June training and education opportunities cover a wide range of topics and professional preparation classes, including boiler room safety, CCST and Control Systems Engineer Professional Engineer exam review, business-to-MES integration, batch control and SIL verification. In addition, throughout June the ISA Houston Section will host ISA’s Technical Training Camp, an intensive educational experience designed to [...]
Throughout the month of June, Houston will be home to an intensive educational experience designed to meet the automation and control community’s needs for comprehensive technical training in a highly condensed format. Over four consecutive weeks, the ISA Houston Section will host ISA’s Technical Training Camp. The Section will be sponsoring a three-part training event, [...]
ISA is sponsoring a free Alarm Management Bootcamp webinar with MAVERICK Technologies on Thursday, May 30. By attending, you will learn how to whip your alarm system into shape. Two of the industry’s top alarm management experts will share their insights – real engineers presenting real solutions and real results. Topics include: Approaches for [...]
Safety experts and ISA authors Bill Goble, Ed Marszal, Paul Gruhn will participate in a webinar on the latest safety instrumented system performance developments. The webinar, co-sponsored by ISA and hosted by Knovel, will be held Thursday, 16 May at 2 p.m. Eastern time and will cover the pros and cons of the following areas: • [...]
The May schedule for training and education classes covers a variety of topics, including nuclear safety, control systems documentation, LDAR, fire and gas system engineering, safety instrumented systems, process safety, industrial flow measurement and wireless technology. ISA Tech Tour 2013 brings expert training and instructional resources to Freeport, Texas, with intensive courses on digital smart [...]
The process manufacturing industries are undergoing constant change as a result of the introduction of new systems or corporate mergers and acquisitions. Technical staff and project management can often smooth out the rough spots resulting from corporate and technological flux through the development of a common set of documents for instrumentation and control systems. Investment [...]
In today’s tough economy, many employees are searching for ways they can stand out from the crowd, both strengthening their hold on their current jobs and boosting their prospects for career advancement. On the other side of the coin, employers—facing tight hiring budgets and fierce marketplace competition—are expecting that workers have the proven experience and [...]
The April schedule for training and education classes covers a variety of topics, including process safety, safety instrumented systems, SIL verification, boiler control systems and technical writing for engineers. ISA is recognized worldwide as a leader in non-biased, vendor-neutral education and training programs for automation professionals. Courses are offered at all levels, from experienced engineers [...]
The rapid developments and innovations in automation, control and remote monitoring have increased the levels of production while shortening the time and lowering the cost of designing and deploying complex systems. One of these developments, the growth of AC-based automation and control systems, is due to a number of factors. As control systems migrate from [...]
As a result of the ISA Mentor Program, I have had the personal pleasure of seeing firsthand the enthusiasm and talent of new automation engineers. These engineers have incredible positive energy and computer skills. However, the challenges facing a person entering this profession are considerable. I had company training programs, technical presentations, in-house standards and [...]
