The process control and instrumentation minor emphasizes developing skills and knowledge in theory, software and in the field. Students graduate ready to solve complex control problems in the chemical ...

I recently surveyed the on-site development of the control system for a large concentrated solar power station. This “first of a kind” facility offered many control challenges, such as balancing heat ...

While veteran users seek advances in model maintenance and software implementation, industries like pulp & paper and power generation are just discovering modern APC tools. The result is optimized ...

Baden, Switzerland, February 5, 2013 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, releases cpmPlus Expert Optimizer 7.0, a new version of its proven software for deployment of advanced ...

Coal-fired power plants can significantly improve wet limestone scrubbing with advanced process control. One optimization system implemented at a Japanese facility utilized enhanced regulatory control ...

In this article, as in industry, advanced process control (APC) refers primarily to multi-variable control. Multivariable control means adjusting multiple single-loop controllers in unison, to meet ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) today announced the introduction of four innovations that will further enhance the functionality of its proprietary Optimized Cascade natural gas ...

The ability to precisely control a plant and optimise its operation has always been an important priority for refiners, but software can help address these and other challenges, explains Paul Turner ...

It’s not, “You say ‘tomato’ and I say ‘tomahto.’ ” With advanced process controls (APCs), you either know what they are or you don’t. If you do know, you know they give for-real, money-in-your-pocket ...

The thrust of this industry perspective is to identify system supplier companies active in oil / gas process plants and to highlight their future earnings and charts for potential investment by our ...