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Modeling Speeds Capacity Expansion
Simulation allows evaluation of more options more quickly.

Device Offers Insights on Rheology
Tool enables real-time monitoring of how viscosity of liquids changes during a production process.

Plants Pit New Tools Against Corrosion
Real-time measurements lead to better uptime and other benefits.

How Many Alarms Can an Operator Handle?
Two recent studies provide insights

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White Papers: In Depth Research

Avoid Instrument Failure: Ensure Proper Filtration and Delivery of Samples to On Line Process Analyzers
Author: Parker Hannifin
Posted: 01/20/2012
Precise process control strategies have accelerated the use of on-line chemical composition analyzers in plant applications. Contaminants in plant samples are the most frequent cause of problems with on-line analyzers. Trace contaminants can rapidly build up and cause instrument failure.

A Pragmatist's Guide to Building a Business Case for ERP
Author: CDC Software
Posted: 11/04/2011
Leveraging survey results from her firm's 2011 ERP Solution Study, Cindy Jutras, a leading enterprise analyst, offers practical advice in building one's business case for a formula-based ERP application, including:

  • Top operational goals
  • Key performance expectations
  • Cloud vs On-premise deployment

Be a Demand Planning Rock Star
Author: CDC Software
Posted: 09/06/2011
Rock stars get parties, limousines, fame, and dates with supermodels. What do Demand Planners get? Hopefully they may get fewer forecast errors. Learn how you can minimize production schedule changes, eliminate expedited transfers and shipments, reduce stock-outs, and more. Be a star at your company!

Maximizing Power from Biomass
Author: Arizona Instrument
Posted: 05/06/2011
Implementation of rapid loss on drying and ash analyzers significantly reduces testing times associated with traditional methods, allowing companies to bring products to market faster, increasing production. These features will aide biomass material manufacturers in maximizing control of the market.

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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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