Control Systems
Improving flexibility, performance for carbon fiber manufacturer with control system upgrade
A carbon fiber manufacturer needed a control system upgrade that fulfilled specific requirements and adhered to a tight completion timeline.
7 ways model predictive control benefits your food and beverage operation?
Model predictive control offers food and beverage operations a variety of gains in efficiency, safety and waste reduction.
Industrial access control market expects major growth
The industrial access control market is expected to be valued at $10.3 billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 9.2%.
Justifying the changing landscape of control system modernization
While some justifications for control system modernization projects have remained virtually unchanged for decades, others such as workforce shortages, cybersecurity and sustainability are relatively new considerations. See 6 control system update justifications.
ICS network integration benefits for a connected plant
Engineers looking to build a connected plant with an industrial control system (ICS) have many aspects to consider including network protocols and the facility’s basic structure.
Control Engineering hot topics, April 2023
Control Engineering’s most clicked articles in April 2023 included stories on PID tuning, digital twin, Hannover Messe 2023 and more. Miss something? You can catch up here.
5 fast facts on exclusive Control Engineering research: How to apply controllers
Five fast facts about Control Engineering research on how to apply controllers follow. See link for the report.
Five control system design challenges for developing wave energy converter
Wave energy has a lot of potential for renewable energy, but developing a sustainable and efficient project for a power company had several challenges that needed to be overcome.
New version control, backup strategies for industrial automation
Webcast on industrial automation and PLC programming tools demonstrates how efficiency and quality can increase. Includes software demo.
Achieving on-stream control room relocations
A natural gas processing and compression facility control rooms had to relocate, which caused many challenges in an application with many potential hazards during the process. Project included control panel upgrades, communication digitalization and moving process control and process safety systems.