Blowing oxygen into molten steel in vacuum conditions saves time and money when compared to conventional steelmaking methods.

Market opportunities lie in developing and implementing SPC systems for laboratories to enhance GLP compliance. Utilizing control charts, like Nelson Rules, allows for early detection and correction ...

In process automation, an alarm is defined as an audible and/or visible means of indicating to the operator an equipment malfunction, process deviation, or abnormal condition requiring an operator ...

How self-tuning can support an adaptive control strategy. How Model Reference Adaptive Control can improve adaptability. The different types of MRAC. A certain amount of flexibility is always good to ...

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 ...

In recent times, process industries such as chemical manufacturing are facing many of the same challenges as those in the discrete manufacturing space. Increasingly stringent competitive pressures ...

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 ...

Prior to starting his own business, Mark served as the Technical Editor on EC&M for six years, worked three years in nuclear ...