Walt Boyes

In the current issue of INTECH, I wrote an article based on my after-dinner talk, "An Hour with Dr Flowmeter." Today I got fanmail...it was an excellent letter. Here's my reply, sandwiched between his comments. Walt, I'm an engineer whose specified and worked with flowmeters a lot over the decades. I read your article on flowmeters in Intech and have a few comments. A lot of … [Read more...] about Letter to the Author #pauto #flowmeter #automation #manufacturing

Tue, 14:00: Schneider Electric and Ramco Systems Join Forces to Offer Advanced Process Control Optimization Solution... http://t.co/HHMggeBDTE Tue, 16:00: Can Ziegler-Nichols Equations Be Used to Tune Non-Interactive Controllers?... http://t.co/8VyRvf06hZ Wed, 10:24: Honeywell Releases RPMS 500 Profitability Optimizer #pauto #refining #automation http://t.co/3QSUW290q3 Wed, … [Read more...] about My tweets

HONEYWELL ENHANCES REFINING AND PETROCHEMICAL PLANNING SOLUTION New Modeling Software Delivers Powerful and Flexible Solution to Help Refiners and Chemical Plant Operators Maximize Profitability Honeywell has announced a major enhancement to its Refinery and Petrochemical Modeling System (RPMS) that will improve model building and maintenance, case management, and optimization … [Read more...] about Honeywell Releases RPMS 500 Profitability Optimizer #pauto #refining #automation

Mon, 13:00: Reader Feedback: When Should You Calibrate Your Industrial Devices?... http://t.co/dxuqgbVMTq Mon, 14:45: Product Spotlight: ProSoft Technology Industrial Cellular Gateway ICX30-HWC... http://t.co/ald9r3Xq3e Mon, 15:30: Reader Feedback: No Complete Disconnect for Nuclear Plants?... http://t.co/hZrOweroq4 Mon, 19:49: IHS Research Note on End of Support for Windows … [Read more...] about My tweets

This will make it easier to use the Tofino devices to secure PLCs and IPCs as well as field controllers. As we learned several years ago with Stuxnet, and again this year with the HART, Profibus and other field device and protocol hacks, the edge devices in the network must also be considered as a vector for virus and malware attacks on Industrial Control Systems. Vendors, … [Read more...] about Belden Releases Tofino Enforcer SDK #pauto #automation #cybersecurity