Control and Instrumentation articles from February 1998

Control and Instrumentation archives from February 1998

End of an era? (interview with 'Control and Instrumentation's' editor Brian Tinham)(Interview)
February 1, 1998... the editor since 1984 We find out some of the key issues and changes that have kept C&I as the leading monthly journal for the control and instrumentation profession for the last 40 years 'Absolutely, yes - I would do it all over again',...

ICS recovery 'on track' - chief exec. (Industrial Control Services)
February 1, 1998... Corporate euthanasia is definitely off the agenda for Industrial Control Services, the global controls group. And that's official, according to the new management team installed to pluck the ailing group back from the brink of extinction. A...

Avoid the SCADA hype! (SCADA/HMI systems)
February 1, 1998... SCADA/HMI systems will play a pivotal role in world-class manufacturing enterprises - but what should you be looking for? With the popularity of Windows-based automation solutions, SCADA and HMI stems now have a pivotal role in readying...

The pressure transducers.
February 1, 1998... From low pressure in the lab to high pressures on the line Pressure is a fundamental and prevalent physical parameter throughout today's industrial, scientific and aerospace worlds. So pressure measurement plays a key role in communicating...

Flowmeters suitable for water.
February 1, 1998... Uncertainties and accuracy continue to place emphasis on easy maintainability Flow monitoring for potable water is one area forecast to see an investment at over 10% in the next three years. At a recent Sensors for Water Interest Group...

Gas detection grows up. (developments in gas monitoring)
February 1, 1998... Developments in gas monitoring in recent years have been determined largely by the big oil companies for the offshore market. Is this still the case? New generation sensors for gas detection transcend the performance of their forebears in a...

Cementing a processing future. (cement industry's investments in process systems)
February 1, 1998... The UK cement industry is operating at three-quarters its production capacity, but it hasn't called time on investment. The two biggest companies are investing a total of [pounds]300m in new capacity, and process control is one of the...

A smart standard for sensors and actuators? (IEEE project P1451 that aims to develop a smart transducer interface)
February 1, 1998... The IEEE in North America looks set to ratify a hardware and software standard (P1451) for interfacing between smart sensors and fieldbuses - any fieldbuses We are on the threshold of the ultimate in distributed measurement and control. More...

Hard engineering at Drives and Controls. (1998 Drives and Controls Show and Conference)
February 1, 1998... The Drives and Controls Show and conference in Telford next month is apparently 'bursting at the seams' - and certainly getting there in the C of C&I It's that time again. The Drives and Controls Show, now one of the C (if not C&'I') main...