The NIS legislation is due to come into law throughout Europe at the same time and its impact is likely to be far-reaching. So, what is it and what will change when it comes into force?
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The mindset behind safety thinking is the most enduring and profound challenge for us to overcome. To achieve the ultimate goal which is to bring safety into the corporate culture, various methods like trainings are well-developed nowadays.
Read moreThe Role of Feedforward in Process Control
The design of the feedforward controller takes time and requires knowledge of the process and disturbance dynamics. Therefore, the decision of whether to implement or not to implement feedforward is a tradeoff. For this reason, it is interesting to have a quantitative index measuring the performance improvement that can be obtained by adding a feedforward compensator.
Read moreEasy-to-Use Wireless Technology
Along with wireless technology comes the flexibility and mobility in the working environment. Restrictions should be based on the application needs and/or business needs, not by technology incompatibility.
Read moreValve Event and HIPPS Activation Reports
The primary goal of a HIPPS system is to protect against over-pressurization of a plant. It is important to know what the actual valve travel time is whenever there is an activation that is based protected volumes and speed of operations.
Read moreBeyond OTS
A high fidelity dynamic simulator is typically used for operator training. The primary goal of which is cost mitigation by familiarizing future operators with the control scheme utilized on site and the consequences of incorrect operation so as to minimize mistakes. When properly built, these simulators can, as outlined in this article, provide benefits well beyond those of OTS.
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