Walt Boyes' Blog

Thu, 15:58: Not flowmeter charming but close: RT @Endress_Hauser: MAGNETIC #FLOWMETERS: F Challenging Liquid Measurements http://t.co/A2YedNFNjY #pauto Thu, 16:00: RT @ISA_Interchange: Why outlines & flow charts are essential to any project [tech tip]~by @GregKMcMillan & H. Vegas http://t.co/npfpJyh4Pf… Thu, 16:20: So I am late to the party. I have fallen in love with … [Read more...] about My tweets

Diana Bouchard, for years a research scientist with Paprican in Montreal is guilty of these: NEW YEAR'S PUN COLLECTION You can tune a piano, but you can't tuna fish. To write with a broken pencil is pointless. When fish are in schools they sometimes take debate. A thief who stole a calendar got twelve months. When the smog lifts in Los Angeles, UCLA. The batteries were given … [Read more...] about Friday Funnies: In a Punny Vein #pauto #engineerhumor #automation #manufacturing

I've been a member of the A-List at Control.com pretty nearly since it was founded in, IIRC, 1994. In that time I've answered dozens of questions from the list. The other day, the following question was asked, and I thought it was interesting enough and important enough to answer it here, as well as on the list. Hello Everyone, I currently have a job with a customer that wants … [Read more...] about Ask Spitzer and Boyes: Iron/Manganese Removal Chlorination Control #pauto #automation #control.com

Fri, 10:05: Harry Forbes Disagrees with Bela Liptak's Automation Could Have Prevented Fukushima Article. Find Out Why http://t.co/TykV1qKs55 … [Read more...] about My tweets

Now that it is in print, I can point to the final editorial I wrote after 10 years as editor of Control and ControlGlobal.com. "Ten years ago, Putman Media's CEO told me he was handing me his shining jewel and asked me to please not screw it up. Not only did we not screw it up, we've done very well over the past decade. We have grown our editorial coverage above the plant … [Read more...] about My farewell editorial in Control #pauto #automation