Articles

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Distributed Control

ISS, MOD and O-PAS

Jim Montague
If we can’t rely on the shoulders of giants, are we willing to lean on each other?
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AI & ML

Industry enters its AI era

Len Vermillion
AI-enabled technology has become too enticing for process operators to simply shake it off
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Control

Fundamentals to better understand process dynamics

Greg McMillan
A better understanding of the sources of process dynamics can improve process, mechanical and automation system design
Control March 2025: O-PAS on the job
Distributed Control

O-PAS on the job

It’s real, it works, and it’s making money
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Distributed Control

Teaching new interoperability tricks

Jim Montague
Support staff at ExxonMobil’s resins plant in Baton Rouge learn new IT-based skills
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Distributed Control

Open process toolbox expands

Jim Montague
COPA, Wood and CSI demonstrate O-PAS-compliant solutions, including at Texas A&M’s micro-nuclear testbed
SoftPLC
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PLCs & PACs

Controller can live in a SLC-500 rack and talk to 1,747 I/O modules

SoftPLC
A new version of the NeoPAC controller can reside in a SLC-500 rack and communicate with 1,747 I/O modules. Its CPU has Ethernet, two USB ports, and two ports for DH+ and Allen...
Plummer Forest Products in Post Falls, Idaho, endured a fire and had to rebuild its control system quickly.
Loop Control

Dealing with deadtime

Patrick J. Dixon
How Plummer Forest Products quickly overcame a fire and devastation to its control system by implementing high-performance automatic control on very complex interacting loops ...
Galco
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PLCs & PACs

Compact PLC with configurable Ethernet ports

Galco
750-8100 PFC100 PLC from Wago is a compact controller designed for Wago’s modular I/O system. It seamlessly supports digital, analog and specialty I/O modules from the 750...
Idec Corp.
idec
PLCs & PACs

Compact, combined PLC and HMI with multi-touch display

IDEC
FT1J is a conveniently-sized, industrially-tough, 4.3-inch, multi-touch display combined with an integrated, full-function controller and onboard, expandable I/O, which makes ...
Moore Industries-International
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PLCs & PACs

Multi-loop, safety logic solver with alarming earns FM approval

Moore Industries
To provide reliable alarming and safety shutdowns in hazardous settings, SLA multiloop, multifunctional, safety logic solver and alarm has earned Factory Mutual (FM) approval ...
Pepperl+Fuchs
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PLCs & PACs

Box PC supports high-speed memory and extended RAM

Pepperl+Fuchs, Inc.
Box PC 3200 series is based on the 7th-generation Intel Celeron and i5 (Kaby Lake) embedded processor. It supports high-speed memory technology (M.2 NVMe 1.3) and extended RAM...