Control and Instrumentation articles from August 1995

Control and Instrumentation archives from August 1995

Windows NT, '95 - and opportunity.(Editorial)
August 1, 1995... What were we saying last month about new technology? Turn your back for a moment and something changes! Last month, three changes stood out - the first being the surprise re-launch of Foxboro's entire I/A system on Windows NT for PCS (news, page...

SCADA and CIM: towards integration. (system control and data acquisition, computer-integrated manufacturing)(includes buyers' guide to microcomputer-based SCADA systems)(Buyers Guide)
August 1, 1995... Microsoft's BackOffice Suite, Windows NT, Windows 95, as well as the whole MES bit - it's all happening Microsoft Windows 3.0 had a dramatic impact on SCADA. It delivered a mouse-driven, easy-to-use environment, and its inter-application...

Temperature control getting fuzzy? (fuzzy logic)(includes related article on temperature sensors)
August 1, 1995... Are temperature controllers that claim to harness fuzzy logic always better than those that don't? Lower prices, smaller boxes, more functionality (virtual universality), easier configuration and built-in comms - that's what's new with...

Fieldbus handicap hurdles.
August 1, 1995... Nine hurdles and lots of contenders - who will win? For users in the process industry, the fieldbus race is far from won. Backing any horse is risky, for failure of that system will leave an inoperable asset and we will go out of business....

Control with neural net models. (includes related articles)
August 1, 1995... For inferential measurement and non-linear control, model-based techniques promise a lot - but beware pitfalls Real time process modelling might sound like an abstruse, not to say arcane, title for a conference. In fact, the IChemE Process...