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Politics, Appearances and Thinking Green The push to green energy is good for automation vendors everywhere, but U.S. government rhetoric may put companies on this side of the Atlantic at a competitive disadvantage. |
08/01/2007 |
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Users seeking appropriate process safety systems arent getting enough help from unspecific standards and ideal-world certifications. Heres how to gain useful safety capabilities in a buyer-beware world. |
06/01/2007 |
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Gamma scanning seeks an inside edge Many companies decide not to build up certain capabilities in-house mainly because they dont have sufficient regular demand for them. Gamma scanning of distillation columns is a case in point, but on-site scanning specialists may be the wave of the future. |
05/08/2007 |
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Properly deliver compressed gases From large petrochemical units to tiny pharmaceutical pilot plants, day-to-day operations depend upon providing compressed gases in a controlled, safe and environmentally conscious manner. Correct gas handling also can improve process efficiency. |
05/08/2007 |
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With increasing energy prices and public sensitivity to energy consumption, many plants are paying more attention to optimizing distillation. Simple and low-risk operational changes often can provide substantial savings. |
05/08/2007 |
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Regional hardware inventories facilitate column repairs and turnarounds When it comes to providing hardware and equipment for routine column repairs and maintenance, or major turnarounds, few companies are as capable as Sulzer Chemtech USA. |
04/10/2007 |
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The evolution of plant automation Understanding the purpose of control and safety systems helps users ensure each is appropriately optimized. The duties of the SIS are to protect the people, environment and assets against unsafe conditions. |
03/03/2007 |
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Plants get help in boosting reliability More and more companies are placing greater emphasis on maintenance and seeking help from vendors to boost the effectiveness of their efforts, as some recent major investment decisions demonstrate. Many automation companies now are benefiting by building up asset management services alongside process control capabilities. |
02/26/2007 |
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Debunk plant myths about diagnostics Your current control system can probably do more than you think. Everybody can agree that diagnostics are a good thing they can identify problems early, and keep the plant running at peak performance. Learn how your existing control systems and analog instruments can deliver diagnostic capabilities, at a fraction of the cost of system or instrument replacements. |
02/08/2007 |
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Making the most of diagnostics Make the most of your diagnostics with this helpul summary from George Buckbee of ExperTune, Inc. |
02/08/2007 |
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Distillation control and optimization, Part 3 Control's Béla Lipták continues his series on control of distillation processes, this time focusing on managing reboiler flow, temperature, feed rate, loading and reflux for economy, stability and safety. |
01/05/2007 |
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., previously committed to reduce by 5% the packaging used by its 60,000 suppliers by 2013. Now, a new initiative uses a scorecard to tackle wasteful packaging. |
12/05/2006 |
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Data validation: Jewel in the fieldbus crown? Many users and most suppliers to the industry see process availability as the big payout benefit of Foundation Fieldbus (FF) diagnostics a good portion of it realized through data validation. |
11/09/2006 |
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November Process Puzzler: Consider options for automation Readers suggest ways to automate an HCl absorber in this month's Process Puzzler in Chemical Processing. |
10/31/2006 |
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Process analysis gains greater online role Faster. Smaller. Smarter. Modular. All express the future of process analytics. And un-stoppable describes the ongoing migration of process analytical instruments to continuous, online, field-mounted use at chemical plants. |
09/11/2006 |
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Cutting the wires of communications Users want wireless, vendors want to sell wireless, so whats the problem? This article tackles one of the most discussed topics: the use of wireless communications in process automation. |
08/15/2006 |
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Residue curve mapping is a powerful tool to better understand the design and operation of distillation columns. This article describes how to use residue curve maps to check the feasibility of separation of homogeneous mixtures and for developing the conceptual design of towers. |
05/15/2006 |
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Protect the perimeter and the process A visit to Honeywell's Geismar plant reminded Editor in Chief Mark Rosenzweig how to integrate security and control. |
04/12/2006 |
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Distillation control and optimization, Part 1 Control columnist Bela Liptak describes the distillation process and PID-based controls, reviews optimization strategies, and shows how advanced controls can cut operating costs of distillation. |
01/11/2006 |
