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Disturbing Remarks
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The Memories of Loops Gone Bad and Processes Gone Wild

Collaboration Given New Meaning at ABB Event
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StatoilHydro’s Integrated Operations Earned $1.5 Billion in Added Reserves Last Year, with Expected Savings of $60 Billion by 2015

Unlocking the Secret Profiles of Batch Reactors
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How to Find Out What’s Really Going On In Your Process

Foreseeing the Future of Process Automation Technologies
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Control Editors Make Prognostications on the Future of Automation Technologies. We Have These on Video

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Building MES-applications with S95
Author: Ing. Erwin Winkel MBA, WBF
Posted: 06/23/2008
In modern manufacturing processes the usage of automated systems is inevitable. Whether for production control, scheduling, or reporting, computers are used. The capturing of data out of the production process and transforming these data into information is one of the objectives of MESsystems. This paper describes the recent development and introduction of several MES-modules in a manufacturing plant. The role of the S95 standard in the project will be highlighted. After a short introduction of the production process, the business goals for the project are briefly discussed. Then the functional and technical architecture will be presented. The results and the benefits of the project will be discussed as well as the benefits of using the S95 standards during the project. The paper ends with the lessons learned.

"Collaborate-Breakthrough-Profit:" A Myth, Minefield or Treasure Chest?
Author: Rodger W. Jeffery, WBF
Posted: 06/23/2008
The objective of this paper is to provide an outlook on emerging Collaborative Production Management (CPM) tools. It will discuss these CPM tools in relation to material transfers (ingredient addition) in Batch manufacturing. Illustrating what collaborative initiatives these tools are likely to support, why they are required and how they may be deployed. The concept of collaborating is an old concept, but Collaborative Production Management, and the notion of CPM tools is a relatively new manufacturing trend. One that has been revitalized by the internet and the advent of more open manufacturing systems. Today global measurement and control suppliers find they are being pushed hard by manufacturers to increase their development momentum in this emerging area of “collaborative production management tools”.

Batch Control Systems Market and User Requirements
Author: John E. Blanchard, WBF
Posted: 06/23/2008
Standards for batch control systems continue to be developed and incorporated into many current and new automation products. This effort is having significant impact on the increased growth of the global batch control systems market and the automation architecture of the next generation of process control systems. This paper will include current market sales, forecasts, and strategic issues involved in continuation of this growth. It also will include a discussion of additional user requirements obtained from a survey of users in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. It will offer recommendations to address these issues, as highlighted in ARC studies, "Batch Control Systems Market Study 2001" and "Batch Control Systems Market Study 2002." The papers also will address how batch standards, traceability, event management, and change control will become core functions “designed into” future automation systems architectures rather than incomplete add on functions to current systems.

Analyse, Design, Develop and Validate-Fast
Author: Andrew Knott, Francis Lovering, WBF
Posted: 06/23/2008
This paper describes an approach to the production of the process automation systems for large-scale pharmaceutical processes using S88.01. The context is the development of highly automated systems concurrently with the project design engineering on a fast-track project.

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