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Put crystallization on a solid footing Successful troubleshooting depends on understanding the effects of several key factors. |
11/01/2005 |
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The country boasts not just booming exports but a strong desire for the best technology. |
09/27/2005 |
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Leveraging Automation to Maximize Boiler Efficiencies As a boiler ages, it will have reduced reliability, higher maintenance costs and lower performance. A control system upgrade can provide important benefits. |
09/14/2005 |
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Simulated Moving Bed Chromatography Offers Real Attractions A continuous purification technique, simulated moving bed chromatography combines high yields and purities with easy scale up and reasonable throughputs. |
08/31/2005 |
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Keep heat-transfer-system repairs uneventful A good plan is the key to avoiding risks in the maintenance of systems using high-temperature organic fluids. |
08/26/2005 |
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Summit greases its gears to serve global marketplace A lubricant manufacturer increases order accuracy and speeds fulfillment by implementing enterprise resource planning software. |
08/25/2005 |
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Accurately Determine Console Operator Workload Determining the correct console operator workload requires more than simply counting control loops. |
07/13/2005 |
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Software Drives OEM Toward Efficiency and Energy Savings ABB designed software for its ACS800 drive so Curtis-Toledo could improve the operation of its rotary-screw compressors. The customized software can control the system pressure, air delivery, oil temperature and duty cycle directly from the drive. |
06/23/2005 |
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Effective Simulation Requires a Broader Scope of Process Heat Transfer Measurements Accurate measurements under controlled conditions form the cornerstone of the development of methods for the successful design of heat transfer equipment. |
06/22/2005 |
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Process Engineering: HART Offers Value in Plant Control Systems There's a myth in plants that HART offers little for Plant Control Systems and Enterprise Level Networks. But Ed Ladd from the HART Communication Foundation writes that by accessing the data in HART devices on a "full-time" routine basis increases performance, integrity, and reliability of plant control and enterprise level systems. |
05/11/2005 |
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Process Manufacturing Workforce: Don't Be Thrown for a Loop When processing chemicals, it has become increasingly important to isolate the process from the work environment. The agitated filter dryer accomplishes this by providing a high degree of containment. |
04/08/2005 |
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Process Engineering: The Real Story of HSE Fieldbus' high speed ethernet protocol technology is behind a trend of predictive modeling in the industry. |
04/06/2005 |
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How Do You Train a Process Manufacturing Plant Operator? Sybron Chemicals had the right idea when it sought to properly document the procedures for its wastewater treatment plant. The first step for improving both employee and plant efficiency is to have an up-to-date plant manual. |
03/11/2005 |
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Process engineering: In the trenches of Fieldbus War II Like the 20th Century’s Great Conflict, the first Fieldbus War never really ended. But what will the outcome be this time? This article from CONTROL makes an educated prediction on how the battle may turn out. |
03/10/2005 |
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Senior Editor Diane Dierking suggests that you should look into taking a class in the new year. Many employers offer tuition reimbursement and often these classes are very helpful. |
01/19/2005 |
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Process Engineering: Batch control sets the standard It has been nearly a decade since the Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society (ISA) introduced S88, its first standard for batch control systems. Its still integral in optimizing operations today. |
01/19/2005 |
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Expert Advice Maximizes Optimizer Value A combination closed-loop optimizer and G2 expert system allowed a largy chemical company to save more than a million dollars in reduced overall energy demand. |
12/21/2004 |
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Process simulation historically has taken place within proprietary modeling environments. However, the ability of simulators to more accurately handle demanding tasks continues to evolve. |
12/21/2004 |
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Residue curve maps (RCMs) can be employed in a variety of ways, including system visualization, evluation of data, and process synthesis, modeling and troubleshooting |
09/16/2004 |
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Automation Vision Comes to Life Digital automation helps BASF save time and money, achieve goals and improve loop checking |
07/01/2004 |
