Which subjects should be included in the curriculum of an undergraduate process control course, and which should not?

Over the past decade, power plant control systems have evolved from DCS-centered platforms with proprietary software, to open systems using industry standard hardware and software, and then to totally ...

ABB's Automation Extended separates stable process control from digital capabilities, enabling AI adoption and cybersecurity compliance without requiring replacement of existing industrial control ...

American Industrial Systems, Inc. (AIS) the leader in open architecture, PC-based HMI touch panels, Industrial panel PCs (IPCs), HMI Systems and touch-screen interfaces for a broad range of industrial ...

Automation takes mechanization one step further. While mechanization replaces manual labor with machines, automation replaces human guidance with controls hardware, computers, and programming (PCs, ...

Business and operations functions within an industrial enterprise have traditionally been separated because of the design and functionality of their systems. Business functioned under the guidance of ...

The dictionary defines automation as “the technique of making an apparatus, a process or a system operate automatically.” ISA defines automation as "the creation and application of technology to ...

The goal is to allow the PLC to be continually upgraded like a smartphone instead of being doomed to obsolescence. Controller manufacturers have created their own app stores to provide links for ...