Process Control Instrumentation: Sensors, Transmitters, Valves and 4–20 mA
Process control instrumentation explained: sensors by variable, transmitters and 4–20 mA scaling, HART, control valves, P&ID tags and calibration.
Batch Control Systems: Recipes, Phases and ISA-88
How batch control systems work: ISA-88 physical and procedural models, recipes and phases, a reactor recipe example, exception handling and batch records.
Real-Time Process Monitoring: Trends, Alarms and Data Historians
Real-time process monitoring explained: architecture, trends, alarm management, historian sizing with a worked example, and remote site monitoring.
PID Tuning for Process Loops: Flow, Pressure, Level and Temperature
PID tuning for process loops: step tests, lambda tuning with worked flow and level examples, starting points by loop type, cascade and feedforward.
DCS vs PLC vs SCADA: Differences and How to Choose
DCS vs PLC vs SCADA explained: what each does, where they overlap, DCS vs SCADA, and which fits a pilot plant, batch plant or continuous process.
Pilot Plant Control Systems: Design, Automation and Scale-Up
How pilot plant control systems differ from production: architecture, recipes, data logging, safety interlocks and designing for scale-up.
LabVIEW for Process Control: When It Fits and How to Build It
When to use LabVIEW and NI real-time hardware for process control: architecture, PID and loop timing, PLC integration, and how to keep it maintainable.
What Is Process Control? A Guide to Industrial Process Control Systems
Industrial process control explained: control loops, PID tuning, PLC vs DCS vs SCADA, batch vs continuous and pilot plant control, by engineers since 1997.
