In the latest post of the Ask the Automation Pros blog series, the pros discuss what makes process control different from other industrial control disciplines. In discrete industries, you can see the ...

Practical skills outweigh theory: A clear grasp of process dynamics and control techniques allows engineers to identify improvement opportunities and boost operating margins Training delivers fast ROI ...

In the latest post of the Ask the Automation Pros blog series, the pros discuss useful books for process control. Basic and Advanced Regulatory Control: System Design and Application by Harold Wade is ...

Don Bartusiak, chief engineer, process control at ExxonMobil at the ARC Forum last year. It was two years ago that control system suppliers contemplated ExxonMobil’s request for an open process ...

The refining and petrochemical industry is reliant on improving return on assets and lowering operating costs to be competitive. In these challenging times, doing more with less is essential to ...

The process control and instrumentation minor emphasizes developing skills and knowledge in theory, software and in the field. Students graduate ready to solve complex control problems in the chemical ...

Author Dr. R. Russell Rhinehart discusses his new book, Nonlinear Model-Based Control: Using First-Principles Models in Process Control, and explains why nonlinear first-principles models should be ...

True improvement in control also depends on instrumentation quality, process design and strategic system enhancements—not only control algorithms. Physical or mechanical changes can greatly improve ...