Process Control
Valve design reduces costs and increases safety for US refineries
The goals were achieved by using alloys with superior corrosion resistance
HP Automation Safety: Cyber security certification for automation products and suppliers
The United Steelworkers Union (USW) issued a press release chastising the oil industry for the series of fires and explosions that keep happening at US refineries. USW pointed out that there has been ..
HP Control: Process control practice renewal 2010—purpose
In April 2010, I followed Allan Kern’s automation reassessment editorial1 with a call to renew the practice of process control and IT in the HPI. Now I follow his thoughtful July 2010 editorial2 ..
Process control and instrumentation trends and spending forecasts
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ISA-100.11a certification services launched
The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute (WCI) announced the formal launch of ISA-100.11a certification services. With official testing of devices completed in late June 2010, participating suppliers can now offer ISA-100.11a-certified products.
Latest version now available of ABB’s System 800xA
System 800xA serves as the foundation for a number of unique industry-specific automation applications. Designed from the beginning to act as an integration platform, it has been proven to promote collaboration, improve operator effectiveness, achieve seamless control solutions, and provide flexible evolution paths through integrating diverse, usually separate plant systems, applications, information or fieldbus and controller platforms.
ABB snaps up K-TEK
ABB has completed its acquisition of the Prairieville, Louisiana, company K-TEK, which becomes part of the Measurement Products business unit within ABB’s Process Automation division.
SourceGas implements trading and risk management solution
Allegro Development announced that SourceGas has completed the successful deployment of the Allegro 8 platform across its natural gas operations. Allegro provides SourceGas the ability to capture physical and financial natural gas trades, manage transportation, actualization and invoicing on a single, integrated solution
CPFD Software set to distribute Barracuda in China
CPFD Software LLC, the creators of the Barracuda simulation package for particle-fluid systems, announced the signing of a distribution agreement with Hi-Key Technology to distribute and support Barracuda in China.
Honeywell acquires Matrikon
Honeywell has acquired Matrikon for $139 million. Matrikon will be integrated with the advanced solutions business of Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS). Matrikon’s open connectivity in process control business, MatrikonOPC, will operate as a separate business entity within HPS.
- Carbon capture tops agenda at GPAE Conference 2025 6/17
- INEOS to cease phenol production at German site, cites high European energy costs and CO2 tax policy 6/17
- Petrobras signs $892 MM in contracts to complete RNEST Train 2 refinery expansion 6/17
- China's May refinery throughput at 9-month low on plant overhauls (1) 6/17
- bp completes turnaround work at 250,000-bpd refinery in Washington (U.S.) 6/17
- Japan's Eneos restarts 77,000-bpd Kawasaki CDU after unplanned shutdown 6/17
