Feb 18: INSTRUMENTATION 2010 Expo. January February Section Event Pros and cons of wireless technology.

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1 January 2010 Inside This Issue 2 - President s Message 3 - Instrumentation 2010 Expo & Training 4 - ISA San Diego PLC Training 8 - Local Section Meetings 9 - Regional Events ISA Training PE Review Course 10 - ISA So San Jacquin Valley SCADA Program 13 - Standards Subcommittee on Job Shop 15 - Unemployed Benefits February Section Event Pros and cons of wireless technology Have you ever thought about doing a pressure, flow, ph, level, Temperature, Vibration, Corrosion measurement or many others WITHOUT USING ANY WIRES? Most people have several measurements in their plants which are on their wish list but the prohibitive conduit, wiring and installation cost prevents them from installing these measurements. In September 2007, HART foundation released Wireless HART standard based upon the IEEE wireless radios. With the passage of the standard, many equipment manufacturers and end users have started implementing their respective wireless strategies. In this presentation, we would review the Wireless HART standard. We will focus on the capabilities specified in the Wireless portion of the HART 7.0 standard, both currently being deployed and the future plans. The Self organizing/self Healing network along with Wireless security standards will be the reviewed. We will also look at how Wireless Hart is being used in a wide variety of measurements to solve real life problems today. Continued on next page Regional Events & Training Feb 10: Pros & Cons of Wireless Mar 9: FDT Group Seminar (See page 9) Mar 10: Control Systems Trends Apr 14: Newport Electr Tour May 12: To Be Announced Jun 09: Security Systems Jul 14: Industrial Ethernet Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance. -- Kurt Vonnegut Feb 18: INSTRUMENTATION 2010 Expo Instrumentation 2010 will be held Thursday, February 18, at the Carson Center. The previous two Expos had over 500 registered attendees each, with 70+ exhibits of state-of-the-art I&C products & services and a two dozen technical training sessions. This year will again include a Career Fair plus 30 training classes, 4 hands-on technical labs and a special bus tour of the Los Angeles County Santiation District Joint Water Pollution Control Facility make this year s expo the biggest yet. At press time, over 50 companies have signed up to exhibit, nearing capacity. Those who pre-register online at will also receive 10 extra raffle tickets for a 42-inch plasma 600Hz plasma TV, Blu-Ray DVD player, ipod, and more prizes. The largest technical training and exhibition of instrumentation and process control technologies on the west coast is held again during Engineers Week. Latest information is posted at A partial list of classes and exhibitors is listed beginnng on page 3. Some of those Included this year include Siemens, GE, PR Electronics, Moore Industries Int ll, Emerson Process Mgmt, Rosemount, Newport Electronics, Westmark Sales, Dahl-Vaughn Inc, JPR Systems Inc, Patten Systems, Valin Corp, Wilmington Instrument, Western States Controls, Blair-Martin Co Inc, Jensen Instrument Co, MCR Technologies Inc, Electrical Systems Ltd, Sage Designs Inc, Prosoft Technology, GF Piping Systems, Daily Thermetrics Corp, Horiba Instruments Inc, Meriam Process Technol, McJunkin Redman, Rotork, SC Controls Inc, Thorco, The Fitting Source and many others. Word of mouth is the best publicity. Please support your ISA section by posting the 11x17 poster inside this newsletter on your company bulletin board. If you need more copies, call John at (714) And if your company does not yet have an exhibit space, hurry before the space is gone. Don t be left out in the Southern California cold (65 deg). January 2010 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 1

2 Orange County Section Officers President Sebastian Zielonka Fluor Enterprises, (949) Treasurer Rafael Agrazsanchez Fluor Enterprises, (949) Secretary Manny Martinez Fluor Enterprises, (949) President-elect Jesus Moncayo South Coast Systems, (714) Past President Craig Lanternier Fluor Enterprises, (949) Delegate Romel Bhullar Fluor Enterprises, (949) Education Chair Hiten Dalal Newtech Resources (714) , Honors & Awards Chair, Student Section Liaison Craig Lanternier Fluor Enterprises, (949) Marketing Chair Bis Mitra Fluor Enterprises, (949) Membership Chair Francisco Guzman Southern Calif Edison, (949) Newsletter Editor John Prince APG Analyzer Systems, (714) Program Chair Fred McEachen Fluor Enterprises, (949) Publications Chair Sergei Seleznev Caltrol, Inc., (949) Student Section Liaison, Webmaster Bob Harrison Conex Systems, (714) Advisor, CSULB Walter Martinez Cal State Long Beach, (562) Advisor, OCC Robert Castaño Orange Coast College, (714) Special Assignment Raj Adani Emerson Process, (714) President s message By Sebastian Zielonka, Section President I hope everyone s new year is off to a great start. How are those new year resolutions going? The board has done their work in advance and planned an interesting 2010, please look at the left hand side of the cover page to see what we have in store for you. We try our best to select topics that lend to your best interest and education. Feedback is always welcome; if you have a topic of interest or have a willing speaker, drop us a line and we will try to accommodate your needs. Remember to stop by February 10, for a discussion on the pros and cons of wireless, and on March 10, for control systems trends. Two topics designed around keeping you in the know about emerging technology. Once again, as a reminder, we will are adding a new addition to the beginning of each presentation. As a result of the economy, we will be offering a brief one-minute slot to any individual, seeking a job, to speak to the group and express their qualifications and type of job they are seeking. Employers looking for employees will also be given a one-minute slot to advertise their available positions. We hope this adds to the value of the meetings and encourage all to take advantage of the opportunity. Don t forget you also have the opportunity to advertise your availability in the Chart newsletter for free as well. Special Assignment Christine Dorgan Disney Scientific Syst, (714) Christine.Dorgan@disney.com Sebastian Zielonka, President ISA Orange County Section (949) sebastian.zielonka@fluor.com Pros and cons of wireless technology, Continued from front page Danny Wade has been with Rosemount for 9 years and has worked as a Wireless Specialist for 3 years. He has been in the process control business for 28 years. Danny has experience in multiple industries in flow, level, pressure, and temperature applications. He has an Electronics degree from Texas. Meeting Details Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 Time: 5:00 pm Networking; 6:00 pm Program Location: Fluor, 47 Discovery, Irvine RSVP: Fred McEachen (949) or Fred.McEachen@fluor.com Brad Rupert - District 11 Vice President Caltrol, (925) Bradley_Rupert@Caltrol.com Gary Campbell, CCST III - District VP Elect M+W Zander., (623) gcampbellisa@cox.net The monthly ISA Section Newsletters and annual Regional Membership Directory and Buyers Guide are mailed to all ISA section members in Southern California and Southern Nevada and to ISA student affiliates at Cal Poly Pomona, Long Beach State University and Bakersfield College. Newsletters include the Southern San Joaquin Valley Alarm, Los Angeles Annunciator, Orange County Chart, San Diego Signal and Las Vegas Experience. Changes of address can only be processed by ISA by at (919) or For editorial submissions and feedback, please contact the newsletter editor. Advertising rates, circulation information and style guide is posted at Billing and publishing correspondence may be addressed to TechPubs Communications, PO Box 1605, Costa Mesa, California Submissions are copyright by the authors with all rights reserved. Copyright (C) 2010 TechPubs Communications. All Rights Reserved. 2 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 January 2010

3 Industry Exhibition and Conference Instrumentation 2010 Expo, Training & Tour on Feb 18 expected to be the largest yet If pre-registrations, number of exhibitors and training classes is any indication, the 2010 Expo is slated to be the largest one ever! Below are the list of training classes scheduled so far and exhibitors. If you or your suppliers are not on this list, you will have to wait until 2011 to be a part of the kind of event. EXPO BUS TOUR Foundation Fieldbus Segment Design Lab Hands-On Workshop Joe Hohn, Dynalectric Using Field Calibrators with HART Protocol - Hands-On Workshop Jeff Shaffer, Meriam Process Technologies 30 TRAINING CLASSES Emerging Technology of Smart Wireless Peter Lee - Rosemount Div of Emerson Process Management Training, continued on page 4 Los Angeles Sanitation District Joint Water Pollution Control Plant Prior to the Instrumentation 2010 Expo opening, a bus tour of the Joint Water Pollution Control Plant (JWPCP), owned and operated by the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, will be held. This facility is one of the largest wastewater treatment plants in the world, and the tour is expected to be sold out early. Located in Carson, the JWPCP provides both primary and secondary treatment for approximately 300 million gallons of wastewater per day. The treated water is directly sent to the Pacific Ocean through a network of tunnels and outfall pipes. The tour will include an overview of plant processes including primary and secondary treatment units, solids processing, energy production, and enhanced odor control systems. The bus will depart from the Carson Center at 8:15am and return at 10:30am. No special clothing is required, cameras are welcome and a box lunch and drink is included. For safety and security reasons, only those who board the bus at the Carson Center will be permitted on the tour. Advance reservations are required. To make a reservation and for more information, please contact Mitch Dornsife at Mitch.Dornsife@bp.com. 4 HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS PLC Programming Lab Hands-On Workshop Self-Paced, All Day (10:00-5:00) Charlie Black Walters Wholesale RHINO VALVE USA, INC. SINCE 1959 Quality Solutions Since 1959 From a simple valve actuator automation to full-service portable skid mounted control process systems, Rhino Valve has the ability to design and manufacture large quantities of systems in a short amount of time. We now feature SolidWorks 3D CAD design for faster service and improved accuracy. - Actuated Valves - Mobile Manifold Process - Systems - Quality Ball Valves - Automation - Specialty Products - WaterJet Cutting - And much, much more. Call (661) NEW SOLIDWORKS 3D DESIGNS Rhino Valve Is Your Answer! HMI / SCADA and WebServer Hands-On Workshop Self-Paced, All Day, (10:00-5:00) Reid Hogue, Gexpro Rhino Valve USA, Inc Downing Ave, Bakersfield, CA Office: (661) Fax: (661) January 2010 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 3

4 Industry Exhibition and Conference Over 30 training classes highlight Expo Continued from page 3 Arc Flash: Overview & Analysis, Applicable Standards and Protection Richard Ramirez Control Engineering Careers: Certified Control System Technician Program and Benefits Paul Franklin, CCST - City of Los Angeles Dept of Water and Power Choosing the Appropriate Precision Flow Measurement Technology for Common Industrial Applications Jon Archenhold - Flow Technology Fuel Gas Monitoring for Meeting the New California Greenhouse Demands and AQMD Compliance Al Arreola, FOX Thermal Instruments / MCR Technologies Inc. Plotting a Career Path in Process Automation Romel Bhullar Fluor Open the Door to Additional Diagnostics and Parameters Contained in Smart Instrumentation Loren A. Shifley, Rockwell Automation, FDT Group Predictive Maintenance Features of Traditional Process Control Loops Victor Wegelin, ISA Instructor, PMA Concepts Career Management in the Automation Industry Don Zee, Don Zee Associates Trace Oxygen Measurements in Natural Gas Using Quench Florescence Technology Sam Miler, SpectraSensors Industrial Control Panel Design Considerations - Differences in Panels for Hazardous Locations Randy Carsten, Electrical Systems Ltd Management of Alarm Systems for the Process Industries: ANSI/ISA Hiten Dalal P.E. PMP, NEWTECH Heat Trace Basics - Parts 1 and 2 Derek DeBar, Chromalox Gas Detection: Current State of the Art Darryl Mendivil, Mid-State Instruments Advancements in Infrared Temperature Measurement for Sulfur Recovery Systems David Ducharme, LumaSense Technologies Tunable Diode Lasers for Refinery Applications Sam Miller, SpectraSensors Control Valve Sizing and Selection Bill Campbell, P.E. Blair-Martin Training, continued on page 6 Technology Training ISA San Diego holds PLC training workshop Thanks to the generousity of Charlie Black, PLC Instructor from Walters Wholesale Electric and Joe Hohn of Dynalectric, ISA San Diego Section conducted training using the new Siemens training simulators. Also pictured below are Steven Chung, Dynalectric; Gene Taylor, TSP; and Victor Blast and Al Esparza; Siemens who sponsored the event. Photos courtesy of Jim Van de Wetering. 4 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 January 2010

5 Cal-Bay Controls, Inc Moulton Parkway, Suite #O-528, Laguna Hills, CA Phone: (714) FAX: _ representing the following companies/products: Teledyne-API NOx, SO2, CO, CO2, O2, O3, NH3,TRS, H2S Gas Analyzers, Zero-Air and Calibration Units Cemtek Environmental Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) Cemtek Instruments Oxygen/CO and Opacity Baseline FID and PID Analyzers for THC, M/NMHC, VOC s M&C Products Sample Conditioning EMRC Matheson Flow Monitors Calibration Gases/Regulators Ambient Analyzers: NO/NO2/NOx, SO2, CO, CO2, O2, O3, NH3, TRS, H2S, NOy, N2O (for ambient monitoring, research, regulatory agency use) Source-Level Analyzers: NO/NO2/NOx, SO2, CO, CO2, O2, TRS (for CEMS and process applications) Dynamic Calibration Units and Zero-Air Systems Teledyne-API products are represented by: Cal-Bay Controls, Inc Moulton Parkway, Suite #O-528, Laguna Hills, CA Phone: (714) FAX: info@calbaycontrols.com CEMTEK INSTRUMENTS SELECTS CAL-BAY AS SALES REP!!! Cemtek Instruments recently has selected CAL- BAY CONTROLS as their sales representative in Southern/Central California and Southern Nevada Cemtek Instruments provides O2/CO analyzers for combustion control, Opacity/Particulate monitors, NOx/O2 SCR control systems, and AQM ambient monitors Cal-Bay also represents Cemtek Environmental s line of fully-extractive and dilution Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) for USEPA and SCAQMD RECLAIM compliance For more information, please contact: Cal-Bay Controls, Inc Moulton Parkway, Suite #O-528, Laguna Hills, CA Phone: (714) FAX: info@calbaycontrols.com January 2010 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 5

6 Industry Exhibition and Conference Exhibition process instrumentation, controls and automation Continued from page 4 Sizing and Application of Solenoid Valves Ray Herrera, The Valve Shop Process Instrumentation & Automation Training Ongoing Classes All Day Valin Corp Process Control over the Web William Doherty, GE Intelligent Platforms Maintaining Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems to Achieve High Reliability Tim Kuiken, Cemtek Environmental How to Get Your Engineering Project Done on Time, Under Budget, and Not Get Fired! Jennifer Palais, Palais Consulting SIS: The Logic of Single Loop Logic Solvers Charlie Fetty, Moore Industries International Safety Systems Design Requirements and Considerations Joe Hohn, Dynalectric The Science Behind Natural Gas Sampling Jason Dunigan, A+ Corporation Burner Mgmt Systems Design Requirements and Considerations Joe Hohn, Dynalectric Measuring Liquid Density and Dissolved Gas Concentration Brian Walsh, Anton Paar In-Situ vs Extractive NOX/O2 CEMS: Field Test Comparisons of Performance & Operating Costs Tim Scott, Horiba Instruments Special Considerations for Installation and Maintenance in ph Applications David Vollaire, GF Piping Systems Is Moisture Contaminating Your Process? Bedros Bedrossian, PhyMetrix, Inc./Thorco EXHIBITS TO HIGHLIGHT STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGIES Current as of printing date. Latest list is posted at Organizations highligted in bold are responsible for bringing this publication to you every month. When you stop by their exhibit, be sure to thank them. FDT Group Moore Industries International PR Electronics Westmark Sales Emerson Process Management G Instruments Continued on next page 6 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 January 2010

7 California State University, Fullerton Hands-on Training in Industrial Automation Equipment & Systems Rhino Valve USA, Inc. Golden State Controls Patten Systems SpectraSensors Applied Valves/The Valve Shop Div FLW Inc Pacific Parts & Controls, Inc. JPR Systems Inc Valin Corp Prosoft Technology Newport Electronics Analyzer Products Group Blair-Martin Co Inc Wilmington Instrument Co Jensen Instrument Co MCR Technologies Inc Electrical Systems Ltd Dahl-Vaughn Inc Cemtek Environmental M&C Products Sage Designs State of the Art, continued on page Certificate in Industrial Controls Technology Principles of Automatic Controls Instrumentation Networks PLCs Data Acquisition Systems Certificate in LabVIEW Learn to use LabVIEW 8.2 Prepare for CLAD Exam Training offered in Garden Grove, Fullerton or at your site For more information, contact Pat Lussier: , GFC300 - DUAL CHANNEL FLOW COMPUTER FOR LIQUIDS, GASES AND STEAM GFC300 can be ordered as a single, two independent or a dual flow computer. It can very accurately measure volume, compensated volume and mass of liquids and gases. Or volume and mass of steam, saturated or superheated, in a very large ranges of pressures and temperatures. GFC300 calculates density and compressibility factors with a very high accuracy. Each channel has one flow input that accepts pulses with 24VDC / 20 ma power for the pulse sensor and 4-20 ma loop power flow signal. 30 points linearization for each pulse input can significantly improve the flow meters performances. Flow meter calibration tables can be entered there. Each channel has one 4-20 ma loop power input for temperature or density and one for pressure with a typical error of 0.01% full scale for each. The isolated analog output of each channel can be ordered as 4-20 ma loop power, 0-5V or 0-10V. It can be programmed to represent rate, rate A+B, pressure or temperature. The isolated pulse output of each channel is sinking open drain 100V / 100 ma and can represent total, total A B or total A+B, producing pulses of frequencies up to 10kHz. Each channel has also one relay for 250VAC / 5 A with programmable hysteresis for rate, rate A+B, pressure or temperature Both flow rates are seven digit, totals are eight digit. There are separate units for flow rate and total for each channel. Many volume and mass units are listed in special menus. Flow rate and total for each channel have independent programmable decimal places. GFC300 has many preset liquids, gases and temperature transmitters which simplifies its programming. Power can be ordered as VAC, or 12VDC or 24 VDC, all with high isolation, surge, reverse polarity, under-voltage, over-current and short circuit protection. GFC300 has a bright transmissive color graphic display with a white back-light and easy to use scroll drop list menus. Fully compliant, programmable RS485, 1/8 load, MODBUS RTU for baud rates up to makes GFC300 highly network-able. Multilevel menus, the first of which can be locked make programming easy, simple and protected. Size is DIN 72 x144 mm panel mount, weight is 0.45 kg (1.0 lb). All software options can be enabled on the field with passwords. G Instruments - (858) , Fax (858) sales@ginstruments.com Analyzers and Instruments: Combustion/ Emissions Analyzers Toxic Gas, IAQ, LEL & Radiation Detectors Calibration Gases, Kits & Accessories Components for Automation: Fluid Controls/Pressure Regulators Miniature Pumps Solenoid Valves Plummer Street Chatsworth, CA (800) (818) fax sales@donwolf.com AUTOMATION & INSTRUM RUMENTATION SPECIALISTS We also offer: Annual Maintenance Quick Repair & Calibration Engineering & Design High quality & Low prices Technical Information/ Advocacy & much more! Honeywell Analytics, Inc. January 2010 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 7

8 Local section meetings For more details about any of the section meetings, please contact the section president, website or read each section s complete newsletter online at Orange County Section Wed, Feb 10 Sebastian Zielonka, (949) sebatian.zielonka@fluor.com Pros and cons of wireless technology. Danny Wade, Wireless Specialist with Rosemount, has been in the process control business for 28 years with multiple industries in flow, level, pressure, and temperature applications. The presentation will focus on the capabilities specified in the Wireless portion of the HART 7.0 standard, both currently being deployed and the future plans. Networking & refreshments at 5pm; program at 6pm at Fluor - Irvine Office, 47 Discovery, Irvine. RSVP to Fred McEachen (949) or Fred.McEachen@fluor.com. Website: Los Angeles Section Thurs, Feb 18 Mitch Dornsife, (310) , Mitch.Dornsife@bp.com Instrumentation 2008 Expo & Training. This is the fourth year for the Expo at the Carson Center and is expected to be the largest one yet. Pls see the latest training schedule and exhibitor list and sign up at Admission to exhibits and all classes is free for those who pre-register online.there will be no regular monthly meeting in February. Website: San Diego Section See Website Jim Van de Wetering (858) jvan@blairmartin.com No Info at Press Time. Please check section website: 3D Instruments Direct Drive Process and Test Gauges, Digital Process and Test Gauges, Diaphragm Seals, Hand Pumps and Thermometers Measurement Systems Cameron Measurement Systems (Barton, Nuflo & Former Haliburton Measurement) D.P. & Pressure Transmitters, D.P. Indicators & Recorders Turbine Meters, PD Meters, Totalizers, Samplers, Orifice Fittings, Relief Valves, Cone Meters L & J Technologies L&J Engineering/Shand & Jurs (GPE - Omnitrol - Delavan), Tank Gauging Systems, Radar & Servo, Tank Vents, Breather Valves, Gauge Hatches, Flame & Detonation Arrestors/ Vapor Recovery, Capacitance and Ultrasonic Level Moore Industries Intelligent Distributed I/O, Alarm Trips, Isolators, Temperature Transmitters, I/P s, AC Power Transducers, Controllers, Fieldbus Device Couplers and Power Supplies Ronan Display & Measurements Divisions Annunciators, Mosaic Graphics, Serial Annunciators Sequence of Events Recorders, Fault Finders, Protocol Converters, Lamp Boxes, Nuclear Level Sparling Instruments Magnetic Flow Meters, Propeller Meters, Vortex Flow Meters Patten Systems, Inc. Industrial & Municipal Representatives B S & B Safety Systems Industrial & Sanitary Rupture Disks, Explosion Vents, Wireless Sensor Systems Kurz Instruments Air & Gas Thermal Mass Flow Meters, Flow Switches, Flow Conditioners, CEM Flow Systems, Portable Flow Meters Meriam Process Technologies HART Configurators, Calibrators & Software, Averaging Pitot Tubes, Laminar Flow Elements, Digital Manometers Raco Manufacturing Remote Alarm Monitoring, Reporting, Datalogging via Dial-up, or Wireless SOR Inc. Pressure, Level, Differential Pressure, Temperature, Flow Switches, and Transmitters Vishay BLH Load Cells, Electronic Weighing, Tension Measurement, Weight Display and Control Springdale Street Huntington Beach, California Tel (714) Fax (714) BAKERSFIELD LAS VEGAS SAN DIEGO Las Vegas Section Thurs, Feb 18 Jeff Blue, (702) , Jeff.Blue@lvvwd.com Fundamentals of PLC Hardware. Troy Gentry, Software/Hardware Product Manager, Grove Madsen Industries, will give the lunch presentation 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm at Grove Madsen, 4155 West Russell Rd. RSVP: Brian Neal at BNeal@BrwnCald.com by February 16th if you would like a box lunch for $10. Future meetings will be at noon on the third Thursday of each month at Grove Madsen Industries, 4155 West Russell Road. Website: So San Joaquin Valley Section Thurs, Feb 18 Bob Jackson, (661) , jacksonb@chevron.com Overview for Laymen on Motor Control Centers, Transformers, and Medium Voltage Equipment. A representative from WESCO will give this presentation at the Petroleum Club, Sky Bar on the 12 th Floor, 5050 California Ave, Bakersfield. Lunch meeting is 11:30-1:00. RSVP to Lisa Denke at LDenke@ksilp.com or (661) Website: Cal Poly Pomona Student Section No Information Edgar Valles, (626) , ejaramos@gmail.com At press time no information was available. Please contact the section president for latest section information. Website: Bakersfield College Student Section No Information Sean Caras, (661) , scaras@bakersfieldcollege.edu At press time no information was available. Please contact advisor, Sean Caras, for the latest section information. Cal State Long Beach Student Committee No Information Walter Martinez, (562) wmartinz@csulb.edu At press time no information was available. Please contact advisor, Walter Martinez, for the latest section information. Website: FDT Offers Free Technical Seminar and an Invitation to Industrial Automation Professionals Event Date: March 9, 2010 Registration: For the complete agenda and to register visit: Installing smart instrumentation in new facilities has never been more of a no-brainer these days, but what do you do with all that intelligence? Is there some way of accessing the diagnostics and device parameters without installing and maintaining multiple, proprietary software applications on a maintenance station or laptop? Learn how easy it is to have a common tool-set that accesses any manufacturers device intelligence on a uniform platform. See how maintenance regimes are simplified and supplemented by a single software frame application...all of which are facilitated through globally-supported FDT Technology. Address questions to na.marketing@fdtgroup.org. The FDT Group welcomes all automation professionals to attend a FREE event focused on FDT Technology, known as IEC FDT standardizes the communication and configuration interface between field devices and automation and control systems. 8 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 January 2010

9 Regional events & training Dates subject to change. Always contact the sponsoring party before making your final plans to attend. To include an ISA or non-isa event, please contact the editor. Jan-Feb, 2010 Application Deadlines for April Nevada PE License Exam boe.state.nv.us; Call for dates Feb 9-11, 2010 Pacific Design & Mfg Show Automation Technology Expo Anaheim, Feb 18, 2010 Instrumentation 2010 Los Angeles County March Measurement Science Conference March 14-17, 2010 Western Turbine Users Conference San Diego ConventionCenter Mar 21-25, 2010 OFC/NFO Engineers Conf San Diego Mar 22-25, 2010 WESTEC Los Angeles, Mar 22-26, 2010 SAF Med Lab Scientists Conf & Exhibit, San Diego Date: March 9, 2010 Time: 12-4PM (lunch will be served) Location: Hilton Long Beach & Executive Meeting Center Registration: Online at html Fee: Seminar registration is FREE Mar 23-25, 2010 Int l CTIA WIRELESS Las Vegas Mar 29 - Apr 1, 2010 CA-NV AWWA 2010 Spring Conf, Hollywood April 16 & 17, 2010 Nevada State PE License Exam boe.state.nv.us May 3-6, 2010 NHA Hydrogen Conf & Expo Long Beach; June 7-11, rd Annual ISA POWID Symposium Sumerlin Nevada May 13-14, 2010 ISA So San Joaquin Valley Golf Tournament, Exhibits, Training & Cajun Feast Scholarship Fundraiser August 2010 ISA San Diego Section I/C Expo Earn 3 PDH credits while being educated on the importance of FDT Technology and learning how it fits in new or existing plant infrastructures by providing process- improving benefits with impact on the bottom line. Agenda: - 12:00-1:00 Registration, Lunch, Table Tops - 1:00-2:30 FDT Technology Overview and Demonstration - 2:30-2:45 Break, Table Tops - 2:45-3:45 Application Oriented Presentation - 3:45-4:00 Closing Comments, End of Seminar ISA professional training The following ISA training courses are scheduled to be held in Burbank. To register or for more info contact ISA at (919) Before making final plans, be sure to ask ISA about its policy regarding canceling courses if sufficient number of students do not register. 5/11/ Control Systems Engineering PE Exam Review Course 6/15/ Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis, Justification CSE PE review course scheduled for summer Due to requests from members, ISA Los Angeles is considering holding two 6-week PE license exam review courses next summer -- one in Southern Los Angeles County or North Orange County, and another in the Pasadena-Monrovia area. If you are considering taking a review course for the PE exam in October 2010, or if you would like to take a refresher course in Control System Engineering, please contact John Prince at jprince@calcems.com and let him know that you are interested and which location you prefer. Space is limited Sand Canyon Ave., Suite C Irvine, CA Office: Fax: Instrumentation and Control Systems for Southern California, Nevada and Hawaii Golden State Controls and Invensys Foxboro We are the authorized Representative for the Foxboro Systems group. We now support the full range of Foxboro control systems including IA and A Squared. Please call us for information, support and service. Instrumentation Distributor Control Valves Control Systems Rotameters Sub-Distributor for G M Cooke, Inc. Golden State Controls is affiliated with Western States Controls Professional Services Group that provides engineering and technical solutions to process control systems and instrumentation. January 2010 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 9

10 ISA Southern San Joaquin Valley Section Unbreaking SCADA the topic at the Petroleum Club Sky Bar The ISA Southern San Joaquin Valley Section held their first meeting at the Petroleum club on November 19th. The Club is the new regular location for Section lunch meetings. The presenter was Chris Dickey, SCADA/IT Coordinator for Chevron in Bakersfield who spoke about Un- Breaking SCADA Security. Thanks to Mike Bush of Valin for the photos. His presentation brought out how traditional approaches to automation security are broken and fundamentally flawed. It was discussed how we have reached the point where many key components have little chance of providing any real protection in the future. It is time to rethink the issue from the core problem and address the real concerns at the most basic level. Traditional approaches are complex, backwardlooking tangles that don t address the fundamental question: Is the system available for use as intended and operating as expected when it is needed. To address this, we must stop attempting to prevent the infinite number of bad things that can happen, and instead allow only that which is known to be good. Pictured above from left are Alan McMurry, Chris Horton, Paul Crossman, Chip Wickline, Scott Bender, Del Signorelli, Fernando Ceja; and from TJ Cross Ray Burk, David Llewellyn, Dan Bloom and Conrad Diaz. Others not identified. More photos on pages Photos courtesy of Mike Bush of Valin Corp. CORPORATION Brands you trust: Work Smarter... Eliminate Oily Residue with the Hilco Vent Mist Eliminator The Hilco Vent Mist Eliminator removes the oily vapor found in lubrication oil systems on gas turbines, turbo compressors, reciprocating engines, and gearboxes. JAMESBURY NELES Instrumentation Improve Safety: Eliminates oily residue caused by settling oil mist on engine room floors, stairways, etc. Keeps Environment Clean: Eliminates 99.7% of airborne contaminants and prevents exterior oil contamination of buildings and grounds Saves Make-up Oil Costs: Returns oil to sump which would normally be lost to air or ground. Call Valin Today and Begin Working Smarter! moreinfo@valin.com w w w. v a l i n. c o m 10 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 January 2010

11 Advanced Process Services Anton-Paar Aztec Signal Central California Instruments D&D Engineering Daily Thermetrics Inc Don Zee Consulting EcoPhysics Ex Industries GE Intelligent Platforms Gexpro GF Piping Systems Hach Corp Horiba Instruments Industrial Automation Group McJunkin Redman More photos on next page. Photos courtesy of Mike Bush, Valin Corp. Industry Exhibition and Conference Exhibitors and training featured at Instrumentation 2010 Continued from page 7 Meriam Process Technologies Mid-State Instruments Quantum Automation Palais Consulting Rotork Controls SC Controls Siemens Summit Fluid Technologies, LLC Swagelok The Fitting Source Thermx Thorco Walters Wholesale Electric Process & Emissions Analyzer Systems Process & Stack Monitoring Analyzer System Provider Evaluation - Installation - Service Tosco - Sample System Upgrading - Packaged Analyzer Systems - Third Party Service & Upgrading - On Site Evaluation & Troubleshooting - On Site Operator & Service Training - Custom Field Manuals, P&ID, O&MD - Air Pollution District Permit Issues CalCEMS Exxon Analyzer Products Group PO Box 8241, Huntington Bch, CA (714) Over 35 Years Service Experience With Continuous OnLine Analyzers Chevron BP ARCO Analect Genentech January 2010 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 11

12 ISA Southern San Joaquin Valley Section ISA So San Joaquin Valley Section meets at Petroleum Club Continued from the previous page, below are more photos from the November monthly meeting held at the Petroleum Club in Bakersfield. Photos courtesy of Mike Bush of Valin Corp. 12 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 January 2010

13 Industry Exhibition and Conference State of the art technologies and training set the tone at Instrumentation 2010 Expo Continued from page 7 Advanced Process Services Anton-Paar Aztec Signal Central California Instruments D&D Engineering Daily Thermetrics Inc Don Zee Consulting EcoPhysics Ex Industries GE Intelligent Platforms Gexpro GF Piping Systems Hach Corp Horiba Instruments Industrial Automation Group McJunkin Redman Meriam Process Technologies Mid-State Instruments Quantum Automation Palais Consulting Rotork Controls SC Controls Siemens Summit Fluid Technologies, LLC Swagelok The Fitting Source Thermx Thorco Walters Wholesale Electric For the latest up-to-date exhibitor list and training schedule, please pre-register at Admission to everything is free for those who pre-register online. Standards & Practices IEC subcommittee by Paul Bodeau, Why Not Engineering The IEC subcommittee had two meetings since the last Newsletter. Minutes of these meetings should be on the ISALA.org website. The first meeting discussed safety principles and how IEC enforces these safety principles. The second meeting discussed goals the IEC subcommittee needs to achieve to comply with IEC The Microsoft Powerpoint safety presentation that was presented in our first meeting is on the ISALA website. To get there go to isala.org. From the isala.org main menu select Standards. That will take you to the Standards and Practices Home page. Select IEC Project Home Page and you will get to the information about our safety-related project activities. As time passes the progress of the IEC subcommittee will be published on this page. We need a preliminary Configuration Management Plan and a preliminary Quality Assurance Plan just to get started. When we decide on a safety instrumented function for development, we will publish that too. If you have suggestions for a safety instrumented function for our subcommittee, please contact me with your suggestions. Paul Bodeau is Standards and Practices Chair with ISA Los Angeles Section and can be reached at Why Not Engineering at pbodeau@whynotengineering.com or (562) Manufacturers Representative and Stocking Distributor INSTRUMENTATION ELECTRIC HEAT TRACING FILTRATION VALVES Heat Management Systems Turnkey Installations Engineering Services Electric Heat Tracing Pressure & Differential Pressure Coriolis, Magnetic & Vortex Flow Liquid Analytical--pH/Conductivity Temperature/Valve Positioners Pulse & Guided Wave Radar Solids Radar Level & Switches Nuclear Level & Density On-Line TOC Analyzers Pipeline Strainers Bag Filtration Automatic Strainers Ultrasonic Flow Meters Thermal Energy Meters Oil & Gas Flow Refractometers Instrument Valves & Manifolds Gauge & Hand Valves Gas & Liquid Samplers Zeus Power Products Toxic Gas Transmitters Combustible Gas Transmitters Flame Detection V-Cone Flow Elements Magnetic Flow Meters Propeller Flow Meters Tank Gauging Level Transmitters Inventory Management Systems Terminal Automation Systems Thermal Dispersion Flow Meters Flow Tube & Insertion Styles Flow Switches Gas Analytics Trace & Percent Oxygen Hydrocarbon Analyzers Angle Seat Valves Sliding Gate Valves Sanitary Valves Positioners Liquid Level Indicators Magnetostrictive Level Transmitters Custom Welded Bridles Guided Wave Radar Chambers Magnetic Flowmeters Nutating Disc Flow Meters Turbine Flow Meters Annunciators & Lamp Cabinets Sequence of Events Recorders Intrinsically Safe Panel Products Conservation Vents Emergency Relief Vents Detonation & Flame Arresters Sales Office Bakersfield California Tel Fax Corporate Office 305 N. Berry Street Brea CA Tel Fax Sales Office Danville CA Tel Fax January 2010 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 13

14 Job Shop Circulation is ISA members and other industry personnel in California and Nevada. To place a Job Shop ad, call (714) The cost to place a job ad is $25 per block of 25 words. Vice President, Engineering - Career Opportunity Available. Key, high visibility and exciting position available in a $15M to $25M growing and profitable California Company for a manager accomplished in providing leadership to focused high performance teams developing robust evergreen enterprise software solutions that eclipse traditional SCADA capabilities for Oil and Gas, or related Process Industries operations.this position, which includes equity, reports directly to the President/ CEO. Qualified and motivated candidates should their resumes, which reflect their accomplishments related to the above listed expected experiences, to Don@DonZeeAssociates.com for prompt and confidential consideration. Outside Sales Representative. Applied Valves and Controls, located in Southern California specializes in valves, valve automation and process control products, has an immediate opening for an Outside Sales Rep in the greater LA/OC area. This position requires selling into the biopharm, commercial HVAC, industrial process, and water/ waste industries. Applicant must be highly motivated with a positive attitude and have excellent communication and organizational skills. Minimum 3 years sales experience. Engg degree preferred, but not required. Excellent compensation package including a base salary plus commissions, benefits, and a fun professionally encouraging environment. For immediate consideration please contact Ray Herrera at or resume to rherrera@appliedvalves.com. Field Sales Orange County. BLAIR-MARTIN CO., INC.. Required: Technical engineering degree or equivalent experience; Strong communication skills & computer literacy; Must reside in territory; Proven track record of sales success in same or similar industry; Solid professional references. Superior performance rewarded by generous unlimited commission program, expense reimbursement, and comprehensive benefits package. Apply only if you are a non-smoker, U.S. Citizen, and will pass pre-hire & random drug testing.. jobs@blairmartin.com. Instrumentation Technician Seeking Employment. Highly motivated individual with excellent work ethic. Performs field installation, repairs, calibration, preventative maintenance on all types of process instrumentation and controls with a minimum of supervision. Ability to work from schematics & mechanical drawings. Prefer So California but will consider other areas. Full-time, parttime or contract. Contact this person by at jobs090401@icexpo09.com. Stand out from the rest Tunable Diode Laser Analyzers: Low-maintenance and results in seconds! SS2100 TDL Analyzers measure H2O, H2S, CO2, HCl and more at ppm and ppb levels. For Certify your technicians You know certified technicians give you an edge when submitting bids and preparing documentation for regulatory agencies. Having a certification program also gives you criteria to use in hiring and promoting employees. That s why hundreds of employers have adopted ISA s Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST ) Program. The CCST Program recognizes and documents your technicians knowledge and experience in instrumentation, measurement and control. Designed to enhance their professional development, the CCST program provides a third party endorsement of your technicians accomplishments by ISA. more information about the Certified Control System Technician or Certified Visit for more information. Automation Professional programs, see ccst.isa.org Or contact CASTLE Worldwide and ask for the ISA CCST Representative at info@castlelearning.com or (919) SpectraSensors process analyzers utilize proven spectroscopy techniques with a new advancement in light source design: drift-free laser diodes ensure robustness and maintenance-free use for many years SpectraSensors sales@spectrasensors.com 14 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 January 2010

15 ISA Benefits Unemployed members receive new benefits from ISA Free membership extension offered as just one component of a larger effort on the part of ISA to assist members who have become unemployed. To support ISA Members during these difficult economic times, ISA is granting an extension of membership benefits to unemployed Members for a period of one year. To find out more about this and other benefits, contact your section president or contact ISA directly at (919) or info@isa.org. Job Search Aides from ISA The following sites offer assistance to unemployed members: ISA MEMBERS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT Job-Wanted Ads are free for unemployed District 11 ISA members. Send 75-word or shorter summary of your experience and the type of job you are seeking with your contact info or use a blind address such as jobwatnted@techpubs.net. ADVERTISERS INDEX Analyzer Products Group Applied Valves & Controls Calbay Controls... 5 Cal State Fullerton Extended Education Capital Westward Systems & Controls Don Wolf & Associates, Inc Emerson Process Management... 6 G-Instrument... 7 Golden State Controls... 9 JPR Systems MCR Technologies, Inc Moore Industries... Insert, 15 Patten Systems... 8 PR Electronics... Insert Precision Instrumentation Co... 6 Rhino Valve USA... 3 SpectraSensors Valin Corporation WestMark Sales, Inc.... Back Cover The Interface Solution Experts When you need to interface field processes with computer-based systems, readout equipment and other instrumentation... our technology, service and expertise help you do it efficiently, safely and cost-effectively. Process Control and Distributed I/O Signal Transmitters and Converters Isolators, Splitters and Repeaters Temperature Sensors and Transmitters Limit Alarms, Trips and Switches Process Controllers, Monitors and Backup Stations Smart HART Loop Monitors and Interfaces I/P and P/I Pneumatic Converters AC Power Transducers and Monitors Indicators and Displays Instrument Power Supplies Enclosure Systems, Racks and Rails Complementary Accessories Temperature Level Flow Pressure Status Monitor Display Alarm Record Control Represented By: Patten Systems, Inc. Tel: (714) FAX: (714) jcapitano@pattensystems.com January 2010 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 15

16 ISA Section Newsletter Los Angeles Section of ISA c/o TechPubs Communications PO Box 1605 Costa Mesa, CA Instrumentation2010.com Feb 18 - Expo & Training 35 Free I&C Classes & Labs Also be sure and stop by the ISA Booth # 4151 at the Automation Technology Expo & Pacific Design Show Anaheim Convention Center, February 9-11 Register for free admission at PLEASE DELIVER BY FEB 7 OC 16 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 January 2010