Control and Instrumentation articles from March 1999

Control and Instrumentation archives from March 1999

HART: 'still strong as ever.'.(digital protocols still cannot replace HART transmitters)
March 1, 1999... Digital protocols such as Foundation Fieldbus (FF) and Profibus-PA still have a long way to go if they are to replace HART, according to a report(*) by Automation Research Corporation (ARC). It will happen, says ARC, but the transition will not...

'Record' earnings.(National Instruments Corp.)(Company Profile)
March 1, 1999... National Instruments last month announced record revenues of US$73.2m ([pounds]44.8m) for the fourth quarter of 1998, and record earnings per share ($0.33). A delighted president and ceo, Dr James Truchard, said: 'We're pleased to have...

Inside information.(Servelec wins Prison Service contract)
March 1, 1999... Servelec's Alan Stubbs talks to Chris Webb about the role his company is to play in modernising 'caretaking' operations at Her Majesty's Prisons Servelec is facing a ten year stretch. That's how long it is expected to take to upgrade the...

Looking to logic for PLC evolution.(programmable logic controllers)
March 1, 1999... Chris Hazlewood scans the latest trends in industrial controllers Computers and software are evolving at a terrifying rate and the PLC is no exception. Among the most exciting developments are Soft Logic, embedded PLCs and JAVA-based...

Forums of the future.(seminars for process automation specialists)
March 1, 1999... Process automation and technology specialists gather for C&I's seminar programme, featuring a special focus on Fieldbus Industry experts in the fields of IT, automation, measurement, control and management have been assembled to provide an...

Getting a competitive edge: out in the fields.(includes calibrators and simulators survey)(quality control demands in process industries)
March 1, 1999... Quality control demands in process industries mean the need for efficient instrument calibration with minimum downtime is paramount Whatever type of sensor is employed within a process line, in the course of time, it will exhibit drift. If...

NIR spectroscopy assists process control in refineries.(near infrared spectroscopy)
March 1, 1999... Near infrared spectroscopy is changing the face of on-line analysis in petrochemicals and refining The delivery of a purpose-built analyser house for KNPC, Kuwait, is a demonstration of the level of impact that near infrared (NIR)...

SCADA revisited.(internal management system)
March 1, 1999... Are you making the most of the data presented to your control room? Think again. Today, most engineers see SCADA as a commodity product. In the drive to integrate operational control room data with internal management systems - now a...

Building control.(building management technology)
March 1, 1999... Software can provide all the convergence tools you need for SCADA and building management Imagine a brief description of a monitoring and control system capable of handling both analogue and digital inputs and outputs, utilising Ethernet...