Control and Instrumentation articles from June 1994

Control and Instrumentation archives from June 1994

'Open, yet secure' - what's behind this DCS approach? (TotalPlant Open Solutions from Honeywell Europe)
June 1, 1994... At a recent press briefing in Belgium, all of Europe's control press was introduced to Honey-well's 'open, yet secure' approach to its TotalPlant Open Solutions. Journalists were shown the TDC 3000 Universal [Station.sup.x] ([US.sup.x])...

Environmental monitors. (Buyers Guide)
June 1, 1994... Environmental monitoring in industrial environments is a key technology that applies on a world wide basis. However, the UK has been slow to enact binding legislation that will protect our environment - despite a great deal of hype from the...

Pollution sensing demands under IPC. (United Kingdom's integrated pollution control policy)
June 1, 1994... HMIP's POLLUTION REGULATIONS CONTINUE TO BE BUILT IN STAGES - IS INDUSTRY AWARE OF THEM? Response to increasing pollution in the UK has led to the continuing development of pollution controls. Releases from major polluters to the three...

Sensor advances for water quality.
June 1, 1994... MORE STRINGENT LAWS DEMAND HIGHER QUALITY MONITORING OF DRINKING, BATHING AND RIVER WATER Water quality monitoring in rivers and aqueous industrial discharges is set to accelerate, particularly as more chemical and microbiological species are...

Vision of real time pattern tracking. (lace-cutting using computer vision and lasers)
June 1, 1994... COMPUTER VISION CAN TRACK ARBITRARY PATHS ON PATTERNED WEBS FOR DSP-BASED FAST CONTROL Cutting or 'scalloping' lace might seem a million miles from the traditional concerns of instrumentation and control - but read on. In fact, an incremental,...

Networks & surprises at C&I and ISA shows. (Control and Instrumentation Exhibition and Conference; Instrument Society of America)(includes related articles)
June 1, 1994... DIGITAL INSTRUMENT AND SENSOR NETS, PLUS SMART SENSORS AND SYSTEMS, ARE GAINING GROUND FAST What a month; the ISA Show in Philadelphia, USA in the first week, followed by the Control and Instrumentation Show at the NEC near Birmingham the...