Thursday, February 21, 2013
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New standard developing for intelligent process field devices

One of the technological gaps that has developed in many process manufacturing environments is the availability of vast amounts of information from intelligent field devices contrasted against the inability for users to put this information to work in the context of effective asset management. While smart devices are... Read More

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Enjoy fame and the admiration of your colleagues as a Control Engineering author

Do you find yourself explaining the finer points of Coriolis flowmeter installation or pressure sensor impulse line configuration to your colleagues? Maybe you wish you could find more useful... Read More

Talking to transmitters

Process control system vendors often have to provide a range of I/O (input/output) options to communicate with the variety of signal types that a user might find with process sensors and... Read More

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Online thermowell calculation tool

Emerson Process Management has introduced an online Thermowell Calculation Tool that incorporates the new ASME PTC 19.3 TW standard. The proprietary tool is now available online free-of-charge.... Read More

Converging automation standards

Even a casual observer working in our industries will soon realize that there are many standards and protocols covering various aspects of hardware, software, and work practices. They cover safety,... Read More

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Should you be an early adopter of Microsoft Server 2012 for today’s control systems?

A call came in the other day from a customer asking about replacing some legacy operator... Read More

PID math demystified, part 2

Last week we started with proportional. (Read Part 1) Now let’s look at the next part of the... Read More

PID math demystified, part 1

Most process control engineers have been exposed to the basic equation in a form that looks... Read More

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