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Implement & Build Blog: IIoT and Operational Improvements

Jim Cahill

Traditionally, most of the sensors in industrial processes were wired into the control systems or supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems. Because of the expense of the sensors, junction boxes, cabling/conduit/cable trays/etc. and installation and commissioning time, sensors were usually limited to just what was required for control. But as process manufacturers and producers try to improve safe operations…
- 19 Oct 2016
Implement & Build Blog: IIoT and Operational Improvements

Jim Cahill

Traditionally, most of the sensors in industrial processes were wired into the control systems or supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems. Because of the expense of the sensors, junction boxes, cabling/conduit/cable trays/etc. and installation and commissioning time, sensors were usually limited to just what was required for control. But as process manufacturers and producers try to improve safe operations…
- 19 Oct 2016
Implement & Build Blog: IIoT and Operational Improvements

Jim Cahill

Traditionally, most of the sensors in industrial processes were wired into the control systems or supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems. Because of the expense of the sensors, junction boxes, cabling/conduit/cable trays/etc. and installation and commissioning time, sensors were usually limited to just what was required for control. But as process manufacturers and producers try to improve safe operations…
- 19 Oct 2016
Improve & Modernize Blog: How to Form a Cybersecurity Strategy to Protect Your Investments

Jim Cahill

Author: Jocelyn Sexton Without fail, cybersecurity continues to make headlines. News about data breaches, password protection, identify theft, hacks and viruses are so prevalent, it’s easy to feel security fatigue. It can also seem overwhelming to stand vigilant for cyber threats at all times. Have you made the appropriate software updates? Do you adhere to all security and privacy policies your company has in…
- 10 Oct 2016
Improve & Modernize Blog: How to Form a Cybersecurity Strategy to Protect Your Investments

Jim Cahill

Author: Jocelyn Sexton Without fail, cybersecurity continues to make headlines. News about data breaches, password protection, identify theft, hacks and viruses are so prevalent, it’s easy to feel security fatigue. It can also seem overwhelming to stand vigilant for cyber threats at all times. Have you made the appropriate software updates? Do you adhere to all security and privacy policies your company has in…
- 10 Oct 2016
Operate & Maintain Blog: How to Form a Cybersecurity Strategy to Protect Your Investments

Jim Cahill

Author: Jocelyn Sexton Without fail, cybersecurity continues to make headlines. News about data breaches, password protection, identify theft, hacks and viruses are so prevalent, it’s easy to feel security fatigue. It can also seem overwhelming to stand...
- 10 Oct 2016
Operate & Maintain Blog: How to Form a Cybersecurity Strategy to Protect Your Investments

Jim Cahill

Author: Jocelyn Sexton Without fail, cybersecurity continues to make headlines. News about data breaches, password protection, identify theft, hacks and viruses are so prevalent, it’s easy to feel security fatigue. It can also seem overwhelmi...
- 10 Oct 2016
Operate & Maintain Blog: How to Form a Cybersecurity Strategy to Protect Your Investments

Jim Cahill

Author: Jocelyn Sexton Without fail, cybersecurity continues to make headlines. News about data breaches, password protection, identify theft, hacks and viruses are so prevalent, it’s easy to feel security fatigue. It can also seem overwhelming...
- 10 Oct 2016
Implement & Build Blog: Ways to Improve Planned Shutdowns, Turnarounds and Outages

Jim Cahill

The latest edition of Emerson’s Innovations in Process Control magazine is out. The focus is around ways to improve the performance of shutdowns, turnarounds and scheduled outages. Roel Van Doren , president of Emerson Automation Solutions Europe, opens noting that: …74% of these [shutdowns, turnarounds & outages] fail to meet their performance goals. 40% of all turnarounds miss their schedule and or budget targets…
- 7 Oct 2016
Operate & Maintain Blog: Wireless Continuous Pump Monitoring

Jim Cahill

Many of the pumps in process manufacturing and production processes are essential and their failure results in reduced or lost production and increased maintenance costs. In an Upstream Pumping article, Wireless Monitoring Reduces Pump Failures & Maintenance...
- 6 Oct 2016
Operate & Maintain Blog: Wireless Continuous Pump Monitoring

Jim Cahill

Many of the pumps in process manufacturing and production processes are essential and their failure results in reduced or lost production and increased maintenance costs. In an Upstream Pumping article, Wireless Monitoring Reduces Pump Failures &amp...
- 6 Oct 2016
Operate & Maintain Blog: Wireless Continuous Pump Monitoring

Jim Cahill

Many of the pumps in process manufacturing and production processes are essential and their failure results in reduced or lost production and increased maintenance costs. In an Upstream Pumping article, Wireless Monitoring Reduces Pump Failures &...
- 6 Oct 2016
Tips for New Process Automation Folks: Why Do Most Vessel Control Loops Need the Reset Time Increased by Two or More Orders of Magnitude?

Gregory K McMillan

The post Why Do Most Vessel Control Loops Need the Reset Time Increased by Two or More Orders of Magnitude? first appeared on the ISA Interchange blog site. This excerpt from InTech magazine was written by Greg McMillan , industry consultant, author of numerous process control books, 2010 ISA Life Achievement Award recipient and retired Senior Fellow from Solutia Inc. (now Eastman Chemicals). The proportional, integral…
- 5 Oct 2016
Tips for New Process Automation Folks: How to Avoid Common Tuning Mistakes

Gregory K McMillan

The post How to Avoid Common Tuning Mistakes first appeared on the ISA Interchange blog site. This article was written by Greg McMillan , industry consultant, author of numerous process control books, 2010 ISA Life Achievement Award recipient and retired Senior Fellow from Solutia Inc. (now Eastman Chemicals). The proportional, integral, derivative (PID) controller is the common key component of all control loops…
- 5 Oct 2016
Improve & Modernize Blog: What is Operational Certainty?

Jim Cahill

Author: Scott Turner A lot of businesses benchmark themselves against other companies in the same industry and against themselves over time using various metrics and key performance indicators (KPI’s). One example of this is Solomon Associates Benchmarking which is widely used, especially in the refining and petrochemicals industry. This benchmarking process is often used to identify your competitive position, optimize…
- 1 Oct 2016
Tips for New Process Automation Folks: PID Options and Solutions - Part 1

Gregory K McMillan

The major types of process responses and the different worlds of process applications are presented. Additionally, the oversight of not including and understanding the contribution of automation dynamics is addressed. The discussion of the response of the PID is started. The following key points support and augment the PID Options and Solutions - Part 1 recording for the ISA Mentor Program. 1-1: The most common…
- 29 Sep 2016
Tips for New Process Automation Folks: PID Options and Solutions - Part 1

Gregory K McMillan

The post, PID Options and Solutions - Part 1 , first appeared on the ControlGlobal.com Control Talk blog . The major types of process responses and the different worlds of process applications are presented. Additionally, the oversight of not including and understanding the contribution of automation dynamics is addressed. The discussion of the response of the PID is started. The following key points support and augment…
- 28 Sep 2016
Improve & Modernize Blog: Optimizing Distillation for Increased Methanol Capacity

Jim Cahill

James Gremillion Author: James Gremillion When the process licensor designed your methanol plant, everything fit together to exactly produce the nameplate amount of methanol yearly. In the design there were necessary tradeoffs made because of costs, physical size, availability of materials, etc. In designing the distillation section, for example, the licensor did a calculation of how many theoretical trays were needed…
- 26 Sep 2016
Tips for New Process Automation Folks: The Good, Bad and Ugly of Thermal Mass Flowmeters

Gregory K McMillan

The post The Good, Bad and Ugly of Thermal Mass Flowmeters first appeared on the ISA Interchange blog site. The following technical discussion is part of an occasional series showcasing the ISA Mentor Program , authored by Greg McMillan , industry consultant, author of numerous process control books, 2010 ISA Life Achievement Award recipient and retired Senior Fellow from Solutia Inc (now Eastman Chemicals). Greg will…
- 29 Aug 2016
Tips for New Process Automation Folks: Secrets to Good Vessel Temperature and pH Control

Gregory K McMillan

The post, Secrets to Good Vessel Temperature and pH Control , first appeared on ControlGlobal.com's Control Talk blog. The key aspects of good vessel temperature and pH control are often not recognized. Here we provide some simple guidance and overview of the benefits of a particular strategy and implementation guidelines that should be commonly used. A fundamental understanding is provided that may also be beneficial…
- 27 Aug 2016
Tips for New Process Automation Folks: PID Tuning for Near and True Integrating Processes

Gregory K McMillan

The post PID Tuning for Near and True Integrating Processes first appeared on the ISA Interchange blog site. The following technical discussion is part of an occasional series showcasing the ISA Mentor Program , authored by Greg McMillan , industry consultant, author of numerous process control books, 2010 ISA Life Achievement Award recipient and retired Senior Fellow from Solutia Inc (now Eastman Chemicals). Greg will…
- 8 Aug 2016
Improve & Modernize Blog: Learn How Guardian Support Will Improve Decision-Making and Optimize Performance

Jim Cahill

Author: Bob Cruz Guardian Support has long been known as the core element for Emerson’s Lifecycle Services for operations management, control and asset management systems. It is a subscription service designed to help improve process manufacturers and producers’ competitive advantage and bottom line business results through critical service and support information. Guardian Support equips you to manage system health…
- 3 Aug 2016
Tips for New Process Automation Folks: Control Strategies to Improve Process Capacity and Efficiency - Part 3

Gregory K McMillan

The post, Control Strategies to Improve Process Capacity and Efficiency - Part 3 first appeared on ControlGlobal.com's Control Talk blog . Here we provide the key points for the final Part 3 of the recordings of my recent AIChE course sponsored by MYNAH Technologies. The focus here is on improving the performance of reactors, fermenters, crystallizers, evaporators, distillation columns, dryers and neutralizers. The…
- 26 Jul 2016
Operate & Maintain Blog: How to Disassemble a Daniel Digital Control Valve

Jim Cahill

Let’s continue our series of practical “ How-to videos ” with a closer look at disassembling a Daniel V788 digital control valve . The valves are used effectively in loading and offloading applications that require precise flow rate control...
- 13 Jul 2016
Operate & Maintain Blog: How to Disassemble a Daniel Digital Control Valve

Jim Cahill

Let’s continue our series of practical “ How-to videos ” with a closer look at disassembling a Daniel V788 digital control valve . The valves are used effectively in loading and offloading applications that require precise flow rate co...
- 13 Jul 2016