Process Control
HPInternet: So many answers . . .
This month's column is different. We had so many responses to our March Downstream Challenge that I feel we need to review them all. As I have said before, the Internet is the world's l..
Optimize surge vessel control
Proportional only algorithm complements multivariable predictive control
The safe automation gap – Part 2
SIS design, operation and maintenance are critical tools to bridge this division
HP Control: Standards and the IT revolution
After reading several views on standards, it became apparent that there is an additional role for standards - helping to keep engineering work in the developed countries by leveraging I..
HPInternet: Energy library
Bill Crowley, Contributing Editor I don't know about you, but when I was a growing youngster, I loved to spend hours at the city library. I could sit for hours with all those books and ente..
The safe automation gap – Part 1
An organization's safety culture can help bridge this void
HP Control: Process automation at a crossroads
The information revolution has profoundly changed our lives. The changes have primarily been focused on how we deal with information on a personal level and how companies deal with the..
HPInternet: Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA)
If you find yourself in the downstream marketing of gasoline, here is a site you must become very familiar with (http://www.sigma.org/). This site is particularly necessary if you are an ..
Integrating tank farm operations
Combining a high-level expert system with the DCS increased productivity and reduced losses
HP Control: Highlights from the ARC Forum
The ARC Advisory Group (Dedham, Massachusetts) held itsManufacturing Strategies Forum, February 11 and 12 in Orlando,Florida. This was an excellent meeting to learn about high-levelprocess and busines..
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