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Wireless Control Foundation: Continuous and Discrete Control for the Process Industry, aims to improve wireless control planning, commissioning and troubleshooting.

People and Processes is a consulting and education services firm focused on helping people and organizations succeed in the Maintenance and Reliability Best Practices.

Biodiesel garners the largest market share; however, the latest and the most commercially viable Cellulosic ethanol would surpass Biodiesel and eventually lead the market by 2020.

PD pumps will prove indispensable in various applications such as hydraulic fracturing, the mixing and injecting of chemicals, and the mixing of solid proppants with water.

ISA's training and educational program from February 2015.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Wurldtech launched a new firewall product for industrial control (ICS) and SCADA equipment that is designed protect from corruption and damage caused by cyber-attacks. I recently spoke with Wurldtech’s Peter Lunk and Tom Kenneth about their new Achilles Industrial Next Gen Firewall and their full portfolio of cyber security products and services.

If you do not leverage new knowledge, you can be blindsided by others who apply it, especially your competitors.

Lenze is a manufacturer of electrical and mechanical drives, motion control and automation technology.

The division will feature offerings that pertain to gas detection equipment, maintenance and monitoring and compliance.

The tabbing and framing cell takes the Sportbrake body floor out of the assembly line to have the side body panels, roof and other components put in place, tabbed and then welded by robots.

Dataforth published two revised and updated MAQ20 Industrial Data Acquisition & Control documents: a 4-page brochure and the 32-page 2015 Product Catalog.

Written from a practical perspective, Advances in Reactor Measurement and Control book explains how to improve batch and continuous reactor and control system performance

A shutdown of Petrogal’s alkylation unit at Sines Refinery was the perfect opportunity for engineering and consulting company Optieng to install a new HIQuad safety system.

By Ryan Hildebrandt How do you identify and reduce risk in an automation project? At each stage of the project lifecycle, and for every party involved, risk can be introduced (and subsequently identified, assessed, and mitigated). Let's look at how these uncertainties come into play and how to reduce the effects on your overall schedule and budget.

November U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $378.06 million, down 15.5% from October and down 14.5% when compared with the total of $442.01 million reported for November 2013.

Endress+Hauser, ABB, JUMO and other big-name exhibitors will show solutions that turn Industry 4.0 into reality for process automation users at Hannover Messe in April.

A look at how many of the loops can be the same and how all reactors benefit from a more extensive application of feedback control.

People and Processes, Inc. is a consulting and education services firm focused on helping people and organizations succeed in the Maintenance and Reliability Best Practices.

Prior to joining the company he was President of TacTouch and previous employers include Acuity Brands Lighting, Automated Logic Corporation and TRIATEK.

The conference is 28-31 January 2015 at the Marriott Newport Beach Hotel and Spa in Newport Beach, California