Update: OPC Xi is now called OPC .NET 3.0. Original post: It's been a while since I've shared an update from Emerson's Lee Neitzel on the OPC Xi standard. If you're not familiar with this new addition to the OPC Foundation's family of communications standards, here...
Usability
Transferring Plant Operator Expertise
Chemical Processing magazine has a great article, Build Operator Expertise Faster, written by folks from the Center for Operator Performance (COPS). The article provides recommendations for how best to transfer the expertise of experienced plant operators who are...
Can DCS HMI Impact Operator Performance?
So asks one of the liveliest conversations going on the Process Automation Usability Project site. The thread begins with an observation by the Putman Media staff: Many recent accidents have clearly identified the contribution of bad alarm management practices as a...
Modernization Project Operator Training
A great question came into the Process Automation Usability Project site, in the Implementation forum section. The post, Is training sufficient asks: How many companies institute a formal training procedure -- not only when controls systems are changed, but for...
Sparking Process Automation Usability Conversations
You may have seen the Sound Off! blog post, Welcome to the Process Automation Usability Project-- #PAutoUP. It announced: We have been working on a Web 2.0 Social Media enabled way for the process automation community to discuss, teach and learn about usability issues...
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