International Society of Automation
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The International Society of Automation is a leading, global, nonprofit organization that is setting the standard for automation by helping over 30,000 worldwide members and other professionals.
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Can you solve it? Hundreds of thousands of people have tried to crack this puzzle and NO ONE has succeeded. Since it was created by top cryptographers from the U.K., no one ever thought it was going to be easy. According to The Telegraph, the puzzle has been attempted by a 14-year-old math prodigy, groups of retired professors, online message boards, and even specifically written algorithms, all to no avail. http://bit.ly/1nITHBm
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For 2016, there may be good reason for industrial marketers to be optimistic about the prospects for growing their social media and content marketing programs. A new survey found that industrial marketers largely have settled into the groove of social media as more or less “business as usual.” Learn more about the challenges and opportunities for industrial marketing in this new ISA Interchange blog post. http://bit.ly/1KL1N13 #smm #marketing #sales
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Machine designers often encounter situations where potentially explosive materials are generated during operation. Learn how to choose between purge/pressure, dust-ignition-proof and intrinsic safety designs for equipment in hazardous locations. http://bit.ly/1KFKazJ
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ISA Educational Foundation Scholarships are awarded to college or university students who demonstrate outstanding potential for long-range contribution to the fields of automation and control. A variety of scholarships are awarded to junior college, undergraduate and graduate students attending institutions throughout the world. The top two undergraduate students will receive $5,000.Submit your application by Feb 15, 2016. http://bit.ly/1Qber02 #scholarships
Converted milk proteins clean pollution, strike gold
A newly designed membrane uses thin amyloid protein fibers to pull heavy metals and radioactive wastes out of water. The membranes can capture more than their own weight in some contaminants. The tenacious proteins are similar to those implicated in Alzheimer’s disease.
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Hello, and welcome to your AutoQuiz. Today’s automation industry quiz question comes from ISA’s course, Electrical Controls for the Control Systems Technician (TI23). This course focuses on electrical controls that are frequently overlooked in a formal training program. It is geared toward any level technician who wants a thorough review of electrical process concepts to reinforce their knowledge of basic electricity and develop skills required to install and maintain electrical control devices. What is the total capacitance of the circuit in the post image? a) 1.67 pF b) 16.7 µf c) 15.0 pf d) 15.0 µf e) none of the above For the quiz answer, click this link: http://bit.ly/1nCQzqL
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The deadline for abstract submissions for the 62nd International Instrumentation Symposium has been extended to Feb. 16. Authors, innovators, thought leaders and other professionals in the instrumentation field are invited to submit abstracts for presentation consideration at the conference. The conference will be held jointly with the Society for Machinery Failure Prevention Technology May 24-26 2016 at the Dayton Convention Center in Dayton, Ohio. http://bit.ly/1PwTz45 #IIS2016
The US Navy Will Power an Entire Fleet With Biofuel Made From Beef Fat
The U.S. Navy has created the “Great Green Fleet,” a vessel group made up of an aircraft carrier running on nuclear, and escort ships chugging along on a mix of traditional petrol and a biofuel made from beef fat. In 2009, the Navy decided to increase energy coming from non-fossil fuels by 2020. In addition to becoming more eco-friendly, the program is designed to help cut the need for imported oil.
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The University of Kansas offers online industrial control and automation certificate programs that enable attendees to learn from proven instructors in their fields. Online students get the same training as in face-to-face seminars with no travel or time away from the workplace. Certificates demonstrate your qualifications and competence to current or potential employers. Click here for more info: http://bit.ly/1Pliqrs [sponsored]
All-Out Lean Half measures get less than half results
The leaner the company, the faster it will grow and the more profitable, productive, and innovative it will become. That's the finding of a U.S. Census study of 30,000 manufacturing facilities focused on a subset of lean-related practices, including performance monitoring, target setting, and management incentives. http://bit.ly/1PAv9GS
Plant-Wide Control: Eco-Efficiency and Control Loop Configuration
The eco-efficiency of industrial processes and plants increasingly is becoming an important factor. Engineers need to find a way to integrate the control loop configuration and the measurements of eco-efficiency. An ISA technical paper presents a new measure of eco-efficiency -- the exergy eco-efficiency factor -- for control loop configuration. Click to view the abstract, with bonus link to the full research paper. http://bit.ly/1PEBuRy
What are the Equivalent Methods to Eliminate Proportional Step and Derivative Kick?
Vendors provide PID features in various combinations that often are intended to address the same control problem or objective. It is not always clear how to translate or compare these features from one vendor PID algorithm to another. Industry veteran Greg McMillan uses derivations to illustrate that several methods for eliminating or controlling the proportional step and derivative kick in a PID output resulting from a change of setpoint are equivalent by seeing they end up with the same Laplace transform equations. Click to read Greg's new technical discussion post on ISA Interchange. http://bit.ly/1OSUaY4
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