Control and Instrumentation articles from September 1997

Control and Instrumentation archives from September 1997

Time bomb. (interview with MP David Atkinson on bill that addresses year 2000 threat to computer systems)(Interview)
September 1, 1997... David Atkinson, the MP for Bournemouth East, has introduced a private member's Bill that could compel companies to heed the consequences of the 'millennium bomb' Don't be in an aircraft on New Year's Eve 1999. That was the advice to the...

Water pipeline leaks: good news for some.
September 1, 1997... Deputy prime minister John Prescott's 10-point action plan for the water industry has galvanised some of those in process control whose client base is already strongly established in the utilities. And the good news is: big bucks could be in the...

Going model-driven. (computer-based applications' model constructs)
September 1, 1997... This interesting approach to model-driven computer-based applications tackles today's biggest problems with data Complex, distributed computer-based applications today have to address two key requirements. First is data sharing with system...

Acquiring data better. (use of new multi-function VXIbus cards)
September 1, 1997... Data acquisition and control subsystems on new multi-function VXIbus cards could yet eliminate the need for separate real time embedded computers Although VXIbus instrumentation and embedded computer boards have long provided a good open...

Single/multi-loop controllers.
September 1, 1997... What's new in single and multi-loop controllers? The term 'controller' spans a huge range of products. At one end of the spectrum there are powerful and complex process control systems in 1/2 DIN housings, and at the other there are tiny...

Cutting cost of pressure. (use of smart measurements and integrated manifolds)
September 1, 1997... Smart measurements and integrated manifolds can save process operators a great deal of money Pressure transmitters are one of the most common measurement devices in the process industry. Their versatility and overall value make them the...

Pressure sensors tell all.
September 1, 1997... The humble pressure transmitter could soon be helping to reveal plant secrets previously ignored A conundrum: what do you do with all that intelligence which resides in state-of-the-art sensors? Ignore it or use it? The good news is: smart...

In control and in motion. (InControl exhibit of measurement and control instruments)
September 1, 1997... Last year saw the first InControl at Olympia. Billed as the capital's Show, it's now joined by InMotion. InControl gathers momentum this year with a move to a bigger hall at Olympia, London, and the acquisition of a sibling - InMotion. Last...

Going supersonic. (Thrust SSC car)
September 1, 1997... Thrust SSC this month Instrumentation and control technologies - sensors, data collectors, telemetry, high speed controls - they're all in Richard Noble's SSC, the most powerful car ever created 'The greatest car race on God's earth.' That's...

Batch control for a chemical plant.
September 1, 1997... An early NT-based S88 batch system is providing benefits for Yorkshire Chemicals in Leeds An automated S-88 compliant batch control system for a new production facility manufacturing aqueous and nitrosyl type dyes and intermediates has been...

Smelling a fat. (electronic noses)
September 1, 1997... We reported on electronic noses two years ago, but this sniffing technology has moved on Rancidity is a subject likely to raise a few eyebrows - and pucker a few noses - at the Leatherhead Food Research Association (LFRA). Researchers working...