Process Control
HP Control: Controversy in control - a sequel
Editor's note: The following is in response to my March '98 column, "Controversy in control," which requested input from our readers on controversial issues. Fieldbus Foundation. Apparently the Intern..
HPInternet: Finding an HPI job the Internet way
We will take an entirely different direction this month with a review of Internet sites for job seekers. At some point in our careers, we all consider throwing in the towel and looking for another job..
Emerging technologies and six sigma
Achieving this performance level can result in substantial gains in product quality and productivity
HP Control: Progress in fieldbus
Several encouraging announcements were made at the Fieldbus Foundation's (Austin, Texas) '98 General Assembly, March 5, in Houston. These included acceptance of the Foundation Fieldbus interoperabilit..
HPInternet: Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS)
If you have a pipeline, run a pipeline or worry about a pipeline, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has information for you. Their new Web site is http://ops.dot.gov. From it, DOT's Research..
HP Control: Controversy in control
I am requesting more input from you to include in this column or to publish as "Letters to the editor". Due to the rapid changes occurring in process control, primarily because of dramatic increases i..
HPInternet: Blockage and fouling in the refining industry
Have you ever had to deal with paraffin wax deposition in your processing units? How about asphaltene fouling in your desalter? Have you ever noticed that asphaltene solubility is inversely related to..
HP Control: The quest for six sigma
After a century of 10% operating margins, they have risen to 15% in the past five years. Inventory turns — a key measure of asset utilization — have nearly doubled, freeing up $6 billion in ..
HPInternet: Hydrocarbon Online
Attention all refining personnel — here's a site with you in mind. Hydrocarbon Online (HO) (http://www.hydrocarbononline.com/) has collected quite a bit of information just for you. This is one o..
HPInternet: API EnCompass
We've all heard of the American Petroleum Institute (API) and all it does for the industry. But, if you are like me, you may have never heard of the API EnCompass. EnCompass was created in 1954 by a g..
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