The control systems world is changing. Historically, process control systems—which include all industrial control, process control, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), distributed ...

ISA recently published the third edition of Basic and Advanced Regulatory Control: System Design and Application by Harold L. Wade, Ph.D., PE. In this Q&A feature, Dr. Wade highlights the focus, ...

Though the presumption is that physical separation is needed between control and safety systems to avoid common cause failures, “effective” separation may be enough with proper analysis and the right ...

Across the U.S., electric utilities are looking for solutions to improve the performance of their generating units. Automation technology and advanced control engineering can profoundly influence a ...

A data filter is a device, algorithm, or process that removes some unwanted components or features from a data signal. The unwanted component may be random noise (perhaps from mixing turbulence or ...

Since about 2015, when Don Bartusiak, the then chief engineer at ExxonMobil Research & Engineering, publicly advocated for the development of a new, standards-based, open—yet secure—process control ...

Valmet has released Valmet FlexBatch 8, the latest version of its advanced batch automation and recipe management software.

ABB has provided automation expertise and software solutions, licensing and training for Anglo American Technical Solutions (TS) in Johannesburg, a technical and analytical support centre for the ...