Emerging electronic control challenges in process industries revolve around the increasing complexity and connectivity of systems, alongside the need for greater efficiency, reliability, and security.

Most industrial facilities include electric motors that require overload relays for protection, control and monitoring purposes. The latest overload relays are often called motor management relays ...

Honeywell has released a distributed control system (DCS) specifically aimed at small-to-midsized plants that want an easy-to-use yet multi-function control system.The new system, Experion LX, is ...

Researchers replaced the aging fiber-optic control and monitoring system of an HVE-400 ion implanter with a centralized, ...

Identify and address the critical questions that consistently impact automation project outcomes across diverse industries like food processing, pharmaceuticals and transportation. Learn technical ...

A distributed control system (DCS) centralizes plant operations to provide flexibility and simplicity by allowing central control, monitoring and reporting of individual components and processes. A ...

The influence of information technology (IT) on operations technology (OT) has many benefits, but does web-based engineering make sense for a distributed control system? Configuring a DCS in a browser ...

This overview of distributed control system (DCS) maintenance consists of a definition of maintenance goals and objectives, comparison of alternative maintenance strategies, an introduction to the ...

ABB has announced the launch of its Symphony Plus distributed control system (DCS). Key customer benefits include improved plant productivity and energy efficiency, as well as enhanced operational ...

In today’s automated machines and platforms, the controllers, drives, and servomotors that move these machines are simultaneously the “brains” and “muscle” of automated production. As the technology ...