Top five Control Engineering articles: September 30-October 7, 2024

Top articles on Control Engineering SCADA, universal control systems and resilient industrial networks

Top articles on Control Engineering SCADA, universal control systems and resilient industrial networks.

1. Gain critical advice on automation, SCADA from system integrators

System integration advice includes automation planning, implementation, automation platform architecture implementation and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software, edge-to-cloud capabilities, cybersecurity and technology selection.

2. Time to replace a DCS with a universal control system?

Control Engineering China analysis: What is a universal control system (UCS), and should it replace distributed control systems for future process control applications? What are UCS advantages?

3. How to build resilient industrial networks and reduce downtime

Resiliency is crucial for industrial networks because it helps companies withstand failures, faults and disturbances that lead to downtime.

4. PID spotlight, part 8: Closed-loop tuning for self-limiting processes

Closed-loop tuning can be used to tune a PID loop. How is it done? What data do I collect? What calculations are required? How well will it work? What problems might I run into? See “How to execute a closed-loop test in four steps” and two warnings.

5. How to mitigate labor challenges with the right automation investments

As manufacturers grapple with skilled worker shortages, they need to be more productive and more responsive to changing customer preferences; automation is helping create smarter more productive facilities.

Written by

Anna Steingruber

Associate editor, WTWH Media and Technology