Dennis Nash, Control Station, Inc. President PID Tuning Fundamentals: Collecting Good Data PostedOctober 4, 2018 AT 12:55 PM At one time or another we’ve all heard the old adage: Garbage in, Garbage out. While it’s an old saying, it’s a good one and it’s highly relevant to PID controller tuning and process optimization. Read More
Dennis Nash, Control Station, Inc. President PID Tuning Fundamentals: Good Control Should Be SIMPLE PostedSeptember 25, 2018 AT 10:06 AM After all these years the Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller remains the workhorse for process manufacturers. Still, after more than 50 years of use in industry many practitioners continue to view the tuning of PID controllers as a “black art”. Read More
Allan Evora, Affinity Energy LLC President, Executive Management 4 Biggest SCADA Cost Drivers PostedMay 23, 2017 AT 8:30 AM SCADA has a lot of moving parts and add-ons, which is why the implementation cost varies greatly from project to project. But no matter what industry or environment, everyone is always looking to cut unnecessary costs. There are several factors that influence cost: the number of tags or points in your SCADA system, the number of clients that want to simultaneously view the system, amount of resiliency needed, amount of labor it takes to design and integrate, and ultimately which SCADA software ... Read More