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  • April 1, 2020
  • Control Guru

APRIL 2006 – CONTROL ENGINEERING ENGINEERS’ CHOICE AWARDS

Control Engineering 2006 Engineers’ Choice Awards highlight some of the best new control, instrumentation and automation products introduced in 2005 as chosen by Control Engineering’s print and online subscribers. Survey

  • April 1, 2020
  • Control Guru

JUNE 2008 – IMPROVE CONTROL OF LIQUID LEVEL LOOPS

Because most processes are self-regulating, it can sometimes be challenging to tune a controller for an integrating process. The principal characteristic of a self-regulating process is that it naturally seeks

  • April 1, 2020
  • Control Guru

FEBRUARY 2009 – BATCH CONTROL GETS EASIER

Loop tuning package doesn’t demand steady-state operation. The nonlinear dynamics of most exothermic and endothermic batch reactions require expert attention to assure quality production. For instance, introducing reactants often results

  • April 1, 2020
  • Control Guru

JUNE 2010 – IMPROVING SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH INNOVATION

Sustainability has assumed a more visceral meaning.  For many in manufacturing, just holding on and keeping production facilities afloat has become the singular focus.  Economic upheaval in 2009 has altered

  • April 1, 2020
  • Control Guru

FEBRUARY 2011 – PID TUNING FOR ALLEN-BRADLEY PLCS

A best-practices approach to understanding and tuning PID controllers. In the Forward to his “PID Tuning Guide,” Control Station’s Dr. Robert Rice notes that the proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller is here