The past decade has seen an explosion of technology that has significantly altered the process control industry. The adoption of commercially available technology driven by desktop computing has ...

Emerging electronic control challenges in process industries revolve around the increasing complexity and connectivity of systems, alongside the need for greater efficiency, reliability, and security.

Electric power plant controls have made tremendous advances over the years. In the early 1970s, distributed control systems, smart instruments and real time data were not available to plant operators.

At some point, every DCS will need an upgrade to help leverage improved reliability and productivity. But used and reconditioned parts could help maintain a system in the face of limited budgets.

ABB has launched its Symphony Plus distributed control system (DCS), a product the Zurich-based company says will improve power plant productivity and energy efficiency as well as enhance operational ...

Honeywell announced the release of Experion LX, a purpose-built distributed control system (DCS) for small to mid-size operations with continuous and batch process control applications. Experion LX is ...