Oh, boy, did I stir up a hornet's nest. My open letter generated some serious anger responses. I won't take those public, and I hope the authors won't either, because it is counterproductive to do that stuff. Some things have been mentioned, though, that are substantive in nature. In a private discussion, Dan Sexton, from GE, one of the Committee Chairs of SP100, suggested to … [Read more...] about Some thoughts on SP100 as the committee prepares for next week's meeting…
Walt Boyes' Blog
Automation Compliance Institute– Why this is a good thing!
Whether you agree with me that testing prior to determining the final SP100 standard is a good thing, I don't think anybody will disagree with Wayne Manges' comment in the announcement of the ACI that we will be using the ACI to test compliance to the S100 standard AFTER one is released. And this is a fitting place to put the Control System Security Foundation that Eric and … [Read more...] about Automation Compliance Institute– Why this is a good thing!
More from Béla on the Hungarian Revolution in 1956
Many people working in process automation today are aware of Béla Lipták as the Grand Old Man of control systems engineering, and the Editor of his Instrument Engineers' Handbook, 4th Edition. But as we discussed yesterday, 50 years ago, young firebrand engineer Lipták was literally in the forefront of the daring rebellion of the populace of Hungary against Soviet oppression … [Read more...] about More from Béla on the Hungarian Revolution in 1956
ISA Steps UP! Finally!!!
In 1999, Ian Verhappen and I floated a proposal to the ISA Executive Board that we establish a testing organization to deal with, first, Y2K compliance, and then compliance with ISA standards. Boy, were we obviously ahead of our time. This announcement just came in from ISA, and all I can say is that it is about damn time. ISA Announces Creation of Automation Standards … [Read more...] about ISA Steps UP! Finally!!!
Parker joins the engineering education bandwagon…
Parker's TekStak Educational Kits Offer Students a Hands-On Introduction to Fuel Cell Technology Parker Energy Systems, a unit of Parker Hannifin Corporation's new TekStak product line familiarizes students with Parker's fuel cell system capabilities while they explore this alternative energy technology. Each kit comes complete with molded plastic endplates, graphite composite … [Read more...] about Parker joins the engineering education bandwagon…
