Since about 2015, when Don Bartusiak, the then chief engineer at ExxonMobil Research & Engineering, publicly advocated for the development of a new, standards-based, open—yet secure—process control ...

Batch process manufacturers are continuously looking for new ways to improve processes and production techniques and to be more efficient to remain competitive. Although manufacturers see new ...

Bread is on the menu of nearly every restaurant. Sandwich makers, for instance, roll through millions of cases of bread each year to keep profits rising. The business of bread-making can be ...

WinCC Unified Siqence is a Siemens control system for batch applications using Simatic S7-1500 controllers, engineering with TIA Portal and WinCC Unified visualization. WinCC Unified Siqence extends ...

Due to hardware and software limitations, batch control systems have evolved as two distinct parts: equipment control in the distributed control system (DCS) or programmable logic controller (PLC), ...

Sysdyne Technologies, a cloud-native software provider for global ready mixed concrete industry, has launched the world’s first cloud-native concrete batch control system, Pioneer Cloud Batch. Since ...

Control system technologies are continually evolving, providing designers and facility owners with an ever-increasing array of options. Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and distributed control ...

Industrial control system cybersecurity is today largely focused on securing networks, and efforts largely ignore process control equipment that is crucial for plant safety and reliability, leaving it ...

A new heat-transfer technology enables better control of temperature in continuously stirred tank reactors than is possible with existing methods. Known as constant flux or Coflux, the technology ...