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Process Control

HP Control: ISA SP95 links plant floor to enterprise

ABB: Singh, S.

Although enterprise and control systems have evolved down mostly separate paths, they have approached a point where they could meet and exchange data. With the proliferation of information technologies (IT) on the plant floor, today's control and enterprise systems share a common hardware and operating system base.

HPInternet: OSHA

Competitive Analysis Technologies: Crowley, B.

So, you finally bought that petroleum refinery you've been wanting for years. Many folks are buying them lately, why not? Now that you have it, you will need lots of information. Some of the best info..

Linking the plant floor to the enterprise: benefits and pitfalls

Aspen Technology, Inc.: Harkins, B. L.  |  Middleton, E. S.  |  Mushin, D. A.

Understand data needs of business and production systems for better integration

HPInternet: Latin America oil and gas industry development

Competitive Analysis Technologies: Crowley, B.

This month, let's visit Latin America and see what is happening there. ARPEL, Regional Association of Oil and Natural Gas Companies (http://www.arpel.org/), is an organization devoted to the energy in..

Fieldbus introduces new concepts in process control

ARC Advisory Group: Caro, R. H.

Devicebuses and sensorbuses complete the architecture

Fieldbus improves petrochemical plant operation

Smar Equipmentos Industriais: Castilho, L.
Deten Chemicals S. A.: Cruz, O.
Smar International Co.: Evans, D.

Reduced design, installation and startup costs provided significant benefits

Fieldbus automates oil production field

Fisher-Rosemount Systems: Blevins, T.
ARCO Alaska Inc.: Toavs, D.

ARCO estimates savings of $621,000 per drill site

Foundation fieldbus helps meet regulatory and profitability challenges

Fieldbus Foundation: Glanzer, D. A.

The technology simplifies field-level communications and provides new functionality

Getting started with fieldbus – a primer

Honeywell Industrial Automation and Control: Wheatman, S.

Use these guidelines to set up an experimental Foundation fieldbus system

Intrinsically-safe fieldbus provides chemical plant savings

Wacker-Chemie: Krummen, H.

Similar conventional and fieldbus installations are compared