Instrumentation Engineering

• Safety Instrumented Systems

  Safety Instrumented Systems Process industries utilize automated and operator controlled systems to maintain and control their facilities. Many process facilities work with process materials and conditions that can cause significant hazards if not controlled properly. To help protect the plant, personnel, environment and the surrounding communities, facilities will implement safety Instrumented systems. In this video […]

  Read MoreMichael Johnson, PE / Instrumentation Engineering  / Matrix Moment  / Oil & Gas  / Process Safety  / Safety  / Safety Instrumented System 

• Steps in Specifying Flow Measuring Instruments

  Steps in Specifying Flow Measuring Instruments The first step in specifying flow measuring instruments is to get opinions and information from the client or end user. It is essential to review the instrumentation, electrical, piping and process standards. Using clients’ standards and preferred manufacturers list is the preferred route. Otherwise, we use our practices and […]

  Read MoreBob Kurczewski / Control System Upgrade  / Engineering Consulting Services  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Instrumentation Engineering  / Manufacturing Engineering  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Multidiscipline Engineering 

• Using a Virtual Main to Mitigate Your Arc Flash Hazard

  Using a Virtual Main to Mitigate Your Arc Flash Hazard What Is an Arc Flash? In electrical power systems, unwanted electrical discharge between conductors results in what is called an “arc flash”—the rapid release of energy in the air. These arc flashes release heat that is 35,000°F, creating a major risk of injury for those […]

  Read MoreEric Allar, PE / Arc Flash Hazard  / Arc Flash Mitigation  / Electrical Engineering  / Instrumentation Engineering  / Power Engineering  / Power System  / Virtual Main  / Safety  / Protective Relaying 

• Flow Measurement Instrumentation Used in Engineering Design of Processes

  Flow Measurement Instrumentation Used in Engineering Design of Processes Flow measurement is an action to measure the flow of liquids, gases and vapors using a flow measurement instrument or device, which measures the rate of flow or the quantity of flow. We measure flow in industrial processes, utility pipelines, HVAC systems, municipal water and wastewater, […]

  Read MoreBob Kurczewski / Control System Upgrade  / Engineering Consulting Services  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Instrumentation Engineering  / Manufacturing Engineering  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Multidiscipline Engineering  / Planning  / Controls 

• Matrix Engineers Turn Old Warehouse into Modern Manufacturing Facility

  Matrix Engineers Turn Old Warehouse into Modern Manufacturing Facility For any engineering project, understanding the arrangement of the building, equipment, and space is very important. In a typical industrial greenfield project, the focus is on the process and packaging aspects. Once these are defined, the building and its features are laid-in to accommodate this process […]

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• Specifying Instrumentation Requires a Team Effort

  Specifying Instrumentation Requires a Team Effort The engineering design process for specifying instrumentation is a multidiscipline engineering team effort at Matrix Technologies. The manufacturing engineering consultants (process, piping, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation and controls) must be in constant communication with each other, throughout the entire project regarding coordination, changes, updates and deletions. This article describes […]

  Read MoreBob Kurczewski / Control System Upgrade  / Engineering Consulting Services  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Instrumentation Engineering  / Manufacturing Engineering  / Multidiscipline Engineering  / Planning  / Upgrades