March 2007

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1 INSIDE THIS ISSUE 2 - President s Message 3 - DVP: What is your ISA IQ? 4 - Welcome Steve Huffman! OC Seminar a Success 5 - Section Nominations 6 - ISA Training: Industrial Data Communications 7 - Instrumentation 2007: A Booming Success! 8 - Local Section Meetings What is an Engineer? 9 - Regional Events 10 - Fieldbus Seminar Flare Stack & Pipeline 11 Industrial Water Analysis Symposium 12 - Wireless Communication District Leadership Conference More PLC Training 14 - Job Shop & Training 15 - ISA Expo 2007 Upcoming Regional Events Golf Tournament, Tabletop Exhibit and Cajun Feast Thursday - Friday, May 17-18, For details see Las Vegas Section Spring Tabletop Exhibit For information and date, please see March 2007 Orange County Section Meeting Orange County Sanitation District: Virtual Tour Facilities Overview and Process Control Automation This presentation will provide an overview of the Orange County Sanitation Districts main treatment process facilities, its treatment objectives and plant operations with a brief description of its process control philosophy and standards. The systems at OCSD will be reviewed from both the hardware and software perspectives, with the goal that the audience should take away an understanding of process control objectives at OCSD. Speaker The Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) operates the third largest wastewater agency west of the Mississippi River. For over 50 years, we have safely collected, treated and disposed of and or reclaimed the wastewater generated by 2.5 million people living and working in central and northwestern Orange County. For more information go to the OCSD website About the Speaker. Riaz Moinuddin is the Engineering Supervisor in Electrical/Instrumentation Maintenance & Process Controls Group here at OCSD and can be reached at (714) Meeting Details Date: Wednesday, March 14th, 2007 Time: 5:00pm Networking, 6:00pm Program Location: OCSD Operations Control Center Ellis Avenue, Fountain Valley RSVP: Hiten Dalal (714) or HitenD@ntrcal.com One man s magic is another man s engineering. Robert Heinlein Photos courtesy of Riaz Moinuddin. March 2007 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 1

2 Orange County Section Officers President Craig Lanternier Fluor Enterprises, (949) President Elect Open Treasurer Gautam Parikh Fluor Enterprises, (949) Secretary Jesus Moncayo Coffin World Water Systems (949) , ext. 217 Past President John Querido Jontec Systems, (949) Society Delegate Sarah Sheldon Fluor Enterprises, (949) Society Delegate Alternate Christine Dorgan Disneyland Scientific Systems (714) Arrangements Chair Hiten Dalal Newtech Resources, (714) Education Chair John Gong ICP-DAS USA, Inc., (310) Historian/Honors & Awards Chair John Querido Jontec Systems, (949) Membership Chair Don Zee Don Zee Associates, (949) Membership Co-Chair Bis Mitra Fluor Enterprises, (949) Newsletter Editor John Prince APG Analyzer Systems, (714) Program Chair Sarah Sheldon Fluor Enterprises, (949) Publicity Chair Sebastian Zielonka Fluor Enterprises, (949) Student Section Liaison Bob Harrison Conex Systems, (714) Webmaster Bob Harrison Conex Systems, (714) District 11 Vice President Joe Bingham AES Automation, (714) President s message By Craig Lanternier, Section President We have been extremely fortunate to have such a talented and motivated group of speakers on our roster. February 21st was no exception. After moving our regularly scheduled meeting date back a week due to Valentine s Day, we weren t sure how many of our members would be able to attend. Our concern was unwarranted as we managed to fill the room for Ory Selzer s (CCI) excellent presentation on challenges in selection of control valves for process and utility steam service. Also, thanks to Ralph Forte (CCI) for sponsoring the meeting. Analysis Division Educational Seminar: Thanks go to John Querido, Sandra Krauthamer, Paul Otterman and John Gong for setting up the Analysis Division educational seminar on Process Analyzer Sample Systems held on Saturday, February 24th. Also thanks to Hiten Dalal for coordinating the event location at Newtech Resources in Irvine. Robert Sherman (CIRCOR) presented an incredible amount of material and can t I remember a more practical and informative seminar on this topic. He was able to point out many of the typical things that go wrong at installations where the analyzer is usually the first to device to get the blame. The vast majority of the time it s actually something that was installed wrong, never maintained, or just misapplied in the design of the sample system. Robert also pointed out how you need to think of the sample system as a small process unit, and that it should be designed accordingly. The good news was that most sample system failures can be fixed once you identify the problem. Robert also covered the recent progress of NeSSI (New Sampling/Sensor Initiative) and the development and availability of new modular components and substrates. If you haven t heard of this initiative before, I would encourage you to do a web search for NeSSI, and check it out. Future Educational Seminar: Just a heads-up, thanks to Don Zee, the next educational seminar is in the works and will cover Microsoft Vista-Office. If the response to this presentation is anything like the session we had for XP a few years ago, I would suggest getting your ticket early. We probably had close to one hundred people at that event. We are currently researching venues that can handle that level of participation. We are targeting a date in late April or May, so stay tuned. Craig Lanternier President ISA Orange County Section Fluor Corporation Electrical & Control Systems (949) craig_lanternier@fluor.com District 11 V Pres Elect Ray Spangler Central Automation, Inc., (661) Ray.Spangler@CentralAutomation.us ISA Staff Contact Dalton Wilson ISA, (919) , dwilson@isa.org Treasurer s Report BY Orange County Section April 4, 2006 Actual Budget INCOME Arrangements 3, , Dues/Mbrshp/Publicity 2, , Education , Interest Income X-Mas Party - 3, Student Section - 1, Misc TOTAL INCOME $6, $14, EXPENSES President s Budget Arrangements 2, , Membership/Mkg Programs Education Insurance Honors Awards Student Competition Misc Pres. Meeting 1, , Society Delegate 1, , Pres. Elect - 1, X-Mas Party 4, , District Workshop - 1, Planning Meeting Student Section Treasurer TOTAL EXPENSES $10, $15, NET ($4,093.41) ($1,400.00) Balances: Checking Account: $4, Certificates of Deposit: $43, 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, Cal State Fullterton and Long Beach State. Newsletters include the South 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) 2006 TechPubs Communications. All Rights Reserved. 2 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 March 2007

3 Message from the DVP What is your ISA IQ? Have you ever bought a candy bar? Of course you have. Now, did you only eat 10% of it and threw away the rest? What about the money in your wallet? Do you spend 10% of it and throw away the rest? That would be really stupid huh? Are you eating all or your ISA candy? The ISA team is currently working on over 15 new initiatives that are a direct benefit to you, the member. These initiatives are based around ISA s five core competencies, Standards, Certification, Education & Training, Publishing, and Conferences & Exhibits. Did you know that all standards are free to each member? Did you know that you can get over 2500 technical papers for free? How about the free webinars? An enormous well spring of knowledge is now yours for free! All you have to do is take that first step and take a drink. Like the old wise saying goes a wise man can lead a horse to water, but he can t make him drink. I ask you, do you see yourself as the stubborn horse or the wise man. Why are we ISA members? We are all here because of the value that ISA brings to our careers and professional development. PS I actually received four, count them, four replies from my last column! I want to thank those who replied back to me. It s nice to know that at least four of you are reading this. For my next column I would like to hear back from any of you about how ISA has helped you in your careers or in other ways. In matters of style swim with the current in matters of principle stand like a rock. Thomas Jefferson. As always, please let me know if you like my messages or think that I m way off track. Also please let me know if you have any questions, concerns, comments, etc. You can reach me at or jbingham@aesglobal.com. Yours truly, Joe Bingham District Vice-President, District 11, Chairman, Engineering, Science, & Technology Policy for ISA, Chairman SP - 101, HMI s Member of the Executive Board of ISA VALI N Corpor oni at March 2007 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 3

4 News from ISA Welcome Stephen Huffman! Welcome to Steve Huffman, the new President of ISA for Steve lives in St. Louis, MO and currently holds the position of Vice President, Strategic Accounts for Mead O Brien, Incorporated, a Kansas City-based process control specialty representative for a number of market-leading manufacturers in a nine state area. He began his process control career in 1975 with O Brien Process Controls in St. Louis after serving as a US Naval officer on engineering duty aboard a large surface ship. He was Executive Vice President of O Brien when the company merged with the Mead organization in With ISA, Steve s duties have included District 8 Vice President, the second year of which he served as Chairman of the DVP Board, Strategic Planning Department Vice President during which he was elected to two terms as Chairman of the Board of Department VPs, and Chairman of the Society Finance Committee. Steve is a Senior Member with the ISA St. Louis Section. He is a member of the Analysis Division, Management Division and Power Industry Division. As ISA President he sits on the Council of Society Delegates, Executive Board and chairs the Executive Committee. Steve is also a member of the New Ventures Investment Committee. Prior to his Society service, he served in all the Board positions of the St. Louis Section and has retained the position of H&A Chairman since Also, Steve holds a BSBA degree from the University of Missouri. Steve is pleased to mark his year as Society President as his 30 th year of membership! Steve Huffman can be reached at Meade O Brien, Inc., Midwest Industrial Blvd, St. Louis, MO , (314) , huffman@meadobrien.com or president@isa.org. Orange County Section Need sulfur inert Need sulfur inert or passivated steel or passivated steel sample sample system system components? components? We can provide Silcosteel or Sulfinert treated pressure regulators, pressure gauges, and other analyzer sample system components. Call us for more information. Distributors o f Pressure and Flow Controls: Pressure regulators, pressure indicators, flowmeters, filters, separators, thermometers, and enclosures Benson Ave., Chino CA TEL: (909) FAX: (909) Photo courtesy of John Querido Process analyzer sample system seminar a success The Orange County Section and ISA Analysis Division held another very successful seminar on Process Analyzer Sample Systems on Saturday, February 24th, 2007 at NEWTECH Resources. Robert Sherman from CIRCOR Int l Inc. has been in his field for more than 35 years and delivered an information-packed four-hour seminar. Robert Sherman can be contacted through Precision Instrumentation (see ad on this page). For information about upcoming excellent Orange County Section seminars, please contact John Gong at (310) x 101 or Johng@icpdas-usa.com. 4 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 March 2007

5 S San Joaquin Valley Call for Section officer nominations John Sheehan has been elected as the chair of our nominating committee for the 2008 ISA Southern San Joaquin Valley Section board of directors. This is one of the most active boards in the US and actively supports students in the technical fields with their scholarship programs. If you are interested in serving on the board, please contact John Sheehan at At right, the Southern San Joaquin Board Met to to discuss financial support the Section was going to provide the Bakersfield College Electronics program to help increase the number of qualified automation techs in this area. The Executive Board decided to have SSJV initially provide a total of $1800 each semester for scholarships to both fulltime and part-time students, and $200 in seed funds for supporting the formation of a BC/ISA Student Section. Pictured from left are Mohammad Heidari (Chevron) Scholarship Chair; Jason Dixon (Bakersfield College Instructor) Prospective Student Section Faculty Advisor; Chip Wickline (Retired) Membership Chair; John Sheehan (Chevron) Delegate/Past President; Ira Miller (Blair Martin) Historian; Paul Wade ( Process Instruments & Controls) Training Chairman; Gary Gaeta (Chevron OSI); Alan McMurry (Consultant) Treasurer; Seth Olson (PLCs Plus) Vice President/ President-elect; Del Signorelli (Chevron) President; Octavio Escobedo (Occidental) Secretary. Thanks to Del, John & Alan for photo and information. Los Angeles Section Section officer nominations and election The following procedure for the nomination and election of President Elect, Secretary and Treasurer is excerpted from the ISA Los Angeles Section Bylaws and Constitution and is required to be published annually in the March newsletter. All section members are expected to take initiative in suggesting candidates or volunteering their services. To nomination someone, please contact the Section Past President, who also chairs the nomination committee. The rules for nomination are (1) no elected officer shall succeed him or herself except Secretary and Treasurer, (2) no member of the nominating committee shall be included in the proposed slate of elected officers, and (3) nominees must be ISA members of the section in good standing at the time of nomination. The slate of elected officers (President Elect, Secretary and Treasurer) shall be presented at the March Section meeting at which time written nominee-approved nominations shall be accepted from the floor or by delivery to the Nominating Chairman within ten days. If no additional nominations are made for elected officers, the Secretary, at the April Section meeting, shall be instructed to cast a unanimous ballot in favor of the slate of nominees. If additional nominations are made, the Secretary shall, promptly after the tenth day following the March meeting, mail by first class mail a ballot to all voting members of the Section. The Secretary shall, on May 1, count and certify the results for presentation at the May Executive Board meeting. A tie vote shall be resolved by the nominating committee. The installation of the elected officers shall take place at the June meeting with the term of office to begin on July 1. The additional officers are to be appointed by the incoming president, approved by the newly elected officers and installed at the July Executive Board meeting. March 2007 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 5

6 ISA Training and Career Advancement Industrial data communications ISA is offering the following courses in Long Beach, with the next course being Industrial Data Communications beginning March 26, Detailed course description is below the list. Upcoming ISA Training Courses in Long Beach 03/26-28/2007 Industrial Data Communications, Part 1 03/29-30/2007 Industrial Data Communications, Part 2 04/03/2007 Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST) Exam Review Course 04/16/2007 Safety Instrumented Systems-Design, Analysis & Justificaton 04/19/2007 Advanced SIS Design, Analysis & Justification 05/21/2007 Installing, Calibrating & Maintaining Electronic Instruments 06/25/2007 Understanding and Tuning Control Loops 06/28/2007 Troubleshooting Instrumentation and Control Systems 07/09/2007 Installing, Calibrating & Maintaining Electronic Instruments 09/10/2007 Introduction to Industrial Automation and Control 11/05/2007 Certified Industrial Maintenance Mechanic (CIMM) Review Course 11/26/2007 Understanding and Tuning Control Loops 11/29/2007 Troubleshooting Instrumentation and Control Systems Industrial Data Communications, Part I (TS05) - CA Learn the underlying principles behind today s industrial communications systems, including Modbus, Data Highway Plus and Ethernet/TCP The Interface Solution Experts When you need to interface field processes with computer-based systems, readout equipment and other instrumentation... our technology, service and expertise help you do it efficiently, safely and cost-effectively. IP. Real life examples and case histories will help you understand the facts behind control networks and how to apply and maintain them effectively in your plant. Date: Monday, 26 March 2007 through Wednesday, 28 March The last day to register online is 12 March Course will be held at Data Train Institute, 3939 Atlantic Avenue Ste 104, Long Beach, CA. The instructor is Victor Wegelin. Cost for non-members is $1,395.00; ISA Member: $1,310.00; Group Discount: $1, Industrial Data Communications - Part II (TS10) - CA Ethernet, TCP/IP and the Internet technologies are reshaping the way that control, data transfer and maintenance are being carried out in industrial plants around the world. In this second Industrial Data Communications course, students learn more about the latest developments in networking, including practical tips on testing TCP/IP based networks and where to safely use an industrial web intranet. They also explore the strengths and weakness of competing network technologies, including leased services such T1/T3, Frame Relay or ADSL and private systems such as short haul modems and fiber optics. Date: Thursday, 29 March 2007 through Friday, 30 March The last day to register online is 12 March Course will be held at Data Train Institute, 3939 Atlantic Avenue Ste 104, Long Beach, CA. The instructor is Victor Wegelin. Cost for non-member is $1,195.00; ISA Member: $1,110.00; Group Discount: $1, More information about these courses can be found atthe ISA website at link: Process Control and Distributed I/O Signal Transmitters and Converters Isolators, Splitters and Repeaters Temperature Sensors and Transmitters Limit Alarms, Trips and Switches Process Controllers, Monitors and Backup Stations Smart HART Loop Monitors and Interfaces I/P and P/I Pneumatic Converters AC Power Transducers and Monitors Indicators and Displays Instrument Power Supplies Enclosure Systems, Racks and Rails Complementary Accessories Temperature Level Flow Pressure Status Monitor Display Alarm Record Control Represented By: Patten Systems, Inc. Tel: (714) FAX: (714) jcapitano@pattensystems.com 6 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 March 2007

7 ISA Los Angeles Section Instrumentation 2007 a booming success ISA Los Angeles Section s First Annual Instrumentation Expo and Technical Training was a huge success - much larger and better attended than any of the Section s events in several years. The rain didn t keep the 200+ registered attendees away. Thanks to the overall organization and planning by the Expo Committee, meaningful training classes, expert panel discussions and state of the art product exhibits were all brought together in one place. Held at the industry-central Carson Civic Center, attendees from all the local oil refineries, power generation facilities, process industries, water and wastewater facilities and many others were in attendance from as far away as Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. More info in the next month s newslettter. For photos and videos, see Insturmentation At last count, over 200 from industry registered for the event, plus exhibitors, trainers and other session attendees. Reid Hogue, of Rockwell Automation, held PLC training classes for over 50 people throughout the day. Emerson and the Emerson logo are trademarks and service marks of Emerson Electric Co. Tescom Corporation 2006; All rights reserved. Eliminate downtime with continuous gas pressure! The wastewater panel with LA Santitation District, Carollo Engineers and Hach Homeland Security Technologies was one of the largest sessions. Register Now for... INSTRUMENTATION 2008 Information about early exhibitor signup discounts for the 2008 Expo, will be posted at the website... NA-3 continuous reducing Designed to keep your system up and running. Northern California Visit us on-line: Southern California March 2007 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 7

8 Local section meetings For more details about any of the section meetings, please contact the section president, website or read each section s complete newsletter online at Orange County Wed, March 14 Orange County Sanitation District Virtual Tour Facilities Overview and Process Control Automation of the OCSD main treatment process facilities, its treatment objectives and plant operations with a brief description of its process control philosophy and standards, reviewed from both the hardware and software perspectives. Speaker Riaz Moinuddin is the Engineering Supervisor in Electrical/Instrumentation Maintenance & Process Controls Group. Wednesday, March 14; 5:00pm Networking, 6:00pm Program; Location: OCSD Operations Control Center, Ellis Avenue, Fountain Valley. RSVP to Hiten Dalal (714) or HitenD@ntrcal.com. Website: So San Joaquin Valley Thurs, March 15 Tour of Bakersfield College s Automated Lab Professors Jason Dixon and Sean Caras. The hands-on training at APRD prepares students for some of today s most challenging manufacturing environments. BC offers both full Associate s Degrees and focused certificates. Location: Bakersfield College s Industrial Technology Building; March 15, 2007, 11:30 am. RSVP to Lisa Denke at LLD@bry.com or (661) Website: Los Angeles Tues, March 20 Stationery Source Emissions Roundtable John Hichugi, former manager of Air Monitoring and Testing at South Coast Air Quality Management District, will moderate a roundtable of industry leaders, led by Danny Luong, AQMD RECLAIM, to discuss the current state of emissions control, monitoring and regulations. No cost to ISA members and those who join at the door; $25 for non-members. Pizza will be served. Energy Resource Center, Downey; 5pm. See website for more details. RSVP to John Prince at jprince@calcems.com. Section website: Las Vegas Thurs, April 5 Section meetings are held at The Tap House, 5589 W. Charleston Blvd, just East of Jones, on the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM. The section is finalizing its calendar for the year including the annual Table Top Show to be held in late spring. Vendors are encouraged to contact the section to reserve space for the show. Contact Lyle@FlowGuy.com for further information. San Diego See Contact Section President for information about Section activities. Website Who is an engineer? The engineer is the key figure in the material progress of the world. It is his engineering that makes a reality of the potential value of science by translating scientific knowledge into tools, resources, energy and labor to bring them into the service of man... To make contributions of this kind the engineer requires the imagination to visualize the needs of society and to appreciate what is possible as well as the technological and broad social age understanding to bring his vision to reality. Sir Eric Ashby Invensys Measurement & Instruments Tank Gauging & Systems PROCESS MEASUREMENT & CONTROL SOLUTIONS Thermal Controls Heat Tracing Products & Services Ultrasonic Flowmeters Process Level Measurement Coriolis Mass Flowmeters Engineering is not merely knowing and being knowledgeable, like a walking encyclopedia; engineering is not merely analysis; engineering is not merely the possession of the capacity to get elegant solutions to non-existent engineering problems; engineering is practicing the art of the organized forcing of technological change... Engineers operate at the interface between science and society... Dean Gordon Brown V-Cone & Process Flowmeters Teledyne Analytical Instruments Gas & Liquid Analyzers Industrial Flowmeters Gas & Flame Detection Gas Mass Flowmeters Instrumentation Products The ideal engineer is a composite... He is not a scientist, he is not a mathematician, he is not a sociologist or a writer; but he may use the knowledge and techniques of any or all of these disciplines in solving engineering problems. N. W. Dougherty, 1955 Pipeline Strainers & Bag Filters ANAHEIM HILLS CORPORATE Tel Fax Gas/Liquid Separators info@jprsi.com Flow/Level/Temp Switches BAKERSFIELD BRANCH Tel Fax ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 March 2007

9 Regional events Dates are subject to change. Always contact the sponsoring party before making your final plans to attend. To include an event or make a correction, please contact the editor. March 25-29, 2007 Optical Fiber Conf & Expo - National Fiber Optic Engrs Conf Anaheim March Industrial Data Communications, Part I (TS05) Data Train Institute Long Beach, CA March Complete Automation on the Move Green Valley, Las Vegas events/lasvegas March 26-29, 2007 WESTEC Los Angeles March Industrial Data Communications, Part II (TS10) Data Train Institute Long Beach, CA April 1-4, 2007 Amer Assoc of Petro Geologists (AAPG), Long Bch, April 20-22, 2007 ISA District Leadership Conference Disneyland Hotel jbingham@aesglobal.com April 26-28, 2007 Wireless Telecommunications Symposium Cal Poly Pomona program.htm May 3, 2007 Fieldbus Educational Seminar: Changing the Playing Field Hilton Hotel, Long Beach Maggie Carlson, maggie.carlson@fieldbus.org May 15-17, 2007 EDS 2007 Las Vegas May 8, 15, 22, 2007 PLC Training - Beginning to Advanced. Three-Part Course. ISA Los Angeles Section May 17-18, 2007 (tentative dates) Annual Southern San Joaquin Valley Section Scholarship Fund Benefit, Golf Tournament, Tabletop Exhibit & Cajun Feast Bakersfield. May 20-24, 2007 Nanotech Silicon Valley June 2007 Natl Propane Gas Assoc (NPGA) Annual Meeting & Educational Conference, Las Vegas, NV (202) June 6-7, 2007 Assoc of Energy Engineers (AEE) West Coast Energy Mgmt Congr, Long Beach; June 23-27, 2007 ISA Summer Leaders Meeting Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas Scottsdale, AZ September 24-27, 2007 ASIS International 2007 Las Vegas October 2-4, 2007 ISA Expo 2007 Houston, Texas March 2007 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 9

10 Education and Training Free Fieldbus educational seminar May 3, Long Beach Long Beach, California End users and engineering firms are invited to attend the upcoming Fieldbus Educational Seminar in Long Beach, CA on May 3, 2007, 9:00-5:00 at the Hilton Long Beach Hotel to learn about the Changing the Playing Field for the Foundation System Technology. Take part in a one-day seminar and learn about the entire infrastructure included with demonstrations on: Open Scalable Integration, Process Integrity and Business Intelligence. Local end user speakers will be present in the afternoon talking about their experiences with the technology. For more information about Fieldbus or this seminar, see Attendees will receive a CD with all the presentation materials and technical guides, workshop presentation handouts and much more. Exhibitors will be present displaying the latest products and solutions. ISA Los Angeles will have an exhibit at the seminar, so please stop by and say hello. To register, contact Maggie Carlson, Marketing Specialist with Fieldbus Foundation, 9005 Mountain Ridge Drive, Bowie Bldg, Suite 190, Austin, Texas 78759, at (512) ext 21 or maggie.carlson@fieldbus.org. Product Application Notes Flare stack and pipeline applications In accordance with the Kyoto Protocol of 1997, the total emissions of greenhouse gasses are now monitored more closely than ever. Therefore the need for reliable instrumentation to monitor emissions and prevent accidental gas releases is now of paramount importance. In the case of a natural gas pipeline or a flare stack, the volume of gas that could be released in the event of a leak or valve malfunction is significant in terms of plant safety, environmental impact and material waste. Thermal dispersion flow/level/interface switches, such as the Kayden 800 Series, are used extensively in flare stack and pipeline applications. Common applications are flow monitoring and leak detection/early warning devices monitoring the PSV or rupture disk. Customers using the Kayden 800 Series switches in flares have found that the increased sensitivity and digital repeatability of the Kayden switches allows them to perform their required system tests with a reduced volume of gas. Thus less gas is consumed during tests and emissions are significantly reduced. Thermal dispersion flow switches work well as leak detection devices because of their ability to detect very small changes in flow rates (or very low flows) as would be found if a PSV lifts or a pin hole develops in a rupture disk. To perform well in a remote pipeline application or as an alarm device in a flare stack, an instrument must overcome these common shortcomings: difficult or limited field adjustments; false flow indications. For more info about Kayden Instruments see Custom Control Sensors, Inc... Pressure and Temperature Switches 10 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 March 2007

11 Industry Training Industrial water analysis symposium Mar Bakersfield Hach is presenting an Industrial Water Analysis Symposium on March 13 and 14th at the Doubletree Hotel in Bakersfield. The Symposium will consist of live equipment and laboratory instruments as well for a two-day hands-on training. The Symposium is free, however you much pre-register with Joan Chang at (626) or jchang@hach.com. March 13 Industrial Boiler/Cooling Water. Key topics will include alkalinity, chlorine, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, hardness, ph, phosphate, ORP, silica, sodium, TOC and turbidity. 7:30am - Continental Breakfast; 8:00am - 3:30pm - Symposium (lunch included) March 14, 2007 Industrial Wastewater. Key topics will include BOD, COD, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, ph, ORP, nutrients (nitrogen/phosphorus), suspended solids, TOC and turbidity. 7:30am - Continental Breakfast; 8:00am - 3:30pm - Symposium (lunch included) The water/wastewater panel and roundtable drew over thirty participants at Instrumentation Panelists from left are Thao Le, Control Systems Engineer at Los Angeles County Sanitation District s Advanced Water Pollution Project; Terry Englehardt, Hach Homeland Security Technologies; Roy Jumbo, Control Systems Engineer with Carollo Engineers of Fountain Valley, California; and moderator Joan Chang of Hach Company. More photos and videos can be see at the website The 2008 event will be held in February 2008, so mark your calendars now! FLOWMETERS CHART RECORDERS LEVEL PRESSURE TEMPERATURE AUTO DIALERS CONTROLLERS GAUGES WIRELESS COMMUNICATION VALVE AUTOMATION ANALYZERS SAMPLERS March 2007 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 11

12 Data Communications Ultra-wideband wireless communications By Dr. Kei Hao, Central Automation The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has defined Ultra-wideband to any wireless communication technology that utilizes a bandwidth larger than 500 MHz or 25% of the center frequency. This large bandwidth leads to new possibilities for both communications and precise positioning applications. Ultra-Wideband (UWB) wireless communication systems have generated intense interests due to its potential for providing pervasive wireless connectivity. This potential is due to the fact that UWB may provide very high bit rate, low-cost, and low-power wireless communication for a wide variety of systems, such as high speed wireless USB, wireless monitors, and digital camcorders. Another factor that enhances interest in UWB is that the Federal Communications Commission has recently allocated 7.5~GHz of spectrum for unlicensed commercial UWB communication systems. Dr. Kei Hao received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from La Universidad de la Republica del Oriental del Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay in 1998, the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, in 2001 and Ph.D degree in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin Madison, in From 1998 to 2000, he was an Electrical Engineer with the South America Division, Schlumberger. While with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he was a Research Assistant with the Wireless and Signal Processing Laboratory and Center for Intelligent Maintenance Systems. Currently, he is an Electrical Engineer/Automation Analyst with Central Automation, Inc located in Bakersfield, California. His expertises are communications, wireless communications, and automation systems. Dr. Hao and John A. Gubner co-authored a white paper Titled A Point- Process of Spencer s Space-Time Extension of the IEEE a UWB Channel Model. Check the WTS 2007 (Wireless Telecommunications Symposium) website to find more information on attending this Symposium. A good opportunity to Dig Deeper into wireless technology. The conference will be held at Kellogg West Conference Center, 3801 W. Temple Avenue, Pomona, CA More information see the website, 12 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 March 2007

13 ISA District 2007 District Leadership Conference by Joe Bingham, District Vice President This year s District Leadership Conference will be held April 20-22, 2007, at the Disneyland Hotel and is going to be HUGE! Not only are we having a joint meeting with Districts 8, 9, and 10, but we will have the honor of having the Executive Committee their as well. Also there is no cost this year to attend the conference. It s critically important that each section send as many of its new leaders as possible. I know some of you may have some financial limitations. Please let me know what these are and maybe I can assist you from the DVP general fund. Also, we will have Mark Adams, as the guest speaker again. Anyone interested in attending the conference should contact their Section President for information. Presidents should RSVP how many of your board members can make it as soon as possible as we have only blocked off so many rooms for District 11. More information will be printed in the next newsletter as we make final arrangements for the event. The following is the preliminary schedule. This schedule is tentative and subject to change. Contact your Section President for more information. Fri, Apr 20: 1:00 - Team building activity (TBA) 8:00 - Welcome and gathering (Host DVP) Sat, Apr 21: 7:30 - Continental Breakfast 8:00 - Goals/Agenda (DVP s from Dist 8, 9, 10, 11) 8:30 - Motivational Speech (Mark Adams) 10:45 - ISA s 5 Core Competencies (Steve Huffman, ISA President) 11:45 - ISA Staff Q&A (Dalton Wilson) 12:00 - Lunch 1:00 - Marketing ISA to Members, Employers, You (Kim Miller Dunn, ISA Pres Elect) 2:00 - DVP Roundtable (Topic TBA) 3:00 - District Council Meeting 5:00 - Social Hour 6:00 - Group Dinner 8:00 - Networking, Social Sun, Apr 22: 7:30 - Continental Breakfast 8:00 - ISA Initiatives, Automation Federation (Pat Gouhin) 9:00 - Breakout Sessions 10:00 - Technical Session (TBA) 11:30 - Presentations & Closing Remarks (DVPs) 12:00 - Lunch (Independent) 1:00 - Planning and Lessons Learned (DVPs Only) Joe Bingham is the Vice President of ISA District 11. He can be reach at AES Automation, 3855 E. La Palma Ave., Suite 104, Anaheim, CA 92807, (714) or jbingham@aesglobal.com. Professional Training More PLC training A repeat of the PLC training course has been scheduled for May by the Los Angeles Section. Classes will be held on Tuesday evenings with the course consisting of nine classroom and lab hours. Conducted by professional instrumentation trainers, this class is not product specific. Professional Development Certificates will be awarded to all attendees. Basic-to-Advanced PLC Programming is being offered again due to the overwhelming response to the September course. A hands-on session using student laptops as the training tool, each student will use an instructional aid to program a live simulation on their computer. There will also be review of programming components to enlighten even an experienced technician and increase his experience level. 9 hours total training. A RSLogix PLC Simulator and ProSim-II Simulation disc will be provided as part of the package. Students will need to bring their own laptop computer. Instructors: Orlando Manahan and Neil Finch. This course will be limited to twenty students. - Tues, May 8 - Introduction to PLC Programming and Lab - Tues, May 15 - Practical Programming and Lab - Tues, May 22 - More Programming and Lab The basic registration fee include a PLC training CD and supporting documentation. This training is open to everyone registration fee for ISA Los Angeles members is $150 for the session. Add $15 per class if a member of another section. For non-members, $195 per session. A special rate is offered for full-time students - call for information. There will be a small charge for class materials for each course. The course will be held at the Gas Company s Energy Resource Center in Downey. If there are any open seats, those who took this course last year are welcome to take it again at no additional cost. For more information and to sign up, please contact Neil Finch at (951) or nfinch@ci.glendale.ca.us, or see the ISA Los Angeles Section website, Sand Canyon Ave., Suite C Irvine, CA Office: Fax: Instrumentation and Control Systems for Southern California, Nevada and Hawaii Golden State Controls and Invensys Foxboro We are the authorized Representative for the Foxboro Systems group. We now support the full range of Foxboro control systems including IA and A Squared. Please call us for information, support and service. Instrumentation Distributor Control Valves Control Systems Rotameters Sub-Distributor for G M Cooke, Inc. Golden State Controls is affiliated with Western States Controls Professional Services Group that provides engineering and technical solutions to process control systems and instrumentation. March 2007 ISA Newsletters, Southern District continued from page 4

14 Job Shop Circulation is approximately 1,500 ISA members and other industry personnel. To place an ad, please contact the newsletter editor. Industrial Instrument Technician. Journeyman level instrument technician. Applicant must show experience with setting-up, installing, running, troubleshooting industrial process control loops, configuring and troubleshooting DCS. Knowledge in the installation, calibrating, and repairing of the following pneumatic and smart field instruments: pressure, flow, temp, level, analytical transmitters, value positioners, valve actuators, printers, scanners and PID controllers. Requires high school diploma or GED. Mail resume to Industrial Instr Tech 0602, c/o TechPubs Communications, PO Box 1605, Costa Mesa, CA Control and Instrumentation Technician 2 - Immediate Opening! Park Water Company is interviewing for a Control and Instrumentation Technician skilled in water system instrumentation and controls, including the installation, maintenance, design and testing of software and hardware for SCADA systems and associated radio based communication systems. Experience with electrical and control system troubleshooting, Allen Bradley PLC programming, ifix HMI programming, Ethernet and radio communications is desirable. Information on the position, the Company, and the application and waiver forms are on our website at or call Park Water in Downey at (562) , ext Manufacturers Representative. MCR Technologies a manufacturers representative covering Southern California and Southern Nevada is seeking qualified outside sales person with 3+ years of sales experience in the instrumentation field. Competitive salary and bonus, Health, Dental, Vision, Life insurance benefits. Forward resume to sales@mcrt.com or fax to Water &Wastewater Industry Manager. Rosemount Analytical located in Irvine, California and a leader in the development and manufacture of liquid analysis instruments has an immediate need for an Industry Manager to assist in the development and execution of strategies to achieve profitable growth in the global Drinking Water and Wastewater industries. The ideal candidate will have experience working within the municipal markets either directly or as a consultant or supplier. Familiarity with the construction, principles of operation and applications of electrochemical and amperometric sensors (i.e., ph, chlorine, DO, etc.) for water analysis is required. This position reports through the division Industry Marketing department. Qualifications: BS Degree in Engineering, Chemistry or related field. MBA preferred and 5 to 7 years of product development experience and/or inside sales or marketing experience in a technical discipline (preferably instrumentation). Requires strong written and verbal communication skills; must work effectively with teams. Travel averaging approximately 25% of the time is required. Learn more about us at Please send resumes to Rosemount Analytical, 2400 Barranca Pkwy, Irvine, CA 92606, or to uniloc.resumes@emersonprocess.com. Environmental Engineer. Develop procedures, conduct training and audits, interface with regulatory agencies. Manage RCRA and Hazardous Material Programs, including HMP, RMP, SPCC and SARA 313. Develop waste minimization strategies. Maintain compliance with local, state and federal hazardous waste and hazardous material regulations, including RCRA and CAL-EPA. BS Degree in Environmental Eng. (or relevant) and at least 5 yrs. exp. Exp. in the chemical or pharmaceutical industry a plus. Ampac Fine Chemicals / HR (916) Computer Validation Engineer. BS degree/technical. 5-8 yrs. experience maintaining validation programs, preferably in computerized system validation and automation systems e.g. process control systems. Knowledge of applicable regulations/guidelines. Background in general quality processes/ systems. Salary commensurate with experience (in $85-$115k range). Please contact or send resume to: Dianne Gauger, Dianne Gauger & Associates at (760) or dgauger@dc.rr.com Outside Salesperson Position. Ponton Industries has an immediate opening for an outside sales person to cover Riverside, San Bernardino and Imperial Counties. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to join one of the fastest growing representative firms in Southern California. The position requires previous instrumentation or electrical equipment field sales experience. Extremely competitive salary and commission program, car allowance, tax deferred retirement package, health, dental and life insurance benefits. Send your resume to info@pontonind.com. Instrumentation & Analyzer Technicians. Perform repairs, calibration, preventative maintenance with a minimum of supervision on all types of electrical, instrumentation, and plant analytical equipment. Installation of wiring, instrumentation and control system equipment. Experience with PLC programming, graphical interface software desirable but not required. Ability to work from electrical schematics, mechanical drawings. Will work from home and cover Southern California. Full-time, part-time or contract openings. No overnight travel. Please contact John Prince at APG Analyzer Systems, at (714) or apply through website - wwwcalcems.com. Electro-Mechanical Engineer/Technician. Automation company needs Engineer/Technician experienced with computer and PLC controlled equipment comprised of multi-axis motor control, pneumatic actuators, machine control, and feedback elements including analog & digital inputs, encoders, photo-electrics, vision systems. Must understand PC/PLC software, HW/SW interfaces and be able to identify and isolate electrical, software, or mechanical problems. Will assist with design & assembly of new systems as well as installation, field service & support. Salary commensurate with experience. resume to lbernstein@nortekautomation.com. JOB WANTED: Engineer/Consultant with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering seeking a position that requires the use of mathematical sciences, engineering, and economics for cost estimation and managerial decision-making in Los Angeles, Orange or San Diego Counties. Two years relevant work experience includes economic and business analysis consulting and systems engineering for DoD clients. Active DoD secret security clearance. Computer skills include: Automated Cost Estimating Integrated Tools (ACEIT); Arena 7.0; AutoCAD; C++; DOORS; Expert Choice; Maple; MatLab; Microsoft Office; Surfcam. Will resume and references upon request. Contact Danielle Brisky at (703) or daniellebrisky@yahoo.com. Sales Engineer Position. Surelok TM, a business unit of cmax-2000, Inc., is seeking experienced sales engineers, for the sales of tube fittings, face seal and weld fittings to the industrial customers such as manufacturers of Analytical Instruments, Gas Analyzers, Gas Panels, Gas regulators, etc., in Southern California. We offer a reasonable base salary and attractive sales commission to results oriented persons. Forward resume to info@surelok.us or fax to (951) ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 March 2007

15 Job Shop, continued from page14 Product Manager. Required: 5+ years industrial liquid flow measurement field and engineering degree or equivalent. George Fischer Signet, Inc., George Fischer Piping Systems, 3401 Aerojet Avenue, El Monte, CA FAX: , Certification Engineer sought by SpectraSensors, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. SpectraSensors seeks people experienced with hazardous area certifications; ATEX, CSA, CE. Knowledge of design requirements and key contacts in certifying bodies is a bonus. SpectraSensors is a rapidly growing analytical instrument manufacturer serving petrochemical industries and a leader in TDL spectroscopy with a worldwide base of petrochemical customers. Other engineering positions: Instrument Systems Design, Opto-Mechanical Design and more. For details about SpectraSensors and contact information visit Outside Sales Position. Valin is interviewing for an immediate outside sales position covering a territory that includes Los Angeles and Orange Counties. The position has specific focus on the petrochemical and engineering contractor markets. Candidates should have experience selling valve and instrumentation products. Please contact the following for more information: Greg Neneman at gneneman@valin.com or John Hill at jhill@valin.com. You may also find out more about Valin Corporation at valinonline.com. Instrumentation 2008 State of the Art Instrumentation, Controls and Automation Photos, videos from 2007, & sign up for 2008: Instrumentation2008.com Hands-on Field Training PLC Programming - Basic to Advanced May 8, 15, 22, Golf Tournament, Tabletop Exhibit and Cajun Feast Thursday - Friday, May 17-18, Free ISA Webinars, Standards All regular members now have free, unlimited access to viewing all archived ISA web seminars. ADVERTISERS INDEX This shot from ISA EXPO 2006 in Houston was sent in by Rob Henley of the San Diego Section. Send in your photos of instrumentation, controls & automation activities, as well as vacation shots and we will publish them in the newsletter. Photo Copyright (C) 2006 Rob Henley. May 3, 2007 Fieldbus Educational Seminar: Changing the Playing Field Hilton Hotel, Long Beach For futher information see Blair-Martin Co Caltrol, Inc... 3 Capital Westward Systems & Controls Electrical Systems Limited... 5 Emerson Process Management Frank s Industrial Services, Inc George Fischer Signet... 9 Golden State Controls Jensen Instrument JPR Systems... 8 MCR Technologies, Inc Moore Industries... Insert, 6 Precision Instrumentation... 4 Tescom... 7 Valin Corporation... 3 WestMark Sales, Inc.... Back Cover Wilmington Instrument.... Insert March 2007 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 15

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