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 ...

As the industry adopts in-line monitoring and analytics, integrated AI-linked sensors may soon enable model-based process controls.

ISA recently published the third edition of Basic and Advanced Regulatory Control: System Design and Application by Harold L. Wade, Ph.D., PE. In this Q&A feature, Dr. Wade highlights the focus, ...

Develop a foundation of analytical mechanics and multiphysics modeling. Use individual and team exercises to build skills for a dynamic systems approach. Engineered systems increasingly must exploit ...

Since about 2015, when Don Bartusiak, the then chief engineer at ExxonMobil Research & Engineering, publicly advocated for the development of a new, standards-based, open—yet secure—process control ...

Industrial control systems have grown increasingly complex, requiring faster response times, more adaptability, and seamless integration with digital ...

PID loops are a central component of modulating boiler control systems with applications ranging from basic steam header pressure control to cascading 3-element drum level control. A modern ...

The absence of PSV diagnostics has frequently resulted in undetected malfunctions, expensive downtime and, in certain ...

Crews at the National Space Defense Operations Center monitor objects and activities in space and will benefit from new command-and-control tools and applications. (Space Force) WASHINGTON — By the ...

Analysts anticipate a surge in global M&A transactions across robotics, process and control systems automation and manufacturing. The news that Siemens AG acquired Altair Engineering Inc. was not as ...