The Road to a Successful ISA Mentor Program
The ISA Mentor protégés received many positive comments by attendees on the presentations given at ISA Automation Week 2012. The Control Performance track chair, George Buckbee, commented the...
View ArticleTip #18: Cheap Instrumentation Is Exactly That
Note: The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled, 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Tip #18: Cheap Instrumentation Is...
View ArticleTip #54: Look for Opportunities to Improve Plant Profitability
Note: The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled, 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Tip #54: Look for Opportunities to...
View ArticleTip #35: Operators Can Make or Break an Automation Project
Note: The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled, 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Tip #35: Operators Can Make or...
View ArticleTip #99: Use a Virtual Plant for All Dynamic Models
The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled, 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Today’s Tip #99 is by Greg McMillan....
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Tip #79: Understand How Equipment and Operating Conditions Affect Process...
The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Today’s Tip #79 is by Greg McMillan. Do...
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Tip #11: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Vortex Flowmeters
The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Today’s Tip #11 is by Hunter Vegas. Every...
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Tip #23: Anticipate Murphy; He Is Alive and Well
The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Today’s Tip #23 is by Hunter Vegas. We all...
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Tip #19: Always Run Spare Wires and Plan for Expansion
The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Today’s Tip #19 is by Hunter Vegas. Over...
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Tip #45: Learn to Estimate Jobs
The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Today’s Tip #45 is by Hunter Vegas. When I...
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Tip #61: Install Online Process Metrics
The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Today’s Tip #61 is by Greg McMillan. I...
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Tip #41: If Possible, Get Plant Experience Early
The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Today’s Tip #41 is by Hunter Vegas. You’re...
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Tip #63: Use Field Analyzers to Measure Key Component Concentrations
The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Today’s Tip #63 is by Greg McMillan. When...
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Tip #32: General Project Management Tips
The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Today’s Tip #32 is by Hunter Vegas. Over...
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Tip #67: Find the Best Measurement Location
The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Today’s Tip #67 is by Greg McMillan. I...
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Tip #25: Make Sure the Coffee Is Strong and the Pot Brews Quickly on Start-up
The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Today’s Tip #25 is by Hunter Vegas. This...
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Tip #68: Find the Best Valve Location
The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Today’s Tip #68 is by Greg McMillan. When...
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Tip #75: Use Wireless Transmitters for Diagnostics, Improvements, and Metrics
The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Today’s Tip #75 is by Greg McMillan. In...
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Tip #17: You Can Never Have Too Much Messaging
The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Today’s Tip #17 is by Hunter Vegas. This...
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Tip #76: Use Checklists to Cover All the Bases
The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Today’s Tip #76 is by Greg McMillan. The...
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