Which subjects should be included in the curriculum of an undergraduate process control course, and which should not?

Automation takes mechanization one step further. While mechanization replaces manual labor with machines, automation replaces human guidance with controls hardware, computers, and programming (PCs, ...

Plant automation has historically been the responsibility of the control system engineer—you know, the instrumentation guy, the DCS guy, the PLC and HMI guy. Interfaces were straightforward with ...

The information age has had a transformative effect on business and society, and the electric utility industry is no exception. New technologies in databases, monitoring hardware and control systems ...

IEC 61131-3, along with PLCopen extensions and support\, provides software standards essential for efficiently achieving competitive manufacturing—including implementing Industry 4.0, Industrial ...

Ruchi Patel specializes in industrial automation and control systems, focusing on PLC, SCADA, and material-handling ...

Born in Rizhao, China, Qin overcame early hardships during the Cultural Revolution to pursue higher education at Tsinghua ...