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  • Operate & Maintain Blog: Secure Out of the Box Myth-Part 2

    Jim Cahill
    In Secure Out of the Box Myth-Part 1 we highlighted some of the challenges and misconceptions around effective cybersecurity efforts. Part 1 explored the myths that a system can be made secure without ongoing actions by the end user in collaboration ...

  • Operate & Maintain Blog: Secure Out of the Box Myth-Part 2

    Jim Cahill
    In Secure Out of the Box Myth-Part 1 we highlighted some of the challenges and misconceptions around effective cybersecurity efforts. Part 1 explored the myths that a system can be made secure without ongoing actions by the end user in collaboration ...

  • Improve & Modernize Blog: Managing the DCS Asset Lifecycle

    Jim Cahill
    The AFPM [American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers] is: …a trade association representing high-tech American manufacturers of virtually the entire U.S. supply of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, other fuels and home heating oil, as well as the petrochemicals used as building blocks for thousands of vital products in daily life. At last month’s AFPM Q&A and Technology forum , Emerson’s Marcelo Carugo participated…

  • Implement & Build Blog: Scoping Your User Requirement Specification

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Scott Turner This is the third part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. The topic of this part is ‘Scope’. If you missed the earlier two, see Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification and Process Overview for Your User Requirement Specification . The remaining parts will be Control Philosophy and Hardware. As before, I would very much appreciate…

  • Plan & Design Blog: Scoping Your User Requirement Specification

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Scott Turner This is the third part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. The topic of this part is ‘Scope’. If you missed the earlier two, see Considerations for Your User Requirement...

  • Plan & Design Blog: Scoping Your User Requirement Specification

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Scott Turner This is the third part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. The topic of this part is ‘Scope’. If you missed the earlier two, see Considerations for Your User Requireme...

  • Plan & Design Blog: Scoping Your User Requirement Specification

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Scott Turner This is the third part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. The topic of this part is ‘Scope’. If you missed the earlier two, see Considerations for Your User Requiremen...

  • Implement & Build Blog: Scoping Your User Requirement Specification

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Scott Turner This is the third part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. The topic of this part is ‘Scope’. If you missed the earlier two, see Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification and Process Overview for Your User Requirement Specification . The remaining parts will be Control Philosophy and Hardware. As before, I would very much appreciate…

  • Implement & Build Blog: Scoping Your User Requirement Specification

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Scott Turner This is the third part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. The topic of this part is ‘Scope’. If you missed the earlier two, see Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification and Process Overview for Your User Requirement Specification . The remaining parts will be Control Philosophy and Hardware. As before, I would very much appreciate…

  • Implement & Build Blog: Scoping Your User Requirement Specification

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Scott Turner This is the third part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. The topic of this part is ‘Scope’. If you missed the earlier two, see Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification and Process Overview for Your User Requirement Specification . The remaining parts will be Control Philosophy and Hardware. As before, I would very much appreciate…

  • Implement & Build Blog: Scoping Your User Requirement Specification

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Scott Turner This is the third part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. The topic of this part is ‘Scope’. If you missed the earlier two, see Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification and Process Overview for Your User Requirement Specification . The remaining parts will be Control Philosophy and Hardware. As before, I would very much appreciate…

  • Tips for New Process Automation Folks: Invitation to Join an Expanded ISA Mentor Program

    Gregory K McMillan
    The ISA Mentor Program, started by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas in 2011, is extending its invitation to prospective protégés/protégées and resources to include any engineer or technician currently employed in a plant or at an engineering center or supplier of services that is applying or maintaining process control systems. More...

  • Improve & Modernize Blog: Secure Out of the Box Myth-Part 1

    Jim Cahill
    Last month, a full day was devoted to the issues and practices around cybersecurity at the AFPM (American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers) 2015 Q&A and Technology Forum . Emerson’s Neil Peterson was one of the presenters. His presentation, The Myth of “Secure Out of the Box”, explored the expectation of process manufacturers and producers to have their automation vendors: …supply their Industrial Control Systems…

  • Operate & Maintain Blog: Secure Out of the Box Myth-Part 1

    Jim Cahill
    Last month, a full day was devoted to the issues and practices around cybersecurity at the AFPM (American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers) 2015 Q&A and Technology Forum . Emerson’s Neil Peterson was one of the presenters. His presentation...

  • Operate & Maintain Blog: Secure Out of the Box Myth-Part 1

    Jim Cahill
    Last month, a full day was devoted to the issues and practices around cybersecurity at the AFPM (American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers) 2015 Q&A and Technology Forum . Emerson’s Neil Peterson was one of the presenters. His present...

  • Operate & Maintain Blog: Secure Out of the Box Myth-Part 1

    Jim Cahill
    Last month, a full day was devoted to the issues and practices around cybersecurity at the AFPM (American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers) 2015 Q&A and Technology Forum. Emerson’s Neil Peterson was one of the presenters. His presenta...

  • Tips for New Process Automation Folks: How Do You Convert Tuning Settings of an Independent PID?

    Gregory K McMillan
    The post How Do You Convert Tuning Settings of an Independent PID? first appeared on the ISA Interchange blog site. The following technical discussion is  part of an occasional series showcasing the ISA Mentor Program, authored by Greg McMillan , industry consultant, author of numerous process control books and a retired Senior Fellow from Monsanto. The PID controller has been used in more than 99 percent of the control…

  • Implement & Build Blog: Process Overview for Your User Requirement Specification

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Scott Turner This is the second part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. If you missed the first on, see Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification . The topic of this post is ‘Process Overview’. We will address Scope, Control Philosophy and then Hardware in future posts. As before, I would very much appreciate your comments and input. The points…

  • Plan & Design Blog: Process Overview for Your User Requirement Specification

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Scott Turner This is the second part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. If you missed the first on, see Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification . The topic of this post is ‘Process...

  • Plan & Design Blog: Process Overview for Your User Requirement Specification

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Scott Turner This is the second part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. If you missed the first on, see Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification . The topic of this post is &#821...

  • Plan & Design Blog: Process Overview for Your User Requirement Specification

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Scott Turner This is the second part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. If you missed the first on, see Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification. The topic of this post is &#8216...

  • Implement & Build Blog: Process Overview for Your User Requirement Specification

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Scott Turner This is the second part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. If you missed the first on, see Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification . The topic of this post is ‘Process Overview’. We will address Scope, Control Philosophy and then Hardware in future posts. As before, I would very much appreciate your comments and input. The points…

  • Implement & Build Blog: Process Overview for Your User Requirement Specification

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Scott Turner This is the second part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. If you missed the first on, see Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification . The topic of this post is ‘Process Overview’. We will address Scope, Control Philosophy and then Hardware in future posts. As before, I would very much appreciate your comments and input. The points…

  • Implement & Build Blog: Process Overview for Your User Requirement Specification

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Scott Turner This is the second part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. If you missed the first on, see Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification . The topic of this post is ‘Process Overview’. We will address Scope, Control Philosophy and then Hardware in future posts. As before, I would very much appreciate your comments and input. The points…

  • Implement & Build Blog: Process Overview for Your User Requirement Specification

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Scott Turner This is the second part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. If you missed the first on, see Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification . The topic of this post is ‘Process Overview’. We will address Scope, Control Philosophy and then Hardware in future posts. As before, I would very much appreciate your comments and input. The points…

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