Certified Automation Professional

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1 INSIDE THIS ISSUE 2 - President s Message 3 - DVP: Recognition and Leadership 4 - Analysis Division Symposium 5 - Alarm Management Seminar - SSJV Golf & Table-Top Show 6 - Father of the PLC to Speak 8 - Local Section Meetings 9 - Regional Events 10 - PE License in Trouble Again 11 - Technical Sessions 12 - Historical Perspectives 13 - Cal Poly Poker Tournament - Chernobyl s 20th Anniversary 14 - Job Shop - California Science Fair - Public Perception of Technology Upcoming Regional Events April 2-7 Analysis Division Symposium Held in Anaheim. See page 4 May 1-3 ISA Automation West 2006 Long Beach Convention Center See page 4 and May Golf, Cajun Feast & TableT abletop Veterans Hall, Bakersfield Section See page 5 and Income tax returns are the most imaginative fiction being written today. Herman Wouk April 2006 Certified Automation Professional ISA has developed a Certified Automation Professional (CAP) program to enhance the qualifications of members that study for and pass the CAP exam. For those that do so, it will improve your resume. As we all know these days, it is important to do that for one s current employer and future ones. At our meeting this month, Joe Bingham, District 11 Vice President and Chairman of ISA Engineering, Science, and Technology Policy Committee, will be our featured speaker and will tell us the significance of this certification, the course of study involved and how to become certified. Please attend and find out how it can help you meet your career goals. Meeting Details Date: Wednesday, April 12 Topic: CAP Overview Speaker: Joe Bingham, AES Automation Location: NEWTECH Resources, 2501 Alton Parkway, Irvine. For the latest information, please see the excellent Orange County Section website at April & May events - Analysis Division Symposium, page 4 - Golf Tournament, Cajun Feast, TableTop and Training, page 5 - Management Division Director to appear, April 18, page 8 - Alarm Management Seminar, page 5 - Cal Poly Section to Host Poker Tournament, page 13 - Engineers mark 100th Anniversary of 1906 Earthquake, page 9 - Local Science Fairs Need Volunteers, page 13 Who is Dick Morley? According to his website, Dick Morley lives on a farm in New Hampshire and works out of a renovated barn on his property. He has raised over two dozen children and loves skiing. He drives a 1995 Chevrolet Impala SS (engine pics posted on his website) and rides a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. He also holds more than twenty US and foreign patents, including those for the parallel inference machine, the hand-held terminal, the programmable logic controller and magnetic thin film... continued on page 4 April 2006 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 1

2 Orange County Section Officers President John Querido Jontec Systems, (949) President-Elect Craig Lanternier Fluor Enterprises, Inc. Secretary Bob Harrison Conex Systems, (714) Treasurer Tim Ton Sun Engineering, (714) Past President Sarah Sheldon Fluor Enterprises, Inc., (949) Delegate Christine Dorgan Disneyland Resort, (714) Delegate, Alternate Bob Harrison Conex Systems, (714) Arrangements Chair Bis Mitra Fluor Enterprises, Inc., (949) Education Chair John Gong ICP DAS USA, Inc., (310) Exhibits Chair Open Historian John Querido Jontec Systems, (949) Honors & Awards Chair Sarah Sheldon Fluor Enterprises, Inc., (949) Membership, Chair Bis Mitra Fluor Enterprises, Inc., (949) Membership Co-chair Don Zee Don Zee Associates, (949) Program Chair Hiten Dalal Student Section Liaison Bob Harrison Conex Systems, (714) Webmaster Bob Harrison Conex Systems, (714) District 11 Vice President Raj Adani Emerson Process Measurement (714) District 11 Vice President Elect Joe Bingham AES Automation (714) ISA Staff Contact Dalton Wilson ISA, (919) Newsletter Editor & Publicity John Prince APG Analyzer Systems, (714) President s message By John Querido, Section President I extend a warm welcome to two new Orange County Section board members. I have appointed Craig Lanternier to assume the position of President Elect. Hiten Dalal is now our Program Chair. We appreciate their volunteering their time to help our Section serve our members. We have other board positions to fill for the new term that starts in July. Raj Adani is our Nominations Chair. We encourage you to contact Raj if you are willing to serve. I speak as a long time ISA volunteer when I tell you it is exciting to participate and increase your leadership skills. Try it, you ll like it! ISA has developed a Certified Automation Professional (CAP) program to enhance the qualifications of members that study for and pass the CAP exam. For those that do so, it will improve your resume. As we all know these days, it is important to do that for one s current employer and future ones. At our meeting this month, Joe Bingham, District 11 VP, will be our featured speaker and will tell us the significance of this certification, the course of study involved and how to become certified. Please attend and find out how it can help you meet your career goals. Automation West 2006 takes place the first week in May. So as not to conflict with that event, the Orange County Section will not meet that month. We encourage you to attend Automation West for a state of the art technical program, interesting exhibits and training by ISA professionals. It will be well worth your while. Bob Harrison has arranged for our June program to be a tour of the AES power plant in Huntington Beach. We look forward to you joining us there. John Treasurer s Report BY Orange County Section 8/17/05 Actual Budget INCOME Arrangements , Dues/Mbrshp/Publcy , Education - 1, Interest Income X-Mas Party - 3, Student Section - 1, Misc TOTAL INCOME $ $14, EXPENSES Pres. Budget Arrangements , Membership/Mkg Programs Education Insurance Honors Awards Student Competition Misc Pres. Meeting - 1, Society Delegate - 1, Pres. Elect - 1, X-Mas Party - 3, District Workshop - 1, Planning Meeting Student Section Treasurer TOTAL EXPENSES $ $15, TOTAL $ ($1,400.00) Balances: (as of 08/31/05) $8, CD: (as of 09/16/04) $42, 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 submis-sions 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 April 2006

3 Message from the District Vice President Recognition and leadership In March I was pleased to provide a letter of recommendation on behalf of Kim Miller Dunn, a candidate for the position of President Elect Secretary of ISA. Kim is probably one of the most recognized ISA leaders in Southern California if not all of District 11. This recognition is the result of many years of service. Kim has been a member of the Los Angeles section board for 20 years, serving in just about every position. She has also been a very active leader in the District working on Host Committees, joint section event committees and even working with other organizations to make co-sponsored ISA events successful. I have also witnessed Kim s many activities at the Society and Department level - an impressive resume to say the least. Although Kim s activities alone make her a worthy candidate for any position in the Society, it is her leadership and communication skills that truly set her apart. Kim has the uncanny ability to communicate in a comfortable manner for virtually anyone - users, vendors, students, retired and working professionals. Beyond the communication and leadership skills, Kim is a pleasure to work with. She is always a joy to be around and I find that Kim is always willing to roll up her sleeves and take on any job that is in need of being done. I can t think of any more important skill for the leader of a volunteer society. On another note, I hope everyone will have been able to attend the Analytical Division Symposium scheduled for April 1-6. It s a mustattend event for those interested in analyzers, both for process monitoring and for environmental regulatory purposes. I hope that everyone is ready for AutoWest! AutoWest will bring the educational opportunities of the international EXPO to our very own back yard (beautiful downtown Long Beach). But AutoWest is so much more than just a learning event. This is an incredible opportunity to network with your peers, foster relationships with mentors and develop business opportunities all of which are absolutely essential to building a reputation in our industry as a well-connected professional. Those who attended AutoWest 2004 submitted rave reviews. I have it on good authority that AutoWest 2006 is going to be even bigger and better. Don t miss this opportunity to invest in your career! But, the weekend before AutoWest (April 29-30) I ll be having my annual District Leadership Conference (DLC). Your current and future leaders will be here learning how to become better more effective leaders. As I have mentioned before, AutoWest will feature a dinner and dance on May 2nd. You ain t seen nothing til you see engineers dance, including yours truly. Yes, that means I will be dancing. No, you may not take pictures. (I m still paying off the blackmail from the last dance at which I was photographed.) continued on page 15 April 2006 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 3

4 ISA Division News Analysis Division 51st Annual Symposium by John C. Querido, P.E., Symposium Chair The ISA Analysis Division will host AD 2006 in Anaheim April 2-6, 2006, at the Marriott Anaheim Suites. Setting the Standard for Process and Environmental Solutions is the theme for this symposium. Three types of technical sessions will be conducted: formal papers which are published in Proceedings, informal presentations and reports which are not published, panel presentations and discussions. Papers are accepted which address topics in process analysis including methods, analytical applications, analytical hardware and software, analytical systems, and analyzer system operation and maintenance. Subject content may concern technology in development or technology as applied in industry practice. General subject areas are: Chemical Analyzers Chromatography Emerging Technology Environmental Gas Detectors Maintenance Physical Properties Sampling Systems Spectroscopy Standards Systems Integration Validation AD 2006 is endorsed by the Center for Process Analytical Chemistry, Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, Measurement & Control Engineering Center, Air & Waste Management Association, and the US Environmental Protection Agency. Additional information can be accessed at The Analysis Division website is Companies manufacturing analytical equipment and products are invited to attend, meet, and socialize with symposium attendees after hours. All vendor-sponsored hospitality offerings are held on-site in the conference hotel and are scheduled to not conflict with the technical program to ensure attendees have maximum opportunity to participate in every area of their interest. The Analysis Instrumentation Division, as it was originally called, was among the first of the Society s technical Divisions, starting in The Division was at the forefront in establishing gas chromatography in laboratory and on-line applications. The Division sponsored gas chromatography seminars at the Michigan University in East Lansing, Michigan from 1955 through Pioneers in the field such as Golay, Adlard, Desty, Ettre, Halasz, Horning, Karmen, Lovelock, Sternberg, and A. J. P. Martin were among the speakers at the first symposia. Just as popular were the yearly Spring Process Analyzer Short Courses that were initially held at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri and later at Denver Women s College each spring. These short courses consisted of all day sessions on major process analyzer technologies (Infrared, Gas Chromatography, Sample Conditioning, Electrochemistry, etc.). The courses consisted of a morning lecture by an academic on the theory, followed by an afternoon lecture by a process analyzer specialist on practice and applications. Ed Houser s monograph on Principles of Sample Handling and Sampling Systems Design for Process Analysis came out of these short courses. (This out of print book is now reprinted by the Division as a service to its members.) The Analysis Division has continued its Annual Spring Symposium as the main programming effort for disseminating information to members. As an indication of the Division s support for the Spring Symposium, the Gilmer-Thomason-Fowler Outstanding paper award and associated honorarium was established. This award is presented to the continued on page 5 PROCESS MEASUREMENT & CONTROL SOLUTIONS Invensys Measurement & Instruments Thermal Controls Heat Tracing Products & Services Process Level Measurement Tank Gauging & Systems Ultrasonic Flowmeters Coriolis Mass Flowmeters V-Cone & Process Flowmeters Industrial Flowmeters Gas Mass Flowmeters Teledyne Analytical Instruments Gas & Liquid Analyzers Gas & Flame Detection Instrumentation Products Pipeline Strainers & Bag Filters Gas/Liquid Separators Flow/Level/Temp Switches ANAHEIM HILLS CORPORATE Tel Fax info@jprsi.com BAKERSFIELD BRANCH Tel Fax ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 April 2006

5 Orange County Section Alarm management seminar There will be a half-day education seminar on Saturday, May 20, in Irvine on the topics of Alarm Management and RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Devices). Please check the Orange County Section website, or, contact ISAOC Education hair, John Gong, at Johng@icpdas-usa.com to register or for more information. The location will be NEWTECH Resources, 2501 Alton Parkway, Irvine, CA continued from page 4 best paper published at each of the annual spring symposia in recognition of not only the contributions of the three men for whom the award was named, but also the efforts of the many authors and presenters. Technical Interest Groups (TIGs) were formed in These groups serve as Technical Session Developers for the AD Symposia. The Groups encompass the following fields: Chemical Analyzers, Physical Properties, Spectroscopy, Chromatography, Sample Systems, Validation, Systems Integration, Maintenance, Standards, Gas Detectors, Environmental, and Emerging Technologies. For additional information concerning the Symposium or the Technical Program, contact John C. Querido, P.E., Symposium Chair, at (949) or jontec@msn.com; Ken Konrad, Technical Program Chair, at (281) or kenk@intekcorp.cc. April 2006 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 5

6 ISA Automation West 2006 Father of the PLC to speak Keynote Presentation open to all registrants Automation and Innovation Photo courtesy of R. Morley, Inc. Engineer. Inventor. Entrepreneur. Visionary. Richard E. Dick Morley has pioneered worldchanging innovations for more than three decades. Known as the father of the PLC, Morley has delivered advances in the fields of computer design, artificial intelligence, automation, and technology trend forecasting. He offers his insights as a regular columnist in Manufacturing Automation and Control magazine. Now he s sharing his vision for how automation and control professionals can survive in a changing technological landscape. Where are the jobs? How can you grow in your vocation and keep your work interesting? Morley lays out a roadmap for navigating new ground. Richard Morley s keynote address, The Future of Automation: Where Does the Road Lead? will be presented at Automation West, on Tuesday, May 2 at 9:00 am. Dick Morley is Principal at R. Morley, Inc. For more about Dick Morley, please see the website for R. Morley, Inc., Gain insights about concepts, implementation, and future directions to help you increase your personal productivity and contribute to the business success of your company at the Automation Standards Briefings Automation standards briefings will be held Tuesday, May 2 at 11:45 am, and include... SP99 Manufacturing & Control Systems Security with Tom Phinney, presenter: Introduction to Control Systems Cyber Security Business Justification for Control Systems Cyber Security Integrating Control Systems Security Measuring the Effectiveness of Control Systems Cyber Security Future Trends in Control Systems and Networks Energy News Growth seen in Mexican energy sector The Mexican government has earmarked more than US$10 billion for energy investments this year, US$2 billion more than last year, and is calling for the construction of more than 24 gigawatts of new capacity in the near-to-mid term, according to Infocast. Expected projects include power generation, LNG, pipelines and renewables. Other factors indicating a bright outlook include a high projected demand for energy for the next four years, Mexico s stable political situation, a well-defined legal environment and the country s investmentgrade sovereign debt rating, reports Infocast. 6 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 April 2006

7 ISA Automation West 2006 For access to Automation West 2006, visit the official ISA website at Security Technology SP100 Wireless Systems for Automation, with Peter Fuhr, presenter: Introduction to Radio and Wireless Systems (Physics of Radio) Requirements for Wireless Systems for Automation Interoperability Issues and Sensor Networks Users Guide for Wireless Systems in Industrial Applications Innovation Alley Dick Morley will also preside as czar of Innovation Alley, an exciting display of the latest ideas, straight from the drawing boards of today s emerging technologists. Hand-picked by Morley, each company offers a sneak preview into the not-so-distant future. Inside Innovation Panel Discussion Join Innovation Alley participants as Certify your technicians!!! they deliver personal insights into the technology innovations developed in their workshops. In a fast-paced panel discussion, they will discuss the impact these innovations will have on industry and life, and offer their views on technological breakthroughs here now and coming just around the corner. Innovation panel will be held Wednesday, May 3, from 11:45 am to 1:15 pm. Inventors/Panelists will include: Bob Bezemek, Softswitching Technologies Chuck Bosler, Risk Services & Technology Terry Divelbiss, Divelbiss Corporation Gregg Ekberg, Phred LLC Bill Kerr, Evergreen Enhancement, Inc. Eric Twark & Chris Thein, Solstice Technologies Moderated by Richard Pearson, President & CEO of the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS). NCMS is the largest cross-industry collaborative manufacturing research consortium in the United States devoted exclusively to manufacturing technologies, processes, and practices. The NCMS mission is focused on the development of strategic initiatives and programs aimed at sustaining and enhancing the global competitiveness of North American manufacturing. After a full day of conference sessions and visiting exhibitors on the floor, take a load off and enjoy music, food and fun as you network with professionals from all over the Western Region. The event will be held Tuesday, May 2 from 4:30-6:00 pm. For more information about these events, please contact Tracey Berrett-Noble, Manager of ISA Convention Services ISA at (919) , or visit the Automation West website at Flow Safe Relief Valves Soft Seated Spring and Pilot Operated Safety Relief Valves Liquid or Gas Full or Reduced Bore Pilot Op. Spring Op. Orifice size from 1 to -J Standard and custom process connection Pilot Op. Orifice size from D to -W Cryogenics Spring Op. from 15 to 10,313 psig Pilot Op. from 10 in. WC to 6000 psig Represented By: DAHL-VAUGHN, Inc. Phone: (866) info@dahl-vaughn.com FAX: (866) April 2006 ISA Newsletters, ISA Newsletters, Southern Southern District 11 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 Wednesday, April 12 President - John Querido, jontec@msn.com, (949) Certified Automation Professional Overview. ISA has developed a Certified Automation Professional (CAP) program to enhance the qualifications of members that study for and pass the CAP exam. At our meeting this month, Joe Bingham, District 11 Vice President, will be our featured speaker and will tell us the significance of this certification, the course of study involved and how to become certified. Location: NEWTECH Resources, 2501 Alton Parkway, Irvine, CA Networking at 5:00 p.m and program at 6:00. Please RSVP to Sarah Sheldon at (949) or Sarah.Sheldon@Fluor.com. Website: Los Angeles Tuesday, April 18 President - Tom Barker, barkertj@earthlink.net, (909) ISA Management Division and Project Management. Managers and those aspiring to become managers will learn about the ISA Management Division from Ted Gibbon and about Project Management from Joe Bingham. Meeting. Location: The Gas Company s Energy Resource Center, 9430 Firestone Blvd. between 605 and Lakewood, Downey. Social Hour at 5:30 ; Meeting: 6:30; Program: 7:00 PM. There is no cost to members or guests. RSVP to Royce Miller at (909) or roycemiller@bristolbabcock.com. Website: Southern San Joaquin Valley Thursday, April 20 President - John Sheehan, sheehjg@chevrontexaco.com Panel discussion: What makes a good control philosophy document? Opinions about the best way to write a control philosophy, what to include, and what to leave out, are like noses: everybody has one. Bring your opinions (and your nose!) to our meeting. Time: 11:30 am until 1pm, Place: Hodel s. Please RSVP with Lisa Denke at lldenke@tjcross.com. Website: Las Vegas Thursday, April 27 President - Mike Bridenberg, bridenmt@nv.doe.gov We are now a year round Section! Our regular meeting night will remain the fourth Thursday of each month at 6:30pm at Skinny Dugans Pub. The Section Table Top has been moved to the fall. Our VP and Events Chair are researching dates to recommend and we should hear from them soon. Section members should watch their for notice of the latest events. For more information, contact the section president. Website: San Diego No April Meeting President - Chris Freeman, cfree@san.rr.com, (858) The San Diego Section meets every other month. Next meeting will be in June. Website: Analyzer Sample System Components Distributors of Pressure and Flow Controls: Pressure regulators, pressure indicators, flowmeters, filters, separators, thermometers, and enclosures Benson Ave., Chino CA TEL: (909) FAX: (909) ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 April 2006

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. April 2-7 ISA Analysis Division Symposium, Exhibition and Training Marriott Anaheim Suites Rodney Jones, rjones@isa.org April 4-6 Calif Water Environment Association Redding, April 7-8 Conference on Systems Engineering Research INCOSE-LA and USC April 9-12 Engg & Oper Tech Conference, Sacramento, (202) , April American Water Works Assoc, Calif-Nevada Section Burlingame April District 11 Leadership Conference Long Beach May 1-3 ISA Automation West 2006 Conference & Exposition Long Beach May ISA So. San Joaquin Valley Golf Tournament, Cajun Feast, Table-Top and Tecnnical Training Verterans Hall, Bakersfield May ConFab Semiconductor Venetian Resort, Las Vegas May 22-23, th Calif State Science Fair California Science Center Los Angeles May 28-June 1 Lightfair International Las Vegas, (404) June 6-8 Robots RIA Las Vegas, Nevada bhuse@robotics.org (734) June 2006 ISA/POWID/EPRI Controls and Instrumentation Conference, San Jose June 11-14, 2006 Process Development Symposium Palm Springs, CA processdev/ June ROBOlympics Robotics Society of America July-Sept 2006 ISALA Control Systems Engg PE Exam Review Course For info, jprince@calcems.com August Optics & Photonics Expo & Conference; San Diego August 15 ISA Executive Board Training Tigard, Oregon Oct ISA Expo 2006 Houston, TX, Engineers, scientists mark 100th anniversary of great earthquake April 18, 2006 will mark the 100th anniversary of the San Francisco earthquake and fire, a seminal event in the scientific study of earthquakes. The 1906 Earthquake Centennial Alliance has been formed to bring together policy makers, scientists, engineers, historians, teachers, and emergency responders. More info at 1906centennial.org. April 2006 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 9

10 PE License Update SB246 makes a wrong turn First the good news... the bill is not dead yet. The hearing on SB246 scheduled for February 14th before the Assembly Business & Professions Committee was not held. It is not yet on the calendar, but can be scheduled at any time. Now the bad news... PECG has made the point to the bill s author that there is no active support for SB246!! PECG, or Professional Engineers in California Government, the labor union for PE s employed by the State of California, is the primary opposition to SB246, according to a source close to the legislation in Sacramento. California Senate Bill SB246 was introduced to the legislature with one of the purposes being to convert the license for Control Systems Engineering which is supported by ISA, from title to practice level, along with other engineering licenses, and to bring California into the modern age in step with other states. Here s where politics comes in... The bill s author, Senator Liz Figueroa, is running for Lt. Governor in the June primary. Political candidates do not like to be involved on the losing side of a controversial issue with their campaign in full swing. So to avoid this situation, the Senator has now sent the bill back to the Engineering Board for consideration as to whether to remove the language relating to converting the title licenses to practice, according to the source. What ISA members are doing about it Several ISA members, including the ISA national past president, have written letters of support to Sacramento. Unfortunately over 95% of ISA members in Southern California have been silent on this topic. And it is both quantity and quality of the support that makes the difference this late stage in the game. When a letter is received by a legislator, it is seen as a vote. And big names, like water districts and engineering firms, really get their attention. There is very little that individuals can do at this point other than to ask the people who use their services to support the bill. The main step is to inform those who are willing to actively support the bill that it is a necessity. [In February] the low level of active support was discussed, and if there has been any growth since then, it has not been enough to have the needed effect, according to our source. But, is there no active support for SB246? What the opposition reportedly is saying doesn t reflect reality. Besides letters from private citizens, hundreds of letters of support have been written on behalf many diverse organizations... Letters supporting SB246 have come from the CEO s and upper management of Boeing, Brown and Caldwell, ChevronTexaco, ConocoPhillips, Dow Chemical, Genentech, Jacobs Engineering, Moore Industries, Parsons, PG&E, Safeway, Technip, Unocal, Valero. Deans of Engineering from the following universities have written letters of support: Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Long Beach, UC Davis, UCLA, UC Riverside, UC San Bernardino and USC. Mayors, City Managers/Engineers or Directors of Public Works have written letters of support from Beverly Hills, Buena Park, Burbank, Corona, El Cajon, Glendale, Irvine, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Monrovia, Moreno Valley, Newport Beach, Poway, San Diego. Engineering associations have pledged their support: California Society of Professional Engineers, American Institute of Chemical continued on next page Patten Systems, Inc. Industrial & Municipal Representatives 3D Instruments Direct Drive Process and Test Gauges, Digital Process and Test Gauges, Diaphragm Seals, Hand Pumps and Thermometers B S & B Safety Systems Industrial & Sanitary Rupture Disks, Explosion Vents, Wireless Sensor Systems, Suppression Systems Danfoss Water & Wastewater Variable Frequency Drives, Soft Starters Kurz Instruments Air & Gas Thermal Mass Flow Meters, Flow Conditioners, CEM Flow Systems, Portable Flow Meters Honeywell Analytics (Sieger, Zareba & Zellweger) Combustible & Toxic Gas Dectectors, IR Gas Detectors, Open Path IR, Controllers & Flame Detection L & J Technologies L&J Technologies (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 Meriam Process Technologies HART Configurators, Calibrators & Software, Averaging Pitot Tubes, Laminar Flow Elements, Digital Manometers NuFlo Measurement Systems NuFlo Measurement Systems (Barton & Former Haliburton Measurement Systems) D.P. & Pressure Transmitters, D.P. Indicators & Recorders Turbine Meters, PD Meters, Totalizers, Samplers, Orifice Fittings, Relief Valves 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 Products Division Annunciators, Mosaic Graphics, Serial Annunciators Sequence of Events Recorders, Fault Finders, Protocol Converters & Lamp Boxes. Sparling Instruments Magnetic Flowmeters, 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 10 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 April 2006

11 ISA Automation West 2006 May 2-3: Technical Sessions offered The preliminary list of technical sessions to be offered at Automation West is led by industry experts. The Technical Conference gives you greater knowledge and understanding of key automation, instrumentation and control issues. This comprehensive conference offers original technical presentations, papers, panel discussions, and tutorials based upon applications, concepts, and techniques used today in the manufacturing, process, and distribution environments. For more details, visit the Automation West website at PE Update, Continued from previous page Engineers, American Nuclear Society, Society for Petroleum Engineers, ISA - The Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society, Society of Fire Protection Engineers and Registered Traffic Engineers of America. Petitions and letters have come from such diverse organizations as South Coast AQMD (petition of 56), Calif Air Resources Board, San Jose Water Company, Marin Municipal Water District, plus a petition of 106 members of PECG against their own organization s position on SB246. Letters to Senator Figueroa, author of SB246, should be addressed to Senator Liz Figueroa, State Capitol - Room 4061, Sacramento, CA 95814, or sent by fax to (916) Also, please fax a copy of your letter to the ISA Delegate to CLCPE at (714) Links to these and other supporting organizations, links to the text of the bill, and pre-written letters of support that can be mailed to Sacramento can be found at the informational website, OMAC/MSMUG Track Achieving Interoperability in Practice (Panel) Addressing Security Issues with OPC (Panel) Change Management (Tutorial & Panel) Eliminating OPC Setup Headaches HMI/SCADA Redundancy and Fault Tolerance Interoperability in Practice Interoperability via OPC Tunneling Leveraging Open Standards to Achieve Interoperability OPC Migration to Unified Architecture OPC Security: Controlling Access to Critical System Data OPC Survey Results and Best Practices (Tutorial) Performance Scorecards for Operations and Maintenance Protecting PLC and SCADA Systems with Change Management Instrumentation, Measurement and Control Systems Track Achieving Optimum Sodium Analysis for High Pressure Boiler Water Analyzing and Controlling Emissions (Panel) Control Solutions for Water and Wastewater Facilities (Panel) Critical QA/QC Procedures for CEMS Availability Dynamic Fluid Flow Measurements and Pipeline Flow Coefficient Computations (Tutorial) Gas Imaging Technology for Air Emission Monitoring Insertion Magmeters Going Mainstream Intelligent Field Devices and Asset Management Software ph Measurement Using Traditional, Advanced Sensing Technol continued on next page FLOWMETERS CHART RECORDERS LEVEL PRESSURE TEMPERATURE AUTO DIALERS CONTROLLERS GAUGES WIRELESS COMMUNICATION VALVE AUTOMATION ANALYZERS SAMPLERS 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. April 2006 ISA Newsletters, ISA Newsletters, Southern Southern District District

12 SDG&E receives EPA award The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) with the Sustained Excellence 2006 Award for its continued leadership in protecting the environment through energy efficiency. Historical Perspectives of ISA Measurement and Controls by John C. Querido, P.E., Historian, Orange Co Section Continuing this series on the history of the Orange County Section, the past presidents of the Orange County Section are listed as follows. For more info about the section and many historic documents, please see the section website at H. Kemp Edward D. Woodring Joseph Huffman Robert Coel Robert L. Chapman Herbert E. Carson Howard S. Ingber Howard L. Joseph Wilhelmus P. Houben Thomas I. Humphries Harlan Hughes Donald W. Zee James W. Anderson Larry F. Barone Edward D. Woodring Robert W. Harrison Jim Rickets Christopher D. Smith Don Jones Earl Montgomery Frank C. Collins Terry Moore John Durand John C. Querido Richard D. Mackenzie Joan Stannard George A. Hollingsworth Donald W. Zee William K. Lander Robert W. Harrison Alan E. Rodely Carl Skokan Jerry Humphrey Bis Mitra Joan Hill Troy Johnson Jeff Green Terry Sellers John McCamey Christine Tachdjian James Campbell Raj Adani John Lucey John Gong Ronn Nelson Sarah Sheldon John Stammen John Querido Series to be continued in next issue of the newsletter. Automation West Technical Sessions, contineud from page 11 Practical Analyzer System Maintenance (Tutorial) Selecting the Correct Network Solution Safety & Reliability Track Advances in Safe Operations of Control Valves (Panel) Effective Alarm Management Strategies (Tutorial) High-Availability Pneumatics & Partial Stroke Testing T Safety Instrumented Systems: An Industry Update (Tutorial) Training Safety Systems Programming Using IEC (Tutorial) Valve Diagnostics for Control and Safety Applications Industrial Networking & Security Track Broadcast Encryption for Industrial Control System Security Framework to Integrate Security for Open Standard HMIs Implementation of Wireless Security (Tutorial & Panel) Incorporating Encryption to Ensure Complete Data Security for Wired and Wireless Networks Industrial Applications of Ultra Wide Band Communications Industrial Wireless Technologies Industrial Wireless: Implications for Industrial Bus Networks Industrial Wireless: Technologies, Standards, Use Cases (Panel) Industrial-Strength Security for Industrial Wireless (Panel & Tutorial) Need for Security of Industrial Networks Netted Wireless Sensors for Predictive Monitoring Network Security for Industrial Settings and Applications Primary Flow Instruments Using Intelligent Sensors SCADA-less SCADA Using Wireless Mesh Radio Telemetry Wireless Data Communications: The Future Belongs to the Efficient Wireless Instrumentation Enables New Best Practices in Monitoring and Automation Wireless Instrumentation for Industrial Applications (Panel) Wireless Security: The Realities (Tutorial & Panel) Wireless Systems in SCADA and Process Automation (Panel) 12 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 April 2006

13 Cal Poly Student Section Membership drive, fun(d)-raising Gabriel De Guzman, Cal Poly Student Section Vice President has announced that a poker tournament for the Cal Poly Student section for the purpose of a membership drive and raising funds will be held in May. The grand prize will be a PSB (Personal Playstation). Kim Dunn of Emerson Process Management also suggested that ISA member businesses donate prizes as well. If your company is interested in donating a prize to encourage growth in the student section, please contact Sepehr Azari, Section President at (949) or aab_namak@yahoo.com. Date and location were not available as yet. Safety, Standards and Practices Chernobyl: 20th anniversary Sequence Of Events Leading To The Accident This month marks the 20th anniversary of the world s worst nuclear power accident. In the former USSR, now Ukraine, the Chernobyl accident killed more than 30 people immediately. As a result of the high radiation levels in the surrounding 20-mile radius, 13,500 people had to be evacuated. The Chernobyl nuclear power plant located 80 miles north of Kiev had four reactors and while testing reactor number 4, numerous safety procedures were disregarded. At 1:23am the chain reaction in the reactor became out of control creating explosions and a fireball which blew off the reactor s heavy steel and concrete lid. As Reactor Four was to be shutdown for routine maintenance on April 25, 1986, it was decided to take advantage of this to run a test. The test was to check whether, in the event of a shutdown, enough electrical power to operate the emergency equipment and core cooling pumps was available until the diesel power supply came online. As the reactor shutdown proceeded, the reactor operated at approximately half power when the electric load dispatcher refused to allow further shutdown. As part of the test the emergency core cooling system was switched off and the reactor carried on at half power. At about 23:00hrs on April 25th the grid controller agreed to a further reduction in power. For the test the reactor was to be stabilized at 1,000MW prior to shutdown, however, due to operational error the power fell to about 30MW where the positive void coefficient became a problem. The operators tried to raise the power by freeing all the control rods manually and at 01:00hr on April 26th the reactor stabilized at 200MW. Shortly afterwards an increase in coolant flow and a drop in steam pressure occurred requiring the operators to withdraw nearly all the rods. The reactor then became very unstable and the operators had to make adjustments every few seconds to maintain a constant power. At this time the operators reduced the flow of feedwater to maintain the steam pressure. Also pumps that were powered by the slowing turbine provided less and less cooling to the reactor. This created additional steam in the cooling channels (positive void coefficient) and the operators could not control a power surge estimated to 100 time the nominal power. The sudden increase in temperature caused part of the fuel to rupture, fuel particles then reacted with the water creating a steam explosion which destroyed the reactor core. A second explosion added to the destruction two minutes later. The fact remains that Chernobyl was caused by multiple, deliberate human decisions made prior to the disaster, more than any particular design flaw or single decision. Here is a link describing the old Soviet reactor design, and changes made to it that make it much more safe: nip56.htm#soviet. Modifications have already been made to overcome deficiencies in all the RBMK reactors still operating. In these, originally the nuclear chain reaction and power output would increase if cooling water were lost or turned to steam, in contrast to most Western designs. It was this effect which caused the uncontrolled power surge that led to the destruction of Chernobyl-4. All of these reactors have now been modified by changes in the control rods, adding neutron absorbers and consequently increasing the fuel enrichment from 1.8 to 2.4% U-235, making them very much more stable at low power. Automatic shut-down mechanisms now operate faster, and other safety mechanisms have been improved. Automated inspection equipment has also been installed. A repetition of the 1986 Chernobyl accident is now virtually impossible, The Dead Zone courtesy KiddofSpeed.com A bike trip through Chernobyl today I travel a lot and one of my favorite destinations leads North from Kiev, towards so called Chernobyl dead zone, which is 130kms from my home. Why my favorite? Because one can take long rides there on empty roads. The people there all left and nature is blooming. There are beautiful woods and lakes. In places where roads have not been traveled by trucks or army vehicles, they are in the same condition they were 20 years ago - except for an occasional blade of grass that discovered a crack to spring through. Time does not ruin roads, so they may stay this way until they can be opened to normal traffic again... a few centuries from now. The complete first-hand account of a biker s ride through the Chrernobyl area with many excellent photos of the region is posted at the website, Elena s Motorcycle Ride through Chernobyl at chapter1.html. according to a German nuclear safety agency report. Reprinted by permission of Ross Visscher. The complete article and links can be found at April 2006 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 13

14 Job Shop There is no charge to insert a position open or seeking position ad up to 75 words. Circulation is approximately 1,500 ISA members and other industry personnel. To place an ad, please contact the newsletter editor. Also, see 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 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 Engineer. Requirements: 5-10 years experience in related building technologies, knowledge of building codes, Building Department practices and general construction processing. Project, Portfolio and Client Management capabilities. Minimum 4 year professional degree in Professional Engineering (PE) in the State of California, Nevada, or Arizona. Capabilities in multiple (mechanical, electrical & controls) disciplines. Computer literacy, verbal and written communication skills. Knowledgeable of BACNET, Control System techniques and Nomenclature. Location: Irvine. Contact Crystal Romero at (714) , CRomero@2roads.com. Marketing Communications Specialist. Moore Industries-International, Inc. (San Fernando Valley) has a full time position for an exceptional individual to initiate, develop and coordinate special marketing communications, sales incentive, and employee communication projects. Write and coordinate graphic production of newsletters, advertisements, sales literature, brochures, flyers, presentations, product data sheets and other special sales materials. Develop, implement and track effectiveness of sales force and employee motivation programs. Write and place press releases and technical articles. Candidate must have a degree in Marketing Communications or equivalent experience. Well organized with excellent written, editing and verbal skills. Strong software application skills and competency in desktop publishing, word processing and data base programs. Send resume to: hr@miinet.com or call and ask for Human Resources. Sales Engineer Position. A Successful Systems Integrator in Orange County is seeking a Sales Engineer. Candidate requires knowledge of Process Control, PLC s, HMI s and MES Systems. Qualified candidate will develop existing customers and seek out new customers for Automation Projects. Please your resume and salary history to humanresources@controlengineering.com. 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. Outside Salesperson. Kube Engineering is a leading supplier of fluid handling, measurement and control products for a wide range of industrial process applications and specializing in Water/Wastewater markets. We are currently seeing an outside Sales person for Southern California with knowledge of field instrumentation. We offer excellent growth opportunity, established accounts and exciting profession. Salary/commissions/ bonus depends on experience. Please send resume to quinn@kubeengineering.com or call Inside Sales Management Position. SVF Flow Controls, a leading manufacturer of industrial and high purity valves, actuators and controls, is looking to develop a department manager for our inside sales group. Candidate should have inside sales experience, technical knowledge of ball valves and flow control applications and excellent interpersonal and management skills. Offices are located in Santa Fe Springs, California. Must be proficient in all of the common Microsoft programs. This position is available immediately. Contact Wayne Ulanski at or resume to WUlanski@SVF.net. Automation Systems Integration Engineer. Established San Diego start up (stock options available) supplier of multi-million dollar testing systems for pharmaceutical applications requires hands on hardware/software automation systems integration engineer to integrate special analytical instruments and automation components into testing systems at home office and customer site. Other responsibilities include: design, development, and integration of enhancements; startup, commissioning, and validation; customer training; service engineering; and project administration and management. Knowledge/skills: LANs, serial communications, power distribution, robotics, and I/O controllers. Submit resumes now to Don@DonZeeAssociates.com. Outside Sales Engineer. At NEWPORT Electronics Inc. ( we design and manufacture world class electronic instrumentation for industrial process control and automation. NEW- PORT offers a competitive salary, benefits and exceptional career opportunities in a company with forty years of stable growth by delivering quality products and technological innovation. We are looking for an Outside Sales Engineer. Technical Degree highly preferred. Excellent written and oral communication skills a must. 2yrs+ in sales and/or applications engineering. Good computer skills a must. Instrumentation, process control or industrial automation sales experience is a plus. Travel 25% overnight. Please send resume to careers@newportus.com or fax (203) Controls Technician. ACCS is currently seeking an experienced Controls Technician to join our team. We require 3 years experience in Direct Digital Controls, DDC, PLC or DCS field programming and startup. HVAC/BAC experience with object oriented programming a plus. Must demonstrate problem solving skills with the ability to diagnose problems and effect repairs in a timely, cost effective manner. Position yourself in the growing building automation marketplace. Call or to cfreeman@accsusa.com. Western Regional Sales Manager. For industrial control equipment manufacture. Mature individual with 10 years + experience in the flow control or valve and actuator industry. A self-starter able to operate independently and manage third party representatives. Organizational and communication skills a must. Adaptable to changing priorities and capable of meeting deadlines. Engineering degree preferred, but not necessary. Salary commensurate with experience. Fax: (508) or dbowles@rexa.com 14 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 April 2006

15 Instrumentation and Controls Engineer. Kennedy/Jenks Consultants has an opportunity for an Instrumentation and Controls Engineer in southern California. Requires 10+ years experience in PLC programming, SCADA system configuration, and managing I&C system design and installation. Successful candidate will develop and lead discipline teams; work in a team environment. Knowledge of AutoCAD a plus. Must posses BS or MS in electrical or controls engineering and CA PE. Experience with municipal projects is desirable. Resumes to YvonneSalazar@KennedyJenks.com. Senior Electrical and Instrumentation Technician. Perform repairs, calibration, preventative maintenance with a minimum of supervision on all types of complex electrical, instrumentation, and plant analytical equipment. Installation of wiring, instrumentation and control system equipment. Experience with PLC programming, graphical interface software highly desirable. Ability to read electrical schematics, mechanical drawings. Location north Orange County. Mail resume and salary history to Senior Tech 0603, c/o TechPubs Communications, PO Box 1605, Costa Mesa, CA The Science Fairs need YOU! This is the time of the year for Science Fairs and they are short of volunteers this year. For more info, contact your local fair or visit For more information and links about the Fair visit CSSF. Supporting science fairs supports our future. April 2-9 Orange County Science & Engg Fair (714) April 4-6 Ventura County Science Fair John Tarkany, (805) April Kern County Science Fair ci.kern.org/sciencefoundation, Anne Santer, (661) April Inland Empire Science & Engg Fair tinyurl.com/qden8, Rick Hall, (909) April Los Angeles County Science Fair Dean Gilbert, (562) (Held in March) Greater San Diego Science & Engineering Fair Nancy Taylor, (619) Editor s note: The Nevada Science Fair was held in March. Popular Technology How the public perceives technology As technical people, our views of technology may not be the same as those held by the general public. The reasons for this are not clear. It could be due to the unrealistic way in which technology is often presented in the media, the decreasing emphasis on math and science in education, or just plain wishful thinking. In any case, it is interesting to see the public perception. In December 2005 Future Brief, in coordination with Zogby International, conducted a national poll. Drawing upon questions submitted by Future Brief subscribers, Zogby surveyed more than 2000 people. Some of the results are listed below. Totals may not equal 100% due to rounding. Which of the following technologies do you believe will have the greatest impact on your every-day life 10 years from now? 31% Genetic engineering - Manipulating genetic material 22% Nanotechnology - The control of sub-atomic matter 15% Solar power - Gathering and storing energy from sunlight 12% It will be a technology that has not yet been invented 7% Fusion Power - Energy generated from nuclear fusion reactions 14% Not sure/other Which of the following do you consider to be the most inconvenient aspect of using technology in your day-to-day life? 31% We have become too dependent on technology 30% None 19% Technology becomes obsolete 13% Technology is insecure 4% Technology is too complicated 3% Not sure Which of the following would you most like to see accomplished through the development of emerging technologies? 46% End to fossil fuels 21% An end to disease 18% An end to world hunger 6% None/Not sure 5% Extended life-span 5% Exploration of the universe Reprinted by special permission of Future Brief, Future Brief provides services to the busy professional who wants to remain aware of trends in a rapidly changing world, yet not be buried under a mountain of information. DVP Message, continued from page 3 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 jbingham@aesglobal.com or Yours truly, Joe Bingham District Vice-President, District 11, Chairman, Automation West, May 1-3, 2006 Chairman, Engineering, Science, and Technology policy for ISA April 2006 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 15

16 Automation West 2006 Automation West May 1-3 Automation West will be held May 1-3 at the Long Beach Convention Center. For more information on the Conference, Training or Exhibition, contact ISA at (919) or check the website, ISA Section Newsletter c/o TechPubs Communications PO Box 1605 Costa Mesa, CA On Line Instrumentation for Process and Pollution Monitoring & Control May 1-2: Conference May 2-3: Training & Exhibition This year s Automation West will be held May 1-3 at the Long Beach Convention Center. For more information on the Conference, Training or Exhibition, please contact ISA at (919) or check the website, Long Beach Convention Center ADVERTISERS INDEX Caltrol, Inc... 8 Capital Westward Systems & Controls Dahl-Vaughn, Inc Electrical Systems Limited Emerson Process Management... 4 George Fischer Signet... 9 Golden State Controls Hach Company... 3 JPR Systems... 4 MCR Technologies, Inc Moore Industries... Insert Patten Systems Precision Instrumentation... 8 Quantum Automation... 5 Valin Corporation... 6 WestMark Sales, Inc Wilmington Instrument... Insert FIRST CLASS POSTAGE PAID SANTA ANA, CA PERMIT NO. 660 FIRST CLASS MAIL 16 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 April 2006