Process control systems are essential for industrial engineering, as they monitor and regulate the performance of complex processes, such as manufacturing, chemical, or power generation.

Learn six aspects of designing a process control system that is easy to maintain for chemical engineering processes, such as objectives, variables, strategies, hardware, software, and maintenance.

When I started my career, a typical plant had multiple instrument and electrical engineers. However, 20 years later a maintenance manager, typically a mechanical engineer with responsibility for all ...

The DCS can validate both a process control system and meet building automation requirements. Likewise, having a PLC-based machine level controller, such as Schneider’s Modicon M172, in HVAC systems ...

Process engineering and optimization rated higher than the next-highest topic (maintenance and reliability) by a factor of 2:1, and higher than every other topic by a factor of at least 4:1. Process ...

Jean Vieille is an industrial system control expert who started his career in 1976 operating and maintaining a power station in the French sub-Antarctic archipelago Crozet. After traveling the world ...

The Siemens Industry Automation Division has equipped Version 8 of its Simatic PCS 7 process control system with a host of new functions.The new features range from improved data exchange and an ...

The group of Process Systems Engineering (PSE) is working on classical topics such as planning and scheduling, supply chain optimization and mathematical optimization of chemical processes and related ...

The Merlin weigh belt system combines accurate in-line weighing with integration into process control systems. It measures yield, density, average weight, blending products together along with batch ...

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 ...

ABB has won an order worth $62m from the German utility, E.ON-Kraftwerke to supply the complete process control system for a new high-efficiency power plant.. ABB will equip E.ON’s 1,100MW ...