"Daniel M." wrote to the Automation List at Control.com: "...we have a waste water treatment plant, and some anaerobic digestor (height 10 m, diameter 13 m). We need to measure level AND INTERFACE in these digestor. Ex zone due to biogas presence. If someone already faced this problem, I would appreciate any comments regarding the apropriate sensor or sensors (I personally … [Read more...] about Digester level…an interesting problem for Sherlock Boyes…
…somebody at Rockwell was listening!
Today I received a fantastic white paper from Rockwell's Process Automation Divison...it is an excellent S88 tutorial, even though it says it is not. What I mean is that it is a great "how to use this standard" paper, not a technology primer. Benefits of manufacturing control standards: A roadmap for automation "This paper explains the purpose and benefits of ISA’s S88 … [Read more...] about …somebody at Rockwell was listening!
…a word about our sponsor…
This blog is a little over a year old, and during that time, it has gained enough traction to attract sponsorship. We thought very hard about whether to permit sponsorship on this blog, and decided we should, and so we did. We are pleased to welcome ProSoft as our sponsor. The blogsphere is awash with sponsorship, and it doesn't, for example, keep Glen Reynolds or Cory Doctorow … [Read more...] about …a word about our sponsor…
Happy Anniversary, NI
National Instruments is 30, Virtual Instrumentation is 20! "Founded in Austin, Texas, in 1976 by Jeff Kodosky, Bill Nowlin and James Truchard, National Instruments pioneered the concept of virtual instrumentation – combining open, flexible software and modular hardware with commercial off-the-shelf technologies – to offer engineers and scientists a user-defined approach to … [Read more...] about Happy Anniversary, NI
…and on to Rockwell Software…
While I was in Cleveland, I spent the day with Rockwell. In the morning session, I spoke with Steve Ludwig, Kelly Stuart, and Mike Miclot, and in the afternoon, Miclot was spelled by Kevin Zaba. The discussion was far-ranging, but kept coming back to one issue. Rockwell Automation has a problem. It is a huge problem. Granted, it is the kind of problem that if you have to have … [Read more...] about …and on to Rockwell Software…
