Dennis Nash, Control Station, Inc. President PostedOctober 4, 2018 AT 12:55 PM PID Tuning Fundamentals: Collecting Good Data 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 PostedSeptember 25, 2018 AT 10:06 AM PID Tuning Fundamentals: Good Control Should Be SIMPLE 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
, Applied Manufacturing Technologies PostedJuly 16, 2018 AT 8:30 AM Don’t be Phased by Your Automation Project Finding yourself with more questions than answers about your automation project? Make or buy? Robots? Conveyors? Tooling? How much will this cost? Do we have the expertise in house to even try to tackle an automation project? Read More
Mario Ishikawa, scadaHUB Tecnologia Ltda Business Director PostedJune 14, 2018 AT 8:30 AM Brainstorming the Future of SCADA Systems https://www.automationworld.com/brainstorming-future-scada-systems Supervisory control and data acquisition systems have some evolving to do to keep up with adoption in an IIoT era. But they still have a big market ahead. Read More
Tom McGreevy, Applied Engineering Solutions, Inc. (aeSolutions) Engineering Manager PostedMay 21, 2018 AT 8:30 AM The Importance of Thorough System Testing https://www.automationworld.com/importance-thorough-system-testing Properly performed tests can provide a high level of assurance that a system will not have problems in startup and operation. Short of that, problems can prevail. Read More
Mario Ishikawa, scadaHUB Tecnologia Ltda Business Director PostedMarch 15, 2018 AT 8:30 AM New SCADA Improves Reliability, Speed for Brazil's Power https://www.automationworld.com/new-scada-improves-reliability-speed-brazils-power The SCADA system at Engie Brasil Energia's operations center monitors 32 plants, six of which are remotely operated. Read More
Michael Gurney, Concept Systems Inc. CEO PostedNovember 13, 2017 AT 8:30 AM A Lesson From Early Technology Adopters https://www.automationworld.com/lesson-early-technology-adopters How to use proof-of-concept testing to identify potential automation risks early and understand mitigation plans for each. Read More
Michael Gurney, Concept Systems Inc. CEO PostedNovember 5, 2017 AT 8:30 AM How Safety Technology Can Increase Productivity https://www.automationworld.com/how-safety-technology-can-increase-productivity Elimination of physical barriers to production equipment is key to improving productivity. To get started, however, you must begin with a safety assessment. Read More
Rick Carpenter, Loman Control Systems, Inc. Functional Safety Engineer (TÜV Rheinland, #8576/14, Machinery) PostedSeptember 26, 2017 AT 8:30 AM Assessing the Value of Safety https://www.automationworld.com/assessing-value-safety An integrated approach to risk assessment and safety systems can help prevent costly plant accidents. Read More
Allan Evora, Affinity Energy President, Executive Management PostedMay 23, 2017 AT 8:30 AM 4 Biggest SCADA Cost Drivers 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 you choose. By understanding the biggest SCADA cost drivers, you should be able to get a better grasp on why SCADA costs what it does, and maybe even make some money-saving decisions up front. Cost driver #1: Materials and selection of SCADA software There are a variety of SCADA solution providers out there. Trihedral's VTScada, Schneider-Electric's Wonderware, GE's Cimplicity, and Tatsoft's FactoryStudio to name a few. Some SCADA solutions are geared toward large enterprise ... Read More
, Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) PostedApril 20, 2017 AT 8:53 AM WEBINAR: No Man’s Land: Where Growing Companies Fail https://www.controlsys.org/events/webinars . Read More
, Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) PostedOctober 28, 2016 AT 10:09 AM Does your packaging line do this? Want your manufacturing, packaging or shipping line to dazzle you like the ones in this video? Contact one of our CSIA Members who specialize in packaging or vision systems. Read More
, Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) PostedAugust 12, 2016 AT 8:26 AM Innovations in Robotic Motion Planning and Motion Control Real-time robotic control and motion planning can be a challenge for integrators and clients who want to keep the line moving and yet keep a safe process. Tony Veroeven comments on some new innovations in robotics motion control planning. Read More