November 2019 Newsletter

Control System Assessments Why do an Assessment In many cases the assessment is performed for strategic reasons.  While it does not solve any problems or make any improvements, it does provide valuable information about the control systems within a facility or...

March 2019 Newsletter

Writing a Good RFQ Understand your requirements The first thing is to understand your requirements.  Now this does not mean you have to perform the design or have all the detail.  But if your request is clearly laid-out, the systems integrator does not need to include...

May 2018 Newsletter

A Smorgasbord of Safety Topics In anticipation of June being National Safety month, this month’s newsletter will consist of a variety of safety topics related the field of industrial control and electricity. If you need to reduce the safety risks at your facility, you...

January 2018 Newsletter

Productivity Ideas for 2018 This newsletter will throw out some productivity ideas for your 2018 budgeting. And of course, the ideas will involve some sort of an application of industrial controls.  The article will focus more on the why, than on the how.  Please...

October 2017 Newsletter

In our March 2014 issue of UnderControl, the discussion focused on when it made sense to upgrade industrial control systems. The reasons to upgrade include obsolescence, expensive/unavailable spares, requirements to standardize on a control platform, and the...