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What if?

by Bill Fester on May 13, 2011

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In the improving economy we’re seeing at this point in late Spring,  I can’t help but wonder if there are a lot of engineers out there who have stayed in their positions, waiting it out, waiting out their disappointments until times got better. These folks felt hanging on to their jobs was the prudent course […]

Featured Resume

by Bill Fester on May 5, 2011

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  CONTROL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING and DESIGN 33 years of engineering design and implementation in the petro-chemical, chemical, pulp & paper, plastics, offshore, refining, rubber, robotics and pharmaceutical industries. Assigned responsibility levels have been: Instrument/Project Engineer, Construction Supervisor and Project Manager with proven performance at all assigned levels. Abilities demonstrated are: multi-tasking, managing uncompleted projects to […]

  February U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $329.43 million, according to AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association. This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTC program, was down 10.9% from January but up 99.3% when compared with the total of $165.31 million reported for […]

SR. Automation Engineer Part of a team developing both Clean Coal Gasification and Power Generation technologies.  Designing the gasification process package, process and instrumentation, and design reviews with EPC.  Took part in CRS, ASR design, and RFI reviews.  Converting low value-residuals into higher value products, including power, steam, hydrogen, and basic chemicals.  A process that […]

The Cyber Security Standards Landscape

by Bill Fester on April 19, 2011

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The Cyber Security Standards Landscape The Roadmap to Secure Control Systems in the Chemical Sector Infrastructure stakeholders have a critical need to make sense of, comply with and, more importantly, make beneficial use of today’s current and evolving cyber security standards. Differences in scope, goals, applicability, level of detail and an environment of constant change […]

CHELYABINSK, Russia–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Emerson (NYSE: EMR) today announced it has signed a new cooperation agreement with South Ural State University to support and promote research, teaching and training related to advanced manufacturing processes, with a special focus on process automation technologies for the oil and gas industry. Emerson, through its Emerson Process Management business, […]

Where to Go for Help with Your PLCs and PACs

by Bill Fester on April 8, 2011

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Control Global’s Monthly Resource Guide. Every month, Controls editors take a specific product area, collect all the latest, significant tools we can find, and present them here to make your job easier. Where to Go for Help with your PLCs and PACs From Control Global

(ENP Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ENP Newswire – 05 April 2011 Release date- 04042011 – PITTSBURGH – Emerson Process Management has received a contract from Babcock-Hitachi K.K. to install its Plant Web digital plant architecture with the Ovation expert control system at units 9 and 10 of the Dangjin Thermal Power Plant in South […]

Mexico power plant switches to Emerson

by Bill Fester on April 2, 2011

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From The Engineer Valladolid, Mexico – Emerson is replacing gas and steam turbine controls, as well as balance of plant (BOP) controls, at the Felipe Carrillo Puerto power plant in Valladolid. The retrofit is to for completion in April. The 220-MW, 2×1 combined-cycle plant is owned by Comisíon Federal de Electricidad (CFE). The plant’s existing […]

Amfine Chemical Corporation is investing more than $2.7 million to build a second reactor vessel at its facility in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The company will retain it’s current work force of 45 people and add another two employees. Amfine Chemical Corporation Investing $2.7M in Hopkinsville, Kentucky