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  • Methodology for Solving Control Loop Problems

    This time of year, after our big Emerson Exchange conference , I like to go back and see what sessions I missed to be able to be able to recap for you. I caught up with Emerson’s Mark Coughran , whom you may recall from many control performance-...
  • Methodology for Solving Control Loop Problems

    This time of year, after our big Emerson Exchange conference , I like to go back and see what sessions I missed to be able to be able to recap for you. Mark Coughran Process Control ConsultantI caught up with Emerson’s Mark Coughran , whom you m...
  • Getting up and Running Quickly

    Emerson's Gergo Kertesz shared a story of how to get a plant started up and running with the aid of control loop tuning. His abstract: This Russian Petrochemical Company is one of the world's largest petrochemical complexes. The company specialises in the production and sale of synthetic rubbers. When the polymerization unit was migrated from a pneumatic control system to DeltaV initial regulatory control tuning was…
  • Are You Protected Against Data Loss? Backup and Recovery is Your Answer

    Guillermo Cisneros with Emerson local business partner Caltrol and Emerson's Milton Pollard shared insights into how to prevent data loss. Their abstract: Today's production processes are heavily dependent on computer systems where any system downtime can result in huge production delays and cost over runs that will impact the bottom line. In case of a system crash, time is money and having the ability to bring your…
  • Using the FF-912 Diagnostics Specification to Improve Daily Maintenance Routines

    Happy Friday—it’s Chris Womack with another guest post, this time about new device diagnostics standards and how they’re changing daily plant maintenance, including turnaround planning. Back in March, your regular blog host Jim Cahill wro...