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…
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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…
Process Optimization…Has Its Time Finally Come?
Last week, I went to Cleveland, and visited ControlSoft. ControlSoft has been around for well over a decade, now, producing loop tuning and process optimization products. I had a discussion with Paul Botzman, Claude Flandro, and Dr. Alireza Valizadeh, the technical development manager. We talked about the need for more and more smart tools, like those that ControlSoft makes. … [Read more...] about Process Optimization…Has Its Time Finally Come?
Another new benefit from ISA…free access to the technical library!
Finally, ISA Releases Their Technical Paper Library! Another Reason Why You Should Join ISA! From Dale Lee, at ISA HQ: Full dues paying ISA Members now receive free access to over 2,500 papers from past ISA EXPO conferences and Division symposia. Download them as PDF files from ISA's Web site at no cost during the term of your membership. New papers are added each year … [Read more...] about Another new benefit from ISA…free access to the technical library!
