The distributed control systems (DCS) market is projected to grow significantly, reaching an estimated value of $33.63 ...

Editor’s Note: The following article is based on a technical paper recently presented at POWER-GEN International 2017 in Orlando, Florida. A microgrid can be defined as a group of interconnected loads ...

Implementing a new distributed control system is one of the biggest and most complicated projects in a process control engineer’s career. Doing one successfully requires everything from a well-defined ...

The technology decouples hardware from software to protect existing investments and help companies modernize their hybrid and ...

Distributed control systems are powerful assets for new and modernized power plants. Thanks to three product generations of technology innovations, these systems now provide new benefits — including ...

The average U.S. hydroelectric plant has been operating for 64 years. Such a lengthy service record shows the plants have staying power. But it also invites questions about aging hydro control systems ...

“The same system used on a skid can be integrated to control the entire plant.” Jim Winter of Rockwell Automation explained why the company’s PlantPAx DCS offers unprecedented scalability for process ...

In the years since the last super cycle ended, many mining companies have turned their focus to operational efficiency. It’s the logical approach: maximize recoveries from existing mines now, and ...