Panel Discussion: PLC, PAC and DCS

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1 INSIDE THIS ISSUE 2 - President s Message 3 - DVP Message ISA Proposes Name Change, Dues Increase, Section Cuts CCST Exam Deadline 4 - ISALA: Officers Installed Beach Party 2008 EIT/FE Exam 5 - ISAOC Planning Meeting 6 - ISA Delegate to Vote 7 - Section Membership 8 - Local Section Meetings CCST Exam Deadline 9 - Regional Training & Events 10 - Ziegler-Nichols Moore Celebrates 40 Years 11 - PE License Update 12 - Standards Demonstratoins Obituary 13 - Industry News 14 - Job Shop Regional Events - ISA EXPO 2009 Houston - Golf Tournament - Tabletop Shows - Scholarship Fund Raisers - Seminars & Conferences August 2008 Orange County September Section Meeting Panel Discussion: PLC, PAC and DCS There will be no meeting in August. Enjoy your summer! In September, John Gong, President of ICP DAS USA, Inc., will moderate a panel of PLC, PAC and DCS industry experts discussing the merits of both systems. This should not only be an information packed evening, but also a very lively one. The panel participants will be listed in the September newsletter and on the excellent OC website, Meeting Details Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Time: Networking ~ 5:00 p.m.; Program ~ 6:00 p.m. Location: Fluor - Irvine Office, 47 Discovery, Irvine RSVP: Hiten Dalal (714) or HitenD@ntrcal.com PE License Update - August 26 Efforts continue to convert PE license to practice If you are a PE or are considering working for your PE license, you should attend this meeting to learn how CSE and other PE disciplines are treated as second class in California as compared with other states. Walter Okitsu, P.E., Treasurer of California Legislative Council of Professional Engineers (CLCPE), will give an overview of the status of the PE license in California, and explain how CLCPE works on behalf of Control Systems Engineers, Chemical Engineers and other disciplines. After his presentation, Walter will lead a roundtable discussion to explain the current status of the title PE licenses in California, what CLCPE is doing to help elevate them to practice status and what we as ISA members can do to help. Continued on page 2 ISA Beach Party Huntington State Beach Saturday, August 23 - BeachParty2008.com May the holes in your net be no larger than the fish in it. Irish Blessing HB Pier photo courtesy of Miki Prince August 2008 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 1

2 Orange County Section Officers President Sebastian Zielonka Fluor Enterprises, (949) Past President Craig Lanternier Fluor Enterprises, (949) President Elect Alan Szarowicz jacobs Engineering, (714) Secretary Gautam Parikh Fluor Enterprises, (949) Treasurer Jesus Moncayo South Coast Systems, Inc. (714) Delegate Christine Dorgan Disneyland Scientific Systems (714) President s message By Sebastian Zielonka, Section President July has been a productive month for the Orange County Board Members. Our July 9 th meeting, Industrial Ethernet, proved to be a success, due to our large numbers of attendees. July 12 th marked our annual Planning Meeting which was held at the Hilton Waterfront Resort. The Planning Meeting fostered plenty of good ideas from Board Members on improvements to the OC Section. A focus upon the growth of a new ISA student section at Orange Coast College and a revitalization of the student section at Cal State University, Fullerton have risen to be key objectives. Plans to fortify some exciting tours, education seminars, and hopefully a Hi-Tech Exhibit are already being implemented. Minor improvements to our already successful monthly meetings will also hopefully bring some highlights to this new term. As mentioned in our July meeting, we will be taking the month of August off, in order to begin implementation of the aforementioned ideas. We will reconvene on September 10 th for a PLC vs. DCS Panel Discussion (see the Orange County website for more details: Please remember, this is your section. Feel free to contact myself or any of the board members if you would like to see a presentation upon a specific subject, or have any suggestion for improving the section. Alternate Delegate Romel Bhullar Fluor Enterprises, (949) Romel.Bhullar@fluor.com Arrangements Chair Bis Mitra Fluor Enterprises, (949) biswajit.mitra@fluor.com Education Chair John Gong ICP-DAS USA, Inc., (310) johng@icpdas-usa.com Historian John Querido Jontec Systems, (949) jontec@msn.com Past President,Honors & Awards Chair Craig Lanternier Fluor Enterprises, (949) Craig.Lanternier@fluor.com Publicity Chair Sergei Seleznev Caltrol, (702) Sergei_Seleznev@caltrol.com Membership Chair Don Zee, Don Zee Associates (949) don@donzeeassociates.com Newsletter & Directory Editor John Prince APG Analyzer Systems (714) jprince@calcems.com Nominations Chair -- Raj Adani Emerson Process Management (800) raj.adani@emersonprocess.com Program Chair Rafael Agrazsanchez Fluor Enterprises, (949) RafaelAgrazsanchez@fluor.com Program Co-Chair Hiten Dalal Newtech Resources (714) hitend@ntrcal.com Student Section Liaison Robert Castaño Orange Coast College (714) R.Castano@ieee.org Webmaster Bob Harrison Conex Systems (714) robert_w_harrison@member.isa.org District 11 Vice President Brad Rupert Caltrol, (925) Bradley_Rupert@Caltrol.com ISA Staff - Section-Division Liaison Dalton Wilson, ISA (919) , dwilson@isa.org ISA is unique in that ISA does not pay the CLCPE dues; it leaves membership dues in CLCPE up to be paid from by each California Section. Other members of CLCPE include AIChE, ASME, CNE, CSPE and IEEE. Walter Okitsu, P.E. is a founder of KOA Corporation, formerly Katz, Okitsu & Associates, a planning and engineering firm in Monterey Park. Meeting Details Sebastian Zielonka, President ISA Orange County Section (949) sebastian.zielonka@fluor.com PE License Update, continued from front page Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Time: 5:00, Pizza; 5:30-7:30, Program Location: Paramount Petroleum, Downey Ave, Paramount; Training Room near the southeast corner of the parking lot. Note that the entry gate closes at 6:00pm. Cost: Free to ISA members and students; $25 to those from other CLCPE member associations (see list above); non-members can join ISA at the door for $85. RSVP: Note that RSVP is required for this meeting. No walk-ins please. For info and to RSVP, contact Bill Campbell at willcampbell@ca.rr.com or (562) 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) 2008 TechPubs Communications. All Rights Reserved.

3 Message from the DVP My goals as DVP by Brad Rupert, District 11 Vice President Invensys PROCESS MEASUREMENT & CONTROL SOLUTIONS Hello from Northern California! Happy and excited to be back for my second District 11 DVP message. Whenever taking on a new challenge, like becoming the District VP, I believe goal setting is an important first step on the path to growth and success. Here is a list of goals that I have set for myself as DVP and the district: 1- Meet or have a conference call with each section before the end of the summer to discuss section plans for The best way for me to get to know each section is to see what they have planned for the next year. I plan to share each section s plan throughout the district. I believe and hope that sharing information from section to section will make the whole district stronger. 2- Attend at least one event or board meeting in each section. The best way to get to know the people in the section is to meet them in person. The last DVP that the Nor Cal section spotted was when we hosted the District Leadership Conference 4 years ago. 3- Develop a list of new resources from ISA Headquarters that will help strengthen and promote each local section, then work with ISA headquarters to get more resources for the sections in District 11. Local leaders need easier ways to know where and what resources they can count on from ISA headquarters. Sometimes we need additional help with educational programs, promotion of events, and, most importantly, Continued on page 13 Measurement & Instruments Tank Gauging & Systems V-Cone & Process Flowmeters Teledyne Analytical Instruments Gas & Liquid Analyzers Pipeline Strainers & Bag Filters Thermal Controls Heat Tracing Products & Services Ultrasonic Flowmeters Industrial Flowmeters Gas & Flame Detection Gas/Liquid Separators Process Level Measurement Coriolis Mass Flowmeters Gas Mass Flowmeters Instrumentation Products Flow/Level/Temp Switches ANAHEIM HILLS CORPORATE BAKERSFIELD BRANCH Tel Fax Tel Fax info@jprsi.com ISA Delegate Update ISA proposes society name change, dues increase The following is reprinted with permission from the report by ISA Orange County Delegate Christine Dorgan and Alternate Delegate Romel Bhullar. During the ISA Executive Board s Spring Leaders Meeting Minutes of June 02, 2008, the following information, which is important to the Orange County and other Sections. Continued on page 6 Professional Development CCST Exam Application Deadline - Sept 15 The ISA Certified Control System Technician (CCST) application deadline for taking the exam in Nov-Dec 2008 and March-April 2009 testing windows is September 15, For details, see ccst, call ISA at (919) or contact your section Education Chair or President. Continued on page 8 August 2008 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 3

4 Los Angeles Section New offciers installed; contributions recognized The Los Angeles Section held the annual Installation and Appreciation Ceremony June 19, 2008, at Cafe Del Rey in Marina Del Rey. In the photos, outgoing President Kristina Balobeck presents the ceremonial gavel to incoming President Neil Finch; outgoing Cal Poly Pomona Student Section President Ashot Filipetyan (top right); outgoing Treasurer Allen Jones (lower center); outgoing Secretary Chris Asadoorian (lower right) were honored, as was outgoing President Kristina Balobeck, celebrating one of the most successful and active years of the Section. Photos courtesy of Neil Finch and Chris Asadoorian. ISALA and Cal Poly Pomona Student section invites you to the Food and beverages are provided, just bring your boogie board, favorite beach chair and sun block. We will have a multitude of games from Football to Volleyball. Not to mention a Professional Vs. Student competition. WHERE: Huntington the corner of Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) and Magnolia St. WHEN: Saturday August 23 rd, 11:00 A.M.-9:00P.M. Carpool if Possible, Parking is $10 Parking Entrance Parking For more information contact: isa.cpp@gmail.com Or Vice President of Cal Poly ISA Chapter, Jasen Shorter at jlshorter@csupomona.edu or (619) Fire Pits Free Parking, Nice walk Party Attempted Spot PE License Update Engr-in-Training, Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Exam to be held October 25, 2008 The Engineer in Training Exam (also known as the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam) will be held Saturday, October 25, 2008, at locations in Pomona, San Diego, Visalia, Sacramento and San Francisco. Passing the EIT exam is a prerequisite to taking any of the professional engineer license exams. The next exam will be held April 25, 2009, with an application deadline of February 20, For more information about the EIT/FE exam or the Professional Engineering license exam, please see the links at 4 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 August 2008

5 ISA Orange County Section ISAOC holds planning meeting for The ISA Orange County Section had their planning meeting at the Huntington Beach Hilton on July 12, New board members are pictured In the photo, as are Past President Craig Lanternier turning over the ceremonial gavel to incoming President Sebastian Zielonka, and Sebastian giving Craig a thank you gift on behalf of the Orange County Section. Thanks to John Querido for the excellent photos. ISA Orange County Board of Directors, The annual planning meeting of ISA Orange County Section was held July 12th at the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort in Huntington Beach. The session was well attended. Planning for the year got off to a good start. Front row: Jesus Moncayo (Treasurer), left; Alan Szarowicz (President-Elect); Sebastian Zielonka (President); Craig Lanternier (Past President & Honors & Awards Chair). Middle row: Romel Bhullar (Alternate Delegate), left; Gautam Parikh (Secretary); Christine Tachdjian Dorgan (Delegate); Bis Mitra (Arrangements Chair); Robert Castaño (Student Section Liaison). Back row: Donald W. Zee (Membership Chair), left; Bob Harrison (Webmaster); Sergei Seleznev (Publicity Chair); John Querido (Historian). Rafael Agrazsanchez (Program Chair); Raj Adani (District 11 Nominator). Not shown are Hiten Dalal (Program Co-Chair); John Gong (Education Chair); John Prince (Newsletter & Directory Editor); Photo courtesy of John Querido. 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 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 United Electric Controls Electronic & Mechanical Switches & Transducers For Pressure, Differential Pressure & Temperature Patten Systems, Inc. Industrial & Municipal Representatives B S & B Safety Systems Industrial & Sanitary Rupture Disks, Explosion Vents, Wireless Sensor Systems, Suppression Systems Kurz Instruments Air & Gas Thermal Mass Flow Meters, 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 Sparling Instruments Magnetic Flow Meters, Propeller Meters, Vortex Flow Meters, Ultrasonic Flow Meters 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 VALIN Corporation Brands you trust: NELES Products, knowledge, and quality. Valin delivers. Featured Product Jamesbury CINTAC Advanced Automation System Simplify and reduce the cost of automating rotary on-off valves by eliminating the need to engineer, procure and assemble separate rack and pinion actuators, switches, solenoid valves, linkages, tubes, and fittings. CINTAC is designed to support future growth and includes: Cost effective platform with field-proven components Integrated automation package - plug and play installation Advanced diagnostics Digital bus communication capabilities Automated online emergency shutdown testing Rugged and compact design Call Valin today at or moreinfo@valin.com to find out how to improve your process uptime and quality while lowering operation and maintenance costs. Valin Southern California 1701 E Edinger Ave. Building J Santa Ana, CA phone: fax: August 2008 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 5

6 ISA Delegate Update ISA Delegates to vote: proposed society name chang It is important to remember that the membership votes on all of these issues through the Section Delegate. Each member should read this and voice your opinion pro or con to any of these proposals, please contact your Delegate as listed on page 2 of this newsletter. Typically about 1% of the general membership takes the time to send their opinion on these issues. Section Delegates will be voting on these proposed changes at the Houston Expo in October. Society Name Change Proposed The ISA Executive Board recommend to the Council of Society Delegates that the legal name of ISA be changed from ISA - The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society to International Society of Automation and that this change be made in the Society Bylaws and all other appropriate legal documents. Membership Dues Increase Proposed It was unanimously voted that the ISA Executive Board recommend to the Council of Society Delegates that Article XVIII, Section 1, be amended to increase the Membership dues to $100 (up from $85 now) effective January 1, After that date non-student members may pay in advance for two and three years of membership at a discounted rate of $186 (up from $158) for two years and $265 (up from $225) for three years. Automatic Division Membership Assigned to Members If approved by the Council of Society Delegates, the new dues rate include membership in one Division in the Automation & Technology Department and one Division in the Industries & Sciences Department. 6 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 August 2008

7 e, dues increase, reduction of funds to sections Portion of Dues Returned to Section Operations Reduced The Executive Board recommended that the Section rebate be reduced from amount from 20% to 15% and to eliminate the optional Section contributions to Districts (insertions, deletions). This is the portion of membership dues that is returned by ISA to the Sections to fund the monthly meetings, local training, tours and other activities of local section activities. ISA Officers for 2009 Nominated The ISA Nominating Committee will present the following slate of candidates for election by the 2008 Council of Society Delegates at the October meeting: President-elect Secretary: Nelson Ninin (Yokogawa America Do Sul SA) Sao Paulo Section; Treasurer: Terry Ives (Ives Equipment Company) Philadelphia Section; Automation & Technology Department Vice President-elect: Randy Buchanan (University of Southern Mississippi) Baton Rouge Section; Industries & Sciences Department Vice Presidentelect: Tom Devine (Stearns & Wheler Engineers) Central New York Section ; Publications Department Vice President-elect: Eoin O Riain (Readout Publications) Ireland Section; ISA Section News Section membership scorecards As of July 1st, overall membership was up 2% from a year ago for the Southern California and Las Vegas Sections of ISA. Congratulations to Orange County for leading the sections in membership growth with an increase of 24 members (6.4%) to 398. Following Orange County with largest growth percentage-wise were Cal Poly Pomona (increasing from 38 to 55 members) and Cal State Long Beach (7 to 8 members). The Las Vegas Section held its membership steady at 77 members, as it has done for the past five years or more. Los Angeles and San Diego Sections both decreased in total membership 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 Control Valves Control Systems Distributor 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. August 2008 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 Los Angeles Section Tuesday, August 26 President - Neil Finch, (951) , nfinch@yahoo.com Update on Efforts to Convert PE License from Title to Practice. Walter Okitsu, P.E., members of the Executive Board of California Legislative Council of Professional Engineers, will give an overview of the status of the PE license in California, and explain how CLCPE works on behalf of Control Systems Engineers, Chemical Engineers and other disciplines, followed by a roundtable discussion. Tuesday, Aug 26 at Paramount Petroleum in Paramount. Cost: Free to ISA members and students; $25 to those from other CLCPE member associations (see list on page 5); non-members $85. RSVP to Bill Campbell at (562) or willcampbell@ca.rr.com. More info on page 5. Website: Cal Poly Pomona Student Section Saturday, August 23 President - E. J. Ramos, (626) , ejaramos@gmail.com Fifth Annual Legendary Beach Party, BBQ and Bonfire. Industry personnel meet graduating seniors at this fun event. Open to everyone. Location is different from last year: Same beach - Huntington State Beach, but Magnolia entrance. More info at and Orange County Section No August Meeting President - Sebastian Zielonka, (949) , sebatian.zielonka@fluor.com Next meeting will be in September. Please check the Section website for details. Website: So. San Joaquin Valley No August Meeting President - Seth Olson, (661) , SCOlson@bkppi.com The Section is taking a summer break. Website: San Diego No August Meeting President - Rob Henley, (858) , rob.henley@ioselect.com Website: Las Vegas No August Meeting President - Lyle Mariam, (702) , Lyle.Mariam@lvvwd.com The Section is off for the summer. Website: Cal State Long Beach No Information President - Vinny Nguyen, (714) , vinnynguyen84@hotmail.com Bakersfield College No Information Education and Training CCST Exam Application Deadline - Sept 15 ISA CCST exams are offered in an electronic format through one of two global testing center networks. Levels I and III are available through the Prometric network and CCST Level II is available through the Castle Worldwide network. For more information on testing center locations, visit Paper and pencil exams will still be offered for private companies in the U.S. Check the box on your application for electronic testing and review the details below as they apply to electronic testing vs. private exam sites. When can I take the CCST electronic exam? The CCST exam is available electronically during three testing windows. Each exam testing window will have a deadline for applications to be considered for testing in that window. Eligible candidates will only be able to test during the testing windows. The candidate eligibility window is nine (9) months. Once your application is approved, testing must be completed within two exam testing windows. Your first exam testing date must be scheduled during the first available window after your application is approved. All rescheduling and retesting must be completed within the two consecutive exam testing windows within your nine (9) month eligibility period. You may reschedule your exam once, and the rescheduled date must be during your first exam testing window. If you must retest, you must allow 30 days between your initial exam date and your retest date. If you are not able to schedule a retest in the same window you took the initial exam, you can retest in the next available window. A total of two retests are allowed within your two eligible exam testing windows with each retest scheduled at least 30 days apart. If you do not successfully complete the exam within the two exam testing windows within your nine (9) month eligibility period, you must reapply submitting another application and fee. In order to schedule an exam, you will need to send your completed application by the specified application deadline for the exam testing window. Allow 6 weeks for application review and notification of eligibility. An ISA study guide and ISA review courses are available. How do I establish a local test site for the CCST examinations? If you are inside the U.S. and have four or more applicants to test, ISA will contact a local proctor to administer the exam at your location at no additional charge. If you have less than four applicants to test, the site fee is $250. Contact ISA for information on private test offerings in the United States. ISA no longer offers private exam sites outside the U.S. Contact Alice Heaney at (919) or aheaney@isa.org for the details. Private testing is available at any time; applications for private testing are due six weeks before the requested test date. www. INSTRUMENTATION com The Largest Expo & Training Event on the West Coast Dedicated to Instrumentation and Process Control Thursday, February 19, 2009, Carson Center, Los Angeles County, California 8 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 August 2008

9 Regional training & events 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. August 23, 2008 ISALA Cal Poly Beach Party ww.isacalpoly.org August 23, 2008 Burner Management, SIS/SIL Fountain Vly, August 26-28, 2008 Process Control Systems Forum 2008 Annual Meeting, La Jolla, Sept 6, 2008 Control Systems Analysis Fountain Vly, Sept 13, 2008 Control Syst Implementation; Standards & References Fountain Vly, Sept 15, 2008 CCST Exam Application Deadline Sept 23-25, 2008 National Manufacturing Week Sept 27, 2008 Measurement Principles, Pt 1, Oceanside, Oct 4, 2008 Measurement Principles, Pt 2, Oceanside, Oct 6-8, 2008 ISA EXPO 2009 Houston October 14-18, 2008 ISA EXPO 2008 Houston, Oct 10-12, 2008 Beverage Industry Conf & Expo Las Vegas, October 24, 2008 Calif PE License Exam for Control Systems Engineering San Francisco, Sacramento, Visalia, Pomona, San Diego October 25, 2008 California EIT Exam San Francisco, Sacramento, Visalia, Pomona, San Diego December 8-12, 2008 Lithium Battery & Fuel Cell Conference; Las Vegas Hilton; Jan 24-28, 2009 Assoc for Laboratory Automation Conf & Expo Palm Springs, Feb 10-12, 2009 Automation Technology Expo and Pacific Design Expo Anaheim, Feb 16-20, 2009 Engineers Week Feb 19, 2009 Instrumentation 2009 ISA Los Angeles Section Feb 20, 2009 Application Deadline for California 2009 EIT Exam April 25, 2009 California 2009 EIT Engineering Exam, San Francisco, Sacramento, Visalia, Pomona, San Diego; May 17-20, 2009 International Biotechnology Convention & Expo San Diego, July 2009 American Association for Clinical Chemistry July 2009 Protein Society Meeting proteinsociety.org July 2009 pwralara Nuclear Detection & Measurement, Las Vegas 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 AUTOMATION & INSTRUMENTATION N SPECIALISTS We also offer: Annual Maintenance Quick Repair & Calibration Engineering & Design High quality & Low prices Technical Information/ Advocacy & much more! Honeywell Analytics, Inc. 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. 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 August 2008 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 9

10 Professional Development Optimum settings for automatic controllers by J.G. Ziegler and N. B. Nichols This classic paper has been a standard reference in the industry since first published in The complete paper and other online documents are available free online at > Links > Study Materials. The following is a short excerpt: In this paper, the three principle control effects found in present controllers are examined and practical names and units of measurement are proposed for each effect. Corresponding units are proposed for a classification of industrial processes in terms of the two principal characteristics affecting their controllability. Formulas are given which enable the controller settings to be determined from the experimental or calculated values of the lag and unit reaction rate of the process to be controlled. These units form the basis of a quick method for adjusting a controller on the job. The effect of varying each controller setting is shown in a series of chart records. It is believed that the conceptions of control presented in this paper will be of assistance in the adjustment of existing controller applications and in the design of new installations. Industry News Moore Industries celebrates 40 years of success NORTH HILLS, CA (June 12, 2008) Moore Industries- International, Inc., a leader in the design and manufacture of electronic measurement and interface instruments for the process industries, celebrates its 40th anniversary in The company s products are used by manufacturing companies, including those that produce chemicals, petroleum, power, paper, food and beverages, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology products. Moore Industries is best Leonard Moore admires collage depicting the last 40 years presented to him by Moore Industries employees. Photo courtesy Ana Velez known for its signal interface technologies. Product lines include signal transmitters, isolators and converters, temperature sensors, transmitters and assemblies, alarm trips, smart HART loop monitors and interfaces, and distributed I/O and data communication systems. Moore Industries, having served the process control industry since 1968, was awarded Control Magazine s Reader s Choice Award for the 14th time this year, and is currently ranked the 12th largest manufacturing company in Los Angeles San Fernando Valley by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal. Still privately-held by founder and CEO Leonard W. Moore (pictured), the company has come a long way from humble garage beginnings when Moore designed and built the company s first electronic signal converters. Starting with the original line of six signal interfaces, Moore Industries has had continued success serving a large, global customer base. In addition to its world headquarters and manufacturing facilities in the city of North Hills, CA, Moore Industries has sales and service centers located worldwide. Our people are the key According to Mr. Moore, We are very proud to still be designing and making our products right here in the Los Angeles area. It may sound trite, but our people really are the key. All of the industry awards are great, but the accomplishment I am most proud of is that at least half of our employees have been with us for over ten years. Many have been here at least 25 years, and we even have a few that have been with us since the beginning. How many 40 year old companies can say that? We are confident that through technological innovation and continued collaboration with our customers, we will remain an industry leader providing the best in industrial electronic interface solutions well into the future, Moore added. To commemorate this milestone anniversary, employees participated in a 40th anniversary picnic at Santa Susanna Park in Simi Valley in June. At the picnic, employees surprised Mr. Moore with a signed collage depicting Moore Industries products and people over the last 40 years. For more information, contact Moore Industries-International, at (818) ; info@miinet.com; or 10 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 August 2008

11 PE License Update Meeting Tuesday, August 26 PE license update on practice conversion efforts Controls Systems Engineers, Chemical Engineers and other professional engineers licensed in California have what is called a title license. No other state in the US, Puerto Rico, Guam or anywhere else has this dual license system for engineering licensing. The State of California commissioned an extensive study to determine whether these licenses should be converted to practice licenses, and the study recommended doing so. However, opponents of the change were able to wield their political muscle and these changes were never instituted. Today the law remains unchanged, out of sync with the rest of the United States. With the support of engineering association members, CLCPE is working to change that. If you are a PE or are considering working for your PE license, or employ professional engineers, you should attend this meeting to learn how CSE and other PE disciplines are treated as second class in California as compared with other states, how California Legislative Council of Professional Engineers is working in Sacramento to effect change and what we as engineers can do to help. Speaker, Walter Okitsu, P.E., Treasurer of California Legislative Council of Professional Engineers, will give an overview of the status of the PE license in California on Tuesday, August 26 at Paramount Petroleum in Paramount, California. Walter will explain how CLCPE is working on behalf of Control Systems Engineers, Chemical Engineers and other disciplines. After his presentation, Walter will lead a roundtable discussion to explain the current status of the title PE licenses in California, what CLCPE is doing to help elevate them to practice status, and what each of us as engineers can do to help. The most recent attempt by CLCPE to correct the law was in 2006 with the introduction of Senate Bill SB246. Virtually everyone supported the bill ( See the list of hundreds of supporters, PDF) ), from Fortune 500 companies, engineering firms, major oil companies, water districts, regulatory agencies, consulting engineers, trade unions, the Sierra Club, city governments, professional associations and seven Deans of Schools of Engineering from prominent California universities. Walter Okitsu, P.E. is a founder of KOA Corporation, formerly Katz, Okitsu & Associates, a planning and engineering firm in Monterey Park, California. ISA has been a member and strong supporter of CLCPE for years, along with AIChE, ASME, CSPE, IEEE and other engineering societies. Meeting Details This meeting will be held Tuesday, August 26, 5:30 at Paramount Petroleum in Paramount. RSVP for this meeting is required. There is no cost to ISA members and students; $25 to those from other CLCPE member societies; non-members can join ISA at the door for $85. RSVP to Bill Campbell at (562) or willcampbell@ca.rr.com. Got Good Instrument Air? Call for a FREE analysis! Find out if your air meets the appropriate ISO/ISA standards. We offer the following air treatment products: Coalescing Filters Particulate Filters Hydrocarbon Adsorbers Dryers: Refrigeration Desiccant Membrane Pressure Regulators Distributors of Pressure and Flow Controls: Pressure regulators, pressure indicators, flowmeters, filters, separators, thermometers, and enclosures Benson Ave., Chino CA TEL: (909) FAX: (909) August 2008 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 11

12 Standards and Practices Standards demonstrations at ISA Expo in Houston Obituary Doug Sharratt, automation industry icon Information about the following demonstrations and more are listed on the ISA website. Direct link is Wireless Update: Understanding and Implementing ISA100. The ISA100 standards committee, Wireless Systems for Automation, and the ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute will host an Inside ISA100 Center on the exhibit floor, packed with information, resources, and experts from around the world. The ISA100 committee is focused on developing a standard for the process and manufacturing industries that allows for deployment of a single wireless infrastructure able to transport information from multiple different field bus protocols becoming the wireless 4-20ma standard of the future. The Compliance Institute is fostering the implementation of the ISA100 standards through compliance testing and education activities. Wireless is the future of automation. Stop by booth #1106 to meet the experts and discuss this important initiative. ISA104, Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) Demo. The ISA104 booth demonstrates the benefits of the ISA/ANSI Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) standard for device integration driving new innovation. End-users involved in commissioning, operations and maintenance can see how EDDL-based control systems, software, and handheld communicators simplify calibration, advanced diagnostics and setup of simple and advanced device types communicating HART, Profibus, and Foundation fieldbus using powerful graphics and wizards. Look at context sensitive help, illustrations, and other knowhow provided by the manufacturer. Unparalleled look & feel consistency of content provided by device manufacturer is demonstrated. See critical device diagnostics made available to operators on a need to know basis. End-users responsible for system configuration and management can see how EDDL-based solutions provide data synchronization between device manager and DCS, as well as automatic population of OPC servers. Learn how rigorous independent testing and registration process ensures interoperability between software and devices from many manufacturers. Find out how system investment is protected as files are not made obsolete by programs for new device versions, by Windows patches, service packs,.net releases, or upgrade. Learn about simple integration of new devices and versions without software installation or overwriting files, or license key management. Manufacturers can see how they can update existing DD for their devices to enhanced EDDL to unleash these capabilities in their devices and see an example of EDDL rapid development and test tools. Wireless Tech Tour: No Wires, No Hype. WINA will sponsor a daily walking tour through the ISA EXPO 2008 exhibit hall where you will get behind-the-scenes insights from industry experts as they describe the wireless technologies and applications on display. See the latest in wireless technology in a concise spin through the hall so you can decide which exhibit you want to visit again to dig deeper. Establish connections with peers that share your interests in wireless. ISA103, Field Device Tool (FDT) Interface Demo. The ISA103 booth highlights the end user benefits of IEC 65C/398/NP: Field Device Tool Interface Specification. FDT technology standardizes the communication interface between field devices and systems. The key feature is its independence from the communication protocol and the software environment of either the device or the host system. ISA103, in cooperation with the FDT Group, will showcase this valuable technology capability across three leading networks, HART, Profibus, Douglas John Sharratt, pioneer in the field of automation and founder of ProSoft Technology, lost his life July 16, after the Cessna twin-engine Conquest turboprop plane he was piloting crashed trying to land at Sunriver Airport near Bend, Oregon. Doug was a past treasurer of the ISA Southern San Joaquin Valley Section for many years, and an industry icon, writes Ira Miller of Bakersfield. Doug was the architect of the original communications protocol allowing disparate PLCs to communicate. This single idea may have propelled our industry into the 21st century. Doug started ProSoft Technology in his garage 20 years ago and built it into the multi-million dollar firm it is today. Many people had questioned Doug over the years as to why he kept his corporate offices in Bakersfield, California. He would always reply that he couldn t think of a better place to raise his kids. Family came first with Doug and he encouraged that same lifestyle in everyone he knew. Doug is survived by his wife Becky, his six children, his parents and his sister. A memorial service was held at St. Francis Catholic Church, 900 H Street, Bakersfield, CA, Information from the ProSoft website where messages can be left for his family at Other sources: KOHD; Bend Bulletin; Ira Miller, So San Joaquin Valley Section. and FOUNDATION TM fieldbus. Focused on the end user and plant engineers, these live demonstrations will prove device/system interoperability, ease of setup, and configuration, innovative diagnostics and standardization to ISA103 in a totally vendor neutral environment. With this, attendees will embrace this technology realizing real business benefits and lower operating costs for any application. For more information about ISA103 and FDT, please visit, and OpenO&M(tm) Initiative Interoperability Demo. This demonstration is an integral part of the OpenO&M TM Solutions Process established with the OpenO&M Owner/Operator Leadership Council. The interoperability demonstration plays a critical role in bringing the participating suppliers together with industry to solve key problems they are facing using open standards-based methods. The OpenO&M Industry Solutions Process provides an organized way for industry to collaboratively communicate with their supplier community in a consistent fashion to achieve greater efficiencies. Subject matter experts from industry provide use cases identifying important functional requirements and prioritize them. OpenO&M Industry Leadership Team members from process industries (Oil and Gas, Petrochemical and Chemical) will discuss the importance of the solutions process in the co-located theatre. Attendees will then be able to step into the demonstration area to see how key suppliers are working to address industry problems as part of the OpenO&M Solutions Process. Mike Brooks (Chevron) Acting Chair of the Oil and Gas Industry Team states, At last we have owner/operators and solutions providers jointly driving a coherent process to deliver interoperability standards that meet the requirements of our industry. Compliance with these implementation standards will assure that products from different vendors will actually work together without expensive custom integration efforts. 12 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 August 2008

13 Message from the DVP, continued from page 3 recruiting new members. I realize that it may take a while to get everything we want and need, but we need to start with a list. This will be my focus over the next several months as DVP. Hopefully it matches up with what you think the DVP should do. Again, I would like to say how excited I am to be your DVP and that I look forward to working with all of you for the betterment of District 11 and ISA in general. A personal note on goal setting: Now that I am past 40 with two kids, when I look back on my personal and professional life, I am confident that I have learned a few things. I never once thought to myself You need to set fewer goals for yourself. Sure, I have set goals that I never fully reached or had to change along the way, but the path to reach these high goals has always bettered my life in some unexpected way. The best way to set goals is to right them down. Make sure personal and professional goals are in balance or at least the best you can do. Now, I challenge each of you reading this to set one goal for the betterment of ISA. Whether you right an article for the local sections newsletter, teach a local ISA class, go to a board meeting, or get a friend or colleague to join ISA, please just do one thing for ISA and we will be much stronger organization. Let me leave you with a quote: My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose - somehow we win out. Ronald Reagan on Goals Brad Rupert can be reached at (925) or Bradley_Rupert@Caltrol.com. Brad Rupert District 11 Vice President People in the News New director to focus on chlorine and petrochemical markets Prabhu Soundarrajan Director of Strategic Applications Development VALENCIA, CA - July 16, H2scan Corporation today announced the Company has promoted Prabhu Soundarrajan to Director of Strategic Applications Development. In this role, Mr. Soundarrajan will focus and lead efforts on further developing company applications in the chlorine and petrochemical markets. Mr. Soundarrajan will also remain as the Company s Chief Scientist. H2scan produces products for petrochemical and refinery applications and has delivered the first plant test units for measuring hydrogen in wet and dry chlorine. Dennis Reid, President and CEO, stated, Prabhu has consistently demonstrated superior leadership and technical skills in working with major oil companies and chlorine producers. He has been a major contributor in the company s growth and success in these markets. Mr. Soundarrajan joined the company in 2007 as a research scientist. He has led research into new processes and materials to continually improve the capability of solidstate hydrogen sensors to meet challenging industrial applications. In addition to sensor research, he also directs contaminant testing at Sandia National Laboratory through H2scan s Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) and identifies key application areas to enable H2scan to enter into strategic markets. Mr. Soundarrajan is a member of ISA - The Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society (ISA) and earned a Bachelor s degree in Chemical Engineering and a Master s degree in Polymer Engineering from the University of Akron, Ohio. He was also awarded an Entrepreneurship certificate from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and was the recognized class speaker at the UCLA Management Development for Entrepreneurs program. About H2scan ( H2scan is the leading provider of high performance hydrogen specific sensor systems that provide accurate monitoring and control functions for a wide range of applications, including control systems, safety monitoring and alarm systems. For more information, please contact Steve Hoviss, H2scan, Westinghouse Place Suite 100, Valencia, CA 91355; Telephone (661) ext.621. Website: ISA Beach Party Huntington State Beach Photo courtesy of Miki Prince Saturday, April 23 Huntington State Beach Time: 11am - 9pm Open to all ISA members, students and their guests. For more information II 1 G, Ex ia II H2, d+d IIB T3 II 2 G, Ex ib II H2, ib d IIB T3 ITS07ATEX25634X August 2008 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 13

14 Job Shop Circulation is ISA members and other industry personnel. To place an ad, please contact the newsletter editor. As we continue to experience growth along with our marketplace, SVF is seeking TWO additional team members to bring us to the next level of service to our customers. We are located in Santa Fe Springs, CA, and our website is Technical Product / Engineering Manager Has overall responsibility for all technical aspects of the organization. Responsible for the design and development of new products as well as modifications and improvement to existing products. Provides technical support to customers and other departments. Performs testing and documentation required for development and certification of products. Represent SVF s technical interests in the design, evaluation, testing, creation, and specification of new and existing valve, actuator, and accessory products. Analyze and assure products meet all specification and customers requirements. Create and manage technical documents and library such as technical data, calculation, literature, manufacturing and sales submittal drawings, IOMs, QA/QC documents, etc. Prepare design layouts, assembly and production drawings designs for manufacturing, customers, projects, and quotations. Assist the selection and evaluation of outsourcing functions related to the products and modification. Travel to suppliers and subcontractors locations to review engineering status and sourcing requirement and initiatives. Communicate with various sales, marketing, production support, assembly, and QC personnel as required for quality improvement and to resolve technical problems. Coordinate the resolution of all field service issues involving product problems Communicate with customers both directly and indirectly to resolve customers problems. Direct interact with assembly operation. Assist to the shop for assembly procedures, layout, training, quality control, inspection, and improve efficiency. Represent the company to interact with technical, industrial, and certification professional organizations to value and validate the products. SVF Flow Controls, Inc., of Santa Fe Springs, California, seeks talented individuals to submit their resume for consideration to Careers@SVF.net or mail to SVF Flow Controls Inc., Larwin Circle, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670, Attn: Careers. Our website is VALERO WILMINGTON REFINERY All qualified applicants apply on line at Senior Instrument Engineer Description: Provides total planning and execution of petroleum refinery instrumentation projects. Provides instrument support to multi-disciplined projects and provides technical assistance to maintenance and operations in efforts to improve I/E system reliability. Serves as project manager for assigned instrument/ controls projects by assuming responsibility for the execution of the overall effort. Develops project budget, prepares detailed engineering documents, procures equipment and materials, coordinates construction contracting, provides technical support to construction and startup personnel, develops cost control and tracking, develops project schedule, cost controls and project reporting. Provides instrument/controls support to refinery projects. Prepares the instrument equipment design specifications, develops instrument equipment procurement packages, and provides construction/startup technical support. Provides technical assistance to the refinery on routine instrumentation issues. Provides technical field services; troubleshoots, makes recommendations for repairs in the field, provides general consulting on instrument/controls issues, participates in Root Cause Failure Analyses, and mentors personnel working in the I&E shop. Provides orifice calculations / specifications, valve sizing / specifications, and miscellaneous instrument specifications for Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering. Proposes amendments to instrumentation/controls specifications as necessary to address latest codes and technology. Requirements: Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering required. Minimum five years of directly related instrument/controls engineering experience required. Licensed Professional Engineer (Electrical) preferred. Experience in engineering and project management and exposure in a refinery/petrochemical-operating environment required. Good communication skills required to effectively convey instrumentation/controls issues to refinery personnel in layman terms. Supervisory skills with the ability to communicate and interact with other disciplines required. Proficient project coordination and management skills required. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, sit, talk and hear; stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and may occasionally be required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Applicants with greater experience may be considered for higher level position. Outside Sales Industrial. RK Controls, a SIEMENS Authorized Distributor seeks outside industrial sales prof. for industrial customers for Orange/Riverside/San Bernardino/San Diego Counties. Responsible for the incremental growth and account management of existing accounts, along with sales prospecting, lead follow-up, and proposal generation for the sales of SIEMENS Automation Systems ( automation), SIEMENS Industrial Control Products ( and SIEMENS Drives and Motor Products ( BA Preferred. Must be able to work autonomously & be a self starter. 2-4 years previous experience in the sales of industrial automation and control products preferred. The compensation plan is Salary/Commission, car and phone expenses, medical insurance, home office expense. Send your resume to rkarkafi@rkcontrols.com or call Robert ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 August 2008

15 Mangan, Inc. is looking for top talent to join our Long Beach, CA office. We are an Employee Owned Automation & Specialty Engineering Contractor, successfully operating and growing steadily in the Southern California region for over 18 years. DESIGNERS: We are seeking mid-to-high level Instrument / Electrical designers with refinery / petrochemical experience designing PLC panels, DCS systems, and Safety Shutdown systems (such as Triconex). CAD skills a plus. CONTROL SYSTEM ENGINEERS: We are seeking experienced (5 years+) Control System Engineers with strong DCS skills, preferably in the refinery / petrochemical industry. Honeywell experience a plus. ANALYZER ENGINEERS: We are seeking Engineers familiar with various Analyzers and CEMS systems commonly used in the refinery / petrochemical industry. Minimum five years experience and a graduate engineer in one of the following disciplines: Process, Electrical or Control Systems. TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGERS: We are seeking experienced Project Managers who are working PM s. These individuals must possess technical expertise as well as Project Management experience in the refinery / petrochemical industry. Visit to learn more about Mangan, Inc. and what we have to offer. Submit resume and cover letter to careers@manganinc.com or fax Technical/Marketing Publications Specialist. The position is a full-time permanent staff position for a 40-year-old privately held manufacturing company located in the San Fernando Valley. There are 200 employees at this location with another 50 globally. The position is addition to staff due to growth and has excellent benefits. The company is very profitable, has virtually no turn over of employees, and totally commits to promoting from within. * This Specialist will produce newsletter materials, technical white papers, customer case studies, company profiles, magazine articles, and product/application notes. * The candidate must be able to identify story opportunities and then research and effectively communicate-in both written and illustrative form-how the company s products, services and technologies are essential to solve specific customer problems. * Interview customers for case studies. * Interviewing and surveying customers, representatives, and internal personnel for the purpose of identifying and validating potential product and market directions: performing product performance, window-of-opportunity, return-on-investment, and historical product/ market sales studies and communicating their results: documenting and communication (via product/market proposals) validated product, application, and market requirements. * Experience in the process instrumentation field or in a similar technical field, interviewing skills and experience tracking editorial calendars and placing technical articles in industry trade magazines is preferred. * Computer literacy is required, including the use of desktop illustration and publishing packages. Please contact Chris Hulfish, APS Executive Search at aps-jobsearch@juno.com. AUTOMATION TECHNICIAN in our Santa Maria, CA office. Cannon Associates is a growing, multidisciplinary consulting firm that s been serving clients since With offices in San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria, Bakersfield, & Denver, we are professionals who work in a team culture & possess an entrepreneurial spirit. AUTOMATION TECHNICIAN: Requires 3 years experience working with automation equipment and programmable controllers. Must have firm understanding of Programmable Logic Controllers and familiarity with process instrumentation (RTU s, HMI, SCADA, flowmeters and transducers) including installation, calibration, and maintenance. Visit for complete descriptions. We offer full benefits and competitive salaries. Submit resume and cover letter to HR@CannonAssociates.us or fax Controls Engineer for full time Project Engr job in manufacturing plant. Leadership, PLC ad HMI, AutoCADD. BSEE reqrd. Design thru startup. Contact Ken Larson Outside Sales - SCADA & Telemetry Products. Location: Bakersfield area preferred. Manufacturers representative specializing in SCADA and wireless sensors seeks self-motivated sales engineer with industry knowledge for all existing and new oil production accounts in Southern CA. Excellent growth potential. Salary/ Commission, health benefits, car allowance. Reply with salary requirements and resume to info@sagedesignsinc.com. ADVERTISERS INDEX Caltrol, Inc... 3 Capital Westward Systems & Controls Coastline Community College... 6 Dahl-Vaughn, Inc Don Wolf & Associates, Inc Electrical Systems Limited... 6 Emerson Process Management Golden State Controls... 7 H2SCAN JPR Systems... 3 Moore Industries... Insert Patten Systems, Inc Precision Instrumentation PR Electronics... Insert SpectraSensors... 9 Valin Corporation... 5 WestMark Sales, Inc.... Back Cover Wilmington Instrument Co... Insert August 2008 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 15

16 ISA Section Newsletter Los Angeles Section of the Instrument Society of America c/o TechPubs Communications PO Box 1605 Costa Mesa, CA ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 August 2008 OC