Will Wireless enter the plant through the maintenance shack?
There's been an enormous amount of verbiage and ink spillage over wireless sensor networks for the past six or seven years. The single biggest application, however, is the release of trapped data in...
View ArticleH1 fieldbus diagnostics are too difficult to get at
Wouldn't it make sense to be able to display meaningful H1 network diagnostics for monitoring the health of fieldbus segments directly on an operator's DCS screen? Today, there's too much integration...
View ArticleIncreasing use of handheld devices for field troubleshooting
I was reading some research verbatim quotes about the increasing use of handheld devices to improve the operator inside control room / operator or maintenance tech outside in field troubleshooting...
View ArticlePreferred Navigation by Graphical Image or Traditional 'Windows Explorer' style?
Which navigation preference do you prefer to access a specific instrument or valve for maintenance?1. Viewing an image of a process area and selecting specific tag? 2. Navigating through a logical...
View ArticleScheduled Standard Maintenance Report
It would be beneficial to have a standard Maintenance report that covers the following on a scheduled basis:1) Average Alarm rate Vs EEMUA / ISA Standards based on the schedule.2) Maintenance Critical...
View ArticleCalibration Skills
The other day I was speaking to a customer who had concerns about the skill level of technicians to deal with increasingly powerful devices. I was asked if there is any guidance for moderately skilled...
View ArticleProof Testing Instruments & Valves
How many end users actually use the automated proof test capabilities of modern safety systems? And what do they use to document proof tests - electronic systems or paper?
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