By Felicity Carus July 2 was not supposed to be an ordinary day for Bill Johnson, the former chief executive of Progress Energy. But it ended in an extraordinary way that even he hadn’t expected….. Read the rest of the story at: AOL Energy
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The Principles of Batch Automation Are Being Used in Continuous Process to Improve Process Safety and Quality, and to Compensate for Losing Older, Highly Experienced Operators from: ControlGlobal.com by: Walt Noye The ISA S88 Standard Committee, whose work resulted in the ISA-88 Batch Standard, may never have foreseen that the principles and best practices it […]
Ever feel like there are mixed messages coming from Experts who supposedly know which way the wind is blowing economically? Seems like during this political season, we can get the most upbeat message or the most dour depending on the party of your choice. But politics aside, the economic guru organizations should pretty much sing […]
From: MaverickIdeas, a blog by the people at Maverick Technologies By Chad Harper A perfect storm is brewing in the automation world, and it has nothing to do with hardware or software. It’s about resources, which are fast becoming a bottleneck in the industry. Why? Well, there are several factors at play. I’ll address some […]
BioNetwork’s Doug Drabble says there are jobs throughout the state, though workers won’t always relocate to take them. from: PharmaManufacturing.com By Paul Thomas, Senior Editor Like in many areas of the U.S., the Life Sciences job market in North Carolina is looking up. There has been a notable increase in new people joining the […]
Society Has Devoted the Last 40 Years to Passing the Message That Manufacturing Is Dirty, Dangerous and Unrewarding From: ControlGlobal.com With regard to the ControlGlobal.com article on revitalizing manufacturing [“We Get What We Deserve,” Feb. ’12, p.8], it’s easy to see where a society is going by observing what it values most. Several weeks […]
from PlantServices.com The United States lost 28% of its high-technology manufacturing jobs over the last decade, as the nation’s rapidly shrinking lead in science and technology in the global marketplace was accompanied by a toll on U.S. high-tech jobs, according to a new study released today by the National Science Board (NSB), the policy […]
Twenty seven years experience in industrial process automation and control. His experience includes project supervision, project estimating, project scope of work and bid document preparation, project scheduling, materials procurement, electrical and instrumentation design, process automation control design and implementation, control systems training program development and implementation, classroom instruction of the electrical and instrumentation craft, as […]
PURPOSE: I am seeking a Lead Engineering position in the control system field that shall enable and challenge my DCS, PLC, and SIS experience and knowledge The position could include project management and direct supervision of system design or system configuration engineers. EDUCATION: Bachelors of Chemical Engineering Degree, Villanova University, Villanova, PA PROFESSIONAL […]
Inside the Chinese Boom in Corporate Espionage from Bloomberg Businessweek By Michael Riley and Ashlee Vance on March 15, 2012 Last June, three men squeezed inside a wind turbine in China’s Gobi Desert. They were employees of American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC), a Devens (Mass.)-based maker of computer systems that serve as the electronic brains of […]