Though a lot has been written about the benefits of server virtualization, this article will address the impact that virtualization technology has on process controllers, I/O systems and process field ...

Even after 20 years or so, process control continues to be a confusing or misunderstood technology. A short description of process control is an accurate one—It’s a means of controlling manufacturing ...

GE Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions, continues its expansion from discrete into process control by integrating its recent acquisitions by releasing its latest version of ...

Valin is a leading distributor of automation, filtration, fluid handling, heating and process control products & systems for a wide range of high purity and industrial applications. Valin Corporation, ...

There is currently no vaccination or cure for prion diseases and contamination of a parenteral or infusion pharmaceutical product could prove fatal. With more pharmaceutical products requiring aseptic ...

How self-tuning can support an adaptive control strategy. How Model Reference Adaptive Control can improve adaptability. The different types of MRAC. A certain amount of flexibility is always good to ...

Across the semiconductor industry, both FD-SOI and finFET transistor technologies are in high volume production, with IC manufacturers looking to extend both technologies to gain additional ...

In this article, as in industry, advanced process control (APC) refers primarily to multi-variable control. Multivariable control means adjusting multiple single-loop controllers in unison, to meet ...

Fundamentals of Industrial Process, Measurement, and Control (FG05) is a lecture-based course that provides an overview of industrial measurement and control. Technicians, engineers and managers learn ...