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ISA recently published the third edition of Basic and Advanced Regulatory Control: System Design and Application by Harold L. Wade, Ph.D., PE. In this Q&A feature, Dr. Wade highlights the focus, ...

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Develop a foundation of analytical mechanics and multiphysics modeling. Use individual and team exercises to build skills for a dynamic systems approach. Engineered systems increasingly must exploit ...

Since about 2015, when Don Bartusiak, the then chief engineer at ExxonMobil Research & Engineering, publicly advocated for the development of a new, standards-based, open—yet secure—process control ...

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These questions, rooted in 15 years of experience and hundreds of real-world implementations across industries, determine automation project success. Identify and address the critical questions that ...

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