In this article, as in industry, advanced process control (APC) refers primarily to multi-variable control. Multivariable control means adjusting multiple single-loop controllers in unison, to meet ...

Just over a decade ago, an article titled, "Advanced Control Strategies Move into the Field" (Control, October 2008), highlighted three evolving trends in the process control world that would "make ...

When it comes to process-control systems, reliability is crucial and failure can be costly or dangerous. A combination of good design practices, component selection, and testing can enhance ...

Which subjects should be included in the curriculum of an undergraduate process control course, and which should not?

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Japan's Horiba Group has augmented its already broad portfolio of Raman imaging and spectroscopy technologies with a deal to acquire Salt Lake City's Process Instruments. The acquisition is intended ...

It may be controversial, but wireless technology is already being used in process control applications. How far and how fast will this trend go? Will we ever see an "all-wireless" plant?

Analog Devices, Inc., a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal processing applications, introduced a complete HART (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer) modem IC (integrated ...

The laser is based on a phenomenon discovered during the past century, and laser technology became real and concrete at the beginning of the 1960s. In less than 50 years, it has become the basis for ...

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 ...