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Consider fieldbus for retrofits

Fisher-Rosemount: Dunlap, R.

Benefits result from reduced maintenance, greater safety and increased performance

Implementing a refinery information system

Brad Adams Walker Architecture: Smith, K. D.
Comcept Internatinal, Inc.: Karasiuk, C. J.  |  Rooney, D. J.

The South African refining company, Natref (jointly owned by Sasol and Total, South Africa), recently integrated a large refinery management information system into the operation of its Sasolburg refi..

Challenges in control room design

Brad Adams Walker Architecture, P.C.: Walker, B. A.
Brad Adams Walker Architecture: Smith, K. D.

Use these guidelines to reduce shiftwork fatigue and increase operator awareness+

Economics of business process integration and automation

Aspen Technology, Inc.: Holden, D. G.

Where along the automated integration continuum should your plant be?

Automated steady-state identification in multivariable systems

School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University: Brown, P. R.  |  Rhinehart, R. R.

Use this technique for better results and less computational burden

HPInternet: Search Adobe PDF online

Competitive Analysis Technologies: Crowley, B.

By now, most of us have heard of the Adobe Acrobat files with the extension "PDF." I used to think that acronym stood for "pretty damn fine," because the files were just that. Later I l..

Safety instrumented system design: valuable lessons learned

ICS Triplex, a Rockwell Automation Company: Gruhn, P.

Reduce refinery risks by applying new methods based on information acquired from previous experiences

HPInternet: West Texas Research Group Economics

Competitive Analysis Technologies: Crowley, B.

If you are a frequent reader of this column, you know that we don't usually recommend company Web sites. This is because there are so many good ones, and we can't cover them all in a on..

HP Control: IT: take a plant-centric approach

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Kane, L.

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..

HPInternet: Petroleum Association of Japan

Competitive Analysis Technologies: Crowley, B.

This month, let's investigate the downstream industry in Japan (http://www.paj.gr.jp/). But first, a quick lesson in Internet detective work. This site contains valuable information concernin..