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Ask the Automation Pros
This long-running series of discussions, curated by 2010 ISA Life Achievement Award recipient Greg McMillan, gathers responses from ISA subject-matter experts on technical topics important to industrial automation professionals, academics and students.
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Ask the Automation Pros: The Need and Use of Simulation in Process Control
In this entry in the Ask the Automation Pros series, automation experts share their thoughts on the need and use of simulation in process control. -
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Ask the Automation Pros: What Are Your Thoughts About the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Process Control?
ISA automation pros including Greg McMillan discuss neural networks, major opportunities for AI today, and potential benefits for enhancing and supporting the daily activities of process control and automation professionals. -
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Ask the Automation Pros: What Are Your Thoughts About the Need for and Use of Simulation in Process Control?
Russ Rhinehart asks the automation pros for their thoughts about the need for and use of simulation in process control. -
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Ask the Automation Pros: What Scan Time Is Needed for Process Control Applications?
Russ Rhinehart asks the automation pros for their thoughts about what scan time is needed in different process control applications. -
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Ask the Automation Pros: How Can We Compute Startup Tuning for New Control Valves?
Greg McMillan discusses how to compute start-up tuning for new control valves. -
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Ask the Automation Pros: How to Best Migrate from Obsolete to Modern Instrumentation and Control Systems?
Greg McMillan discusses how to migrate a project from obsolete to modern versions of instrumentation and control systems. -
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Ask the Automation Pros: How Can We Improve or Eliminate Split Range Control?
Ask the Automation Pros expert Greg McMillan discusses how to improve or eliminate split range control -
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The 5 W's of Modernizing Control Systems Future
Ask the Automation Pro's Greg McMillan discusses how to modernize control systems -
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When are we Modernizing Control Systems?
Greg McMillan of "Ask the Automation Pros" discusses the timeframe on modernization of current control systems -
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Can a Primary Loop Manipulate a Secondary Loop Valve?
"Ask the Automation Pros" Greg McMillan discusses if a primary loop can manipulate a secondary loop











