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  • Scoping Your User Requirement Specification

    Author: Scott Turner This is the third part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. The topic of this part is ‘Scope’. If you missed the earlier two, see Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification and Process Overview for Your User Requirement Specification . The remaining parts will be Control Philosophy and Hardware. As before, I would very much appreciate…
  • Scoping Your User Requirement Specification

    Author: Scott Turner This is the third part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. The topic of this part is ‘Scope’. If you missed the earlier two, see Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification and Process Overview for Your User Requirement Specification . The remaining parts will be Control Philosophy and Hardware. As before, I would very much appreciate…
  • Scoping Your User Requirement Specification

    Author: Scott Turner This is the third part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. The topic of this part is ‘Scope’. If you missed the earlier two, see Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification and Process Overview for Your User Requirement Specification . The remaining parts will be Control Philosophy and Hardware. As before, I would very much appreciate…
  • Scoping Your User Requirement Specification

    Author: Scott Turner This is the third part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. The topic of this part is ‘Scope’. If you missed the earlier two, see Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification and Process Overview for Your User Requirement Specification . The remaining parts will be Control Philosophy and Hardware. As before, I would very much appreciate…
  • Process Overview for Your User Requirement Specification

    Author: Scott Turner This is the second part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. If you missed the first on, see Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification . The topic of this post is ‘Process Overview’. We will address Scope, Control Philosophy and then Hardware in future posts. As before, I would very much appreciate your comments and input. The points…
  • Process Overview for Your User Requirement Specification

    Author: Scott Turner This is the second part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. If you missed the first on, see Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification . The topic of this post is ‘Process Overview’. We will address Scope, Control Philosophy and then Hardware in future posts. As before, I would very much appreciate your comments and input. The points…
  • Process Overview for Your User Requirement Specification

    Author: Scott Turner This is the second part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. If you missed the first on, see Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification . The topic of this post is ‘Process Overview’. We will address Scope, Control Philosophy and then Hardware in future posts. As before, I would very much appreciate your comments and input. The points…
  • Process Overview for Your User Requirement Specification

    Author: Scott Turner This is the second part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. If you missed the first on, see Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification . The topic of this post is ‘Process Overview’. We will address Scope, Control Philosophy and then Hardware in future posts. As before, I would very much appreciate your comments and input. The points…
  • Process Overview for Your User Requirement Specification

    Author: Scott Turner This is the second part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. If you missed the first on, see Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification . The topic of this post is ‘Process Overview’. We will address Scope, Control Philosophy and then Hardware in future posts. As before, I would very much appreciate your comments and input. The points…
  • Multi-Purpose Dynamic Simulation with 3D Immersive Technology

    Emerson’s Ronnie Bains presented A path to Operational Excellence: Multi-Purpose Dynamic Simulation with 3D Immersive Technology at the Emerson Exchange conference in Denver. His abstract: Dynamic Simulation has evolved over recent years. This has enabled simulation technology and Multi-Purpose Dynamic Simulator (MPDS) to be applied widely. The next generation of simulation uses 3D immersive technology integrated into…
  • Improving Project Execution with Dynamic Simulation

    Emerson’s Andreea Savu and Vicente Rios opened up the workshop sessions at the Emerson Exchange conference here in Denver with the presentation, Early identification of control and process design and implementation issues for main ICSS projects by using an MPDS (Multi-Purpose Dynamic Simulator) system. Their abstract: A high fidelity Multi-Purpose Dynamic Simulator (MPDS) can be developed to support a number of activities…
  • Early Planning for Ongoing Support

    It’s been a crazy week as we approach next week’s Emerson Exchange conference in Denver. I hope if you’re going, we have the chance to cross paths and talk. If you’ll be there, I wanted to share a presentation that I am co-presenting with eog resources ‘ Rene Beck. The title of our presentation, in the spirit of the great fly-fishing around Colorado, is Catch and Release Your Support Organizations . Here is the abstract…
  • Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification

    Author: Scott Turner In this five-part series, I will be providing guidance on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification . I will try and pull ideas and information from a number of different sources. For example, I have recently asked people through LinkedIn to provide examples. I would like people to comment on the blog post with their own ideas and own suggestions so that it is a collaborative effort…
  • Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification

    Author: Scott Turner In this five-part series, I will be providing guidance on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification . I will try and pull ideas and information from a number of different sources. For example, I have recently asked people through LinkedIn to provide examples. I would like people to comment on the blog post with their own ideas and own suggestions so that it is a collaborative effort…
  • Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification

    Author: Scott Turner In this five-part series, I will be providing guidance on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification . I will try and pull ideas and information from a number of different sources. For example, I have recently asked people through LinkedIn to provide examples. I would like people to comment on the blog post with their own ideas and own suggestions so that it is a collaborative effort…
  • Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification

    Author: Scott Turner In this five-part series, I will be providing guidance on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification . I will try and pull ideas and information from a number of different sources. For example, I have recently asked people through LinkedIn to provide examples. I would like people to comment on the blog post with their own ideas and own suggestions so that it is a collaborative effort…
  • Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification

    Author: Scott Turner In this five-part series, I will be providing guidance on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification . I will try and pull ideas and information from a number of different sources. For example, I have recently asked people through LinkedIn to provide examples. I would like people to comment on the blog post with their own ideas and own suggestions so that it is a collaborative effort…
  • Securely Accessing Control System and Historical Information Displays

    There are many ways to get operator displays to people outside the boundary of the control system, but security considerations are paramount. In this quick 1:16 video, DeltaV Graphics in Your Browser with Executive Portal , Emerson’s Matt Poplawski describes how the DeltaV Executive Portal provides a remote read-only view into DeltaV operator displays via a web browser. It helps you combine related real-time and…
  • Securely Accessing Control System and Historical Information Displays

    There are many ways to get operator displays to people outside the boundary of the control system, but security considerations are paramount. In this quick 1:16 video, DeltaV Graphics in Your Browser with Executive Portal , Emerson’s Matt Poplawski describes how the DeltaV Executive Portal provides a remote read-only view into DeltaV operator displays via a web browser. It helps you combine related real-time and…
  • Securely Accessing Control System and Historical Information Displays

    There are many ways to get operator displays to people outside the boundary of the control system, but security considerations are paramount. In this quick 1:16 video, DeltaV Graphics in Your Browser with Executive Portal , Emerson’s Matt Poplawski describes how the DeltaV Executive Portal provides a remote read-only view into DeltaV operator displays via a web browser. It helps you combine related real-time and historical…
  • Early Planning Process for Plant Automation Projects

    Whether it is students preparing for a test or seasoned engineers planning an automation project, early planning and preparation improves the odds of success. Congratulations to Emerson’s Laurie Ben for receiving an Outstanding Presentation Award from the AIChE Fuels and Petrochemicals Division for her AIChE Spring Meeting presentation, An Introduction to Early Planning Process for Plant Automation Projects. Laurie…
  • Delegation of Control in Integrated Operations

    Advancing technologies open up new possibilities to improve manufacturing and production processes. But, one of the great challenges is to revamp the work processes and procedures to best take advantage of these technologies. One example is in integrated operations (iOps) for oil & gas producers. In an E&P article, Delegation Of Control In An iOps Command Center , Emerson’s Jeff Dymond and Brian Atkinson describe how…
  • Big Data at AIChE Spring Meeting

    Austin, Texas, already a hotbed for technology as recently recognized by Forbes magazine , will host a gathering of chemical engineering professionals later this month. The AIChE is hosting the 2015 Spring Meeting and 11th Global Congress on Process Safety here on April 26-30. If you’re planning to attend, make sure to catch some of the “Big Data” sessions to see how this data is being applied in our world of process…
  • Big Data at AIChE Spring Meeting

    Austin, Texas, already a hotbed for technology as recently recognized by Forbes magazine , will host a gathering of chemical engineering professionals later this month. The AIChE is hosting the 2015 Spring Meeting and 11th Global Congress on Process Safety here on April 26-30. If you’re planning to attend, make sure to catch some of the “Big Data” sessions to see how this data is being applied in our world of process…
  • Big Data at AIChE Spring Meeting

    Austin, Texas, already a hotbed for technology as recently recognized by Forbes magazine , will host a gathering of chemical engineering professionals later this month. The AIChE is hosting the 2015 Spring Meeting and 11th Global Congress on Process Safety here on April 26-30. If you’re planning to attend, make sure to catch some of the “Big Data” sessions to see how this data is being applied in our world of process…