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15 October, 2010
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This email is designed specifically to provide you with the updates made to the site during the previous month. Please note that, in some cases, only a selected number of modifications are listed only.

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This section contains an APC knowledge base accessible exclusively by the end-users subscribing to the site. This month, we have added content to the section APC Product & Technology Comparison .

Applications Database
Selected APC applications added to the database:
> OMV Hydrogen Optimisation
> OKTA Refinery LP
> New Zealand Refinery Blending System
> Chinese Refinery CCR Reforming Model
> Petronas BTX APC

APC & Related Products & Services
Products and services added to this section:
> Product: Training Simulator
> Product: Training Tool
> Product: Decision Support System
> Consulting Service: MPC Design Study

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APC Forum
PID Algorithms and Tuning
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APC Training
> APC Webtraining -  Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) APC Webtraining   25-29 October, 2010

News & Features 
> exida Article Stuxnet worm Published on ControlGlobal.com
> Chemical company awards Process Safety and SIS study to Ingenious
> SIMATIC WinCC / SIMATIC PCS 7 Malware / Virus / Trojan
> Game Changing Software Solutions for Plant Operations
> ICONICS Announces the Release of AlarmWorX64 Multimedia
> Stuxnet worm slithers into China, heralds alien invasion
> ABB resolves Foreign Corrupt Practices Act issues and will pay $58.3 million
> NORPAC Controls Ltd. joins forces with Spartan Controls Ltd.
> Enhanced AMS Suite Tackles the Complexities of Plant Management
> Yokogawa Launches FOUNDATION™ fieldbus Compliant FVX110
> Aspen Technology Announces Pricing of Secondary Public Offering
> AspenTech Customers Present Best Practices in Process Optimization
> Experience first hand maximum safety and profitability
> Emerson launches remote controller for liquid hydrocarbons
> Axens & Orbeo team up to combine their services in energy efficiency 

Publications
Selected publications among others added this month. Many thanks to those who submitted their articles to us:
> Driving Plant Optimisation with Advanced Process Control
> Would you use a Safety PLC for Process Control?
> Easy as APC
> Dynamic Simulator for a Model IV FCC
> Control valves  for a huge petrochemicals complex
> Fieldbus – ready to bring real benefits?
> Taking safety valve testing to the next level
> MPC Implementation Methods for the Optimization of the Response of
Control Valves to Reduce Variability

APC Jobs
> APC Engineer / Modeling Engineer
> Process Engineer, Urea Ammonia Nitrogen
> Real Time Optimization Consulting Engineers (Virtual Office)
> Instrument & Electrical Engineer

APC Vendors
The following vendors were added:
> Advanced Control Solutions
> Vista Control Systems
> Statistics and Control Inc.
> Inprocess

Events
Webinars to November 2010:
> Certified Automation Professional
> Integrated Economics Step-by-Step with Aspen Plus®
> OPC Specifications - Part 1 - OPC DA webcast
> Removing the Risks and Profiting from a Sustainable Supply Chain
> Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis, and Justification
> Alarm Management - The Impact of the ISA-18.2
> Investing in 2011
> Integrated Economics Step-by-Step with Aspen HYSYS®
> Operation excellence and sustainability strategies
> Spreadsheet Techniques and Problem Solving for Chemical Engineers
> How Operating Envelopes improve profitability
> Risk Management Issues Affecting ChemE Consultants
> Easy Data Historization Without Log Files

 

 



 

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