Kane, L.
HP Control: Collaborative manufacturing
I was getting ready to write a report on ARC Advisory Group's Manufacturing Strategies for the E-World Forum, Feb. 19 - 20 in Orlando, when ARC sent a good summary of the meeting to att..
HP Control: Enthusiastic about fieldbus
The Fieldbus Foundation (Austin, Texas) held its General Assembly and Worldwide End-User Council Meetings on March 6 and 7 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Nearly 100 attendees s..
HP Control: Optimization at NPRA
The National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA) held its annual Computer Conference & Showcase, Nov. 13 - 15 in Chicago. Papers were presented on applications for infrared and ..
HP Control: Automation: moving from a commodity
Peter Martin, VP of Corporate Marketing at the Foxboro Company, gave an interesting presentation entitled, "Bottom Line Automation," at the Invensys 2000 Conference, in Las Vegas (I cou..
HP Control: The changing publishing biz
Most of you rely on technical trade magazines to keep up to date with technical developments and articles for improving plant operations. The buyout trend that has had a significant imp..
HP Control: Why visit MyPlant.com?
MyPlant.com held a seminar for editors on September 21 - 23 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The purpose was to show the "press" what is available on the site today and discuss future plans in i..
Control developments
Since this is our Process Control and Information Systems issue, let's review some of the major developments at the various hierarchies. Frontline control. Few will argue that fieldbus ..
HP Control: IT: take a plant-centric approach
ABB Automation Group Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland, held a press conference during the ACHEMA show in Frankfurt (May 22 - 27, 2000). Of course, there was the obligatory pitch of ABB's produ..
HP Control: HSE highlights Fieldbus Foundation Assembly
The Fieldbus Foundation held its General Assembly March 29 in New Orleans. Several presentations were given to both end users and manufacturers on fieldbus basics, high-speed Ethernet (..
HP Control: Fieldbus getting more confusing
We are preparing our next Fieldbus Technology supplement which will be published in our June issue. Much has happened in the fieldbus arena in the past few years that has caused some confusion. Follow..
- NAPCOR releases 2024 PET recycling report highlighting system efficiency gains and continued strength of PET circularity 12/12
- OQ courts other partners for petrochemical complex in Oman as SABIC drops out 12/12
- Brazil's BNDES approves $71 MM for carbon storage project 12/12
- Cuba on edge as U.S. seizure of oil tanker puts supply at risk 12/12
- China oil demand to plateau between 2025 and 2030 12/12
- Germany's PCK refinery says no impact from pipeline leak 12/12
