Basic process control systems—also known as Level 2 in the Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture (PERA)—has formed the basis for successful process manufacturing for decades. During that time, ...

As continuous process industries have evolved, an increasing number of functions have been relegated to the basic process control systems (BPCSs). Yet many engineers in the industry only leverage the ...

Meet the Author. Harold L. Wade Harold L. Wade, Ph.D., PE, is President of Wade Associates, Inc., a company he founded nearly 34 years ago.. Dr. Wade possesses more than 50 years of experience ...

So, he said, facilities have a basic process control system and a second system that will monitor the same pressure levels at the BPCS but at some given point, the SIS will decide to use the shut down ...

In the late 1980s, when Duran was working on one of his first process control systems, “process automation was not providing the functionality to do safety at that time,” he says. ... Safety standards ...

Figure 1 shows a basic process-control system building block. A processvariable, such as flow rate or gas concentration, is monitored via theinput module. The information is processed by the central ...

PlantPAx process control system expansion includes integration of ICS Triplex SIL 3 fault-tolerant technology. For manufacturers looking to better integrate process control and process safety ...

The SPCfWin system offers an uncomplicated and economical way to ensure that all legal requirements are met, such as the EU’s regulation 2200/178 on traceability, as well as standards and supply ...

Comprehensive modernization of process control systems at gas storage facilities can increase gas-transfer flexibility and shorten response times, even with existing field equipment. Comprehensive ...