Control and Instrumentation articles from October 1997

Control and Instrumentation archives from October 1997

CPD: learning to live with the future. (interview with Keith Olive on Continuing Professional Development)(Interview)
October 1, 1997... IEEIE's Keith Olive wants to see more take up the CPD challenge. Lifelong learning is important. So begins C&I's interview 'with Keith Olive, manager of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for the IEEIE (The Institution of Electronics...

SARTOR - will this restore status to the title 'engineer?' (UK's Standards And Routes to Registration)
October 1, 1997... What do the majority of people think of a man or woman who is an engineer? Somebody with an oily rag who can handle a spanner or a revered leader of the industrial society? In Europe, the further south you go, the more respected the title...

Going shrink-wrapped. (process control and information management software)
October 1, 1997... Shrink-wrapped software is one hell of a commodity, and its influence throughout industry, as a route to effective integration, can only grow - can't it? Shrink-wrapped software' - off-the-shelf applications capable of operating together to...

Integrating systems. (1997 Computers in Manufacturing Show in Birmingham, England to include the new Control Systems Integration Show)
October 1, 1997... This year's CIM Show is set to be somewhat different - with a specialist 'control systems integration' section 'Wildly different' would be to exaggerate, but there's little doubt that this year's CIM '97 (Computers in Manufacturing) Show...

Proximity position. (proximity sensors)
October 1, 1997... Sensors come in all shapes and sizes, using a wide range of technologies for different applications Proximity detection today is used for much more than just position sensing; it's used for counting, monitoring, routing and even product...

PLCs and IEC 1131-3. (programmable logic controllers; International Electrotechnical Commission)
October 1, 1997... Many companies are beginning to require IEC 1131-3 compliant software IEC 1131-3 is the first real endeavour to standardise programming languages for industrial automation and programmable logic controllers (PLCs). With its world-wide...

Get the best of PLCs and DCSs? (programmable logic controller; Distributed Control System)
October 1, 1997... As 'PCS' threatens again to become the universal acronym, what exactly can we expect? For those of us long enough in the tooth in this industry, the term PCS (Process Control System) is hardly new. Ousted gently by the first DCSs...

Coming of age on capacity scheduling.
October 1, 1997... Although most systems still don't take account of batch process problems, some do, and now is the time to look again at modelling Finite capacity scheduling is the (perhaps unfortunate) name given to one of the latest developments in what...

Saving money with process diagnostics.
October 1, 1997... Multivariate Statistical Process Control (MSPC) on line is a massive advance which can be used to optimise plant performance Advanced Process Control (APC) contributes significantly to process profitability. 'Savings in the region of 2-6% of...

What's new at FieldComms '97. (fieldbus exhibition in Leicestershire, England)
October 1, 1997... Lots of buses around - which one works with your sensors? With fieldbuses being integrated into all forms of manufacturing and the expansion of the fieldbus market as a whole, the demand for a wide range of products and services is increasing...

Driving down your energy bills. (variable speed drives)
October 1, 1997... Although variable speed drive use is soaring, industry has been reluctant to move to smaller motors. Micro-drives could change this Variable speed drives have seen tremendous interest of ate. Why? Because by controlling motor speed to suit...