitoring of data, wireless frame spoofing, and denial-of-service attacks-security is essential.
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The 2016 Edition has a comprehensive listing of NEMA electrical standards as well as an extensive directory of manufacturers and their products.
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Yokogawa will supply CENTUM VP integrated production control system, ProSafe-RS safety instrumented system, Exaquantum plant information management system, and Plant Resource Manager (PRM) software package.
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Enhancements in version 9.0 include browser access to facilitate swift commissioning and maintenance of field devices.
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By Bill Lydon, EditorThe Internet of Things (IoT) is creating a flood of new technology. As a result, the automation industry is fortunate to have an expanding range of technologies available to solve problems, improve operations, and increase productivity. The challenge is to sort out the options and keep focused on worthy automation goals.
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NPV Series is a solenoid-operated device that is designed to open and close tubes for controlling flow of liquids and gases.
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Enhancements include redundancy, expanded input/output modules and wireless I/O.
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The Oyster Creek, Texas, Hydrocarbons Command Center uses ABB’s System 800xA Process Automation System to control all facets of production at the plant.
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Pass provides unlimited access to process safety training courses along with other benefits for one low fee, representing a 90% discount from list prices.
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Data Translation and its subsidiary in Germany, Data Translation GmbH, will operate as a subsidiary of MCC.
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TigermagEP flow meters are now NSF 61-certified for potable water applications.
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The devices are certified to Safety Integrity Level 2 (SIL 2) and Performance Level d (PL d) and feature a PROFINET communications interface as well as support PROFIsafe protocols.
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DPG-SD-1 takes a Type K Thermocouple sensor input and outputs the value to a bright red LED numeric display.
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Abstract deadline is 30 November 2015
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The best-surviving copy of the Magna Carta, currently on exhibition in Britain’s Salisbury Cathedral to commemorate the document’s 800-year anniversary, is stored in a glass display case--along with an Onset data logger.
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Honeywell will provide process technology and advanced automation controls to Iraq’s Karbala refinery, now under construction in Karbala Province, about 120 kilometers south of Baghdad.
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By Bill Lydon, EditorThe growing need in the biotechnology industry for many new products that serve smaller populations is driving manufacturers to consider highly flexible, modular facilities. The emerging “Factory of the Future†model is intended to address this new customized, small-batch product demand.
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FMM series magmeters are available with 1/2†to 2†NPT female process connections, a 4-digit numeric display with pushbutton setup, a 4-pin M12 quick disconnect and two outputs.
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This webinar will begin with the complex applications that drive temperature measurement, such as dual element sensors and checking multiple sensors. Other advanced topics, such as end-to-end temperature loop calibration and partial loops, along with best practice applications, will be discussed. It will also include several calibration demonstrations and interactive question and answer sessions.
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40 AUMA electric actuators were installed at the Bahrain Ministry of Works’ Muharraq Sewage Treatment Plant in Bahrain.
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EA3-T6CL C-more Micro 6†touch panel has a 5.7-inch TFT LCD 320 x 240 dot display and a palette of 32K colors for customizing objects, screen backgrounds and displaying bitmap graphics.
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ISA and Beamex will co-host a free webinar 3 December 2015 on advanced temperature calibration topics.
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By Scott Cameron, ASCO NumaticsSeveral types of valves are used to control cooling in the fermentation stage of industrial winemaking. The wine cooling process itself is fairly straightforward. But examining that process may highlight how valves can function as surprisingly important ingredients in improving a wide variety of cooling applications.
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Chinese lab will finish the testing of UL recognized items by itself and fully control the time of testing and all-process analysis of real-time testing data.
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MI3 miniature sensors are now ATEX and IECEx certified for use in Zones 1 and 2 (gas) and Zones 21 and 22 (dust).
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The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and IECEx system named R. STAHL an "IECEx Recognised Training Provider" (RTP) according to IECEx OD 521.
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AHP-1154 is a low power consuming human-machine interface with modern aesthetics.
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Sentinel-RTD provides a direct wireless connection to P100 2, 3, or 4-wire RTD sensors.
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Rotork CMA and CVA electric process control valve actuators control the HVAC system on Total’s CLOV FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading) vessel.
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Updated software reduces alarms by up to 80 percent, improving operator effectiveness and plant safety.
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AUMA valve control devices were installed at the Al Wasit Gas Programme, Saudi Aramco’s development scheme for the Arabiyah and Hasbah offshore Saudi Arabian gas fields located in the Arabian Gulf.