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Consider State-Based Control
This under-utilized approach can enhance operations and the bottom line.

Rethink Mass Notification
Properly dealing with emergencies demands integration of plant systems.

Avoid the Domino Effect
Take advantage of a new standard to improve alarm management and enhance plant safety and productivity.

DuPont Cuts Costs With Pickle Juice; Encourages Kids To Protect The Natural World
CP 50 company is using pickle juice as a substitute for sodium acetate.

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White Papers: In Depth Research

Measurement of Oxygen Concentration in Blanketing and Inerting Operations
Author: Mettler Toledo
Posted: 01/06/2010
Gaseous oxygen measurement with amperometric sensors is the most direct and easiest solution for oxidation and explosion protection.

Unwelcome oxygen Tank blanketing is the process of filling the headspace in storage vessels and reactors with an inert gas to prevent its contents from exploding, degrading or polymerizing and to protect equipment from corrosion. A blanketing system is normally designed such that it operates under higher than atmospheric pressures, therefore preventing outside air from entering the vessel. As oxygen and moisture in the air can be undesired in numerous processes and applications, blanketing is done in a wide range of industries, varying from (petro)chemical to food and beverage, pharmaceutical to pure water.

Special Report: Prepare For The Economic Recovery
Author: Honeywell
Posted: 12/01/2009
Whether we are headed toward an economic rebound or continuing with the current economic downturn, specialty chemicals manufacturers should take steps now in order to get or keep a competitive edge. But what steps should specialty chemicals manufacturers take? This Special Report will discuss actionable strategies including: Reducing costs while maintaining quality and compliance; Committing not just to "lean manufacturing" but to "lean supply chain" strategies; Implementing "agile manufacturing" practices.

Alarm Rationalization
Author: TiPS Incorporated
Posted: 10/07/2009
While the activity of alarm rationalization is straightforward, its application can range from simple to extremely complex depending on resources and objectives. This white paper introduces two basic methodologies: Bounded or Unbounded, and evaluates the benefits of each.

Process Analytics Finds Process Problems
Posted: 08/12/2009
Companies can gain great insight into how their process operates, find problems, and improve quality by using process analytical software.

Process Analytics and Intelligence—sometimes called Manufacturing Intelligence—has transformed the way companies produce goods, understand their manufacturing processes, and ensure a quality product in ways we could not have foreseen ten years ago.

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Timeless Resources

Process Engineering: National Instruments test and measurement whitepaper database
National Instruments developer zone has a plethora of whitepapers on instrumentation. The database covers both hardware and software needs.
Process Engineering: Measurement Technology whitepapers
This whitepaper database from Rosemount covers many areas of instrumentation including safety-instrumented systems.

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