Purpose of this new Control Engineering curated newsletter is to share what I find most interesting and useful monthly given my active automation-industry participation since 1994. It includes hot topics for last month (in case you missed any), a multi-media item I particularly liked, along with a few items that I think deserve more attention than initial metrics suggest. Enjoy.

Mark T. Hoske
Control Engineering

Control Engineering hot topics, February 2024

Control Engineering’s most clicked articles in February 2024 included stories on SCADA, industrial networking, DCS and more. Miss something? You can catch up here.

Ep. 9: Xavier Mesrobian on connecting OT and IT

IT/OT convergence has been a major topic of conversation amongst cybersecurity practitioners. For some, connecting IT and OT seems to be the next Industrial Revolution, or Industry 5.0.

New cost analysis: Open process automation saves 52% versus DCS

While COPA projects 52% hardware and software savings from open process automation, O-PAS interoperable OPAF-aligned products are in field trials, devices are being tested, an adoption guide is underway and system integrators are preparing use of open controls, as explained at the 2024 ARC Leadership Forum.

Three reasons to tune control loops: Safety, profit, energy efficiency

PID controller tuning is a keystone skill for control practitioners that is often given short shrift. What is the justification for investing in this critical skill? Why tune control loops?

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