Improving operator performance from field to control room

ON COVER: (Left) Function block diagram of a fermentation process is courtesy: PLCopen. Screenshot below and C# simulation code are courtesy Peter Galan, a retired control software engineer.

INSIGHTS

8 | International: Flowmeter testing, calibration has many challenges 10 | International: Essence of digital enterprise: Three types of digital twins 12 | Market Update: Manufacturing index,

Manufacturing expansion, Semiconductors: 22 new 200mm fabs in 5 years

14 | Industry standard size 25 encoder reference website, push-button programmable encoders

16 | Ethernet-APL standard is complete, products are on the way: Two-wire, 10Mbit/s Ethernet for process industries 18 | Location service help for manufacturers

TECHNOLOGY UPDATES:

NEWS 19 | Programmable fiber created to sense, store personal data, Headlines Online 21 | Think Again: Automated 3D printing:

Additive manufacturing 22 | Structuring with IEC 61131-3: 7 steps to success 25 | Programming standardization unifies, improves operator experience 30 | From simulation to computer-aided design of control systems 37 | Four tips for designing scalable IIoT networks

39 | Standardizing the delivery, performance of system integrators 42 | Benefits of virtual factory acceptance test systems 43 | Edge computing for industrial AIoT applications

Vol. 68 Number 7

® JULY 2021

ANSWERS

INSIDE PROCESS

P1 | Improving operator performance from field to control room

P5 | Understanding HART status information

ONLINE | For links to all posts at www.controleng.com during June 2021, see pages 6, 7.

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