ISA106 started with the goal of developing standards, recommended practices, and technical reports on the design and implementation of procedures for automating continuous process operations. The ...

Technology progression within advanced process control (APC) continues to evolve; however, it is the relationship among core APC developments, enabling technologies, and management practices that is ...

The oil and gas production explosion is driving the renaissance of the chemical and process industries in North America. With low-cost natural gas comes low-cost feedstock for many chemical compounds, ...

The definitive bestselling guide for refinery operations and maintenance, Troubleshooting Process Operations, 4th Edition, delivers unparalleled information to engineers and technicians. Drawing on ...

The goal of every RIA operations professional is to add efficiency and scalability to their organization. Said differently, we want to find a way to serve more and more clients without our level of ...

If you think your process automation system has run its course, you’re not alone. It was recently forecast that $65 billion worth of process automation systems are nearing the end of their useful life ...

The strategic administration of production processes and personnel to maximize output, minimize errors and continually enhance product quality come under the general banner of "operations management." ...

Over the past few decades, various control disciplines like process, batch, motion and discrete control have been consolidated into a single, common automation architecture. This integration has ...

The concept of operational debt broadens the framework of technical debt to include the inefficiencies surrounding people, processes and policies that lead to disruption in business execution.