What’s Old is New Again SCADA system helps Merck KGaA, the world’s oldest pharma firm, meet new European and U.S. regulations at its Merck & Cie plant In the pharmaceutical industry, the chemical integrity of compounds relies on the strict control of hundreds of variables from air humidity and freezer temperatures to mixing times. Compounds […]
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From: Emerson 365 Posted by: Jim Cahill Lubrizol’s Troy Conant shares how alarm management is a changing of the guard in philosophy. Transitioning control systems from “every alarm and the kitchen sink” to actionable alarms that stem only from undesired or unexpected fluctuations is accompanied by some serious challenges and time investment, but the […]
At this nostalgic time of the year, I thought I’d take a moment to present a film about automation from yesteryear. This is from the Prelinger Archive at the Library of Congress and was produced by the General Electric Company. It’s not quite a study on early DCS or PLCs (if anyone has anything like […]
Currently available for an interim role as a control systems specialist utilizing his current and up to date experience with Siemens PCS7 applications and programming. Recently handled a project including Charts, SFC and CFC through existing system migration as well as utilizing P&IDs and I/O Lists. Also familiar with WinCC graphics, interlock, alarm and functional […]
Highly talented Ovation DCS programmer with over 15 years of experience with both Ovation and WDPF applications and programming including: Ovation Developer Studio, Ovation Control Builder, Ovation Graphics Builder, eDB historian, OPH Historian, Scada Server, OPC Server, and has worked with MODBUS, FDDI/CDDI. Also extremely knowledgeable involving Rockwell PLCs and Control Logix software. Prior, he […]
Am currently representing a standout candidate with current (and up to date) experience on Emerson DeltaV. He’s involved with not simply software support and programming, but has a very strong knowledge of networking with this system (it’s limitations and capabilities). He’s available for long term contract situations, or to join a stable staff with plenty […]
Excellent article from Nick Corcodilos on the actual workings of LinkedIn’s business model From The Business Desk of PBS Online You’re a job seeker. You pay LinkedIn $29.95 per month for a “Job Seeker Premium” membership so that, when you apply for jobs, you can artificially “move your job applications to the top of the […]
Not that I’m remarkably paranoid, but honestly who hasn’t seen a reading that was not accurate on a control panel? From The Business Insider Geoffrey Ingersoll Hacking into and shutting down industrial systems on which the U.S. relies is staggeringly easy, according to recent presentations from the Black Hat hacker conference. Picture […]
Schneider Electric SA (SU) agreed to buy the U.K.’s Invensys Plc (ISYS) for 3.4 billion pounds ($5.2 billion) to add software and control systems used by chemicals makers, oil refineries, and mining companies. The world’s biggest maker of low- and medium-voltage power gear is offering the equivalent of 502 pence a share, with shareholders able […]
From Verge, the email exhibits from the Silicon No Hire Case. How many handshake situations are out there? http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/23/3906374/email-exhibits-in-silicon-valley-no-hire-case