Have you ever thought about how and why something was designed? Who was considered a “stakeholder” for the design? And what biases are baked within the process of designing something? These are some ...

The capability to design, test and validate in the digital world helps get products to market faster for less money. Testing is a critical part of the design process. No matter how complex or simple, ...

I recently surveyed the on-site development of the control system for a large concentrated solar power station. This “first of a kind” facility offered many control challenges, such as balancing heat ...

Author Dr. R. Russell Rhinehart discusses his new book, Nonlinear Model-Based Control: Using First-Principles Models in Process Control, and explains why nonlinear first-principles models should be ...

Process design kits consist of a set of files that typically contain descriptions of the basic building blocks of the process. They are expressed, algorithmically, as Pcells. These descriptions are ...

Companies building AI control systems should apply established design principles to make controls more effective—designing ...

The landscape of constructing process facilities in critical industries like oil, gas, and chemicals is undergoing a significant transformation, thanks to the evolution of advanced engineering design ...