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Editorial. Len Vermillion, editor in chief Jim Montague, executive editor Madison Ratcliff, digital editor Sales. Keith Larson, group publisher Greg Zamin, sales representative Jeff Mylin, sales representative Digital Marketing Services Group. Carrie …
Top 50 automation suppliers | Control Global
Oct 15, 2024 · Hardware and services. This doesn’t mean hardware isn’t important. The influx of commercial, IT-based solutions began in the automation marketplace more than 30 years ago, too, with the adoption of commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) operating systems and …
How to size and select your next pressure relief valve
Nov 4, 2020 · A pressure relief valve (PRV) is a safety device designed to protect a pressurized vessel or system in case of an overpressure event. An overpressure event refers to any condition that would cause pressure in a vessel or system to increase beyond the specified design pressure or maximum allowable working pressure (MAWP).
Control Talk Column - Control Global
In this month's Control Talk, Control Global columnist Greg McMillan talked with Héctor Henry Torres, a founding member of the ISA mentor program, about the best methods for dead...
Rockwell plans close to 900 layoffs - Control Global
Jun 24, 2024 · During a Q&A session at the end of its May 8 earnings call, Rockwell Automation’s chairman and CEO, Blake Moret, acknowledged that its cost cuts for the second-half of fiscal-year (FY) 2024 will include an approximate 3% staff reduction. Because the company employs about 29,000 people, this translates to about 870 layoffs.
Best practices for override control
Jan 21, 2020 · Greg: Override control is the principal means of doing PID constraint control to optimize process operation and prevent abnormal operating conditions. It’s a challenge to make sure the transition between the PID controllers for each constraint is smooth and effective, and the operator can make adjustments, change modes and understand what is going on.
Automatic tank gauging 101 - Control Global
Mar 15, 2021 · The purpose of tank gauging is to measure the contents of tanks and vessels for inventory control and custody transfer. Most process plants have tanks that hold feedstock or finished products, and some may have dozens of large tanks, often 50 feet or more in height and diameter, holding millions of dollars’ worth of feedstock or product.
Valves | Control Valve Handbook, 4th Edition - Control Global
Oct 26, 2006 · From Emerson Process Management. Control valves are an increasingly vital component of modern manufacturing around the world. Properly selected and maintained control valves increase efficiency, safety, profitability, and ecology.
Honeywell aims ‘Ahead of the Curve’ | Control Global
Oct 2, 2024 · "Advancements in AI will change the way companies like Chevron innovate, learn and solve problems at the plant level," Boldea said. "AI-assisted automation is key to helping improve industrial plant performance while also addressing industry's workforce shortage through institutional knowledge capture, workflow digitalization and accelerating the learning curve for the next generation."