Got a letter just now from Bruce Thompson, second generation owner of TECO, Thompson Equipment Company, in Louisiana. To: TECO Customers From: Bruce Thompson, President Date: February 7, 2006 Re: Tornado Damage Last Thursday morning, an F1 tornado with winds up to 112 mph touched down approximately forty (40) yards from our main facility in Greater New Orleans. Many neighboring … [Read more...] about Will it ever end for Louisiana?
Walt Boyes' Blog
…the power of word of mouth…
Reprinted here is an email exchange from the Automation List at Control.com. I've been publicizing some of the threads on this list for some time, since it is important that vendors know what is being said of them, whether behind their backs or to their faces. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: INFO: Disgusting level of service in the UK Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 … [Read more...] about …the power of word of mouth…
…some guys from ABB dropped by…
Pat Cashwell, Aurelio Fanoni, and Andrea Moroni dropped by to visit yesterday. They had some things to show me that I can't talk about yet, but we got into some great discussions about the branding realizations ABB had visited upon them by their end-users and distribution channels. And you will be extremely interested in what they told me, when I can talk about it. Hee. Hee. … [Read more...] about …some guys from ABB dropped by…
Digester level…an interesting problem for Sherlock Boyes…
"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!
