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Understanding PID loop dynamics
When you watch your PID controller trying to move a process variable, do you understand the interaction of the three factors at each point on the curve?
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Advantages of FPGAs
FPGA design tools are increasingly available, allowing embedded control system designers to more quickly create and adapt FPGA hardware.
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Video tutorial: Differential pressure flowmeters
Using differential pressure to calculate flow is a very basic and common method. Here's how it works.
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Kuwait food company turns to FMA (16 February 2010)
Kuwait Flour Mills and Bakeries has automated its bulk grain handling systems with equipment from UK based FMA. The project management process control and solutions integration specialist supplied electrical equipment, control panels and automation for the project.
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Energy harvesting materials draw interest in industry (16 February 2010)
Frost & Sullivan research reports that new technical advances and rising energy prices are driving new research into energy scavenging solutions.
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Build a cyber security incident response plan (20 January 2010)
A plan lets everyone respond properly to a control system security breach, whether it’s a failure of a critical cyber component or an intentional break-in.
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Video tutorial: Measuring liquid depth with a bubbler (19 January 2010)
Simple but effective liquid level measurement requires only a pressure gauge and compressed air supply. This method is ideal for slurries and difficult debris-laden products.
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Intelligence at the Device (12 January 2010)
As components get smarter and more powerful, manufacturers are finding themselves managing high-performance automation and control systems whose parts are capable of monitoring themselves, diagnosing their own problems, and maybe even making a decision or two, economically and easily.
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Cyber security: Vendors fight back (12 January 2010)
There is increasing attention by control system vendors to enhance cyber security and operate better in corporate IT environments. This attention is good because cyber threats are not decreasing and, at the same time, corporate IT environments are becoming more protected.
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Legacy Updates for Plants & Processes (21 December 2009)
A plant that has been allowed to deteriorate or is inadequately updated may be modernised or repurposed. Here’s how to begin sorting out what has to be done to help the process hardware and control infrastructure.
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