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Smarter, safer working with control of work

Control Engineering

Process safety insights Evaluating potential hazards based on likelihood and severity is crucial for implementing safety instrumented functions (SIFs) that reduce risks and are assigned safety integrity levels (SILs). These functions are assigned a safety integrity level (SIL), representing the level of risk reduction they provide.

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Taking a different approach to DCS upgrades

Control Engineering

In the past, upgrading a distributed control system (DCS) typically involved ripping out the old system and replacing it with a new one from a different vendor, or undergoing a hardware or software upgrade. So, there are some practical steps that plant owners and operators should take when considering future process control strategies.

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Smart instrumentation helps with green hydrogen production, sustainability

Control Engineering

Global efforts to achieve zero carbon emissions from industry are gathering pace as a variety of environmental, economic and geopolitical factors are driving the development of sustainable energy sources such as green hydrogen. The growing viability of hydrogen as an energy source is changing this.

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3 ways visualization software can align operations across enterprise layers

Control Engineering

But what is the best approach for coordinating and optimizing gains from all functional areas? Human machine interfaces (HMIs), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and other manufacturing and enterprise software can help. Process data is needed to inform analytics efforts.

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Universal automation lays the foundation for smart factories

Control Engineering

Understand the shift toward the smart factory and the challenges process manufacturers face. Distributed control system (DCS) users are working toward eliminating the proprietary nature of automation and working toward a universal standard for process control industries. Learning Objectives.