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Joel Don
Joel Don is an independent content marketing, social media and public relations consultant. Prior to his work in marketing and PR, Joel served as an editor for regional newspapers and national magazines throughout the U.S. He earned a master's degree from the Medill School at Northwestern University with a focus on science, engineering and biomedical marketing communications, and a bachelor of science degree from UC San Diego.
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AutoQuiz: What is the Cause of a High Process Variability?
An oversized control valve will operate next to the seat where the friction and stick slip is greatest.By: Joel Don17 February, 2017 | 1 minutes -
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AutoQuiz: How to Calculate Temperature for an Electronic Transmitter
There is a straightforward linear relationship between the units of milliamps and degrees.By: Joel Don10 February, 2017 | 1 minute -
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AutoQuiz: What is the Operating Principle of an AC Motor?
An AC motor consists of a rotor (rotating portion) with a laminated iron core containing copper bars in the slots.By: Joel Don03 February, 2017 | 1 minute -
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AutoQuiz: What is a Thermowell?
A thermowell is a closed-end tube that surrounds the measuring junction of a thermocouple.By: Joel Don27 January, 2017 | 1 minute -
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Book Excerpt + Author Q&A: Measurement Uncertainty
The new, expanded fifth edition of ISA's book on measurement uncertainty presents a variety of uncertainty experiments as well as several new appendices.By: Joel Don25 January, 2017 | 3 minutes -
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AutoQuiz: How to Calculate Dead Time from Transportation Delay for Thickness Control
The time it takes the sheet to go from the diebolt actuators to the thickness gauge that transverses the sheet is the transportation delayBy: Joel Don20 January, 2017 | 1 minute -
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ISA Training and Education: First Quarter 2017
The first half of 2017 saw ISA offer many different training and education programs.By: Joel Don18 January, 2017 | 5 minutes -
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AutoQuiz: What is the Purpose of a Breadboard in Electronics Applications?
A breadboard is a construction base for prototyping of electronics.By: Joel Don13 January, 2017 | 1 minute -
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AutoQuiz: What Device Is Used to Change an Analog Signal to a Digital Signal?
An analog-to-digital converter is a function that converts an analog signal (current, voltage, or electric charge) into digital data (usually binary)By: Joel Don30 December, 2016 | 1 minute -
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AutoQuiz: How Do You Compensate for Thermowell Lag Time?
Thermowell and temperature processes have multiple interacting thermal lags.By: Joel Don23 December, 2016 | 1 minute
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