While new technologies connected with digital transformation, IIoT, and Industry 4.0 are exciting and carry great promise, it’s important to make sure there isn’t more you can be getting from what you already have. This is the main point of an Executive Corner column...
Any newly-minted Chemical Engineer will tell you that there remains a large learning curve when entering the process industries, especially if their focus is around controlling the process. Often these new ChemEs have never had classes in process dynamics. In a great...
Today must be the day to make you aware of January 16 webinars. I have another one to share with you, Simplify PID Tuning to Meet Process Objectives, by Control Talk blog's Greg McMillan. The webinar is scheduled for 12:30-1:30pm EST (9:30-10:30am PST) on Jan 16. You...
For those that have followed Greg McMillan or come upon his posts over at the ModelingAndControl.com blog, I wanted to share that he's moving his process optimization wisdom over to the ControlGlobal.com Control Talk blog. In his ModelingAndControl.com post, Different...
The WBF - The Organization for Production Technology is holding their annual North American conference this week with the theme, Sharpening the Tools of Manufacturing. John Berra, Chairman Emerson Process Management (Retired) will be delivering the keynote...
Those familiar with American football have heard the idea that the game can be simplified down to the basics of "blocking and tackling". Fundamentally, the team that executes these two skills the best will likely win the game. So what does this have to do with process...
Universities around the world provide great foundational engineering educations. But how does one become a true expert in our world of process automation? The answer is that unlike ever before, there are more ways than ever to freely educate oneself. If you think the...
The news is now public that Greg McMillan has won an ISA Life Achievement Award. The article highlights some of the key reasons for the award: Generally acknowledged as a leading expert in pH control and modeling/simulation, among other technical areas, McMillan spent...
Greg McMillan will be conducting a primer session for tomorrow's (September 8, 2010) 10:00am CDT/13:00UTC online demo/seminar (a.k.a. deminar). His session is titled, Control Loop Performance Primer (the "WHAT" and "WHY" needed to improve 90% of the loops). Here's a...
I saw some startling facts in a presentation by Emerson's Pete Sharpe, whom you may recall from many process optimization-related posts. This week he visited The Automation Group (TAG) office in Houston, to discuss distillation and fired heater optimization. I was...
You can tell energy efficiency is weighing on the minds of process manufacturers across many industries. How do I know? One way is to be part of the Automation & Control Engineering LinkedIn group. David Greenfield asked the simple question: What tips, tricks and...
I heard a few weeks back that Emerson's Dr. Doug White, was going to be honored by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). I was sworn to secrecy, which is not an easy thing for someone with an itchy finger on the "publish" button. Since the press...
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