Articles
Data validity: are your numbers legit?
While the emergence of data acquisition technology has substantially changed the way we do business, often overall system designs invalidate the calibration and data paths at lower levels
[ + ]Who's afraid of control in the field? Part 2
The possibility of placing control function blocks in field devices is an important feature of Foundation Fieldbus technology, but what does it mean in practice? What else can go wrong?
[ + ]To upgrade or replace : The challenge facing pulp and paper manufacturers
The pulp and paper manufacturing industry faces many of the same issues that all manufacturing industries face. The need to better utilise or to increase total plant capacity to remain competitive is no different in this industry than in any other
[ + ]Paper mill optimisation
In early 2002, the Korsnas paper mill in Sweden embarked on an ambitious program to fulfil its vision of mill-wide automation and control room consolidation
[ + ]Who's afraid of control in the field? Part 1.
The possibility of placing control function blocks in field devices is an important feature of Foundation Fieldbus technology, but what does it mean in practice? This paper takes a look at the advantages and limitations of control in the field
[ + ]Holistic thinking now defines industrial automation
When it first considered an ethernet extension to the Profibus protocol in late 1999, Profibus International initially considered embedding the Fieldbus protocol inside an ethernet frame. It did not take long to realise that this was a dead end street
[ + ]Integration and control provide the real value to conveyor systems
The real value from an integrated conveyor or sortation system is provided by the layers of control and the manner in which information is captured and integrated into a business system
[ + ]Ethernet or DeviceNet - The choice of a new generation
If only it was that simple. The question is a bit like asking if I should exercise or eat well to stay healthy. In most cases the answer is both, and the same applies to ethernet and DeviceNet
[ + ]Security for industrial IT systems
The control and automation industry has long been considered immune to network attacks. However, corporate demand for centralised data and remote control has created the need for increased connectivity
[ + ]Driving towards decentralised intelligence
Decentralised motor control architectures leverage the benefits of distributed intelligence and provide ultimate flexibility. Darren Klonowski, applications engineer at SEW-Eurodrive, explores the options
[ + ]Process control needs - all great and small
John Immelman from Endress+Hauser thinks that knowledge, far from being universally commoditised, can and should be outsourced to specialist companies
[ + ]Industrial ethernet 101
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is to ethernet as spices are to food. You rarely get the best experience from one without using the other
[ + ]Future-proofing a brewery
Fifth generation brewer Tim Cooper's decision to 'future-proof' his family company's new brewery by installing cutting-edge Profibus technology has been thoroughly vindicated, writes John Immelman of Endress+Hauser
[ + ]Massive growth expected in Chinese magnetic flowmeter market
A recently released report says double-digit growth for magnetic flowmeters in China will be driven by investments in infrastructure. Revenues are expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 10.7 per cent over the next five years
[ + ]Sizing and selecting servomotors
Selecting the right motor for a positioning application requires review of the application's speed, inertia, acceleration and package size. Vector control technology combines an induction motor with a feedback device, such as an encoder
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