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

Case Study: Novel Approach Enhances Control System Upgrade
Measures to mock-up wiring and limit project scope as well as operational improvements provided significant benefits.

Quick Poll: Legacy System Concerns
What are your concerns about your legacy distributed control system? Take our quick, anonymous poll.

How Does Your Control System Measure Up?
A scoring system can identify improvement opportunities.

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White Papers: In Depth Research

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.

Choosing the Right Emissions Control Option
Author: Durr Systems Inc.
Posted: 10/19/2009
Determining the most economical option to control airborne emissions during chemical process operations presents several unique challenges. As with any add-on control system, the goal is to minimize the annualized total costs while maintaining proper operation. In this white paper, learn the different options that are available and which ones fit your process the best.

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.

Benefits of State Based Control
Author: David Huffman, ABB Inc.
Posted: 05/14/2009
State Based Control is a plant automation control design based on the principle that all process facilities operate in recognized, definable Process States that represent a variety of normal and abnormal conditions of the process. State Based Control, implemented with the latest developments in object-based technologies, delivers direct benefits to its adopters in a variety of Operational Excellence categories. It results in productivity increases, higher asset utilization of both people and process, automated responses and recovery for abnormal conditions and provides an environment for knowledge capture directly into the control design.

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