Process Control
Lube oil blending plant revamps with fieldbus
The technology provided 3% capital savings, as well as ongoing engineering and maintenance benefits
PROFIBUS International – a strong community
This fieldbus organization provides many services and benefits
HP Control: Consider other control system benefits
In spite of remarkable advances in control systems, multivariable control algorithms, intelligent field devices, process modeling techniques, information system integration and user experience,1 quant..
HPInternet: Primarily Petroliana
Primarily Petroliana (http://www.oldgas.com/) is a site you won't normally stumble across. It is a site to visit that brings back memories of the oil industry's golden days. You can buy memorabilia li..
Fieldbus improves petrochemical plant operation - Fig 2
Fig. 2. System management is carried out over a network with ..
HP Control: Moving control into the field
I recently turned into our Production Dept. the articles for our May supplement, Fieldbus Technology. It will be mailed to readers of Gulf Publishing Co.'s three magazines – Hydrocarbon Processin..
HPInternet: OilMonitor
The folks at PricewaterhouseCoopers have created a Web site that is useful to the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI), especially those running crude units and buying crude. The product is called Oi..
Unique approach to real-time optimization - Fig. 3
Fig. 3. The operator display provides online cost ..
Unique approach to real-time optimization
This method requires less software work than alternatives
HP Control: Cooperation needed between FF and OPC
Editor's note: The following is in response to my March '98 column, "Controversy in control," which requested input from our readers on controversial issues. Recently, representatives from OLE fo..
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