Process Control System

• The framework for process intelligence and improvement

  How to bridge the gap between the shop floor and the top floor by integrating process control systems with enterprise resource planning (ERP) and other business systems. by: Alex Marcy, Corso Systems Planning the process control system The first step companies usually take when integrating data from their organization is to use information from the […]

  Read MoreDave Blaida, PE / Automation Pyramid / Control Engineering / Enterprise Resource Planning / ERP / Integration / Oil and Gas Engineering / Process Control System / Process Information / Process Intelligence / Statistical Process Control /

• SCADA remains relevant for industrial automation

  SCADA remains relevant for industrial automation Embedded workflow, engineering model support, and auto-discoverable assets are among the technologies keeping SCADA alive. by: Kevin Paker Placing computer power onto “edge devices” as near to production as possible is a goal hotly pursued in today’s industrial automation circles. What’s more, in just the past few years, copious […]

  Read MoreDave Blaida, PE / Distributed Control System / Edge Devices / Industrial Automation Engineering / Oil and Gas Engineering / PLC / Process Control System / ABB / Rockwell Automation / SCADA /

• Flexibility Key to Speeding the Build of a Duplicate Chemical Plant

  Flexibility Key to Speeding the Build of a Duplicate Chemical Plant Many manufacturing facilities have to consider the impact of a natural disaster on their operations—whether tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, or wildfires. And sometimes customers raise concerns about whether their supply source can deliver regardless of what Mother Nature is up to. In 2012, a […]

  Read MoreScott Saneholtz, PE / Chemical Plant / Detailed Engineering / Drawing Packages / Multidiscipline Engineering / Process Control System / Safety / ControlLogix /

• An Asset Management Solution focused on your Automation System Can Reduce Downtime

  An Asset Management Solution focused on your Automation System Can Reduce Downtime If you are involved in the engineering, operation, or maintenance functions of your company, you probably have heard the term Asset Management System (AMS), often associated with monitoring and maintaining the equipment up and running, and helping a plant reduce downtime.  This article […]

  Read MoreVictor Bertorelli / Asset Management / Downtime / Industrial Automation Engineering / Process Control System / Smart Machines / Factory Talk / Rockwell Automation /

• Case Study: Creating a Better User Experience using PlantPAx

  Case Study: Creating a Better User Experience using PlantPAx At times, we work with partner engineering firms to help them with projects that may be outside of their normal scope of offerings. Here’s how Matrix Technologies successfully helped a small engineering firm move a manual process to a fully-automated process using PlantPAx. The Problem When […]

  Read MoreTom Hudson / Auxillary Codes / Chemical Manufacturing Process / HMI Programming / PLC Programming / Process Control System / Process Design / Rockwell Solution Partner / Improvement / Sustainability / PlantPAx / Rockwell Automation /