Sunayana Gadepatil

Automation

7 Hidden Effects of Instrument Loop Impedance on 4–20 mA Accuracy

If you have ever faced a situation where your transmitter is healthy, PLC is working fine, wiring is OK, but the reading is still wrong,

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SCADA

Top 10 SCADA Communication Problems and How to Fix Them

In almost every industrial plant today, SCADA is the nerve center of operations. From showing live process values to generating alarms, trends, and reports everything

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PLC

Top 10 PLC Analog Input Problems and How to Fix Them

If you work with PLCs in the field or are learning industrial automation, you must have already faced strange situations where the analog value suddenly fluctuates, shows zero,

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PLC

5 Easy Steps to Calculate Analog Signal Resolution in PLC

If you are learning PLC or working in automation, you already know that analog signals are the heart of real-world control systems.  Temperature, pressure, level, flow, speed,

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Pressure Measurement

Static Pressure vs Differential Pressure | Concepts, Examples & Industrial Uses

If you are studying instrumentation or already working in the field, I am sure you have heard these two terms many times: static pressure and

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Industry News

Baker Hughes Sensor Unit Sale to Crane for $1.15 billion

Introduction: A Big Shake-Up in Measurement Technology The Baker Hughes sensor unit sale has quickly become one of the biggest industrial instrumentation developments this year. 

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Industry News

ABB & RMG Partner on Ultrasonic Gas Meters for U.S. Energy Market

ABB & RMG Partnership The U.S. natural gas industry is entering a new era of measurement accuracy, and the latest development is a major step forward. 

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Automation

How a HART Loop Resistor Improves HART Communication in Process Plants

In modern process plants, most smart field instruments use HART communication to send both analog and digital data at the same time.  The 4–20 mA signal carries the measurement value, while

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Automation

Split Range Control : Working Principle & 6 Key Industrial Reasons

Split Range Control: Introduction In many industrial processes, we need to control one important process variable (like temperature, pressure, or level) using more than one final

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Interview Q&A

100 Analytical Instruments Questions & Answers Every Technician Must Know

Analytical instruments are very important in process industries such as water treatment, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals, food & beverage, and chemical manufacturing. Analytical instruments help monitor

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What Is Cascade Control? A Quick Instrumentation Guide Why is the Restriction Orifice Placed Away from Blowdown Valve? 5 Common Pressure Gauge Mistakes Technicians Make 4–20 mA Signal in Instrumentation – The best signal 4 Types of Signals in Instrumentation: AI, AO, DI & DO 100 Flow Measurement Objective Questions and Answers 100 PLC and Automation Objective Questions and Answers
What Is Cascade Control? A Quick Instrumentation Guide Why is the Restriction Orifice Placed Away from Blowdown Valve? 5 Common Pressure Gauge Mistakes Technicians Make 4–20 mA Signal in Instrumentation – The best signal 4 Types of Signals in Instrumentation: AI, AO, DI & DO 100 Flow Measurement Objective Questions and Answers 100 PLC and Automation Objective Questions and Answers
What Is Cascade Control? A Quick Instrumentation Guide Why is the Restriction Orifice Placed Away from Blowdown Valve? 5 Common Pressure Gauge Mistakes Technicians Make 4–20 mA Signal in Instrumentation – The best signal 4 Types of Signals in Instrumentation: AI, AO, DI & DO 100 Flow Measurement Objective Questions and Answers 100 PLC and Automation Objective Questions and Answers
What Is Cascade Control? A Quick Instrumentation Guide Why is the Restriction Orifice Placed Away from Blowdown Valve? 5 Common Pressure Gauge Mistakes Technicians Make 4–20 mA Signal in Instrumentation – The best signal 4 Types of Signals in Instrumentation: AI, AO, DI & DO 100 Flow Measurement Objective Questions and Answers 100 PLC and Automation Objective Questions and Answers