www.isaoc.org May 2015 Inside This Issue 2 - President s Message 3 - The Ideal Flow Meter Myth 5 - Standards: Rack and Pinion Valve Acuators 6 - Local Events 7 - Regional and ISA Events 9 - Job Shop and Opportunities 10 - Industry News from LABJ Control System Engg PE License Review Course 7 Saturdays, Aug-Oct 2015 - Class Size Limited to 15 - ISA Members $395 Non-Members $505 Huntington Beach August - October 2015 Info: pe@isala.org Regional Events Tuesday, July 21 Instrumentation 2015 Training - Exhibits - Careers JULY 21 JULY 21 Los Angeles Joint Water Pollution Control Plant Tour The Los Angeles Sanitation District s Joint Water Pollution Control Plant (JWPCP) is one of the largest wastewater treatment plants in the world and is the largest of the LA County Sanitation District s wastewater treatment plants. The facility provides both primary and secondary treatment for approximately 280 million gallons of wastewater per day (mgd), and has a total permitted capacity of 400 mgd. For a detailed description of the wastewater inlet and plant discharge characteristics, see the website, www.lacsd.org/wastewater/wwfacilities/ jwpcp. The tour will focus primarily on the Total Energy Facility (TEF) which is the onsite cogeneration plant. We will have an overview presentation of the operational parameters of the facility in their main office over dinner, followed by a walking tour of the TEF Control Room, Gas Turbine Building, the HRSG s, the Steam Turbine Building, and the Fuel Gas Compression Building. Solids collected in Primary Treatment and Secondary Treatment are processed in anaerobic digestion tanks where bacteria break down organic material and produce methane gas. After digestion, the solids are dewatered at Solids Processing and hauled off-site to composting, land application, and landfill disposal. Methane gas generated in the anaerobic digestion process is used to produce power and digester heating steam in a Total Energy Facility that utilizes gas turbines and waste-heat recovery steam generators. The on-site generation of electricity permits the JWPCP to produce most of its electricity. Meeting Details Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Time: 5:30 p.m. Overview Presentation Over Dinner followed by Plant Tour Location: JWPCP Facility, 24501 S. Figueroa St, Carson, CA 90745 RSVP: Joan Akleh 714-628-6512 Joan.Akleh@emerson.com Hurry!! This is a rare opportunity to see the JWPCP and the tour is limited to the first 30 people who respond. Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one s definition of your life; define yourself. - Robert Frost (1874-1963) NEWSLETTER NOTE: If you have received this newsletter after the date printed on the back cover, please contact John Prince at jprince@isala.org. Thank you. May 2015 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 1
Orange County Section Officers 2014-2015 3843 S Bristol St, #489 Santa Ana, CA 92704 www.isaoc.org President Manny Martinez Fluor Enterprises (562) 334-5057 123mmanny@gmail.com Treasurer Eloisa Hernandez U C Irvine eloisa.hernandez.a@gmail.com Secretary OPEN President-elect Sergei Seleznev Blair-Martin, Co., Inc. (949) 294-6838 SGSeleznev@gmail.com Past President Edward Naranjo Emerson Process Management (949) 757-8575 Edward.Naranjo@emerson.com Delegate Jesus Moncayo South Coast Systems, Inc. (714) 834-0232 JMoncayo@southcoastsystems.com Marketing & Publicity Chair Sergei Seleznev Blair-Martin, Co., Inc. (949) 294-6838 SGSeleznev@gmail.com Program Chair Joan Akleh Emerson Process Mgmt (714) 628-6512 Joan.Akleh@emerson.com Education Chair Jenny Xu Fluor Enterprises (949) 349-5340 Jenny.Xu@fluor.com Nominations Chair Raj Adani (800) 999-9307 Emerson Process Management Raj.Adani@emersonprocess.com Historian Christine Dorgan Disney Scientific Systems (818) 627-4825 Christine.Dorgan@disney.com Student Section Liaison Craig Lanternier (714) 535-5590 Craig.Lanternier@att.net ISA Orange County Section Manny Martinez ISA OC President Orange Coast College Robotics Club Advisor Robert Castano Orange Coast College Newsletter Editor John Prince, (714) 968-5501 APG Analyzer Systems JPrince@CalCEMS.com Webmaster Bob Harrison, (714) 968-1369 Cal State Fullerton Bob@TheHarrisonHouse.com Unbelievable how time flies - we are already through the end of Q1 2015. I would like to encourage the regular members to get the prestige of becoming a senior ISA member. The requirements are pretty basic. Please follow the link for more details: https:// www.isa.org/membership/membership-options/senior-member-grade-application/ I realized that many of us do not have too much extra time to spend volunteering, but I would appreciate your feedback and ideas regarding any of the ISAOC section events. Please send us an email and we will address each and every comment. At the same time we are inviting all subject matter experts or end users with interesting applications in the automation/instrumentation fields to share some of their expertise and step up to make a presentation during one of our monthly meetings. Please let us know your interest and we will promptly respond. Our annual plant tour is coming up on May 13, 2015. This year we are touring one of the largest waste water treatment plants in the world, Joint Water Pollution Control Plant (JWPCP- LA County Sanitation District). I invite you to joins us and see this fully automated operation which is just in our back yard. The section is also working towards a Cyber Security panel style discussion and will soon send out details on this event. Best Regards, Manny Martinez, ISA OC President, 2014-2015, www.isaoc.org AutomationOC Analyst Wenifredo Ababat Occidental Petroleum Corp Wenifredo_Ababat@oxy.com Former Society President & Special Assignments Donald W. Zee, (949) 235-0917 DonZee@cox.net Former President & Special Assignments John Querido JohnQuerido@yahoo.com District 11 Vice President Rafael Agrazsanchez Invensys, (714) 924-2143 Rafael.Agrazsanchez@gmail.com District 11 Vice President-elect Jeff Blue, CAP, (702) 567-2061 Southern Nevada Water System jeff.blue@lvvwd.com District 11 Nominator Gary Campbell, M+W Zander (623) 332-7545 GCampbellisa@cox.net The monthly ISA Section Newsletters and annual Regional Membership Directory and Buyers Guide are mailed to all ISA section members in Southern & Central California, Nevada and Hawaii. Newsletters include the Central California Alarm, Los Angeles Annunciator, Orange County Chart, San Diego Signal, Las Vegas Experience and Hawaii Process Connection. Changes of address, editorial submissions and feedback style guide contact: Newsletter Editor at PO Box 8241, Huntington Beach, CA 92615. Billing, advertising rates, reprints and publishing correspondence: TechPubs Communications, PO Box 1605, Costa Mesa, CA 92628. Submissions are copyright by the respective authors with All Rights Reserved. Publication Copyright (C) 2015 TechPubs Communications. All Rights Reserved. 2 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 May 2015
Control System Engineering PE License Exam Review 7 Saturdays, Aug-Oct 2015 Huntington Beach Info: pe@isala.org Become a licensed and validate your qualifications in this discipline The Ideal Flow Meter Myth Jason Neumann of Emerson Process Management explained at the ISA San Diego Section March 25 monthly meeting some well-known flow metering technologies and how selection depends on specific applications, the performance specifications, and the mechanical design considerations. The meeting was held at Dynalectric s San Diego facility by invitation of Joe Hohn. Photo courtesy of Jim Van de Wetering of Blair-Martin Company. www.isasd.org. You ll be able to: Provide services for projects requiring licensed engineers Place your seal on plans, drawings, specifications, and reports Advertise your services to the public ISA Members $395 Non-Members $505 Contact your state engineering board to request a CSE information packet or visit www.isa.org/certify/cse for information 08-5342 May 2015 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 3
Solenoid Valves From Parker Distributors of Pressure and Flow Controls: Pressure regulators, pressure indicators, flowmeters, filters, separators, thermometers, and switches 13413 Benson Ave., Chino CA 91710 TEL: (909) 590-0408 FAX: (909)590-4146 www.precinstr.com 4 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 May 2015
ISA-96.03.02 Available for Review Guidelines for the specification of pneumatic rack and pinion valve actuators By Paul Bodeau, ISA Los Angeles Standards & Practices Chair ISA-96.03.02, Guidelines for the Specification of Pneumatic Rack and Pinion Valve Actuators, is now available for review. The draft standard and comment sheet (zip file) are downloadable from the following link. https://www.isa.org/standards/ isareview/ Please send any comments you may have via e-mail, postal mail, or fax to Eliana Brazda (contact information below). Comments on ISA-96.03.02 are due on or before 15 June 2015. Feel free to forward the file to others who may have an interest in reviewing this draft standard. Thank you. For more information please contact Eliana Brazda, ISA Standards Administrator at (919) 990-9228 or ebrazda@isa.org. KOSO Severe Service Stacked Disk Technology Control Valves Control Valves Thermowells / Orifice Plates / Flush Rings Gas Detection Sensors, Analyzers & Controls Wireless Sensor Networks Nuclear Level & Density - TN & Kay-Ray Density & Spec. Gravity - Sarasota Ultrasonic Flow - Polysonics, M-PULSe Flow Computers - AutoEXEC Data Recorders - Westronics Air Flow Sensors - Brandt Purge & Pressurizing Systems May 2015 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 5
Local section meetings For more details about any of the section meetings, please contact the section president, website or read each section s complete newsletter online at each section s website. Orange County Section Wed., May 13 Manny Martinez, (562) 334-5057, 123mmanny@gmail.com Tour of Los Angeles Sanitation District Carson Facility. Web:www.isaoc.org. Central California Section Thurs-Fri, May 14-15 Jeffrey Fittz, jeffrey.fittz@emerson.com, 909/289-2919 Golf Tournament & Tabletop Show. Website: www.isacencal.org. San Diego Section Thurs, May 21 Bill Smith, (520) 444-7973 Accessing Data from Smart Instrumentation. Website: www.isasd.org. Los Angeles Section Tues, May 19 John Prince, (714) 968-5501, jprince@calcems.com Securing Fixed Works with Rugged, Redundant Networks. www.isala.org. Las Vegas Section Contact President Ron Naldoza, Ron.naldoza@gmail.com, (702) 274-1201 Please contact president for more info. Website: www.isalasvegas.org Cal Poly Pomona Student Section Contact Advisor Salomon Oldak, Advisor, soldak@csupomona.edu Bakersfield College Student Section Contact Advisor Sean Caras, Advisor, scaras@bakersfieldcollege.edu Cal State Long Beach Student Section Contact Liaison Mariel Cisneros, Section Liaison, (562) 822-6211, cisnerom@gmail.com. www.donwolf.com Analyzers and Instruments: Combustion/ Emissions Analyzers Toxic Gas, IAQ, LEL, CWA & TIC Monitors Gamma & Neutron Radiation Detectors, Dosimeters & Monitors Calibration Gas, Kits & Accessories Components for Automation: Fluid Controls/Pressure Regulators Miniature Pumps Solenoid Valves 21955 Plummer Street Chatsworth, CA 91311 (800) 266-2046 (818) 885-5855 fax sales@donwolf.com AUTOMATION & INSTRUMENTATION N SPECIALISTS We also offer: Annual Maintenance Quick Repair and Calibration Engineering and Design Training, Technical Information, Advocacy & much more! Honeywell Analytics, Inc. 6 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 May 2015
ISA and regional events May 19-21, 2015 ISA Leak Detection and Repair Fugitive Emissions Symposium New Orleans, LA, www.isa.org June 7-11, 2015 ISA Power Industry Division Symposium (POWID) Kansas City, MO, www.isa.org June 13-15, 2015 ISA Spring Leaders Meeting Raleigh, NC, www.isa.org July 10-12, 2015 District 11 Leadership Conference Bakersfield. Contact Section President for more information July 21, 2015, Tuesday Instrumentation 2015 Expo, Training and Career Fair Carson Convention Center, www.instrumentation2015.com August 4-6, 2015 ISA Water/Wastewater & Automatic Controls Symposium Orlando. www.isawwsymposium.com October 10-13, 2015 ISA Fall Leaders Meeting Louisville, KY November 6-12, 2015 ISA Process Control and Safety Symposium Houston, www.isa.org/pcs2015 14978 Sand Canyon Ave., Suite C Irvine, CA 92618 Office: 949-559-1941 Fax: 949-653-2420 Instrumentation and Control Systems for Southern California, Nevada and Hawaii Golden State Controls and Invensys Foxboro We are the authorized Representative for the Foxboro Systems group. We now support the full range of Foxboro control systems including IA and A Squared. Please call us for information, support and service. Instrumentation Control Valves Control Systems Distributor Rotameters Sub-Distributor for G M Cooke, Inc. Golden State Controls is affiliated with Western States Controls Professional Services Group that provides engineering and technical solutions to process control systems and instrumentation. www.goldenstatecontrols.com May 2015 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 7
Job Shop Circulation is 1400-1500 ISA members and other industry personnel. To place an ad, call (714) 968-5501. The standard cost to place a job ad is $25 per block of 25 words. Job Wanted ads free to ISA members. OEM Analyzer Panels INSTRUMENTATION 2015 70 Exhibitors - 42 Training Classes - Career Fair Carson Center - JULY 21, 2015 www.instrumentation2015.com Social Media Marketing. Progressive process instrumentation company seeking someone to set up and maintain social media marketing program. Contact Neil Finch at nfinch@yahoo.com or 951-675-3395. Please see ad on page 9. ANALYZER TECHNICAL OR MANAGEMENT POSITION. Experienced, successful technical analyzer system manager seeks inside or outside position. Customer contacts throughout Western US at refineries, power generation stations, wastewater facilities, cogens, process plants, AQMD, APCD and more. Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in sales, sales support, applications, system design, project engineering and management, field service, management. Contact systems@techpubs.net. Analyzer Service & Permitting Assistance Analyzer Sample Sytems APG Analyzer Systems seeks experienced panel shop &field service personnel. Please contact APG Analyzer Systems at 1504@calcems.com. Continuous Process & Emissions Analyzers Analyzer Calibration Skids ASSISTANT PROFESSOR. ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING. Cal Poly Pomona invites applications for Assistant Professor. Special interests include cyber-physical systems, including controls, robotics, biomedical systems, and related multidisciplinary topics. PhD in electrical or computer engineering or a related area required. Contact Chair, Electrical Engineering Dept Search Committee at Cal Poly Pomona at (909) 869-4609 or ece@csupomona.edu. Custom Sample Systems Copyright (C) 1992-2014 Analyzer Products Group Analyzer & Instrument Packaging CANNON IS NO ORDINARY CONSULTING FIRM Come Be Part of an Established & Growing Firm! LEAD AUTOMATION TECHNICIAN San Luis Obispo, CA. COME BE PART OF AN ESTABLISHED & GROWING FIRM! For 38 years, we have provided creative solutions to clients in the energy industry, commercial and residential development, water resources, and public infrastructure. We are a group of individuals that thrive on new challenges and working together as a team. Our culture provides exciting outlets for team building and professional growth. With offices throughout California we continue to grow! LEAD AUTOMATION TECHNICIAN: Requires 3 years experience working with automation equipment and programmable controllers. Must have firm understanding of Programmable Logic Controllers and familiarity with process instrumentation (RTU s, HMI, SCADA, flowmeters and transducers) including installation, calibration, and maintenance. Certified Electrician is a plus. Visit www.cannoncorp.us and click on Careers for a complete description and to apply. We offer full benefits and competitive salaries. Solve your toughest application requirements with complete automation hardware and software solutions from GE and Gexpro For more information, contact John Chang at: (P) 714-712-8522 (M) 714-865-1397 john.chang@gexpro.com www.gexpro.com/automation 8 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 May 2015
TECHNICIAN OPPORTUNITY IPT/ Integrated Process Technologies is seeking a qualified technician to work in & out of our Ontario office and a second to work in & out of our Tempe Arizona office. IPT has an immediate need for a technician to support our rapidly growing field/shop work requirements. IPT offers a full package of medical, vacation, 401K and more A well qualified technician will also receive a truck for use as required Best suited candidate will have a background in Instrumentation, electrical and or millwright abilities Qualifications in general are: 1. Able to lift 75 lbs 2. Able to read and understand electrical drawings to be used during installation and trouble shooting of Limitorque motor driven actuators 3. Have a mechanical understanding with the ability to rebuild an electric actuator (training will be provided) 4. A background in petrochemical / power facilities is a plus 5. Must be able to drive and have a valid drivers license 6. Should be able to work stand alone and as a team member. Salary will be based on overall background and training requirements Please send resume to the email listed below: M J (MIKE) MESSERSCHMITT, TECHNICAL & SERVICE IPT-USA, (760) 525-3037 CELL (866)264-4424 OFFICE MMESSERSCHMITT@IPT-USA.COM 675 W KNOX ROAD, TEMPE, AZ 85284 1180 E FRANCIS STREET, ONTARIO, CA 91762 May 2015 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 9
ADVERTISERS INDEX Analyzer Products Group... 8 Blair-Martin Company... 5 Bray Controls... 5 Calbay Controls... 3 Cannon Corp... 8 Cal Poly Pomona... 8 Capital Westward... 6 CFM... 11 Don Wolf & Associates... 6 Emerson Process Mgmt... 4 GEXPRO... 8 Golden State Controls... 7 IPT-USA... 9 Jensen Instrument Co... 5 JPR Systems... 4 Moore Industries... Insert Pathfinder Instruments... 8-9 Patten Systems... 7 Precision Instrumentation... 4 RM Controls... 9 Romatec... 7 SpectraSensors... 10 Summit Fluid Technologies... 6 The Fitting Source... 4 Valley Instrument... 7 WestMark Sales... Back Cover Wilmington Instruments... Insert Control System Engineering PE License Exam Review Course ISA Members $395 Non-Members $505 Info: pe@isala.org Become a licensed and validate your qualifications in this discipline You ll be able to: Provide services for projects requiring licensed engineers Place your seal on plans, drawings, specifications, and reports Advertise your services to the public Contact your state engineering board to request a CSE information packet or visit www.isa.org/certify/cse for information Huntington Beach 7 Saturdays Aug - Oct 2015 08-5342 Regional Industry News courtesy of Los Angeles Business Journal Coda to deliver battery storage March 11, 2015 Monrovia energy storage company Coda Energy on Wednesday named veteran technology executive Paul Detering as the company chief executive. Since June 2013, Coda Energy has been refining its battery storage technology and has signed contracts to deliver 4.6 megawatt hours of battery storage to a variety of manufacturing, retail and publicsector customers... Read the complete article at www.labusinessjournal.com/news/2015/mar/11/coda-energy-names-ceo/ Job cuts at Rocketdyne March 10, 2015 GenCorp Inc. is making a 10 percent reduction in the staff of its Aerojet Rocketdyne division, 500 jobs over the next four years, which includes its Chatsworth rocketengine development and manufacturing facility. GenCorp, in Rancho Cordova, acquired Rocketdyne in 2012 and combined it with its own rocket engine division, Aerojet. A round of layoffs in early 2014 affected 225 employees at the Chatsworth and Sacramento facilities. Aerojet Rocketdyne has about 1,300 employees in Chatsworth working on multiple rocket engine projects... Read the complete article at www.labusinessjournal.com/news/2015/mar/10/job-cuts-rocketdyne/ OSI moves operations to Hawthorne January 28, 2015 Optical sensor manufacturer OSI Systems Inc. will consolidate its Camarillo operations into its facilities in Hawthorne according to EDD reports. The Camarillo plant houses the operations of an OSI unit that designs and manufactures optical sensors and other products for military, aerospace, industrial, healthcare and homeland security customers... Read the complete article at www.labusinessjournal.com/news/2015/jan/28/osi-moving-camarillo-operations-hawthorne/ Copyright (C) 2015 Los Angeles Business Journal. 10 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 May 2015
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ISA Section Newsletter Los Angeles Section of ISA c/o TechPubs Communications, PO Box 1605, Costa Mesa, CA 92628 Control System Engg PE License Review Course 7 Saturdays, Aug-Oct 2015 - Class Size Limited to 15 - ISA Members $395 Non-Members $505 Huntington Beach August - October 2015 Time Sensitive Please Deliver by May 11 OR CURRENT RESIDENT OC 12 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 May 2015