Jan
07
When Mark Nixon and I wrote Control Loop Foundation – Batch and Continuous Processes we also worked with Paul Muston and Deb Franke to create a web site that goes with the book. Anyone may go to this web site to perform the 19 workshops that are included in the book. When you select a …
Dec
10
The single loop and multi-loop control techniques most often used in automating continuous and batch processes are addressed in the book Control Loop Foundation – Batch and Continuous Processes. Similarly, the advanced control techniques that are most often utilized in the process industry are addressed in the book Advanced Control Foundation – Tools, Techniques, and …
Dec
03
A translation of the book Control Loop Foundation – Batch and Continuous Processes is now available on the ISA web site as an e-book in ePub or mobi format. The ePub format is used by most dedicated e-book readers such as Android devices and iPad, iPhone, and iPod, Kobo eReader and Sony Reader. The mobi …
Nov
26
I traveled to Germany earlier this year for a meeting with Namur to present Emerson’s approach for addressing control applications using WirelessHART devices. WirelessHART transmitters have been installation by many plants in Europe. The reliability of these devices has been well established and many of these plants are now interested in using WirelessHART transmitters in …
Nov
12
As I mentioned in an earlier blog, Willy Wojsznis and I hosted a Meet the Expert session at Emerson Exchange 2012 that covers key points contained in the book Advanced Control Foundation – Tools, Techniques, and Applications. Below is a picture from this session. I received permission from the Emerson board to record the audio …
Nov
05
The International Society of Automation (ISA) always has a booth at Emerson Exchange to display books published by ISA and make these books available for purchased. The book that Mark Nixon, Willy Wojsznis, I co-authored this year, Advanced Control Foundation – Tools, Techniques, and Applications was published just two weeks before the opening of Emerson …
Oct
29
If you attended Emerson Exchange 2012 in Anaheim, California, Oct 8-12th then I am sure you will agree this event exceeded all expectations. With over 350 workshops and short course to select from, it was always easy to find a presentation of interests. The exhibit area was open the first three days from 4-8pm. In …
Oct
22
When developing a PLS models for quality parameter prediction, the deviation of measurement values from their mean must be shifted in time to account for the time required for a change in the input to impact the quality parameter. Similarly, these delays should be taken into account in the processing of the deviation values used …
Oct
15
The process operating points of a continuous process can shift with changes in the product grade that is manufactured. One example of this is a continuous reactor in which the target for output composition changes with product grades. To change the output composition, it is often necessary to change the operating point of one or …
Oct
08
The prediction of quality parameters using Partial Least Squares (PLS) models is often the preferred technique when dealing with collinear data where multiple process input changes impact similar process output measurements. Predictions based on this linear technique can be used to extrapolate outside the data range used in model development. Process interactions may be accounted …
