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...

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...

March 2017 Newsletter

Do you experience multiple or lengthy equipment downtime events when your industrial control systems fail?   Maybe you have seemingly simple issues that keep your machinery down for days.  Or you have the same issue over and over again without final resolution.  If...

June 2016 Newsletter

June is National Safety Month. It is observed every year and focuses on reducing the leading causes of injury and death at work, and in our non-work lives (on the roads, in our homes and communities). In conjunction with June being National Safety month, this...