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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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FeatureWhy You Should Use the Best Automation Technology, Even if the Price Tag Is Higher
Do not go with cheaper instrumentation unless you are certain the impact on maintenance and process performance is (and will continue to be) negligible. -
FeatureWhy New Engineers Should Get Plant Experience Early
When searching for a job, seek out plants that have at least one seasoned engineer under whom you can work. -
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How to Achieve Greater Manufacturing Efficiency With Online Process Metrics
Add flow measurements to every important stream and compute online metrics for the process efficiency and capacity of each key unit operation. -
FeatureWhy Industrial Engineers Should Learn to Estimate Jobs
Estimate each process industry job before starting it and always follow up and compare the final cost figures against the initial estimate. -
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Always Design in Spare Capacity to Allow for Industrial Plant Expansion
A common rule of thumb for most systems is to add at least 25 percent spare capacity to the original design.