Available now: Control Engineering March/April 2024 digital edition

Control Engineering’s March-April digital edition, available online includes cover stories on open controls, with related articles on supporting standards, edge controllers and related topics. Other articles cover advanced process control, harmonics and VFDs, 6G preparations, process safety, I/O systems and new products. More links topical eBooks and other automation and controls multi-media resources are provided.

By Mark T. Hoske April 26, 2024
Courtesy: Control Engineering

 

Learning Objectives

  • Find the Control Engineering March-April digital edition online; non-subscribers can view or download by registering.
  • Learn about the open controls with cover story and related articles on supporting standards, software-defined controls, edge controllers and related topics. Other articles cover advanced process control, harmonics and VFDs, 6G preparations, process safety, I/O systems and new products.
  • Explore links to 20 topical eBooks and other automation and controls multi-media resources.

Control Engineering March-April digital edition insights

  • Control Engineering’s March-April digital edition is available online, non-subscribers can view or download by registering.
  • Cover story is on open controls, with related articles on supporting standards and edge controllers and related topics. Other articles cover advanced process control, harmonics and VFDs, 6G preparations, process safety, I/O systems and new products.
  • It also links to 20 topical eBooks and other automation and controls multi-media resources.

The March/April digital edition of Control Engineering is available online at www.controleng.com, and non-subscribers can view or download by registering. Cover story is on open controls with articles on supporting open standards, edge controllers, software-defined controls and related topics. Other articles cover advanced process control, harmonics and variable frequency controls (VFDs), 6G preparations, process safety, I/O systems  and new products.

It also links to 20 topical eBooks and other automation and controls multi-media resources. It’s accessible via www.controleng.com/magazine.

Control Engineering table of contents: Automation and controls trends, tutorials

The issue includes 14 feature articles, many with additional images graphics and links to related articles online, including other topics such as how to choose a VFD for medium-voltage motors, advances in motor control, cabinet-free automation design, cybersecurity for OT and digital transformation.

The “Insights” section includes: International coverage, market update, hardware interchangeability standard from PICMG, links to 14 ARC Industry Leadership Forum articles about improving competitiveness with automation, AI and ML future-proofing and SCADA trends.

New products and more about digital twin benefits are included. Highlights from newsletters and eBooks are shown.

Finally, the online table of contents page links to 12 other online articles and videos, a subset of automation, controls and instrumentation knowledge posted during March at www.controleng.com.

The three-page table of contents for the Control Engineering March/April 2024 digital edition provide resources for learning about automation, controls and instrumentation.

The three-page table of contents for the Control Engineering March/April 2024 digital edition provide resources for learning about automation, controls and instrumentation. Courtesy: Control Engineering

Cover image, table of contents, 20 eBooks on automation topics

See images of the cover and eBook page that are remade seasonally with fresh automation content. The cover image explores benefits of open process automation (OPA) at the 2024 ARC Industry Leadership Forum, where Harry Forbes, ARC Advisory Group discussed edge computing and OPA with (left to right) Robert Tulalian, IT-OT convergence global program manager, Global Shell Solutions; Don Bartusiak, president of Collaborative Systems Integration; Brad Mozisek, program manager, Wood OPA center of excellence; David Campain, global manager for process control systems for FLSmidth; Renato Pacheco Silva, CEO, Aimirim; and Dave DeBari ExxonMobil leader of openplus automation program. Cover graphics are courtesy COPA, ExxonMobil, Aimirim and Mark T. Hoske, Control Engineering, from the ARC event.

At left, the March/April edition of Control Engineering links to 20 eBooks on automation topics. At right, the cover image explores benefits of open process automation (OPA) at the 2024 ARC Industry Leadership Forum, where Harry Forbes, ARC Advisory Group (not shown) discussed edge computing and OPA with (left to right) Robert Tulalian, IT-OT convergence global program manager, Global Shell Solutions; Don Bartusiak, president of Collaborative Systems Integration; Brad Mozisek, program manager, Wood OPA center of excellence; David Campain, global manager for process control systems for FLSmidth; Renato Pacheco Silva, CEO, Aimirim; and Dave DeBari ExxonMobil leader of openplus automation program.

At left, the March/April edition of Control Engineering links to 20 eBooks on automation topics. At right, the cover image explores benefits of open process automation (OPA) at the 2024 ARC Industry Leadership Forum, where Harry Forbes, ARC Advisory Group (not shown) discussed edge computing and OPA with (left to right) Robert Tulalian, IT-OT convergence global program manager, Global Shell Solutions; Don Bartusiak, president of Collaborative Systems Integration; Brad Mozisek, program manager, Wood OPA center of excellence; David Campain, global manager for process control systems for FLSmidth; Renato Pacheco Silva, CEO, Aimirim; and Dave DeBari ExxonMobil leader of openplus automation program. Cover images courtesy: COPA, ExxonMobil, Aimirim, Mark T. Hoske, Control Engineering

Mark T. Hoske is content manager, Control Engineering, CFE Media and Technology, mhoske@cfemedia.com.

KEYWORDS: Control Engineering, digital edition, March/April 2024

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Author Bio: Mark Hoske has been Control Engineering editor/content manager since 1994 and in a leadership role since 1999, covering all major areas: control systems, networking and information systems, control equipment and energy, and system integration, everything that comprises or facilitates the control loop. He has been writing about technology since 1987, writing professionally since 1982, and has a Bachelor of Science in Journalism degree from UW-Madison.