April 2005 April Section Event UCI Central Plants Tour

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1 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Insert- Golf-Day & Tech-Night 2 - President s Message 3 - DVP: Access to ISA Standards 4 - Seminars: Tech Night Industry News 6 - ISA: Wireless Committee 7 - Applications: Calorimetric Industry News 8 - Local Section Meetings 9 - Regional Events 10 - Tech Night Exhibitors 14 - Job Shop 15 - Book Review: Successful Instrumentation and Control System Design North of the border... GolfDay - TechNight At press time, all TechNight exhibits were sold out, but there were still a few slots open in the Golf Tournament on April 22 at Rio Hondo. To sign up for the golf tournament, contact Royce Miller at (909) , roycemiller@bristolbabcock.com. For the latest schedule, a list of free training courses and a complete list of exhibitors and floor plan, please see the LA Section website: This is an ISA event and is not afflieated with SCMA. April 2005 April Section Event UCI Central Plants Tour The UCI Central Plant staff with conduct a tour of the facility at 10:00 AM on Saturday, April 16th. The tour itself will last approximately 2 hours in duration or longer if the group wishes to discuss further. The Central Plant is the heart of the utility infrastructure of the Campus. From a central location we provide chilled water, high temperature hot water (High Temp), compressed air, and 24-hour monitoring and control of the campus utility systems. These systems are used to for environmental conditioning and research support in over 3.5 million square feet of usable space. High Temp is generated by two heat Date: Saturday, April 16 Time: 9:30am Place: UCI University Center. Meeting place details will be given when you RSVP. RSVP: Sarah Sheldon, ; Sarah.Sheldon@Fluor.com For the latest information, please see the section website, exchangers. The exchangers installed in 1996 replaced the original direct contact heat exchanger that had served the campus since The two heat exchangers have a combined capacity of greater than 100,000,000 Btu/ hour. Chilled Water is generated by five large centrifugal chillers. Four of the chillers are electrically driven. One is driven by steam turbine. Together, they have a combined nominal capacity of 8500 tons. For more information about the university s centrally located utility please see April Seminar Eliminating wires for I/O signals on the plant floor and beyond Parallel and Serial Wiring without the Wires Wireless radio technology has long been used in the form of fixed frequency radio in our homes and cars and to transmit data in commercial applications. In recent times we have seen an enormous wave of enthusiasm in the field of Industrial Automation promoting spread spectrum technology with serial data and Ethernet WLAN nodes, used to move large amounts of data. These solutions eliminate the need for cabling (Ethernet cables, serial data or Fieldbus cables) routed from node to node. But there still exists a large demand for solutions that eliminate the need for parallel Training is everything. wiring from field sensors or actuators back to the controller. However selecting the right technology seems to be a mystery since radio technology is all about understanding the mathematical The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage aspects of why different technologies work for specific applications. with a college education. This educational seminar will address methods of developing a wireless data gathering system for sensors, remote assets and remote control units based on proprietary wireless networks or Mark Twain open standards networks or a hybrid combination of both technologies. Continued on page 2 April 2005 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 1

2 Orange County Section Officers President Sarah Sheldon Fluor Enterprises, Inc., (949) President Elect John Querido Jontec Systems, (949) Secretary Joe Bonelli Festo Corporation, (480) Treasurer Tim Ton Sun Engineering, (714) Past President John Gong ICP DAS USA, Inc., (310) Delegate Christine Dorgan Disneyland Resort, (714) Delegate, Alternate Bob Harrison Conex Systems, (714) Arrangements Chair Fred McEachen 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 John Gong ICP DAS USA, Inc., (310) Membership, Chair Bis Mitra Fluor Enterprises, Inc., (949) Membership Co-chair Don Zee Don Zee Associates, (949) Program Chair Carl Hoffman Phoenix Contact, (951) Student Section Liason Bob Harrison Conex Systems, (714) Webmaster Bob Harrison Conex Systems, (714) District 11 Vice President Raj Adani Emerson Process Measurement (714) ISA Staff Contact Dalton Wilson ISA, (919) Newsletter Editor & Publicity John Prince APG Analyzer Systems (714) President s message HEY HEY HEY HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you didn t make it out to our March Meeting at our new permanent meeting location than you sure did miss out on an Excellent Presentation and Lots of really great Food and BEER!!!!!!!!! Our permanent location starting in May will be at JT Schmid s Restaurant and Brewery at 2610 East Katella Ave, Anaheim CA across from the Arrowhead Pond. Our meetings are the 2 nd Wed. of the month so if you missed out in March come on out in May and see what you re missing. This month s program will be a Facility Tour of the University of California, Irvine. This should be a really cool trip where we get to see all the behind the scenes action that people take for granted. We will be touring their Remember that UCI is a huge facility it is almost like running a mini little city. Sign up early space is limited. April is a busy month for your ISA leaders. April 2-3 section leaders such as myself will be attending the District Leadership Conference in Vallejo, Ca. This will include lots of workshops on how to improve our sections. I am looking forward to seeing what other sections are doing and how they are keeping their members engaged with ISA. In addition the Spring ISA Presidents Meeting is coming up on May 1 st thru the 5 th in Portland Oregon. We will be sending our Vice President there to get him geared up for his incoming Presidency in July. Sarah Sheldon, Your President ISA Oorange County Seminar, continued from front page Treasurer s Report BY Orange County Section 11/17/04 Actual Budget INCOME Arrangements , Dues/Mbrshp/Publcy , Education - 1, Interest Income X-Mas Party , TOTAL INCOME $2, $11, EXPENSES Pres. Budget Arrangements , Membership/Mkg Programs Education Insurance Honors Awards Misc./PE Board Pres. Meeting 1, , Society Delegate , Pres. Elect X-Mas Party - 3, District Workshop - 1, Planning Meeting Student Section Treasurer TOTAL EXPENSES $ $13, TOTAL ($597.14) ($2,100.00) Balances: (as of 9/30/04) $7, CD: (as of 9/16/04) $42, The seminar will cover (1) Why Wireless Works; (2) Fundamentals of Choosing an RF Link; (3) Spread Spectrum Technology Overview; (4) Installation Considerations; and (5) Application Examples In Industry. Mr. Paul Mercier will be our speaker for this seminar. In his role as National Wireless Solutions Specialist for Phoenix Contact Inc., Paul has over 20+ years of applications experience in industrial automation, measurement, control, telemetry and communication systems, spending the past decade conducting wireless technology seminars with an emphasis on Spread Spectrum Radio system application. In his career, Paul has been employed by Bristol Babcock, Metricom, MDS, and Omnex Controls. He received his Bachelor s Degree in Business Administration with a minor in Engineering Technology from California Polytechnic University in Paul is an active professional member of American Water Works Association (AWWA), the Instrumentation, Systems and Automation society (ISA) and the Energy Telecom Council (ENTELEC). The seminar will be held Saturday, April 9th from 8:30- noon at Fluor, 3 Polaris Way (formerly Fluor Daniel Drive), Aliso Viejo. Cost is $20 for ISA members and $45 for nonmembers. For more information, please contact John Gong at (310) or johng@icpdasusa.com. 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) 2004 TechPubs Communications. All Rights Reserved. 2 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 April 2005

3 A message from your DVP Access to ISA standards When you ask an ISA member their reasons for being a member, each one will have their unique list. But somewhere on that list will be Access to ISA Standards. Have you ever wondered what an ISA standard is and what goes in its development and implementation? Let me indulge. Established in 1945, ISA has been a standards writing organization, developing consensus standards for manufacturing and control systems security, factory automation, power plants, computer technology, communication and more. ISA is accredited by ANSI- American National Standards Institute. There are more that 150 standards currently published and practiced around the world. Many governmental agencies have also endorsed or adopted ISA standards. As we know, ISA is a volunteer organization; hence, the standards are also developed by volunteer committees. There are currently over 2000 volunteers involved in various committees helping develop the standards of the future. If you attend ISA s national conference and exhibits, you will see the committees at work. Most of them meet several times a year via teleconference and typically one face-to-face meeting during the ISA conference. Each of the committees has different goals but following underlying commonality -- Promote safety, environmental issues, and technical excellence through standards Cover symbols, definitions, process measurement and control, signal transmission, and industry-specific applications provide practical guidance to engineers, designers, and technicians, enabling them to meet the mandates of increased competition and to work better, faster, and more economically The standards should be of global nature so that it can be implemented and adopted through out the world ISA has over 20 divisions that support committees in their areas of expertise. Over the years the standards committees have helped in developing ISA training and assisted in developing ISA conferences. Some of the recent ISA standards have involved multiple divisions to tap the skills and backgrounds of individual necessary to search and write such standards. You think you are ready to contribute or you think there is an opportunity to create a standard? One can start by contacting a division vice president and setting up a survey committee to explore the need for a standard. Survey committees can be formed to research related work in the industry, to establish the need for a standard, to identify committee members, and then, based on the results of their study, to recommend a scope and a purpose to the ISA s Standards and Practices Board. As an ISA member you have access to the ISA standards for viewing for annual fees of $25. Printed copies of ISA standards can be ordered from ISA. Let me know if you want to participate or see a need. I can certainly facilitate. Raj Adani, DVP- District 11, Raj.adani@member.isa.org Patten Systems, Inc. Industrial & Municipal Representatives FLOWMETERS CHART RECORDERS LEVEL PRESSURE TEMPERATURE AUTO DIALERS CONTROLLERS GAUGES WIRELESS COMMUNICATION VALVE AUTOMATION ANALYZERS SAMPLERS L & J Technologies 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, Dissolved Oxygen Meters, Nitrate Meters, Ammonium and Orthophosphate Meters, Turbidity / Suspended Solids, ph/orp Kurz Instruments Air & Gas Thermal Mass Flow Meters, Flow Conditioners, CEM Flow Systems, Portable Flow Meters 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 Moore Industries Intelligent Distributed I/O, Alarm Trips, Isolators, Temperature Transmitters, I/P s, AC Power Transducers, Controllers Sparling Instruments Magnetic Flowmeters, Propeller Meters, Vortex Flow Meters, Ultrasonic Flow Meters Vishay BLH Load Cells, Electronic Weighing, Tension Measurement, Weight Display and Control P.O. Box Bloomfield Street Los Alamitos, California Tel (562) Fax (562) BAKERSFIELD LAS VEGAS SAN DIEGO April 2005 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 3

4 ISALA Golf Day-TechNight 2005 Training: Learn what s hot in technology! See what you will get at the Los Angeles Section s Golf Day - TechNight at Rio Hondo Golf Club on April 22? This is only a partial advance list, and does not include others training sesions now being developed. Admission is FREEEEE to the exhibits and All Technical Presentations, and open to all ISA members and to industry personnel. Pre-register by sending your name, company and contact info to TechNight2005@yahoo.com. Details will be send by return . Note that Golf Day-TechNight is not affiliated with SCMA. Basic Gas Turbines Richard W. Owen, Gas Turbine Manager, City of Burbank Power Wireless Technologies in Industrial Applications Rob Henley, President, ioselect Incorporated TYCO names JPR Systems February 2005 TYCO Thermal Controls is pleased to announce the selection of JPR Systems, Inc. as their exclusive stocking Industrial Representative for the Southern California and Southern Nevada territory effective immediately. TYCO Thermal Controls is the industry leader in providing complete heat-tracing and heat management solutions to the Industrial and Commercial markets. We proudly offer top product brands and turnkey services under such industry renowned names as Raychem selfregulating & power limiting heating cables, Pyrotenax mineral insulated heating cables, DigiTrace control & monitoring systems and Tracer Engineered Products. Optimizing Cooling Systems with Water Analysis Vickie Olson, Market Development Manager, Hach Company Ethernet Basics and Considerations for the Plant Floor Scott Saunders, Director of Strategic Marketing, Moore Industries- International, Inc. Improving Quality Control by Analysis of Impurities in Inert Gases, Ron Downie, Manager of Systems Engineering, Teledyne Analytical Instruments Field Buses and the Controls Technician Paul Darnbrough, Principal I&C Engineer, KDC Systems, Los Alamitos; Joe Hohn, I&C engineer, Dynalectric, San Diego; TJ Trevino, Control Systems Technician, Dynalectric, San Diego See Free Technical Training on page 12 JPR Systems, Inc. has been a leading Industrial Representative/ Distributor specializing in providing Process Measurement and Control Solutions in the Southwest for over 20 years. The TTC / JPRSI team can support all your industrial applications for process temperature maintenance, pipe freeze protection, long-line heating, tank heating, safety shower freeze protection, power distribution and control & monitoring. JPR Systems Inc. has two offices in Southern California 100 S. Chaparral Court, Ste 130, Anaheim Hills, CA 92808, (714) , and 2809 Unicorn Road, Ste 104, Bakersfield, CA 93308, (661) Websites: and 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 2005

5 Industry news Hardy Instruments receives Breakthrough Product of the Year San Diego, CA Hardy Instruments, a local leader in the process control industry, is being awarded Breakthrough Product of 2004 by Processing, a national magazine for the industrial processing industry. This annual award identifies a product that has made a substantial contribution to the process industries. The San Diego-based company is receiving accolades for the design and manufacture of its CompactLogix Weigh Scale Modules. The electronic instrument allows industrial computers to easily read the weight of tanks and hoppers in manufacturing plants, eliminating the need for additional network communication and software programming. The device is used in food, chemical and pharmaceutical plants to weigh the ingredients and allow the mixing of recipes. Hardy Instruments is based in San Diego, California. For more information, please visit or call Dave Ness, Hardy Instruments President (right) receives Award from Dennis Van Milligen, Processing editor. Photo courtesy Hardy Instruments Business News Rocketdyne sold Los Angeles, Feb. 23, 2005 Boeing said that it had agreed to sell its Rocketdyne rocket engine manufacturing business in San Fernando Valley to United Technologies Corp. The sale price is about $700 million in cash, according to the Los Angeles Times. Analysts said the sale was unlikely to lead to major job cuts or shuttering of plants or offices, the Times also reported. Rocketdyne helped pioneer space exploration in the 1960 s. Rocketdyne has its headquarters in Canoga Park and facilities in West Hills and the Simi Hills. It employs 3,200 people, according to the Times. When it was building rocket engines for the Apollo program in the 1960 s, Rocketdyne s payroll was 25,000, according to the Times. The sale marks the latest move by Boeing to shed unprofitable business and focus more on large scale weapons and aerospace systems, the Times reports. VALIN Corporation years of Valin excellence in product delivery, customer service & technical support Products, knowledge, and quality. Valin delivers. Corporation is the West's leading supplier of fluid handling, measurement, process heating and control products for high purity and industrial applications. Visit us at or moreinfo@valin.com Northern CA - Corporate Ph: Oakland, CA Ph: Southern CA Ph: Nevada Ph: Arizona Ph: Idaho Ph: Oregon Ph: Utah Ph: Washington Ph: April 2005 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 5

6 Standards and Practices New committee to focus on wireless technology Research Triangle Park, NC (17 February 2005) - A new ISA standards committee, ISA-SP100, has been established to create standards, recommended practices, and/or technical reports to define procedures for implementing wireless systems in the automation and control environment at the field level. Committee Chair Wayne Manges of Oak Ridge National Laboratory expects their work to assure the confidence in and integrity of wireless technology, and provide criteria for implementing it in manufacturing automation and control systems. Technology covered will include: * Field sensors used for monitoring, control, alarm, and shutdown. * Wireless technology whose uses include real time field-to-business systems. * Fluid processing, material processing, and discrete parts manufacturing. The committee will address various aspects of wireless manufacturing and control systems technology, including the environment in which it is deployed, the technology life cycle, and applications. According to Manges, the new standards will assure successful system deployment, help identify and address any vulnerabilities, and improve overall system performance by eliminating failure modes. ISA recognizes that in order to exploit emerging wireless opportunities to improve industrial systems, collaboration among vendors, R&D communities, and end users is essential. Committee members include: 3e Technologies International Inc., Adaptive Instruments Corp., Apprion Inc., BP America Inc., CMC Associates, Emerson Process Management, Endress+Hauser, Exxonmobil Research & Engineering, Honeywell, Invensys I/A, Medida Inc., Motorola Labs, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oceana Sensor, Omnex Control Systems Inc., OPTI Canada Inc., Shell, and Syncrude Canada Ltd. The cooperation of this diverse group will also assure that components are available to provide for successful deployment. ISA is globally recognized as a standards writing organization, developing consensus standards for automation, security, safety, batch control, control valves, fieldbus, environmental conditions, measurement, and symbols. Accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), ISA has published more than 135 standards, recommended practices, and technical reports, through the dedicated efforts of a network of industry experts. For further information about ISA-SP100, including the complete scope and purpose, as well as a list of committee members, visit For information on other ISA standards committees, visit For further information, please contact: Chip Lee at (919) or tlee@isa.org 6 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 April 2005

7 Industry News Moore Industries receives engineering award North Hills, Calif Moore Industries-International, Inc., a world leader in interface instruments for industrial process control, system integration, and factory automation has earned the San Fernando Valley Engineers Council Distinguished Engineering Project Achievement Award for exceptional commitment to safety and successful completion of IEC Certification. The Distinguished Engineering Project Achievement Award recognizes organizations that have completed engineering projects which, because of their scope or unique character, are outstanding and deserving of merit. Joseph Hage, vice president of engineering and Moore Industries IEC Safety Team leader accepted this award on behalf of the team at the Engineers Council 50th Anniversary National Engineers Week Honors & Awards Banquet on February 26, 2005 at the Sportsmen s Lodge in Studio City, Calif. IEC is a process based standard that applies to the entire life cycle of a product, from conception and design stages, through its manufacturing, application, maintenance, and ultimately final decommissioning. Moore Industries is the first US company to successfully obtain IEC certification to design and manufacture process instrumentation hardware for safety related applications and has used this achievement as a driving force to educate industry leaders, government bodies, manufacturers, end users, system integrators and other entities on the importance of safety. In addition, Moore Industries is a founding member of an IEC consortium in Europe. by Larry Flanagan, weber Sensors In the $3 billion dollar world market of flow metering, a little known jewel is gradually finding its way to acclaim, the calorimetric flow sensor. Pioneered by weber Sensors founder, Mr. Gunther Weber, the use of the calorimetric principle in flow is now a standard in the industry. Significant advances over the past decade have enabled the calorimetric sensor to assume a very active and respected role in flow switching and flow metering of both liquids and gaseous mediums. The most common use of these sensors is in flow-no flow applications for detecting the movement of air or liquids. Popular for their solid state construction with no moving parts, the calorimetric flow sensor is impervious to particulate matter that spells doom for mechanical type devices. Historically, the calorimetric switching devices have been costly in comparison to mechanical switches, but with new technological breakthroughs in both electronic and mechanical construction, there are, now available, units that compete directly with their primitive counterparts. Flow metering has also become a substantive part of the calorimetric sensor s function. The sensing technology, having no moving parts, allows measurement of flows so low as to be below the inertia threshold of turbine or paddlewheel sensors. This has made them very popular for chemical dosing, leak detection, etc. Also, extended range calorimetric sensors are now available that can enable measurements of much higher flow rates (up to 60 feet per second for some liquids) than Gus Elias (left), Fred Adt, Christine Whan, Deanna Esterwold, Joseph Hage (Project Leader), Jon Wexler, Mike Young, Kristina Balobeck and Shirley Lai. For more information, contact Moore Industries-International, Inc., Schoenborn St., North Hills, CA 91343, U.S.A.; Telephone: (818) ; FAX: (818) ; info@miinet.com; Web Site: Application notes What is this thing called calorimetric? Photo courtesy Moore Industries Int l previously thought possible with calorimetric technology. The traditional calorimetric technology utilizes two PTC Thermistors, one of which is heated a predetermined amount above the other, which monitors the medium temperature. Flow of the medium conducts heat away from the sensor probe and the corresponding change in the heated Thermistor s resistance value is then amplified, linearized and converted into an output (switching or analog depending upon sensor type) proportional to the rate of flow. The fact that calorimetric sensors do not require the medium to be electrically conductive (as would a mag meter for example) makes measurements of polymers, oil, grease, and numerous other mediums possible. The technology also is not based upon suspended particles for measurement accuracy (as would be the case with doppler type meters). The addition of optional specialty metals for use in the calorimetric construction (such as Hastelloy, Monel, Titanium etc.) allows measurements of innumerable aggressive medium such as chemicals and acids. Calorimetric continued on page 15 April 2005 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 Saturday, Apr 16 President - Sarah Sheldon, sarah.sheldon@fluor.com UCI Central Plants Tour. The UCI Central Plant staff will conduct a tour of the facility on Saturday, April 16 th. The tour itself will last approximately 2 hours in duration or longer if the group wishes to discuss matters further. We will meet at the UCI University Center at 9:30am and carpool to the facility. More details will be given when you RSVP to Sarah Sheldon at ; Sarah.Sheldon@Fluor.com. Website: Los Angeles Friday, Apr 22 President - Joe Bingham, JBingham@SempraGlobal.com Golf Day Tech Night is filling up fast! As of press time, all of the exhibits are sold out but there are still a few Golf slot not yet filled! Come and attend as many of the free training sessions as you can. Please see a list of the training sessions and exhibitors to date in this newsletter. And for up to the minute details, see the section website. Website: So. San Joaquin Valley Saturday, Apr 23 President - Ray Spangler, ray.spangler@centralautomate.com Central coast winery tour. Come join the SSJV Section members for this special event. On Saturday, April 23rd We will board the tour bus for a full day of appreciating this wonderful industries finest. At the end of the day we will enjoy the comfort and relaxation of staying in a fine hotel. The bus will return to Bakersfield on Sunday at noon. Please join us, guests are welcome. If you would like to attend, download the form at the NEW, IMPROVED website or call (661) Also, don t forget our annual Golf Tournament at Rio Bravo on May 19, and Table-Top and BBQ on May 20! All are welcome! Details on section website. Website: Las Vegas Thursday, April 28 President - Jeff Blue, Jeff.Blue@lvvwd.com Our April Monthly Meeting will be on Thursday, April 28 at 6:30pm at Skinny Dugan s Pub, 4127 West Charleston Blvd between Valley View and Decatur, til the cows come home (which might be awhile in these parts). Dave Good along with Tim Ploeger have assembled an excellent plan for this year s Table Top Show on May 16th. Please note the new location University of Nevada Las Vegas! If you don t have a flyer/application check the section website or get a hold of Dave Good, Tim Ploeger, or Jeff Blue. Check the website for the latest details and contact info. Website: San Diego No meeting President - Andrew Postert apostert@ci.escondido.ca.us We meet every other month. Next meeting is Tuesday, May 17 - a panel discussion, Impact of the 2005 Clean Air Interstate Transport Rule. On March 11, President Bush announced the issuance of the Clean Air Interstate Transport Rule, which calls for a 70% reduction in NOx emissions, and adds PM2.5 and mercury. This new rule will affect every power plant and internal combustion boilers and incinerators. For more details watch for the May newsletter or check the website. Website: 8 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 April 2005

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 22 ISALA Golf Tournament, TechNight Expo & Training Kevin O Neill at (661) or kevin.oneill2@comcast.net; or Joe Bingham at (619) , JBingham@SempraGlobal.com. April 30 - May 4 ISA Presidents Meeting Portland, Oregon, For more info, contact Charlotte Clayton, cclayton@isa.org May 4-5 NorCal Tech 2005 Technical Conference & Exhibit, Vallejo, May 16 Systems and Automation Table-Top Show ISA Las Vegas Section UNLV, Contact Dave Good at Gooddm@nv.doe.gov or (702) Environmental Safety Airborne Toxics and Combustible Gas Detection (VOC/LEL) Perimeter/Fence-line Monitors Wired and wireless systems Explosive Detection Radiation Detection Occupational Health Monitors Don Wolf & Associates, Inc. Parts, Repair & Calibration Center May Measurement, Control & Automation Association Las Vegas (no other info available) May Annual Golf Tournament, Cajun Feast, Tabletop Exhibit & Technical Training ISA SSJV Section Veterans Hall and Rio Bravo Country Club, Bakersfield Contact John Sheehan at sheehjg@chevrontexaco.com or Ray Spangler at ray.spangler@centralautomate.com. June 3 Application Deadline for Exams (NV, CA) CAP, CIMM, CCST Levels I, II, III; June 13-17, 2005 Design Automation Conference Anaheim Convention Center IAQ Analyzers CO/CO2 Monitors Temperature Meters Humidity Meters H2S Monitors O2, NOx (NO & NO2), SO2, Cl2, HCN, NH3 and PH3 detection Light & Sound Meters EPA & AQMD Compliant Victory Blvd. Woodland Hills, CA fax sales@donwolf.com April 2005 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 9

10 ISALA Golf Day-TechNight 2005 See the Latest in Instrumentation, Systems and How many times have you searched the internet and found the perfect part you needed only to find that it is only available in another part of the world? Or you needed service on site and there is a two week wait? EFFECTIVE MANAGERS AND PROJECT LEADERS know that the best way to keep abreast of the current technology is to contact a LOCAL expert in that field. You will be glad that you spent a few minutes at Golf Day- TechNight 2005 collecting new resources to help you with your next project. Note: Exhibit space for this popular expo is already SOLD OUT! However, there were still a few openings for golfers at Golf Day at press time! To pre-register for the exhibits or free training sessions -- send name, company & contact info to TechNight2005@yahoo.com. An exhibit hall map and complete list of training sessions will be sent by return . Moore Industries-International In the Real World, You Have a Real Mess. Come by Moore Industries table and see why their NCS NET Concentrator(r) System Process Control and Distributed I/O is Your Real Solution. The NCS is Ready for Your Real World. Steve Todd, (818) ; stodd@miinet.com. Tescom Corporation A World of Regulators, Valves & Systems! Tescom specializes in pressure regulation - vacuum to 20,000 psi - for the pharmaceutical, aerospace, defense, refinery, chemical plants, bio-tech, instrumentation industries. All types of pressure regulation devices high flow, low flow, specials, tracking regulators, vacuum regulators. Also, offering air-operated, on/off valves; and PID electronic pressure 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 controllers. Steve Manuel; (714) ; Steven.Manuel@tescom.com. Electrical Systems Ltd. Electrical Systems Ltd. (ESL) is a leading California custom control panel builder and assembler of custom electrical products. You design, we build! Quality workmanship, timely delivery, competitive pricing and responsive, professional service are the cornerstones of our business. UL Listed capabilities. Call Carol Crawford, President, or David Hellmers, V-President of Engineering, at (951) , ccrawford@eslpwr.com; WestMark Sales, Inc. WestMark Sales, Inc. is a manufacturer s representative company that supplies liquid and Control Systems Distributor Distributor Golden State Controls is affiliated with Western States Controls Professional Services Group that provides engineering and technical solutions to process control systems and instrumentation. gas analyzers and their accessories. WestMark provides application assistance, training, on-site installation assistance, calibration and service. Lars Wikblad (310) ; sales@westmarksales.com. Hach Company Hach Company provides advanced analytical systems and technical support for water quality testing, with solutions for lab, process, and field. Our products are in use around the world, simplifying analysis with reliable, accurate results. Joan Chang; (800) x 2068; jchang@hach.com; Patten Systems, Inc. Patten Systems, Inc. is a Manufacturer s Representative specializing in process control for industrial instrumentation in the industrial and municipal markets. The products they represent are 3D Instruments, BS&B, Danfoss, Hawke Fieldbus, Kurz, L&J Technologies, Meriam, Moore Industries, Sparling Instruments and Vishay BLH. John Capitano; ; jcapitano@pattensystems.com. Phoenix Contact Phoenix Contact is a world leader in specialized electronic components and connection systems offering a diverse range of products designed for industrial applications. For more information on our most recent product innovations, please visit us at our table and receive a free gift. Tracy Kirmaci; (949) ; TKirmaci@Phoenix Con.com; GE Infrastructure Sensing GE Infrastructure Sensing is an industry leader in the design and manufacture of advanced sensing and measurement solutions. We have combined technological innovation and experience into one world-class business. Lisa Henningsen (661) ; lisa.henningsen@ge.com; Prime Measurement West Formerly Barton Sales, Prime Measurement serves the instrumentation, controls industry since 1952, is one of the oldest representative firms in North America. Specializing in Flow, Level, Temperature and Pressure, we represent Prime Measurement Products (formerly ITT Barton Systems), Siemens, Rhino Valves, ITT Conoflow, Matheson Tri-Gas. We are a full sales and service organization. Alex Cabrera; acabrera@primemeasurement.com; (626) Valin Corporation Valin Corporation is the West s leading supplier of critical fluid handling and process heating solutions for industrial and high purity process applications. It s easier than ever to select and buy the products you need from Anytime, day or night, 7 days a week. All the functions and information you expect. Greg Neneman, Oil & Gas Product Manager, (805) , gneneman@valin.com; Bert Van Hulzen, Account Manager, (714) , bvanhulzen@valin.com. Micronor, Inc. Micronor manufactures both standard and custom motion control solutions for industrial automation, military, aerospace and other harsh environment applications. Products include rotary and linear encoders, ZapFREE TM encoder cables, resolvers, cam timers, programmable limit switches, motorized potentiometers, pulse generators and handheld pendants. Dennis Horwitz at (805) or dennis.horwitz@micronor.com. ioselect, Incorporated ioselect Incorporated (San Diego, CA) offers a complete line of industrial I/O solutions including wireless I/O, remote telemetry, data acquisition & recording, signal interface, and industrial networking products for factory automation, process control and test & measurement customers. Get your Intelligent Connections Solution * GolfDay-TechNight 2005 is not affiliated with SCMA or its events. 10 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 April 2005

11 Automation at Golf Day-Tech Night, April 22 Handbook today. Rob Henley, (858) ; Golden State Controls Golden State Controls is a growth oriented Instrumentation and Controls Representative Company offering comprehensive range of engineering services. Provide Instrumentation and Control Systems for the Western US. Maintain shared inventory with a wide range of products on the shelf. Engineering, Site and Project Implementation Services. Jerome Penna; (949) ; jeromep@iwestco.com; Jensen Instruments Jensen Instrument Co. is a premier Manufacturers Representative & Distributor of process instrumentation solving applications involved with flow/ pressure/ temperature/ level/ control valves/ wireless communications and power instruments. Scott Molinari; (626) ; scottm@jenseninstr.com. Teledyne-API Teledyne-API is a world leader in the design and manufacture of precision analytical instrumentation for trace and source gas analysis. TAPI, located in San Diego, offers a complete line of air quality monitoring instrumentation which comply with EPA requirements for measuring criteria gases. Doug Haugen, (858) ; Dhaugen@teledyne.com; KROHNE Inc. KROHNE, Inc., the flow and level company, recently announced several new products including OPTIFLUX Magnetic Flowmeters with unique self testing diagnostic capability, OPTILEVEL Radar level products including OPTIWAVE non-contact radar and OPTIFLEX guided radar, a new state of the art VORTEX flow meter, and enhancements to the OPTIMASS line of Coriolis Flow meters. Peter Robinson; (562) ; robinson@krohne.com; Blair-Martin Co., Inc Blair-Martin Company continues to offer quality instrument products. Visit our Table for information on Control & Relief Valves, Rupture Discs, Flow, Level and Liquid Analytical Instruments, Gas Detection Products, Enclosures and Tubing Products. Stop by and meet Ken Blair and his staff of professionals. (562) ; kblair@blairmartin.com. D&D Engineering We offer measurement sensors and transmitters including temperature, pressure, flow, force, torque, level, humidity, voltage, current, power, toxic and hazardous gases, water and wastewater. Data acquisition, recorders, controllers, signal conditioners, isolators and retransmitters; wireless systems. Jerry Becker; (888) ; jerry@sensorguys.com; TSS-Technical Sales & Service TSS-Technical Sales & Service is the exclusive representative of PIE; a premier company of process calibrators, 4-20 ma, RTD, Thermocouples, etc. We also sell new surplus and remanufactured process instruments. We carry in stock Rosemount, Fisher, Foxboro, Ashcroft, Yokogawa, PIE, manifolds like Coplaner Flanges. If we have it in stock, we will save you money. Curtis Tom; (714) ; curtis@tsscorp.biz. Circor Instrumentation Technol Manufacturer of instrumentation valves and fittings. Will be exhibiting MS3 top-mount micro components along with CircleSeal, Go and Hoke Products. Kevin Beddoe; (951) ; kbeddoe@circortech.com. Universal Analyzers Universal Analyzers is a complete supplier of gas sampling components and complete gas sample conditioning systems. All major components are manufactured in the USA and include gas sample probes, gas sample coolers, filters, dilution probes and multipoint gas sample sequencers. Major components can come rated Class I Div II for hazardous area installations. Bob Bertik; (805) ; bbertik@universalanalyzers.com; Control Engineering Inc. Control system engineering and integration firm with over ten years experience. Turn Key Systems Integration, Project Management; SCADA Systems Engineering, Programming, Validation; MES/MIS Systems Engineering, Programming, Validation; Licensed Electrical, Instrumentation Contractor; Control Panel Design, Fabrication, UL Listed; System Commissioning, Start Up Support; Complete System Documentation and CAD Drawings; Application Specific Training and Technical Writing. David M. Lautner; (714) ; dlautner@controlengineering.com; WAGO Since 1951 WAGO, specialist in manufacturing of Electrical Interconnections & Electronic Components, has been designing and manufacturing innovative terminal blocks and connectors featuring screwless spring pressure terminations. CAGE CLAMP was the first rail-mounted terminal blocks with it s touchproof push-in type jumpers and ground terminal blocks with an automatic contact to the rail. Dean Esparza; (818) ; dean.esparza@wago.com; APG Analyzer Systems Is the high cost of ongoing analyzer maintenance keeping you up nights? Stop by our table! APG performs field service and upgrades on ALL types of analytical instrumentation CEMS, IR, UV, GC, Chemiluminescence, Physical Property. APG has 10 years experience providing independent service AND complete turn-key process analytical and CalCEMS emissions monitoring systems. John Prince; (714) ; jprince@ CalCEMS.com; Bristol-Babcock ControlWave Micro EFM combines the capabilities of an advanced RTU with the convenient, one box packaging of a highlyintegrated flow computer. Smart transducer assembly, solar/battery power system, communication devices are included. Instead of expanding on a limited chart Continued on page 13 April 2005 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 11

12 Free technical training courses, continued from page 4 Basic Gas Turbines In the first part of this two-part presentation, Basic Gas Turbines and Instrumentation, it will be explained how a gas turbine works and the basic instrumentation needed to control a gas turbine. In the second part, Advanced Gas Turbine Stall Indication, you will learn what a gas turbine compressor stall is, the indications of a stall, the types of stalls, damage a stall can cause, and what instrumentation can show. Richard W. Owen is Gas Turbine Manager at the City of Burbank s Power Plant where he has developed standardized operations for the LM6000 gas turbine generator package. Wireless Technologies in Industrial Applications The ease in deploying wireless technologies in our offices and homes has contributed to massive growth on a global basis that is not expected to slow down any time soon. Applying and installing wireless products in industrial environments, though, requires a little more thought and planning. The trick is determining which technology best fits a specific application requirement. This presentation will review the available technologies, current application successes, and future technology directions. We will compare proprietary spread spectrum, the emerging 802.xx standards, and other long standing technology implementations. Rob Henley is the president & founder of ioselect Incorporated, a San Diego-based company focused on industrial connectivity products and solutions (both wired and wireless) for the process control, factory automation, and test & measurement markets. Optimizing Cooling Systems with Water Analysis Control of cooling water quality reduces corrosion, microbiological growth and scaling. Continuous disinfectant feed to cooling water systems can run more reliably using on-line systems or quick lab testing. This talk will cover several technologies available to meet the requirements of multiple chemistries. Vickie Olson,of Hach Company has been working with power industry applications for over 12 years. She has held chemist or sales positions with Celanese, Springs Industries, Zellweger Analytics and has a BS in Textile Chemistry from Georgia Tech. Ethernet Basics & Considerations for the Plant Floor Ethernet has long been used as the de-facto network solution for front office environments all over the world. Its acceptance and popularity have slowly found its way to the plant floor and factory automation environments. Although considered a total solution, Ethernet is merely a small part of the overall network solution. This presentation will cover not only the physical components used with Ethernet but will look at the protocols that run over Ethernet and give you a broad perspective about what you should consider before implementing Ethernet at the plant floor level. Ethernet, when applied properly, can be a very efficient and powerful solution for process control and data acquisition.industries- International, Inc. Scott Saunders is Director of Strategic Marketing for Moore Industries-International, Inc. He has been in the process control and instrumentation field for 13 years and has field experience with several SCADA products, Ethernet I/O, and process control. Field Buses and the Controls Technician Bus technologies are now commonly specified for new projects and it is likely that the controls technicians will have to maintain both the devices on the bus and the bus infrastructure itself. The presenters will provide an overview of the more common buses and the most common applications for each. They will address troubleshooting techniques, configuration and diagnostic tools and best practices for maintaining both the bus infrastructure and the instruments, valves and I/O that are routinely connected to the buses. Paul Darnbrough is the principal I&C engineer for KDC Systems in Los Alamitos and has designed several recent projects that deployed DeviceNet and Foundation Fieldbus technologies on a large scale. Joe Hohn is an I&C engineer with Dynalectric in San Diego, has implemented several projects with Foundation Fieldbus and Profibus and has written maintenance procedures for the buses and devices. TJ Trevino is a control systems tech with Dynalectric in San Diego and is currently completing the commissioning of a 15,000 point project on Foundation Fieldbus and DeviceNet. Improving QC by Analysis of Impurities in Inert Gases In response to a need of the food and beverage industry, gas suppliers and others to improve the quality control of carbon dioxide and Continued on page 15 DAHL-VAUGHN, Inc. Engineering Representatives Veteran Owned Small Business Chatsworth Street, Suite 509, Granada Hills, CA Phone: (818) FAX (818) dahlvaughn@aol.com - Web Site: Applied Test Systems, Inc. Materials Testing Systems, Universal Test Machines, Ovens & Furnaces. Astro Pak, Corp. Clean Room services (LOX Cleaning). Custom High Pressure Control Panels. Beta LaserMike Industrial Non-Contact Speed, Length measurement. DaqScribe Technologies High Speed (up to 20 MHz) Data Acquisition Systems Flow Safe, Inc. Soft Seated Pressure Relief Valves from 15 to 9612 psig. ASME Sect. VIII Kokusai Chart Corp. Chart paper and pens for use with most brands of recorders and data loggers. Oros, Inc. Real Time FFT Analyzer from 2 to 64 channels. Pacific Instruments, Inc. Data Acquisition, Signal Conditioning and Telemetry Decomutation systems. Precision Digital Digital Panel Meters Panel mount, NEMA enclosure or Ex Proof Pressure Products Co., Inc. Sight Glasses, Sight Flow Indicators, Liquid Level Gages. Sensor Tec, Inc. Thermocouple and RTD Probes, Thermocouple wire. Stellar Technologies, Inc. Static Pressure transducers from 1 to 100,000 psi. 12 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 April 2005

13 TechNight exhibitors, continued from page 11 replacement or flow computer, Bristol Babcock designed-in our ControlWave Micro platform as the heart of the package. Royce Miller, (909) ; George T. Hall Company The George T. Hall Company provides industrial controls from Honeywell and others as well as complete systems solutions for all your process applications. With our in-house UL-listed panel shop and staff of technical engineers, we are uniquely capable of assisting with every phase of your project from engineering to system programming. Drew Harris; (714) ; S.C. Controls, Inc. SCCI, Escondido and Irvine, serves the instrumentation and controls needs for process industries, commercial facilities, power plants, water/wastewater plants in the Southwest. Specializing in flow measurement, solving customers needs for density, viscosity, TOC, temperature, ph, tank level, or pressure process applications. See website for information, links to principals, other instrumentation sites. Dave Schmitt; (800) 398-FLOW (-3569). General Control Systems, Inc Systems integrator, est 1978 specializing in manufacturing data collection and analysis. Plant management operating system: Collects plant floor data from PLC, Scales, Measuring Devices, Bar Code, RFID Scanners, Delivers TPS, OEE, SPC, KPI inventory, product tracking Downtime/ Slowtime, Production Scheduling, Material Usage Variance; ASP.Net, SQLServer based backend. Browser front end; Real-time reports, graphs over intranet internet. Bob Carey; (909) ; Don Wolf & Associates Don Wolf & Associates offers a wide array of products and services from portable analyzers and instruments like combustion/ emission analyzers and VOC detectors to components for automation including minature solenoid valves, pumps, regulators and flow meters. Markets include aerospace, medical, chemical, industrial, food, pharmaceutical, and plumbing & heating. Donald M. Wolf, Jr; (800) ; sales@donwolf.com; Empire Instrument Company Empire Instrument Company is a technical distributor for several lines of power monitors, data loggers, paperless recorders, chart recorders and a few other lines of electrical test instruments. Our vendors include: ACR Compact Data Loggers, AEMC Electrical Test Instruments, Dent Instruments, Fuji Electric, Monarch Paperless Recorders, Partlow Circular Recorders and Rustrak Strip Chart Recorders. Rich Goulet; (800) ; rich@empireinstrument.com; C P Crowley Company The C P Crowley Company is an exclusive manufacturers representative for several leading equipment manufacturers in the municipal water and wastewater, industrial, petrochemical, power and OEM markets. Our principals include manufacturers in chemical metering pumps, mixing solutions, control valves, relief valves, weighing systems, I&C and integrated systems. Bob Dunaway; (626) ; rdunaway@socal.rr.com; MCR Technologies, Inc. MCR Technologies, Inc. is a technical instrument representative with expertise in Flow, Pressure, Temperature, Analytical, Analyzers, Level Measurement, Recording & Control. We have recently added Gas Detection and Wireless transmission expertise. We will exhibiting ABB, Adalet Wireless, Eastech Badger, Sierra Monitoring, Sensaphone, and a new ABB selfcommissioning smart positioner. Tord Benner; (949) ; tord@mcrt.com; McCall s Meter Sales & Service McCall s Meter Sales & Service are specialists in flow measurement of most liquids and gases. Products and companies represented are Tri- Flo Technologies venturi tubes, orfice plates and flange unions, flow nozzles, HVAC venturi and pitot tubes, DP transmitters; King Instrument variable area meters, acrylic, glass and metal tubes; McCrometer magnetic flow meters. Other instruments are available. Contact Bob Lantaigne; (951) ; B_Lantaigne@MSN.com. Kube Engineering Kube Engineering is a leading Manufacturer s Rep. specializing in fluid handling and control products for a wide range of industries with an emphasis in the Water/Waste Water market. Primary Principal: Endress + Hauser. Quinn Eddins; (951) ; April 2005 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 Inside Sales: Due to growth of our firm, we need an additional person with computer and phone skills. Long Beach area. Salary commensurate with experience. Growth and advancement opportunities exist. Send resume to info@blairmartin.com or fax Ken Blair at Business Internship positions. SVF Flow Controls, Inc. (Santa Fe Springs, California) seeks talented individuals to submit their resume for consideration in their Business Internship Program. We are looking for as many as three new interns who exhibit a desire to succeed and who are well organized, have excellent writing skills, posses a knowledge of all of the common business tools (everything Windows) and who understand the value of a satisfied customer. Internships are available in all areas of the business including: Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Customer Service, Technical Support and Administrative Support. Please submit resume via to Careers@SVF.net or mail to Business Internship, SVF Flow Controls Inc., Larwin Circle, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670, Attn: Careers. Inside Sales. ICP DAS USA, Inc., manufacturer of Data Acquisition, Data Communication and Embedded Control products, is looking for a qualified and self-motivated inside sales with 1+ year sales experience in automation or data acquisition industries. Strong communication, written and verbal skills. Office is located in Torrance, CA. Paid vacation and medical benefits. Send resumes to careers@icpdasusa.com. Visit Software Engineer 3. Development, design, testing, installation and modification of embedded computer software. Applies operating system principals and design. 5-8 years experience. Self-motivated. Project oriented. IEEE guideline software design experience. Lab experience. Industrial bus protocols experience a plus. (Protocols: Hart, Foundation Field Bus, and ProfiBus). Send resume to Fluid Components, Int l, Attn: Joanna Bero, 1755 La Costa Meadows Dr., San Marcos, CA or fax to (760) Inside Sales Assistant. Quality valve & instrumentation company seeking qualified order entry/sales assistant with 3+ years experience in order entry and with Excel and computer skills. Paid vacation and medical benefits. Send resume to cbowman@process-instruments.com or Attn: Carol Bowman, Process Instruments & Controls, 1400 Easton Drive, Suite 113, Bakersfield, CA Inside Sales. FCI, a worldwide leader in flow meters, flow and level switch products, is seeking an Inside Salesperson to process customer inquiries and orders and expedite delivery of products. The successful candidate will act as customer contact regarding pricing, scheduling, and shipping; and will prepare cost estimates, price quotations, and other related tasks. Good written and verbal communication skills and familiarity with MS Office required. 3-5 years experience preferred. Please fax resume to Joanna Bero at (760) Inside Sales. SVF Flow Controls is a leading manufacturer of valves, actuators and controls. We are seeking an experienced inside sales person for applications, consultation and customer service. With the addition of our new Device ID package of ASi and DeviceNet control accessories the ideal candidate will be familiar with these standard protocols. Contact: SVF Flow Controls at Careers@SVF.net. Position Wanted. I/E Engineer w/ PE, 20+ years controls and power experience in; Engine ( recip & turbo), Generator, Boiler, Switchgear, Chemicals, Pharma, Water/Wastewater, Paper/Plastics & Environmental. Know SCADA, PLC, DCS, RTU & VFD. Seek San Diego or Southern Orange County position. - edm@engineer-power.com. Technical Advisor. Local manufacturer of industrial pressure washers and industrial cleaning equipment located in Redlands, CA, seeks a customer support position providing technical support to distributors and end users. Will also assist with troubleshooting over the phone and supervise 2 service technicians. Must have some technical/service background; sales experience and mechanical equipment repair experience helpful. Salary plus benefits. Please fax your resume to Hydrotek Systems at (909) or to jybanez@hydroteksystems.com. I&E Power Plant Technicians. Duke Energy Fossil-Hydro CA, Inc. has temporary openings for I&E Power Plant Technicians at our South Bay Power Plant located in Chula Vista, CA. The assignment will last approximately 90 days beginning in March, Must have ability to repair electrical systems, electronic and pneumatic control systems used in the generation of electricity. Applicants should send resumes to Erlene Putnam via to eputnam@duke-energy.com, or fax to (805) Sales/Applications Manager. Will provide sales and applications support for power quality products in the western region for this leading manufacturer of UPS systems. Engineering degree and 5+ yrs experience in power distribution/med.voltage switchgear/power quality systems needed. Proven ability to manage multiple long-term projects and interface effectively with customers. Six figure income. Call Dianne Gauger & Assoc at or submit resume to: dgassoc@earthlink.net. CEMS & Process Analyzer Technicians. APG Analyzer Systems is seeking two experienced analyzer technicians to perform routine field service, troubleshooting and minor modifications on analyzer systems throughout Southern California. These are positions for hands-on technicians not engineering or managerial. Will use schematics and flow diagrams to troubleshoot components. Familiarity with analyzer sample systems required. Part time or contract OK. For more info, contact John Prince at (714) or jprince@calcems.com. Distributors wanted. Weber Sensors is looking for distributors in the Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Bakersfield and Las Vegas areas. For over 40 years, Weber Sensors has been a quality manufacturer of flow measuring and sensing instruments for industrial customers worldwide. In addition, Weber also manufactures a complete line of products tailored to the mining and metals industries. For further information, please contact Gerald Grace at gerald.grace@captor.com or (714) Website: Regional Sales Manager. Hach Company, a leading manufacturer of analytical systems and instrumentation has a key opportunity for a Regional Sales Manager located the Southern California (Orange, San Diego, Riverside & San Bernardino Counties) territory. This position is responsible for performing all sales activity in the assigned territory. A Bachelor s Degree in a science-related field and two to five years of experience in sales is required. Please your resume to jobs@hach.com for consideration or contact Don Diepenbroek at ext Hach Company is an EOE employer. A preemployment drug screen is required. Water and Wastewater Openings. Brown and Caldwell website lists water and wastewater job openings. Please see 14 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 April 2005

15 Book review Successful Instrumentation and Control Systems Design by Michael D Whitt Reviewed by Nick Sands, Nicholas.P.Sands@USA.dupont.com This book, by Raytheon project engineer and manager Michael Whitt, covers the basics of instrumentation and control (I&C) design for projects in a way unlike any other. Only a truly experienced project leader could reveal the secrets that Whitt shares. Even after a half dozen major DCS projects, I found new insights in Successful Instrumentation and Control Systems Design. If you want to excel in I&C project work, this is a must read. The book, like many projects, is divided into three parts, each more detailed than the one before. The first part gives an overview of the project process. In the second part, Whitt shares design basics, from background information to good design practices for instrumentation and control systems. Part three is about execution of design. Using an example problem, Whitt completes the engineering documentation for the project, highlighting the connections to good project management and good design covered in the earlier chapters. Projects 101 is the first part, giving an overview of the organization and process of a project. Whitt explains the different types of projects and why the old adage is true: a project can meet any two of three objectives; cheap, good, or fast. Project structure, flow, and deliverables are outlined. The roles and the responsibilities for the team are defined. The basics of project management, scope, estimate, and schedule, are discussed, along with why they are important to the project. Design 101 is the second part, giving many practical tips. Whitt starts with some background on ranges and scaling, then covers wiring practices, with some good information on electrical classification. A whole chapter is dedicated to control systems, including background on PLCs, typical system functionality, I/O count and arrangement, networking, and HMIs. While this is a very good section there is no comment about ensuring the right upstream and downstream diameters for flowmeters. Documentation 101 is the third part, using an example to apply the design practices in Part II and the management practices in part I. These chapters are full of the design documents generated as instruments are added, cables and conduits are selected and sized, I/O blocks are specified, and construction design package is assembled. Whitt uses the project tools to coordinate information and generate estimates and bill of materials. Its clearly a project design book since construction, checkout and startup are covered in less than three pages at the very end. Whitt filled a void in the library of control books by writing Successful Instrumentation and Control Systems Design. Too often designers, engineers, and project managers learn good project practices the hard way, by first doing it wrong. Whitt shows the project as a product in itself, and how the many parts are connected. Even project management is critical to the success of a project despite what you may read about project managers (see G K McMillan s early books). There is an optional CD of project tools. This is a book definitely worth buying, and it s available from ISA for $79 (member price) or with the toolkit CD for $89. Electrical Systems Ltd 2800 Palisades Drive - Corona CA Tel: (951) Fax: (951) info@eslsys.com Training course descriptions, continued from page 12 Calorimetric, continued from page 7 other inert gases, a method of detecting hydrocarbons in the parts per The calorimetric sensor s minimal billion range is needed. One method will be presented which uses a power requirements have enabled the packed gas chromatograph column to separate aromatics in conjunction development of battery operated flow with a flame ionization detector to obtain 0-100ppb full-scale sensitivity. sensors for remote locations. These can The ability of the analyzer to detect aromatics such as benzene and total be paired with wireless transmission hydrocarbons in one analyzer is expected to offer significant advantages devices to enable internet based monitoring over the use of two separate analyzers, one for aromatics and the other or dial up fault alarming for such applications as loss of flow to for THC. The details of one analyzer will be presented as a microprocessor-based pumps, leaking of pipes, and loss of lubrication oil or coolant flow. instrument used in the on-line measurement of gases. The Microflow technology in calorimetric sensors has also enabled piping schematic, column and the detector and results showing the span heretofore unrealizable low flow metering of less than 2 milliters per and zero stability, response time, linearity, low detectability limit will be hour of liquid flow. presented. In summary, the calorimetric flow sensor is the rising star of the Ron Downie is the Manager of Systems Engineering at Teledyne flow sensing industry and offers capabilities unmatched by other flow Analytical Instruments in the City of Industry, CA. He may be reached measurement technologies. at (626) or Ron_A_Downie@Teledyne.com. Larry Flanagan is the General Manager for weber Sensors Inc., Woodstock, Georgia, Larry.Flanagan@captor.com or April 2005 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 15

16 Three signs of spring... Los Angeles - April 22 Golf Day - Tech Night, Training & Exhibits See brochure insert in this newsletter or see Las Vegas - May 16 Systems & Automation Table-Top and Training See Bakersfield - May Golf, Cajun Feast, Exhibits & Tech See ADVERTISERS INDEX Get your newsletter EARLY!! If you have not already received this newsletter by then you are in good company. Over 25% of all section members have an out of date address listed with ISA. To update it, all you have to do is a request to info@isa.org. That s all there is to it! Caltrol, Inc... 4 Capital Westward Systems & Controls.. 8 Dahl-Vaughn, Inc Don Wolf and Associates... 9 Electrical Systems Limited Emerson Process Management George Fischer Signet... 9 Golden State Controls ioselect... Insert JPR Systems... 4 MCR Technologies, Inc Moore Industries... Insert Patten Systems... 3 Precision Instrumentation... 8 Prime Measurement West Rosemount Analytical EPM... 6 Valin Corporation... 5 WestMark Sales, Inc ISA Section Newsletters PRESORTED STD US POSTAGE PAID SANTA ANA, CA PERMIT NO. 660 c/o TechPubs Communications PO Box 1605 Costa Mesa, CA ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 April 2005