Modern Systems Integration Techniques: Today s Control/Safety Systems

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1 Inside This Issue 2 - Section Messages 3 - Instrumentation 2015 Expo 4 - SCADA Demonstration 5 - Live Industrial Wireless Demo 6 - ISA Power Symposium 2015 Importance of ISA Honors & Awards Announced 8 - Local Events 9 - Training & Regional Events 10 - Job Shop and Opportunities 12 - Are Standards Practical? Control System Engg PE License Review Course 7 Saturdays, Aug-Oct Class Size Limited to 15 - ISA Members $395 Non-Members $505 Huntington Beach August - October 2015 Info: Regional Events Tuesday, July 21 Instrumentation 2015 Training - Exhibits - Careers July 2015 Modern Systems Integration Techniques: Today s Control/Safety Systems Today s custom control systems solutions can provide a wide variety of technology, applications, and hardware available to the end user. Whether the goal is process control, manufacturing, energy management, or safety, today s mix of off-the-shelf processing power combined with numerous hardware and software options for operator interface provide the ability to design a system tailored to the specific needs of the client. Case studies of several diverse solutions will be explored to demonstrate this approach. Speaker Hani Allawnha is a Control System Engineer with 10 years of experience in engineering projects, systems integration and deployment of Automation Technology (PLC s SCADA, DCS, and RTU Systems). His experience includes designing, programming and managing programs using Windows Server PCs, Linux Server PCs, VMWARE Hypervisor, Inductive Automation-Ignition, Rockwell RSEnergy Metrix, Kepware and other software packages. His industry expertise includes utility incentive programs (SCE Auto Demand Response: Real Time Pricing), Food & Pharmaceutical (Facilities automation and Validation), HVAC and Energy Management, Public Works Water and Waste Water, Co-Generation, and Factory Floor (Automation and Systems Integration). Meeting Details Date: August (See for date) Time: 5:00 pm Food & Networking; 6:00 pm Presentation Location: Emerson Process Management, 2400 Barranca Parkway, Irvine, CA, RSVP: Joan Akleh Joan.Akleh@emerson.com. JULY 21 Tuesday JULY 21 If there is technological advance without social advance, there is, almost automatically, an increase in human misery. - Michael Harrington July 2015 ISA Southern District 11 Newsletters 1

2 Orange County Section Officers S Bristol St, #489 Santa Ana, CA President Sergei Seleznev Blair-Martin, Co., Inc. (949) SGSeleznev@gmail.com Treasurer Eloisa Hernandez U C Irvine eloisa.hernandez.a@gmail.com Secretary OPEN President-elect Past President Manny Martinez Fluor Enterprises (562) mmanny@gmail.com Delegate Jesus Moncayo South Coast Systems, Inc. (714) JMoncayo@southcoastsystems.com Marketing & Publicity Chair Sergei Seleznev Blair-Martin, Co., Inc. (949) SGSeleznev@gmail.com Program Chair Joan Akleh Emerson Process Mgmt (714) Joan.Akleh@emerson.com Education Chair Jenny Xu Fluor Enterprises (949) Jenny.Xu@fluor.com Nominations Chair Raj Adani (800) Emerson Process Management Raj.Adani@emersonprocess.com Historian Christine Dorgan Disney Scientific Systems (818) Christine.Dorgan@disney.com Student Section Liaison Craig Lanternier (714) Craig.Lanternier@att.net Orange Coast College Robotics Club Advisor Robert Castano Orange Coast College Industrial control system security Thanks to Curtis Horn for giving a presentation on regarding industrial control system security. This meeting was announced in advance by a separate mailing. Section meetings and events are also announced by and posted on the Section website, Those not receiving notices of meeting should contact ISA at (919) or info@isa.org and request that addresses and other contact information be updated. Industrial control system security has been in the background of controls practice until recently. Several developments have brought security issues to the forefront. The two major developments that have increased the perceived vulnerability of industrial controls are the widespread adoption of Ethernet as the basis of control networks and the increased awareness hackers have placed on control systems equipment in the past 15 years. TV & Movies have used hacking of industrial control systems as a plot element, in addition hacker/cyber attacks on industrial controls have been highlighted in the media when they did occur, all of which has also raised awareness that such systems are vulnerable to attack. This discussion covered motivating factors, penetration vectors and defense in depth methodology. Examples of attacks that failed and some that succeeded were discussed. ISA 99 highlighting the parallels with ISA 84 as a way for those familiar with safety practices to understand the similarities and differences from security practices was explained. Tools and resources currently available for control systems practitioners were covered. Curtis Horn is a physicist and licensed control systems engineer in California with 15 years experience in Instrumentation & Controls. After leaving academia he has practiced in many industries as an engineer including manufacturing, water/waste-water, nuclear, petroleum and power. Project sizes he has participated in have varied from single instrument installations to multi-billion dollar plants. In addition he has worked for companies (such as Carollo Engineers, WorleyParsons, and ST Microelectronics) ranging in size from a small (under 10 employees) to multinational corporations with 10 s of thousands of employees in varying roles, including engineering & management. Members are encouraged to suggest speakers and topics. For program questions, please contact Joan Akleh at Joan.Akleh@emerson.com or (714) At this time, monthly meetings are held at Emerson Process Management, 2400 Barranca Parkway, Irvine. Automation OC Tabletop & Oktoberfest After listening to the local membership and automation exhibitors, the ISAOC Board has decided that the event will now be held every two years. The next event will be held on November 1, For more information, please refer to websites and CCST Training Courses Industrial Data Communications IT Survival Basics for I&C Personnel (TS04) (Note: Formerly ISA TS14); Industrial Data Communications Systems (TS06); Industrial Networking & Security (TS12); Advanced Industrial Networking and & Cybersecurity (TS20) Review Courses Certified Maintenance and Reliability Technician; Certified Control Systems Technician Levels 1-3 For dates and more information about the CCST certification program, please contact ISA at (919) Newsletter Editor John Prince, (714) APG Analyzer Systems JPrince@CalCEMS.com Webmaster Bob Harrison, (714) Cal State Fullerton Bob@TheHarrisonHouse.com AutomationOC Analyst Wenifredo Ababat Occidental Petroleum Corp Wenifredo_Ababat@oxy.com Former Society President & Special Assignments Donald W. Zee, (949) DonZee@cox.net Former President & Special Assignments John Querido JohnQuerido@yahoo.com District 11 Vice President Rafael Agrazsanchez Invensys, (714) Rafael.Agrazsanchez@gmail.com District 11 Vice President-elect Jeff Blue, CAP, (702) Southern Nevada Water System jeff.blue@lvvwd.com District 11 Nominator Gary Campbell, 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 & Central California and Nevada. Newsletters include the Central California Alarm, Los Angeles Annunciator, Orange County Chart, San Diego Signal and Las Vegas Experience. Changes of address, editorial submissions and feedback style guide contact: Newsletter Editor at PO Box 8241, Huntington Beach, CA Billing, advertising rates, reprints and publishing correspondence: TechPubs Communications, PO Box 1605, Costa Mesa, CA Submissions are copyright by the respective authors with All Rights Reserved. Publication Copyright (C) 2015 TechPubs Communications. All Rights Reserved. 2 ISA Southern District 11 Newsletters July 2015

3 Tuesday, July One Day Only -- Carson Convention Center Instrumentation 2015 Expo -- Preliminary Training and Exhibitor List - July 21, 2015 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Exelon Corp Exelon Corp will be detailing the new 27 megawatt power plant which they will be constructing in Los Angeles County, scheduled to begin generating power in They will be outlining their needs for outstanding technical talent for this and other facilities. Training Classes (Partial List) A credit of 0.75 PDU will be awarded for each workshop and class attended. Live Industrial Wireless Network The network will be available with exhibitors connected through their websites or online to demonstrate state of the art products and capabilities. A wireless mesh network of access points will be installed around the hall. Mobile Devices in Automation Ben Orchard, Opto 22 Automated Water Reservoir with Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Gerald K. Herder, Cal Poly Pomona Tunable Diode Laser Applications for Refining Safety Dave McMillen, Yokogawa Corp of America Integrating device intelligence - providing a competitive advantage Angela Ruffin, FDT Group. Rockwell Automation Grounding System Design for Critical Facilities Lyncole XIT Grounding, speaker to be announced Overview of Lightning Protection and Lightning Warning Systems Lyncole XIT Grounding, speaker to be announced State of the Art in Industrial Data and Communications Systems Maria Lemone and Robt Murao CEMS Techniques, Maintenance, Service and Repair Neil Finch, Pathfinder Instruments ph and Conductivity Systems, Analysis and Control Neil Finch, Pathfinder Instruments Control Valve Sizing 101 Ralph Forte, Bray Sales Southern California Fundamentals of Desuperheating Steam Ralph Forte, Bray Sales Southern California Panel Codes -UL 50, 1773, 598A, 698A Randy Carsten, ESL Power Systems Thermal Mass Flow Thomas Kemme, Magnetrol Multi-Point Density Array for Desalter Interface Control and Process Optimization Tai Piazza, VEGA Americas, Inc. Latest Technologies in Vibration Measurement Tom Duggan, Sensor Pros Pressure Measurement Workshop Tom Duggan, Sensor Pros Hands-On Digital Multi-Meter Workshop Dave Kadonoff, IDEAL industries and John Bowman, Wilmington Instrument Co. TDL Applications in Petrochemical Processes Susan P. Harris, Endress+Hauser Raman Analyzers in Petrochemical Applications Susan P. Harris, Endress+Hauser Exhibiting Companies (Partial List) Ardent Services LLC AURA Controls Beamex BelGAS Blair Martin Bray Sales Cal Poly Pomona Cal-Bay Controls Caltrol Cemtek Environmental, Inc. Central California Instruments Don Wolf Assoc East Hills Instruments Emerson Process Management Endress+Hauser ESL Power Systems Exelon, Inc. Flowmetrics Fluid Control Products FLW Foxboro - Schneider Electric GE Bently Nevada ICP DAS IDEAL Industries Industrial enet Innovative Process Controls, LLC ISPE Jensen Instrument Co JPR Systems Inc Lyncole M & C Tech Group N. A. Machine Saver McJunkin Red Man Corp MCR Technologies Mesa Laboratories, Inc Opto22 Pathfinder Instruments Patten Systems Inc Ponton Industries Inc Precision Instrument Manifolds RM Controls, Inc. Rockwell Automation Rotork Controls Rust Automation & Controls, Inc. Schubert and Salzer SensorPros Siemens Industry SpectraSensors Swagelok Los Angeles The Fitting Source Inc TKI VEGA Americas, Inc. Weidmuller Wilmington Instrument Xenon Yokogawa Corporation of America Revised July 6, 2015 July 2015 ISA Southern District 11 Newsletters 3

4 Instrumentation 2015 Expo Training & Careers Automated Water Reservoir with Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) to be Demonstrated at Instrumentation 2015 July 21 Successfully built and implemented by Cal Poly Pomona students Allen Roberts, Garrett Wolff, and Ho Yin Sin By Gerald Herder, ISA Los Angeles Liaison to Cal Poly Student Section At Instrumentation 2015 on July 21, this PLC/Control Lab Water Circulation System will be demonstrated by the students who designed and built it. The presentation and demonstration will be of special interest to those interested in the practical application of PLC s and those considering a caereer in a technology career. The objective of the project was to demonstrate a solution to the real life challenge of consistent water storage and pressurized water to a populated area using industrial type equipment. The challenge of providing consistent water and water pressure is often overlooked despite society s heavy dependence on water. The demand for water varies throughout the day, peaking early in the morning when sprinklers turn on and people begin showering and again in the evening when many people arrive home from work.. Public water SCADA systems must adjust rapidly, pumping water at varying rates to ensure appropriate pressure. Water pressure at the faucet is most often generated by the difference in elevation between the water reservoir and faucet. The reservoir is filled by water pumped in from groundwater or other water sources. The SCADA system must detect a change in demand for water and adjust accordingly or the reservoir may overflow or go empty. This project seeks to address this problem and provide valuable real-time and historical telemetry through an industry-grade SCADA system. Key Hardware and Software Elements: Allen-Bradley Micrologix PLC s and Ignition Software by Inductive Automation. As built the project can be controlled manually, by high-low level control or by continuous PID control of a pump system, key system variables such as set points and limits can be viewed and controlled through a wireless link to ones tablet computer. Gerald Herder has been Chair of the Engineering Technology Department at Cal Poly Pomona since 1998 and maintains a continuous interest in Industrial Control, Power Systems and Programmable Logic Controllers. Prof Herder has BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering from Cal Poly Pomona, and has worked for Southern California Edison (SCE). Professor Herder has been involved in the Instrumentation, Simulation and Control Laboratory sponsored by NSF. 4 ISA Southern District 11 Newsletters July 2015

5 Instrumentation 2015 Expo Extensive Wireless Networking Integration Demonstration All exhibiting companies invited to connect their equipment On July 21, the Instrumentation Expo exhibit hall at the Carson Center will be transformed into an industrial wireless network with gateways set up and operated allowing various protocols from each device on display to communicate to functioning SCADA software. Process technology suppliers will be integrating their equipment into a collaborative inter-operable wireless system that will be viewed by those present on a computer or over a web browser. The system includes wireless capabilities, SCADA monitoring and control software and networking equipment. By using the make and model of equipment to be included in the system, the status of each device will be displayed in the exhibit hall over the network. Through software protocol drivers and tags, information from all types of equipment at exhibitors tables will be displayed using SCADA software on a PC. The software on the PC will be published to the Local Area Network for browsing through a web browser. Switches, router and wireless networking equipment will be provided by Lisa Hackett of Industrial Enet. SCADA software, a PC, serial to Ethernet device servers and gateways for communication to devices will be provided by Maria Lemone of ICP DAS USA. Exhibitors will provide sensors and connect via Wi-Fi data acquisition equipment. Exhibiting companies interested in having their products connected and demonstrated via this unique wireless integration network please contact John Prince at (714) or jprince@calcems.com For free admission to attend Instrumentation 2015 Expo, Training and Career Event on July 21, 2015, at the Carson Center in Carson, California, please register online at TION2015.com Cylinder - Single and Dual Stage Line - Back Pressure - High Pressure Stainless - Brass - Monel - Exotics Crossover Manifolds Large Inventory Distributors of Flow and Pressure Controls: Pressure regulators, pressure indicators, flowmeters, filters, separators, thermometers, and enclosures Benson Ave., Chino CA TEL: (909) FAX: (909) July 2015 ISA Southern District 11 Newsletters 5

6 58th ISA Power Industry Division Symposium held by Jennifer Infantino, ISA Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA (18 June 2015) Many of the best and brightest minds in the power generation industry gathered last week in Kansas City, Missouri, USA to discuss the most pressing challenges in instrumentation and control, and to outline strategies and solutions to overcome them. According to the ISA press release of June 18, 2015, the 58th ISA Power Industry Division (POWID) Symposium was the largest conference in the world dedicated to automation, control systems and instrumentation in power generation, and attracted 120 attendees and 18 exhibiting companies; with 60 technical presentations and sessions over three days; hosted an engaging industry roundtable and panel discussion; conducted two ISA training courses; and held a highly interactive student forum. A career development session, involving 18 undergraduate and graduate student guests as well as six student mentors, that delivered practical guidance on potential power industry careers and how to best prepare for them. Meetings of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) interest group and ISA power plant standards working groups on nuclear power plant controls (ISA-67) and fossil power plant controls (ISA-77). ISA s Power Industry Division, one of the largest within ISA, is a recognized leader in developing and communicating the highest standards of information exchange, practices, environmental awareness and safety of information exchange among engineers, scientists, technicians, students/ universities, and management involved in instrumentation and control relating to power generation. The primary focal point of POWID is to advance the interests and concerns of its members. POWID promotes a highly professional, responsible image of the Power Industry through its various programs and helps its members to develop that image and to succeed in a highly competitive market. For more information about the ISA Power Industry Division, visit Jennifer Infantino can be reached at jenniferinfantino@isa.org. The importance of ISA-88 continues to increase While the ISA-88 standard was created 20 years ago, its application and guidelines continue to be highly relevant in modern manufacturing, particularly as industries adopt more modular design and construction in new plants and upgrades. This article, published in the March/April 2015 issue of InTech magazine, illustrates how ISA-88 concepts are critical in creating modularized control software and reducing costs. Its importance continues to increase as a guide for all manufacturers, but particularly in the chemical and oil and gas industries. These and related industries are enjoying a resurgence in North America. New sources of oil and gas make the landscape far more attractive for plant upgrades and greenfield construction throughout the hydrocarbon value chain from upstream extraction, pipelines, and refining to bulk and specialty chemicals. In some respects, the success of this resurgence is its own greatest threat, as demand is growing rapidly for skilled engineering and construction workers. Some recent studies predict human resource shortages will impose a severe constraint in the future. Submitted by Ron Naldoza, ISA Las Vegas Section President. The complete article can be seen at > current issue > scroll down to Mar/April issue. 6 ISA Southern District 11 Newsletters July 2015

7 ISA Honors and Awards to be presented 2015 ISA Fellows Elevation to the distinguished grade of ISA Fellow is granted to ISA Senior Members in recognition of outstanding achievements in scientific or engineering fields as recognized by ISA peers. William V. Fitzgerald Process Measurement & Control Division Fisher Controls TC, Marshalltown, Iowa, USA For pioneering the theory and practical application for diagnostic testing of air-operated control valve assemblies. Eric Rotvold Twin Cities Section Rosemount, Shakopee, Minnesota, USA For leading the development of industrial wireless sensor network standards and product implementations. Michael D. Scott Alaska Section ae Solutions, Anchorage, Alaska, USA For exceptional contributions to the advancement of the process safety lifecycle concepts and their sustainable application into the process industry. Tony Waters Analysis Division Analyzer Consulting Engineers LLC, Atascadero, California, USA For leading-edge development of Process Gas Chromatograph column systems and improved designs of analyzer house and sampling system assemblies Excellence in Analytical Technical Innovation Endowed by the ISA Analysis Division Recognizes an individual who has played a critical role in the conception, design, and/or implementation of an innovative product, process, and/or service in the analytical technology field. Peter Van Vuuren, Ph.D. Kaiser Optical Systems Inc., Houston, Texas, USA For the development of the New Sampling/Sensor Initiative (NeSSI) leading to the commercialization of SP76/NeSSI products improving the reliability of sampling systems now widely used commercially by major petroleum manufacturing companies. Excellence in Technical Innovation, Endowed by UOP Recognizes an individual who has played a critical role in the conception, design, and/or implementation of an innovative product, process, and/or service. John A. McIlwain Honeywell Specialty Materials, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA For the development of Multivariable Predictive Control Technology to replace Three Dynamic Matrix Control applications. Excellence in Technical Presentation Recognizes the author(s) of the most outstanding paper, article, presentation, or document published and/or presented on behalf of ISA that introduces a new technology or explains an existing automation process. Co-authors: Paul Little JP3 Measurement, Austin, Texas, USA Jie Zhu Analysis Division JP3 Measurement, Austin, Texas, USA Continued July 2015 ISA Southern District 11 Newsletters 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 each section s website. Los Angeles Section Tues, July 21 Dan Oshaben, Georg Fischer Signet Instrumentation 2015 Expo, Training & Careers. Website. Orange County Section August date Sergei Seleznev, (949) , SGSeleznev@gmail.com Modern System Integration Techniques. See website: Central California Section Summer Break Jeffrey Fittz, jeffrey.fittz@emerson.com, 909/ Please contact president for information. Website: San Diego Section Summer Break Jim Van de Wetering, jvan@blairmartin.com, (858) I&C Expo Date TBA. Website: Las Vegas Section Thurs, October 8 Ron Naldoza, Ron.naldoza@gmail.com, (702) Annual Golf Tournament and Tabletop Show. Website: Cal Poly Pomona Student Section Contact Advisor Salomon Oldak, Advisor, soldak@csupomona.edu Bakersfield College Student Section Contact Advisor Sean Caras, Advisor, scaras@bakersfieldcollege.edu Cal State Long Beach Student Section Contact Liaison Mariel Cisneros, Section Liaison, (562) , cisnerom@gmail.com. Awards, continued Phil Harris Analysis Division, HariTec, Calgary, Alberta, Canada For the most outstanding paper In-situ, Real Time Analysis of Liquid and Gas Hydrocarbon Streams using a Broadly Tunable Spectrometer presented at the 2014 ISA Analysis Division Symposium, Baton Rouge Excellence in Education Recognizes an individual who has developed and/or enhanced established educational programs to advance the automation profession in educational institutions. Richard Braatz, Ph.D. University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA For advancing the automation profession through education. Excellence in Enduring Service Recognizes dedicated volunteer service to the Society at the grassroots level. May be presented to multiple (up to five) honorees. Jerry M. Clemons, Ph.D. Analysis Division ABB Process Analytics, Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA For dedicated and enduring service to the Society. Excellence in Society Service Recognizes distinguished and dedicated volunteer service to the Society. Mike Huereca Houston Section Rawson, Houston, Texas, USA For exemplary service to two ISA sections and districts. Other awards are listed somewhere at If you can t find them, contact info@isa.org or call (919) ISA Southern District 11 Newsletters July 2015

9 ISA Training in California Cerritos Aug 3-5 Aug 6-7 Sept Sept Oct 5-9 Oct Nov 2 Nov 3-6 Tuning Control Loops (TC05) Troubleshooting Instrumentation and Control Systems (TC10) Certified Control System Technician Level II Exam Review Course (TS02) Burner Management Systems (ES16) Installinglibrating & Maintaining Electronic Instruments(TI25) Certified Control Systems Technician Level I Review Course (TS00) Process Safety Fundamentals (EC50CT) Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis & Justification (EC50) Nov Certified Control Systems Technician Level III Exam Review Course (TS03) Burbank Sept Boiler Control Systems Engineering (ES15) For information about these and other classroom and online training courses, please visit or contact ISA at (919) or info@isa.org. ISA and regional events July 21, 2015, Tuesday Instrumentation 2015 Expo, Training and Career Fair Carson Convention Center, Tuesday, July 21 Instrumentation 2015 Training - Exhibits - Careers Carson Convention Center Tuesday JULY 21 August - October 2015 Control System Exam PE License Review Course Huntington Beach. Info: John Prince at August 4-6, 2015 ISA Water/Wastewater & Automatic Controls Symposium Orlando. October 10-13, 2015 ISA Fall Leaders Meeting Louisville, KY November 6-12, 2015 ISA Process Control and Safety Symposium Houston, 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. July 2015 ISA Southern District 11 Newsletters 9

10 Job Shop Circulation is ISA members and other industry personnel. To place a Job Shop ad, call (714) The standard cost to place a Job Shop job ad is $25 per block of 25 words. Job Wanted ads free to ISA members Exhibitors - 36 Training Classes - Career Fair July 21, Carson Center - info@instrumentation2015.com Social Media Marketing. Progressive process instrumentation company seeking someone to set up and maintain social media marketing program. Contact Neil Finch at nfinch@yahoo.com or Please see ad on page 9. ANALYZER TECHNICAL OR MANAGEMENT POSITION. Experienced, successful technical analyzer system manager seeks inside or outside position. Customer contacts throughout Western US at refineries, power generation stations, wastewater facilities, cogens, process plants, AQMD, APCD and more. Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in sales, sales support, applications, system design, project engineering and management, field service, management. Contact systems@techpubs.net. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR. ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING. Cal Poly Pomona invites applications for Assistant Professor. Special interests include cyber-physical systems, including controls, robotics, biomedical systems, and related multidisciplinary topics. PhD in electrical or computer engineering or a related area required. Contact Chair, Electrical Engineering Dept Search Committee at Cal Poly Pomona at (909) or ece@csupomona.edu. FIELD SALES ENGINEER Blair-Martin Co., Inc Sales of Process Instrumentation Basin Valve Company Sales of Valve Service & Repair Seeking exceptional candidates with unique combination of experience in Industrial Product and Service sales. High character, industry experience, proven track record. 4-year technical degree. Strong communication, writing, & computer skills. LA Basin area. Comprehensive benefits package. Non-smoker, US Citizen, Clean DMV.. Submit resume with salary history to jobs@blairmartin.com. CANNON IS NO ORDINARY CONSULTING FIRM Come Be Part of an Established & Growing Firm! LEAD AUTOMATION TECHNICIAN San Luis Obispo, CA. COME BE PART OF AN ESTABLISHED & GROWING FIRM! For 38 years, we have provided creative solutions to clients in the energy industry, commercial and residential development, water resources, and public infrastructure. We are a group of individuals that thrive on new challenges and working together as a team. Our culture provides exciting outlets for team building and professional growth. With offices throughout California we continue to grow! LEAD 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. Certified Electrician is a plus. Visit and click on Careers for a complete description and to apply. We offer full benefits and competitive salaries. Solve your toughest application requirements with complete automation hardware and software solutions from GE and Gexpro For more information, contact John Chang at: (P) (M) john.chang@gexpro.com 10 ISA Southern District 11 Newsletters July 2015

11 KOSO Severe Service Stacked Disk Technology Control Valves Control Valves Thermowells / Orifice Plates / Flush Rings Gas Detection Sensors, Analyzers & Controls Wireless Sensor Networks Nuclear Level & Density - TN & Kay-Ray Density & Spec. Gravity - Sarasota Ultrasonic Flow - Polysonics, M-PULSe Flow Computers - AutoEXEC Data Recorders - Westronics Air Flow Sensors - Brandt Purge & Pressurizing Systems Control System Engineering PE License Exam Review 7 Saturdays, Aug-Oct 2015 Huntington Beach Info: Become a licensed and validate your qualifications in this discipline You ll be able to: Provide services for projects requiring licensed engineers Place your seal on plans, drawings, specifications, and reports Advertise your services to the public ISA Members $395 Non-Members $505 Contact your state engineering board to request a CSE information packet or visit for information July 2015 ISA Southern District 11 Newsletters 11

12 Are Standards Practical? Standards Solutions from Industry Experts The following is an excerpt from an article at ISA Standards help automation professionals streamline processes and improve industry safety, efficiency, and profitability. Over 150 standards reflect the expertise from over 4,000 industry experts around the world. Since 1949, ISA has been recognized as the expert source for automation and control systems consensus industry standards. What is a Standard? Imagine moving into a new house and going to plug your refrigerator into the wall - only to find that the plug doesn t match the outlet! Electrical standards set decades ago ensure that won t happen. And standards today allow you to get your film developed anywhere in the world, or make a phone call from here to China. An ounce in North Carolina is the same as an ounce in Nebraska, and you can hook up almost any kind of stereo component from any electronics store. All of these conveniences are the result of a standard, a set of characteristics or quantities that describes features of a product, process, service, interface or material. Standards don t just make life easier, they make it safer...and they enhance companies profitability. For instance, builders save money because construction materials are available in standard sizes. At the same time, electrical codes that builders must follow save lives. Some standards evolve through marketplace competition, the dominance of the IBM-based personal computer being a classic example. And the U.S. government has, for decades, viewed standards development as its role. Today the U.S. government manages about 50,000 mandatory standards - from automobile airbag regulations administered by the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration to missile component standards required by the Department of Defense. Another 40,000 standards are the result of voluntary efforts by industry groups to develop consensus standards that benefit vendors, suppliers and customers. Key Features, Advantages, and Benefits of Standards Realize a direct return on investment by lowering installation and startup costs reducing need to maintain large inventories enabling interchangeability of components improving design with less custom effort increasing safety. Use of standards in industry improves communication provides practical application of expert knowledge represents years of experience and avoids necessity of starting each project from ground up Standards help you achieve operational excellence by improving performance lowering maintenance costs reducing downtime enhancing operability saving money ISA s Role in Developing Standards More than 4,000 individuals cooperating with more than 140 committees, subcommittees, working groups and task forces are involved in ISA standards. They re developing standards in areas as diverse as ensuring the safety of electrical equipment used in hazardous locations to costsavings for interfaces between industrial process control computers and subsystems. How a Standard Saves Money ISA s batch control standard illustrates how using a standard cuts costs. Food, pharmaceutical and specialty chemical companies build factories with increasingly sophisticated computer-driven automation. The batch standard ISA developed-ansi/isa shaves as much as 30 percent off the cost of designing the system and software used in these plants. ANSI/ISA sets out a blueprint that engineers can use to make portions of the code interchangeable, which is less expensive than designing each piece from the ground up. The savings extend beyond the facility s design, though. By using the batch standard, companies save as much as 10 to 15 percent off the typical continued 12 ISA Southern District 11 Newsletters July 2015

13 Standards, continued cost of meeting Food and Drug Administration criteria for the reliability of automation equipment. How a Standard Saves Lives Other ISA standards focus on safety. ISA has developed standards for the performance requirements of toxic gas detectors, standards to keep electrical equipment from igniting flammable material and standards to ensure safety at nuclear power plants. And some ISA standards can help an entire industry combine cost savings and safety. The most popular ISA standard is ANSI/ISA-5.1, Instrumentation Symbols and Identification. Developed in 1949 and most recently revised in 2009, these symbols are used in blueprints for everything from power plants to factories. If every contractor on a project knows the standard symbols, there are fewer communication problems that could lead to costly delays or safety problems. Using Standards to Help Your Business Expand Globally Your company has a product that s taken the United States by storm; now you want to expand globally. But there is a hitch or, as the engineers might tell you, a technical barrier to trade. Your company s product, or the process by which it s made, doesn t meet international standards. Many ISA standards are also international standards, and our committees strive to stay current with evolving global standards. ISA administers three committees for the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), which is one of the two most widely recognized international standards groups, along with International Organization for Standardization (ISO). For the complete article and links to more information about standards, go to click on the Standards and Publications tab and select ISA Standards. Direct link: visit two-column.aspx?pageid= OEM Analyzer Panels Analyzer Service & Permitting Assistance Analyzer Sample Sytems APG Analyzer Systems seeks experienced panel shop &field service personnel. Please contact APG Analyzer Systems at 1506@calcems.com. Continuous Process & Emissions Analyzers Analyzer Calibration Skids Custom Sample Systems Copyright (C) Analyzer Products Group Analyzer & Instrument Packaging July 2015 ISA Southern District 11 Newsletters 13

14 ADVERTISERS INDEX Analyzer Products Group Blair-Martin Company... 10, 11 Bray Controls... 7 Calbay Controls... 4 Cannon Corp Cal Poly Pomona... 8 Capital Westward... 8 Central California Instruments... 5 CFM-San Diego Don Wolf & Associates ESL Power Systems Emerson Process Mgmt... 6 GEXPRO Golden State Controls... 9 Jensen Instrument Co...11 JPR Systems... 6 Moore Industries... Insert Pathfinder Instruments... 7 Patten Systems Precision Instrumentation... 5 RM Controls Romatec...11 SpectraSensors Summit Fluid Technologies... 8 The Fitting Source Valley Instrument... 9 WestMark Sales... Back Cover Wilmington Instruments... Insert Control System Engineering PE License Exam Review Course ISA Members $395 Non-Members $505 Info: Become a licensed and validate your qualifications in this discipline You ll be able to: Provide services for projects requiring licensed engineers Place your seal on plans, drawings, specifications, and reports Advertise your services to the public Contact your state engineering board to request a CSE information packet or visit for information Huntington Beach 7 Saturdays Aug - Oct 2015 Info: (714) ISA Southern District 11 Newsletters July 2015

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16 ISA Section Newsletter Los Angeles Section of ISA c/o TechPubs Communications, PO Box 1605, Costa Mesa, CA Time Sensitive Please Deliver by July 18 Tuesday, July 21 Instrumentation 2015 Training - Exhibits - Careers Carson Convention Center JULY 21 One Day Only OC 16 ISA Southern District 11 Newsletters July 2015