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Kero Flash after Merox
Hi, Is there any site that experience lowering of kero flash quality after Merox treatment? We have been experiencing that lately. Does...

Re: Using output or pv for override control
RG, I have seen comparing the PVs and feed them to the same controller. E.g. if PV1>PV2 send PV1 to controller otherwise send PV2. Alternatively, the most common is having two controllers and comparing the outputs: if MV1 >MV2 feed MV1...

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HONEYWELL ENTERS STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH CHINA PETROLEUM PLANNING AND ENGINEERING INSTITUTE
BEIJING, July 31, 2008 – Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today it has signed a strategic alliance agreement with China Petroleum Planning and Engineering Institute (CPPEI) to increase cooperation and establish three organizations dedicated to advancing China’s oil industry through information technology.   (read more...)
Aspen Technology Announces Selected Preliminary Financial Results for the Fourth
Burlington, Mass. – July 31, 2008 – Aspen Technology, Inc. (OTC: AZPN.PK), a leading provider of software and services to the process industries, today announced selected preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 ended June 30, 2008.   (read more...)
ProPhyPlus 2 for calculation of physical properties of fluids and their mixtures released
July 30, 2008: ProSim, the French software house, announces the release of ProPhyPlus 2, an advanced software for the calculation of physical properties of pure components and their mixtures over a wide range of temperatures and pressures. It quickly and accurately models thermodynamic and transport properties as well as phase equilibria of most fluids found in chemical, petrochemical, refining, oil and gas and other process industries.   (read more...)
Aspen Technology to Present at Two Investor Conferences in August
BURLINGTON, Mass. – July 29, 2008 – Aspen Technology, Inc. (OTC: AZPN.PK), a leading provider of software and services to the process industries, today announced its participation at two upcoming conferences in August. Both presentations will be   (read more...)
IBM Announces Plans to Acquire ILOG
ARMONK, NY and PARIS – July 28, 2008 ILOG® (NASDAQ: ILOG; Euronext: ILO, ISIN: FR0004042364) today announced they have signed an agreement regarding a proposed acquisition by IBM of ILOG to be implemented by way of concurrent cash public tender offers in both France and the United States. Through this proposed transaction, IBM will combine its business process management (BPM),   (read more...)
TriSolutions launches TriCLPM 1.2 SP1
[23.Jul.2008] TriSolutions is proud to annouce the launching of Service Pack 1 from Release 1.2 of TriCLPM, the control loop performance monitoring software developed by TriSolutions. After a long period of bug fixes and tests, about 100 issues solved and several improvements and new functionalities added, the new version of TriCLPM is read   (read more...)
MatrikonOPC and IBM Collaborate to Help Customers Increase Energy Efficiency
EDMONTON, Alberta, July 20 –Matrikon Inc. is proud to announce that its MatrikonOPC™ Server technology will leverage IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Energy Management software to help customers manage   (read more...)
Yokogawa Merges its Two Operations in The Netherlands
Tokyo, Japan - July 15, 2008: Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that Yokogawa Europe B.V., the regional headquarters for Europe and Africa, has established a new company by the name of Yokogawa Europe Solutions B.V. that will integrate the engineering.   (read more...)
Yara and IPCOS extend APC framework agreement
July 14, 2008 - After successful APC projects on ammonia, nitric acid and urea plants of Yara International, the 3 year framework agreement was extended with 3 more years. Several APC projects are ongoing and several new APC projects are planned   (read more...)
Q-Technologies and IPCOS complete APC project on coal fired power plant in China successfully
July 14 2008 - Q-Technologies and IPCOS have successful completed the APC project at the Datang power plant in Hunchun (China). The INCA MPC controller was installed on a 300 MW coal fired power plant.   (read more...)
The Flemish Institute for Technology Innovation IWT has awarded IPCOS 758.000€ for a novel technology development project
July 14, 2008 - The Flemish Institute for Technology Innovation IWT has awarded IPCOS 758.000€ for a novel technology development project. The project encompasses development of breakthrough technology for the modeling of distillation columns.   (read more...)
Yokogawa Concludes Strategic Partnership Agreement with Russia's Gazprom Neft
Tokyo, Japan - July 9, 2008 - Yokogawa Electric Corporation has signed a strategic partnership agreement with JSC Gazprom Neft, a major oil production and refining company in Russia. Under this strategic partnership agreement, the first ever between an instrumentation manufacturer and Gazprom Neft, Yokogawa will introduce its solutions on a priority basis at four of the company's refineries.   (read more...)
Smart Process Manufacturing ? A Vision of the Future
July 9, 2008 - As I&EC Research moves into its second century, it is appropriate to reflect on how process systems engineering, one of its major emphases, might evolve in the future.   (read more...)

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