Part of the mix of truly excellent companies is the attention paid to their people as an important class of company assets. ARC has recommended that manufacturers look for ways to turn their people ...

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 ...

This article overviews some of the benefits and methods of state-based control as it applies to the models defined by the ISA106, Procedure Automation for Continuous Process Operations standards ...

Troy DeHart is project manager at Avid Solutions Inc. As companies plan capital projects geared towards replacing their legacy control systems, it is a perfect time to consider consolidating multiple ...

Operates and monitors refinery process units (e.g., crude/vacuum, hydrotreating, reforming, FCC, alkylation, isomerization, utilities, tank farm) to meet production ...