ISA100.11a rejected at IEC #pauto #wireless #automation @ISA

Welcome to another edition of the wireless standards polka. You know, the dance that keeps confusing end users to the point that they don't want to use any wireless devices except 802.11 WiFi.

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Looking for ICS cyber security solution providers willing to have their solutions evaulated

Do you have an ICS cyber security solution? One of the most progressive electrical utilities in North America is looking to engineer secure solutions. They also plant to share results with industry in the hopes of improving all systems.

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Field Level Sensor Network Seminar

WINA are sponsoring a Webinar: “A Winning Strategy for the Global Industrial Wireless Trifecta� Tuesday, February 26 at 10:00 ET that might help you better understand the challenges and benefits of mixing wireless field sensor networks.  The presenters are Robert Assimiti, and Rares Ivan, of Nivis developers of several radio chip sets used in field level networks.

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Can a Leopard Change Its Spots?

In the last post I posited that an automation vendors success in making software central to its business needs to be a key consideration on choosing a strategic partner for automation technology.  It is safe to say that while it seems every automation supplier is investing in software, not every automation company will actually be successful with those investments.  Past history has shown that while automation companies have been investing in non-embedded software for the last 20 years, few have actually done more tha

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Checklist for PID Migration Tips

Older Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and analog controllers tended to have different tuning setting units and methods of implementing integral and derivative action. A lack of understanding of the difference between the old and new PID features and tuning settings can lead to poor and even unstable control when migrating to a new DCS. Here is a checklist to help avoid these problems and get a greater value of the benefits offered by a new DCS.

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Level Applications from the Dark Side

Some Level Measurements Are so Hard as to Be Nearly Impossible. Here's What to Do. More...

Is Your HMI Going to Get Touchy?

Multi-Touch Is Moving From Smart Phones and Tablets to Process Plant Displays More...

Audit Helps Spanish Refinery Optimize System Performance

Integrated Automation Assessment Benchmarks System Performance Against Industry Best Practices More...

Automation Could Have Prevented Chernobyl

Bela Liptak Tells How Automatic Safety Controls Could Have Prevented the Accident at Chernobyl More...

Model Predictive Control - Past, Present and Future, Part 1

McMillan and Weiner Talk to Mark Darby About MPC Applications, Proper Use of the Regulatory Level, Inferential Measurements, Model Development, Economic Objectives, Support and Maintenance More...

Free Your Mind with OPC HDA ... and the Rest Will Follow

How Do I Access the Data Files/Tables on Your HDA Historian? More...

Group Network Health

Industrial Network Components Merit the Same Awareness and Maintenance as the Controls Whose Data They Convey More...

Be Sustainable or Be Doomed

We Have Made Major Contributions to the Death of Planet Earth. We Need to Change Our Way of Living and Be a Lot More Sustainable More...

Contemplating Couplers, Part 1

What's the Purpose of a Coupler, Aside from Being a Handy Gadget for Landing the Segment's Trunk and Spurs? More...

The Improved ARC Automation Index

Understand the Current State of Automation Markets and Read an Industry Forecast Based on Variables Such as Investment, Consumer Spending, GDP and Other Economic Indicators More...