For years I have run the occasional "PR Wall of Shame" post when I get irked enough by something in a press release. It takes a lot to get me that irked. Something like sending me a press release in a PDF that is copy-protected. Or when their email has the disclaimer that the content may not be reproduced or reused. Or when they do send a .doc or ..docx file Disinfecting … [Read more...] about The PR Wall of Shame
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Soundoff!! Walt Boyes' Original Automation Blog is moving here!
After years on LiveJournal, changes in the terms and conditions of the site have made necessary a move, and I just happen to have this site available (grin). So, in the next few days, all of the content on the LiveJournal site will move here, and I will continue to blog Soundoff!! from here. … [Read more...] about Soundoff!! Walt Boyes' Original Automation Blog is moving here!
Who Should We Believe?
There are a huge number of contradictory predictions out there right now concerning the stock market, the price of oil, the world economy, the internet of things, and just about everything else you can imagine. If you look hard enough, you could probably find conflicting predictions on whether Little Johnny will jump over the fence to chase the cow. Since the control automation … [Read more...] about Who Should We Believe?
The Current Industry Situation-What's causing the increase in stock prices?
There has been a 7% increase in the Health Watch Index for the industrial automation and process control industry over the past month, but what is leading to that increase? After much investigation it appears that the increase is directly related to the increase (15%) in crude oil prices that occurred between Feb 25 and March 7. It is our belief that the increase crude oil … [Read more...] about The Current Industry Situation-What's causing the increase in stock prices?
Check out David's Latest Post in Elsevier!
Sustainability in Instrumentation and Process Control: The Role of Process Engineers Posted on March 9th, 2016 by David W. Spitzer, P.E. in Chemical Manufacturing Excellence https://chemical-materials.elsevier.com/author/david/ … [Read more...] about Check out David's Latest Post in Elsevier!