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Hunter Vegas

Hunter Vegas has worked in the automation industry for 40 years and has successfully executed thousands of automation projects in the nuclear, pulp and paper, pharmaceutical and specialty chemistry industries. He has professional engineering licenses in seven states and a North Carolina unlimited electrical contractor license. He is a frequent contributor to several controls magazines and has published two books with Greg McMillan, 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career and the Process/Industrial Instruments and Control Handbook, sixth edition.

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    How Can We Improve Data Historian Use?

    In the latest edition of the Ask the Automation Pros column, the pros discuss how to set up a data historian to transform data into information that can be used for process monitoring, diagnosis, prediction, optimization and continuous improvement.
    By: Erik Cornelsen, Hunter Vegas, Michel Ruel, Peter Morgan, Gregory K. McMillan
    12 October, 2026 | 12 minutes
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    Ask the Automation Pros: How Can We Enhance Control System Reliability?

    In the latest edition of the Ask the Automation Pros column, the pros share strategies for enhancing control system reliability.
    By: Peter Morgan, Hunter Vegas, Erik Cornelsen, Gregory K. McMillan, R. Russell Rhinehart, Bob Heider, Edward J. Farmer
    15 September, 2026 | 13 minutes
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