Automation

• Process Safety Services (PSM)

  Process Safety Management is not only a regulatory requirement for some facilities, but an important tool to safeguard employees, the community, the environment, and facilities assets. Adam Kern, Associate Department Manager at Matrix Technologies discusses Process Safety Services. ‹ SHARE

  Read MoreAdam Kern / Automation  / Matrix Moment  / PHA  / Process Hazard Analysis  / Process Safety Management  / PSM  / PSM Compliance Auditing 

• Understanding the Basics of Automation Validation

  Understanding the Basics of Automation Validation If you are new to the pharmaceutical industry, or any other FDA-regulated industry, and are interested in learning more about validation as it pertains to automated systems, this article will serve as a high-level introduction to the basic concepts and standard requirements. Regardless of your specific role within the […]

  Read MoreRob Goldsmith / 21 CFR Part 11  / Automation  / Automation System  / Engineering  / FDA  / Functional Specification  / GAMP 5  / Standards  / Traceability  / Validation 

• Studio 5000 Logix Emulate

  Tom Hudson, Controls Engineer at Matrix Technologies, Inc. shows how to use the Studio 5000 Logix Emulate software to test a Studio 5000 Logix Designer version 33 PLC program with a Factory Talk View Machine Edition Version 12 HMI application. This is useful for situations when you quickly want to test your PLC development code, […]

  Read MoreTom Hudson / Automation  / Controls Automation  / Factory Talk View  / HMI  / Studio 5000 Logix  / Rockwell Automation 

• PID Controller using RSLogix 5000

  Introduction and basic set up for PID Controller using RSLogix 5000 A PID Controller is a Proportional Integral and Derivative Controller. It’s used to control a specific process variable to a desired value. Greg Kleinhenz with Matrix Technologies walks through an introduction and basic setup of a PID controller in the RSLogix 5000 environment. For […]

  Read MoreGreg Kleinhenz / Automation  / Control Loop  / ControlLogix  / Matrix Moment  / PID  / PLC  / Proportional Integral Derivative  / RSLogix 5000  / Rockwell Automation 

• Engineer, Procure and Construct (EPC)

  Engineer, Procure and Construct (EPC) Engineer, Procure, and Construct (EPC), Engineer, Procure, and Construction Manage (EPCm), and Construction Management projects require an engineering partner with in-depth experience in process design, engineering, and construction with a proven methodology for project delivery, and the ability to understand client’s requirements for the capital investment. Jerry Francis, PE, PS, […]

  Read MoreJerry Francis, PE, PS / Automation  / Construct  / Design-Build  / Designer-Led  / Engineering  / EPC  / EPCm  / Manage  / Matrix Moment  / Multidiscipline Engineering  / Procure  / Turnkey  / Planning 

• People First, Mission Always

  People First, Mission Always William Helm, PMP, Department Manager at Matrix Technologies talks about the Matrix approach to A Better Process for Success. We place a high priority on the work we do, and its value for our clients, but the only way that really happens is if we place the highest priority on our […]

  Read MoreWilliam Helm, PMP / 31 Fundamentals  / A Better Process for Success  / Automation  / Matrix Moment  / People First  / People Process and Performance  / The Matrix Way 

• Mobile Data Collection

  Mobile Data Collection John Lee, Strategic Manager of Manufacturing Intelligence at Matrix Technologies talks about the benefits of mobile data entry and field data collection. Matrix Technologies is one of the largest independent process design, industrial automation engineering, and manufacturing operations management companies in North America. To learn more about our manufacturing operations management capabilities […]

  Read MoreJohn Lee / Automation  / Automation Solutions  / Field Data  / Field Data Collection  / Manufacturing Intelligence  / Matrix Moment  / Mobile Data Logging  / Mobile Device  / Real Time Information  / Smart Manufacturing