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    Energy is a vital resource for advancing society. The environmental energy we consume to keep our lives moving forward is generated in many ways. Likewise, the mental energy we use to advance ideas, concepts and technologies also comes in many forms. But it takes someone with know-how and initiative to get the ball rolling.
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    Industry Perspectives (sponsored)

    Overcoming custom code costs in SCADA systems

    April 29, 2024
    How systems integrators and in-house developers can create advanced SCADA solutions that aren’t limited by rapidly aging code
    Industrial Networks

    In the right light

    April 26, 2024
    Geology, oncology and industrial networking have common threads that can be made visible
    Batch Management

    Best batch recipes and ingredients

    April 23, 2024
    Control’s monthly resources guide
    Wireless

    Growing pains of industrial networks

    April 19, 2024
    More powerful networks mean cybersecurity vulnerabilities must be minimized
    Industry Perspectives (sponsored)

    How distributed control systems bridge automation to the future

    April 18, 2024
    Field devices are becoming more remote and automated

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    April 17, 2024
    Peluso worked on many projects over the years, but his work on developing Foundation Fieldbus is the capstone to a stellar career
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    2024 Process Automation Hall of Fame: Mark Darby’s enthusiasm for process control

    April 16, 2024
    Once an energetic student, now a teacher and consultant, Darby’s career has taken him around the world
    Cybersecurity

    2024 Process Automation Hall of Fame: Joe Weiss’ winding river

    April 15, 2024
    A series of nuclear energy projects set Weiss on a journey to becoming an expert in control systems cybersecurity
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    Remember when ingenuity, fortitude and effort yielded process control advances?

    April 12, 2024
    These three game-changers, who work to solve the vital issues cybersecurity, interoperability and workforce development, have been inducted into the 2024 Process Automation Hall...
    Sustainability

    Peace with nature: building the ’artificial forest’

    April 11, 2024
    How a reversible fuel cell concept can pave the path to green energy
    Asset Management

    Things we do that can’t be done, part 2

    April 9, 2024
    A look at the substitution of frequency for probability and omission of terms in propagation of probability
    Valves

    Role of FL and XT in sizing control valves

    April 5, 2024
    Explaining the factors affecting pressure drop and recovery
    AI & ML

    Overcoming complexity without AI

    April 3, 2024
    Hey, sometimes a knowledgeable, thoughtful human will do the trick
    Control Talk Column

    Improving safety performance: compliance vs. competence, part 1

    April 2, 2024
    Why the process industries need practical improvements in business policies, and how to do it