Scott Hayes
Articles
How to achieve effective process safety
Automation systems and people can work together with a corporate safety culture in place that emphasizes zero-risk tolerance and proper understanding of engineering principles such as using proper alarm management strategies and systems, regulatory procedures and industry best practices
Separating process control and safety systems
Process safety: Keeping process control and safety systems separate is crucial, but knowing what to separate and integrate and why is critical. Learn about safety instrumented function (SIF) and layers of protection analysis (LOPA).
Agile manifesto: Engineering, procurement, construction firm vs. systems integrator
The agility described in the “Manifesto for Agile Software Development” has clear advantages, but what does it mean for production facility automation?
PID math demystified, part 4
You’ve seen the equations, but have you thought about how those elements work together? Part 4: Feed forward
PID math demystified, part 3: More on derivative control
Consider how a PD controller would work, without an integral function. Would you ever want to use that approach?
PID math demystified, part 2
You’ve see the equations, but have you thought about how those elements work together? Part 2: Adding integral and derivative to the mix.
PID math explained (part 1)
You’ve seen the equations, but have you thought about how those elements work together? Part 1: The basic concepts and proportional control.