Process Management & Control
Webinar: Major Trends in Process Automation

- Date From 18th February 2019
- Date To 18th February 2019
- Price Free
- Location Online
Overview
ARC will present and discuss the major trends in the global process automation market.
These include:
- intelligent remote I/O for DCS
- Modular Type Packages (MTP)
- NAMUR NOA and Open Process Automation Forum
- Cloud-Edge integration and software convergence.
There will be time at the end of the presentation for Q&A and discussion.
Speaker
Harry Forbes is ARC's lead analyst for the Distributed Control System (DCS) market. In addition, ARC leverages Harry's utility expertise in its coverage of Smart Grid, industrial networking, networking and communication standards, and the electric power vertical industry. His research topics include the DCS integration and architecture, Smart Grid, Smart Metering, energy storage, industrial wireless, industrial Ethernet and emerging network technologies.
Harry has 30 years of experience in automation, power generation, energy management, modeling and simulation, advanced control, and optimization. He has written for Control Design, Power magazine, and Hydrocarbon Processing magazine, as well as for many technical and industry conferences. Prior to joining ARC, Harry served in a variety of marketing, sales and engineering posts for Simsci-Esscor, Invensys, and Foxboro. He also worked as a performance and automation engineer in fossil and nuclear power generation at the Detroit Edison Company.
The material presented in this webinar has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenter’s own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the Process Management & Control Special Interest Group . The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.
Format
A one-hour online session: 40 minutes' presentation + 20 minutes' Q&A.
Duration (for CPD recording purposes): up to one hour.
If you are recording mandatory CPD you should refer to your own regulator's requirements as recognition of CPD hours may vary.
Webinar archive
This webinar is free of charge and open to all to attend, but if you wish to access the slides and a recording to replay on demand then you'll need to be a member of the Process Management & Control Special Interest Group.
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