Industrial-automation system design presents unique challenges. This is, in fact, the story of conflicting demands. The introduction of low-cost modular racks to house system components such as ...

In the information technology world, open-source platforms and software, as an alternative to proprietary ones, have long been commonly accepted. In process controls, not so much. That could be ...

For utilities and IPPs operating older gas turbines, the superior reliability, availability and safety resulting from the application of open control systems equates directly to greater unit ...

There are several hundred peaking power plants in the US equipped with Pratt & Whitney FT8 turbines. Operators of these plants face an aggravating inability to diagnose and correct system issues due ...

Engineers start their careers with ambitious goals—they want to change a process for the better and make their mark in manufacturing. Eugene Tung was no different. “I started my career as a control ...

Marathon Oil Corp. has installed new process-control equipment and systems at its Garyville, La., refinery. Migration to the new control system required close cooperation with its primary automation ...