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- Web Exclusive: Improving distillation tower operation
The distillation process uses enormous amounts of energy, consuming up to 50 percent of a refinery’s operating costs. Plant personnel need the right information in order to improve operation. - Cover Story: Electronic document management offers many advantages
Electronic document management systems can be an engineer’s best friend – a tool that is proven to enhance the productivity of its users. - Factory Automation: Top ten alarming blunders
American comedian Sam Levenson once said, “You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.” When it comes to alarm management, Levenson is correct. - Automation IT: Predictive maintenance embraces analytics
Run-to-fail is not a strategy embraced by plant management or production staff, and new technologies are equipping production staff with the intelligence needed to avoid downtime. - Special Section: Level Measurement
Few measurements are as common and widespread in terms of application, operation, and variety as is level. - Process Automation: Enabling new automation engineers
Draw on the experience of others in the ISA Mentor Program - System Integration: Understanding safety life cycles
The international standard IEC/EN 61508 has been widely accepted as the basis for the specification, design, and operation of safety instrumented systems (SIS).
- Valve and instrument recycling program
E merson Process Management now offers a cash-back valve and instrument recycling program. - Clean air initiative for aging U.S. power plants
T he combination of an aging coal-fired fleet, increasingly stringent EPA regulations, and an abundance of natural gas are driving change in the power industry that will result in a future landscape that looks much different from today’s version. - AF confers with White House on cybersecurity and economic threats
Representatives of the Automation Federation (AF) met with President Barack Obama’s staff to help confront two serious threats to U.S. national security and economic growth: cyber-attack and the lack of advanced manufacturing skills among American workers.
- 11 February 2013ISA publishes new book that reveals proven ways to protect national infrastructure, and defense and production capabilities from cyberattack
- 5 February 2013Technical program taking shape for 2013 ISA Water/Wastewater Automatic Controls Symposium; Dates announced for 2014 event
- 4 February 2013ISA Automation Week 2013 issues Call for Papers
- 31 January 2013Twin Cities Section of ISA presents “Best Use of Automation” award in conjunction with national engineering competition
- ISA Automation Week 2013: Technology and Solutions Event
5-7 November 2013
Nashville, Tennessee USA
- 58th Analysis Division Symposium - 04/14/2013
- 59th International Instrumentation Symposium - 05/13/2013
- 13th ISA LDAR Fugitive Emissions Symposium - 05/21/2013
- 2013 Communications Division Symposium - 05/21/2013
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