Jeanine Katzel
Articles
Why HMIs are everywhere
The near ubiquitous spread of HMIs throughout industry is due to the fact that they help companies make better business decisions by delivering, managing, and presenting information—in real time—in a visually compelling and actionable format. Incorporating HMIs into applications has been proven to increase productivity, lower costs, improve quality, and reduce material waste.
Instrumentation…systems…automation…
At the end of this month in New Orleans, ISA Expo/2000 will feature nearly 750 displays and more than 140 cutting edge presentations and seminars on a wide range of instrumentation, automation, and control topics.
Case study reference guide tackles indoor air quality problems
Learning lessons from others is the thrust of this book that provides the benefit of both good and bad experiences in indoor air quality (IAQ) over the past decade.
Maintenance planning handbook filled with data to boost plant productivity
New handbook is a ready-to-use, nuts-and-bolts guide to planning and scheduling plant maintenance effectively. The book goes beyond theory, demonstrating how planning fits into maintenance, what principles make it work, and exactly how planning is done.
Guide targets optimal maintenance of industrial systems
This book addresses maintenance and repair from an engineering perspective.
Put project management theory into practice
Reference book covers the advanced topics necessary for implementation of and excellence in project management.
Trends in cooling towers
Cooling towers are one of industry's primary ways of conserving water and dissipating heat. They are not new technology.
Basic guide to fans and blowers
Fans are used throughout the industrial plant. They are found in an infinite number of components and used in a variety of systems from heating, ventilating, and air conditioning to industrial processes (Fig. 1).
Managing engineering risks
A plant electrical engineer designed the power wiring for the HVAC system in an addition at his facility. After the new area was occupied, several undersized wires leading to a fan-powered box in a ceiling cavity overheated.
Sensors: Smart devices, smarter solutions
Sensors, today, can be found almost everywhere in industry, from conveyors and boilers to process lines and air handlers. Major sensor technologies are not new.
A sensors and control glossary
Actuator: Mechanism of a switch or switch enclosure that operates the contacts. Accuracy: Comparison of the actual output signal of a device to the true value of the input pressure.
Benefits and pitfalls of software for project management
Like just about every other topic imaginable today, project management has been both complicated and simplified by the influence of microprocessor technology.
Managing energy in a deregulated environment: Opportunity or chaos?
Be careful what you wish for. You just may get it! A choice when your plant buys power. A single energy bill from a single source. The potential to reduce energy costs significantly.
Optimizing building automation system performance
Nearly all industrial facilities have a building automation system (BAS) of some kind. The question is: How well are they using it? The answer, unfortunately, is that in most cases plants are not applying these assets to their full capability.
Enterprise-wide software challenges plant engineers to expand their influence
Until recently, mentioning the enterprise more than likely conjured up images of a well-known starship. In the last year or so, however, the term enterprise has come to be connected with an entirely different subject: enterprise-wide software.