Technology progression within advanced process control (APC) continues to evolve; however, it is the relationship among core APC developments, enabling technologies, and management practices that is ...
In the manufacturing world, the word “retrofit” many times is feared to mean “lost production.” In other words, plants—or at least parts of plants—must be shut down for equipment to be upgraded. And ...
MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nanometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ:NANO), a leading provider of advanced process control metrology and inspection systems, today announced that its SPARK-API macro ...
It’s an interesting time in history of advanced process control (APC), a term that encompasses a range of sophisticated software tools and technologies used to optimize plant performance, primarily in ...
It’s not, “You say ‘tomato’ and I say ‘tomahto.’ ” With advanced process controls (APCs), you either know what they are or you don’t. If you do know, you know they give for-real, money-in-your-pocket ...
Advanced process control Since their inception in the early 1980s, multivariable model-based controllers have become the technology of choice for implementing APC applications. More than 5,000 ...
In this article, as in industry, advanced process control (APC) refers primarily to multi-variable control. Multivariable control means adjusting multiple single-loop controllers in unison, to meet ...
Japan's Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced Thursday that the company and Shell have jointly developed Platform for Advanced Control and Estimation, a software suite that speeds up and simplifies ...
With better measurement accuracy and higher read rate, the 4100T multi-channel, non-contact optical fiber thermometer enables easy upgrade from market-leading OR4000T DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advanced ...
In a recent article, a U.K. group outlined their vision for downstream process analytic technology (PAT) and quality by design (QbD) within the context of batch vs. continuous chromatography. The ...
Extending AE’s leadership in process power, this new line of Remote Plasma Sources delivers reliable performance at a broad range of flow rates, increasing productivity in semiconductor process ...
The refining and petrochemical industry is reliant on improving return on assets and lowering operating costs to be competitive. In these challenging times, doing more with less is essential to ...