Now that fieldbus is used in virtually all new refineries, oil and gas companies are looking beyond the older, established products and their problems to more modern fieldbus hardware solutions that ...

Coal-fired power plants can significantly improve wet limestone scrubbing with advanced process control. One optimization system implemented at a Japanese facility utilized enhanced regulatory control ...

With a broad spectrum of functions - including integrated system simulation using MATLAB/Simulink - all levels of automation can be combined into a homogeneous system. Direct integration of external ...

How self-tuning can support an adaptive control strategy. How Model Reference Adaptive Control can improve adaptability. The different types of MRAC. A certain amount of flexibility is always good to ...

Braskem—made the leading petrochemical company in the Americas and one of the largest in the world by the merger of six companies in 2002—has 40 industrial units around the world. Along the way, ...

In new energy battery manufacturing, consistency is not just a quality goal—it is a safety requirement. As battery systems ...

The automated process control system for unit 1 has been delivered to the construction site of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey. The system monitors and controls all key reactor parameters, as ...

Systematic methodology is the key to quickly and effectively troubleshooting control circuits. Even the most experienced troubleshooter must rely on a systematic troubleshooting process to solve ...

Continuous-process industries are at an inflection point regarding what they can do with automation, making now an ideal time to address inefficiencies and hazards. The era of the remote workforce has ...

The main purpose of an automation strategic plan is to improve our ability to manufacture and sell products by a better utilization of people, equipment, raw materials, and facilities. Three key ...