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By Bruce Nicolson, Intelligent Plant EEMUA 191 Revision 3 has revised requirements in terms of generating and representing KPIs. Alarm Management professionals and engineers responsible for control systems on process plants should therefore be aware of these changes and how to interpret them

The Design Group Columbus office will specialize in process design, process automation, regulatory compliance, control system integration, and other technology services.

Modular liquid-cooled drives and PLCs from ABB have been included in VARD ELECTRO’s innovative, application-specific propulsion and thruster power solutions for offshore supply vessels.

MAVERICK Technologies has joined MESA as a Platinum Keystone Sponsor.

By Macro Sensors Temperature effects can be significant in certain specific applications such as aircraft, subsea and turbomachinery. That’s why it is is important to know the effects that temperature has on LVDT Sensors.

FIELDVUE DVC6200 Series digital valve controller has racked up more than 1 billion hours of on-line use within the process and energy industries since its introduction in 2010.

ISA Training and Education Programs for April

The Dow Chemical Company specialty chemicals plant located in Deer Park, Texas, USA, won the 2013 HART Plant of the Year Award.

ISA will conduct a conference in June 2014 to help corporations and operators of critical infrastructure better protect their systems and networks from potentially destructive cyber attacks.

Rotork IQ electric valve actuators and a local control centre control three sluice gates at Canford School, protecting it from flooding by a river.

MicroStrain Sensing Systems provides embedded sensing systems for aerospace and industrial markets.

Overall industrial growth in Asia is higher than that of the American market, as has been the case for a number of years. Machine-safety in Asia is also playing catch-up.

By Chad Sullivan, 5 Star measurement, et al Five Star Measurement of Weatherford, Texas uses Software Toolbox's Electronic Flow Measurement (EFM) Suite to remotely monitor and manage more than 700 wellheads as an initial stage that may eventually expand to 6,000 sites.

By Mike Roberts, LNS Research Today’s manufacturing environment exudes more data than most companies know what to do with. While this data can be one of your greatest assets, in many cases it’s surfacing as a source of confusion and proving too difficult and costly to manage. For many, IT architecture is actually the foremost challenge for achieving visibility into manufacturing operations.

AIS HMI Embedded Technology Designed To Meet Challenging Substation IEC 61850-3 Compliance Standards for Shock and Vibration Resistance, EMI and Wide Temperature Ranges

Güdel is a manufacturer of robotic automation products, including linear motion modules, robot track motion units, gantry robots and components.

January U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $365.06 million, down 25.2% from December but up 1.3% when compared with the total of $360.31 million reported for January 2013.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Late last year, Siemens rolled-out of its new Cyber Security Managed Services in the United States. This new offering is aimed at providing continuous, comprehensive cyber protection for production environments. Siemens plans to subsequently introduce this service in Europe and Asia.

The agreement covers lifecycle management services, remote diagnostic services and scheduled maintenance for two gearless mill drives (GMD).

Jaw crusher is one of the most common crushing devices internationally, which is ideal for primary and secondary crushing. The maximum compressive strength of the machine can provide is 320Mpa. It is mainly used in industries of mining, metallurgy, construction, civil engineering and chemistry.

What are the Benefits of Multiproduct Manufacturing in the Biopharmaceutical Industry?

Classes typically are a combination of classroom and hands-on training covering various aspects of process safety, including P&ID drawings, hazard and operability (HAZOP) studies, Safety Integrity Level (SIL), Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA), and similar topics.

Catalog covers signal conditioning, data acquisition, and data communication products, including descriptions, block diagrams, specifications, and ordering information.

Valve position control can be implemented in a matter of hours to start optimizing the efficiency or capacity of a unit operation.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The OPC Foundation held their General Assembly meeting on December 4, 2013. Dr. Grant Wilson of Emerson Process Management and Foundation Chairman of the OPC Board opened the meeting, and Tom Burke summarized the Foundation’s current successes as accelerating adoption of OPC technology, successful OPC certification program, IEC standardization, and continuous improvement.

The European Smart Pumps Market for the Water and Wastewater Industry earned revenues of $192.4 million in 2013 and is predicted to reach $267.9 million in 2018.

The Field Communication Lounge creates a single area for visitors to learn about and experience the latest in field communication and integration technologies.

ISA developed a course in March and August for non-maintenance personnel with little or no background in the field of process measurement and control.

Economist Alan Beaulieu will deliver the keynote address at the 2014 Executive Conference of the Control System Integrators Association, April 23 – 26, in San Diego, Cal., U.S.

The US Food and Drug Administration incorporated ISA/IEC 62443 series of security standards to its recognized consensus standards list.