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April 2005 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 1

April 2005

April Section Event

UCI CentralPlants Tour The UCI Central Plant staff with conduct atour of the facility at 10:00 AM on Saturday,April 16th. The tour itself will last approxi-mately 2 hours in duration or longer if the groupwishes to discuss further. The Central Plant is the heart of the utilityinfrastructure of the Campus. From a centrallocation we provide chilled water, high tempera-ture hot water (High Temp), compressed air, and 24-hour monitoring and control of the campusutility systems. These systems are used to for environmental conditioning and research support inover 3.5 million square feet of usable space.

High Temp is generated by two heatexchangers. The exchangers installed in 1996replaced the original direct contact heatexchanger that had served the campus since1964. The two heat exchangers have a com-bined capacity of greater than 100,000,000 Btu/hour. Chilled Water is generated by five largecentrifugal chillers. Four of the chillers areelectrically driven. One is driven by steamturbine. Together, they have a combinednominal capacity of 8500 tons. For moreinformation about the university’s centrallylocated utility please see www.fm.uci.edu.

Date: Saturday, April 16Time: 9:30amPlace: UCI University Center. Meetingplace details will be given when you RSVP.

RSVP: Sarah Sheldon, 949-349-8750;[email protected]

For the latest information, please see thesection website, www.isa.org/~oranc.

April SeminarEliminating wires for I/O signals onthe plant floor and beyondParallel and Serial Wiring without the Wires

Wireless radio technology has long been used in the form of fixed frequency radio in ourhomes and cars and to transmit data in commercial applications. In recent times we have seen anenormous wave of enthusiasm in the field of Industrial Automation promoting spread spectrumtechnology with serial data and Ethernet WLAN nodes, used to move large amounts of data. Thesesolutions eliminate the need for cabling (Ethernet cables, serial data or Fieldbus cables) routed fromnode to node. But there still exists a large demand for solutions that eliminate the need for parallelwiring from field sensors or actuators back to the controller. However selecting the right technol-ogy seems to be a mystery since radio technology is all about understanding the mathematicalaspects of why different technologies work for specific applications.

This educational seminar will address methods of developing a wireless data gathering systemfor sensors, remote assets and remote control units based on proprietary wireless networks oropen standards networks or a “hybrid” combination of both technologies.

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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 Instrumentationand Control System Design

North of the border...

Training is everything.The peach was once a bitter almond;cauliflower is nothing but cabbagewith a college education.

— Mark Twain

GolfDay - TechNightAt press time, all TechNight

exhibits were sold out, but there werestill a few slots open in the GolfTournament on April 22 at Rio Hondo.

To sign up for the golf tournament,contact Royce Miller at (909) 923-8488,[email protected].

For the latest schedule, a list of freetraining courses and a complete list ofexhibitors and floor plan, please see theLA Section website: www.isala.org.

This is an ISA event and is notafflieated with SCMA.

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The monthly ISA Section Newsletters and annual Regional Membership Directory and Buyers’ Guide are mailed to all ISA section members in SouthernCalifornia and Southern Nevada and to ISA student affiliates at Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Fullterton and Long Beach State. Newsletters include the South SanJoaquin Valley Alarm, Los Angeles Annunciator, Orange County Chart, San Diego Signal and Las Vegas Experience. Changes of address can only beprocessed by ISA by at (919) 549-8411 or www.isa.org. For editorial submis-sions and feedback, please contact the newsletter editor. Advertising rates,circulation information and style guide is posted at www.TechPubs.net. Billing and publishing correspondence may be addressed to TechPubsCommunications, PO Box 1605, Costa Mesa, California 92628. Submissions are copyright by the authors with all rights reserved.Copyright (C) 2004 TechPubs Communications. All Rights Reserved.

Orange County SectionOfficers 2004-2005www.isa.org/~oranc/

Treasurer’s Report BY 2004-2005Orange County Section

11/17/04

INCOME Arrangements 600.00 2,000.00Dues/Mbrshp/Publcy 885.42 4,000.00Education - 1,500.00Interest Income - 300.00X-Mas Party 560.00 3,500.00

TOTAL INCOME $2,045.42 $11,300.00

EXPENSES Pres. Budget - 200.00Arrangements 349.05 2,500.00Membership/Mkg - 500.00Programs - 250.00Education - 500.00Insurance - 350.00Honors Awards - 200.00Misc./PE Board 125.00 700.00Pres. Meeting 1,386.95 1,500.00Society Delegate 781.56 1,000.00Pres. Elect - 750.00X-Mas Party - 3,500.00District Workshop - 1,000.00Planning Meeting - 100.00Student Section - 250.00Treasurer - 100.00

TOTAL EXPENSES $380.09 $13,400.00

TOTAL ($597.14) ($2,100.00)

Balances: (as of 9/30/04) $7,271.02

CD: (as of 9/16/04) $42,675.50

Actual Budget

President — Sarah SheldonFluor Enterprises, Inc., (949) [email protected]

President Elect — John QueridoJontec Systems, (949) [email protected]

Secretary — Joe BonelliFesto Corporation, (480) [email protected]

Treasurer — Tim TonSun Engineering, (714) [email protected]

Past President — John GongICP DAS USA, Inc., (310) [email protected]

Delegate — Christine DorganDisneyland Resort, (714) [email protected]

Delegate, Alternate — Bob HarrisonConex Systems, (714) [email protected]

Arrangements Chair — Fred McEachenFluor Enterprises, Inc., (949) [email protected]

Education Chair — John GongICP DAS USA, Inc., (310) [email protected]

Exhibits Chair — Open

Historian — John QueridoJontec Systems, (949) [email protected]

Honors & Awards Chair —John GongICP DAS USA, Inc., (310) [email protected]

Membership, Chair — Bis MitraFluor Enterprises, Inc., (949) [email protected]

Membership Co-chair — Don ZeeDon Zee Associates, (949) [email protected]

Program Chair — Carl HoffmanPhoenix Contact, (951) [email protected]

Student Section Liason —Bob HarrisonConex Systems, (714) [email protected]

Webmaster — Bob HarrisonConex Systems, (714) [email protected]

District 11 Vice President —Raj AdaniEmerson Process Measurement —(714) [email protected]

ISA Staff Contact — Dalton WilsonISA, (919) [email protected]

Newsletter Editor & Publicity —John PrinceAPG Analyzer Systems(714) [email protected]

President’s messageHEY HEY HEY HEY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you didn’t make it out to our March Meeting at our new perma-nent meeting location than you sure did miss out on an Excellent Presenta-tion and Lots of really great Food and BEER!!!!!!!!! Our permanentlocation starting in May will be at JT’Schmid’s Restaurant and Brewery at2610 East Katella Ave, Anaheim CA 92806 across from the ArrowheadPond. Our meetings are the 2nd Wed. of the month so if you missed out inMarch come on out in May and see what you’re missing.

This month’s program will be a Facility Tour of the University ofCalifornia, Irvine. This should be a really cool trip where we get to seeall the behind the scenes action that people take for granted. We will betouring their Remember that UCI is a huge facility it is almost like runninga mini little city. Sign up early space is limited.

April is a busy month for your ISA leaders. April 2-3 section leaderssuch as myself will be attending the District Leadership Conference in Vallejo, Ca. This will include lots ofworkshops on how to improve our sections. I am looking forward to seeing what other sections are doing andhow they are keeping their members engaged with ISA.

In addition the Spring ISA Presidents Meeting is coming up on May 1st thru the 5th 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 PresidentISA Oorange County

The seminar will cover (1) Why Wireless Works; (2) Fundamentals of Choosing an RF Link; (3) SpreadSpectrum 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 Specialistfor Phoenix Contact Inc., Paul has over 20+ years of applications experience in industrial automation, measure-

ment, control, telemetry andcommunication systems,spending the past decadeconducting wireless technologyseminars with an emphasis onSpread Spectrum Radio systemapplication. In his career, Paul hasbeen employed by BristolBabcock, Metricom, MDS, andOmnex Controls. He received hisBachelor’s Degree in BusinessAdministration with a minor inEngineering Technology fromCalifornia Polytechnic Universityin 1985. Paul is an activeprofessional member of AmericanWater Works Association(AWWA), the Instrumentation,Systems and Automation society(ISA) and the Energy TelecomCouncil (ENTELEC).

The seminar will be heldSaturday, April 9th from 8:30-noon at Fluor, 3 Polaris Way(formerly Fluor Daniel Drive),Aliso Viejo. Cost is $20 for ISAmembers and $45 for non-members. For more information,please contact John Gong at(310) 517-9888 or [email protected].

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A message from your DVP

3D InstrumentsDirect Drive Process and Test Gauges, Digital Processand Test Gauges, Diaphragm Seals, Hand Pumps and Ther-mometers

B S & B Safety SystemsIndustrial & Sanitary Rupture Disks, Explosion Vents, WirelessSensor Systems, Suppression Systems

Danfoss Water & WastewaterVariable Frequency Drives, Soft Starters, Dissolved OxygenMeters, Nitrate Meters, Ammonium and OrthophosphateMeters, Turbidity / Suspended Solids, ph/ORP

Kurz InstrumentsAir & Gas Thermal Mass Flow Meters, Flow Conditioners, CEMFlow Systems, Portable Flow Meters

L&J Technologies(Shand & Jurs - GPE - Omnitrol - Delavan),Tank Gauging Systems, Radar & Servo, Tank Vents, BreatherValves, Gauge Hatches, Flame & Detonation Arrestors/ VaporRecovery, Capacitance and Ultrasonic Level

Meriam Process TechnologiesHART Configurators, Calibrators & Software, Averaging PitotTubes, Laminar Flow Elements, Digital Manometers

Moore IndustriesIntelligent Distributed I/O, Alarm Trips, Isolators, TemperatureTransmitters, I/P’s, AC Power Transducers, Controllers

Sparling InstrumentsMagnetic Flowmeters, Propeller Meters, Vortex Flow Meters,Ultrasonic Flow Meters

Vishay BLHLoad Cells, Electronic Weighing, Tension Measurement,Weight Display and Control

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Access to ISA standardsWhen you ask an ISA member their

reasons for being a member, each one willhave their unique list. But somewhere onthat list will be “Access to ISA Standards”.Have you ever wondered what an ISAstandard is and what goes in its develop-ment and implementation? Let meindulge….

Established in 1945, ISA has been astandards writing organization, developingconsensus standards for manufacturing andcontrol systems security, factory automa-tion, power plants, computer technology, communication and more. ISAis accredited by ANSI- American National Standards Institute. There aremore that 150 standards currently published and practiced around theworld. Many governmental agencies have also endorsed or adopted ISAstandards.

As we know, ISA is a volunteer organization; hence, the standardsare also developed by volunteer committees. There are currently over2000 volunteers involved in various committees helping develop thestandards of the future. If you attend ISA’s national conference andexhibits, you will see the committees at work. Most of them meet severaltimes a year via teleconference and typically one face-to-face meetingduring the ISA conference. Each of the committees has different goalsbut following underlying commonality --

• Promote safety, environmental issues, and technical excellencethrough standards

• Cover symbols, definitions, process measurement and control,signal transmission, and industry-specific applications providepractical guidance to engineers, designers, and technicians,enabling them to meet the mandates of increased competition andto work better, faster, and more economically

• The standards should be of global nature so that it can beimplemented and adopted through out the world

ISA has over 20 divisions that support committees in their areas ofexpertise. Over the years the standards committees have helped indeveloping ISA training and assisted in developing ISA conferences.Some of the recent ISA standards have involved multiple divisions to tapthe skills and backgrounds of individual necessary to search and writesuch standards.

You think you are ready to contribute or you think there is anopportunity to create a standard? One can start by contacting a divisionvice president and setting up a survey committee to explore the need fora standard. Survey committees can be formed to research related work inthe industry, to establish the need for a standard, to identify committeemembers, and then, based on the results of their study, to recommend ascope and a purpose to the ISA’s Standards and Practices Board.

As an ISA member you have access to the ISA standards forviewing for annual fees of $25. Printed copies of ISA standards can beordered from ISA. Let me know if you want to participate or see a need.I can certainly facilitate.

Raj Adani, DVP- District 11, [email protected]

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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 partialadvance list, and does not include others training sesions now beingdeveloped.

Admission is FREEEEE to the exhibits and All Technical Presenta-tions, and open to all ISA members and to industry personnel.

Pre-register by sending your name, company and contact info [email protected]. Details will be send by return email.

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 ApplicationsRob Henley, President, ioSelect Incorporated

••••• Optimizing Cooling Systems with Water AnalysisVickie Olson, Market Development Manager, Hach Company

••••• Ethernet Basics and Considerations for the Plant FloorScott Saunders, Director of Strategic Marketing, Moore Industries-International, Inc.

••••• Improving Quality Control by Analysis of Impurities in InertGases, Ron Downie, Manager of Systems Engineering, TeledyneAnalytical Instruments

••••• Field Buses and the Controls TechnicianPaul Darnbrough, Principal I&C Engineer, KDC Systems, LosAlamitos; Joe Hohn, I&C engineer, Dynalectric, San Diego; TJTrevino, Control Systems Technician, Dynalectric, San Diego

See Free Technical Training on page 12


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San Diego, CA —Hardy Instruments, a local leader in theprocess control industry, is being awarded “BreakthroughProduct of 2004” by Processing, a national magazine for theindustrial processing industry. This annual award identifies aproduct that has made a substantial contribution to the processindustries. The San Diego-based company is receiving accoladesfor the design and manufacture of its CompactLogix ® WeighScale Modules. The electronic instrument allows industrialcomputers to easily read the weight of tanks and hoppers inmanufacturing plants, eliminating the need for additionalnetwork communication and software programming. The deviceis used in food, chemical and pharmaceutical plants to weigh theingredients and allow the mixing of recipes.

Hardy Instruments is based in San Diego, California. Formore information, please visit www.hardyinstruments.com orcall 1-800 821-5831.

Rocketdyne soldLos Angeles, Feb. 23, 2005 — Boeing

said that it had agreed to sell itsRocketdyne rocket engine manufacturingbusiness in San Fernando Valley to UnitedTechnologies Corp. The sale price is about$700 million in cash, according to the LosAngeles Times. Analysts said the sale wasunlikely to lead to major job cuts orshuttering of plants or offices, the Timesalso reported.

Rocketdyne helped pioneer spaceexploration in the 1960’s. Rocketdyne hasits headquarters in Canoga Park andfacilities in West Hills and the Simi Hills.It employs 3,200 people, according to theTimes. When it was building rocketengines for the Apollo program in the1960’s, Rocketdyne’s payroll was 25,000,according to the Times.

The sale marks the latest move byBoeing to shed unprofitable business andfocus more on large scale weapons andaerospace systems, the Times reports.

Hardy Instruments receives“Breakthrough Product of the Year”

Dave Ness, Hardy Instruments President (right) receives Award fromDennis Van Milligen, Processing editor. Photo courtesy Hardy Instruments

Industry news

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Standards and Practices

New committee to focuson 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 environmentat the field level. Committee Chair Wayne Manges of Oak Ridge National Laboratory expects their work to “assure the confidence in and integrityof 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-businesssystems. * 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 isdeployed, the technology life cycle, and applications. According to Manges, the new standards will “assure successful system deployment, help

identify and address any vulnerabilities, andimprove overall system performance byeliminating failure modes.”

ISA recognizes that in order to exploitemerging wireless opportunities to improveindustrial systems, collaboration amongvendors, R&D communities, and end users isessential.

Committee members include:3e Technologies International Inc.,Adaptive Instruments Corp., ApprionInc., BP America Inc., CMC Associ-ates, Emerson Process Management,Endress+Hauser, ExxonmobilResearch & Engineering, Honeywell,Invensys I/A, Medida Inc., MotorolaLabs, Oak Ridge National Laboratory,Oceana Sensor, Omnex ControlSystems Inc., OPTI Canada Inc.,Shell, and Syncrude Canada Ltd.

The cooperation of this diverse group willalso assure that components are available toprovide for successful deployment.

ISA is globally recognized as a standardswriting organization, developing consensusstandards for automation, security, safety,batch control, control valves, fieldbus,environmental conditions, measurement, andsymbols. Accredited by the American NationalStandards Institute (ANSI), ISA has publishedmore than 135 standards, recommendedpractices, and technical reports, through thededicated efforts of a network of industryexperts.

For further information about ISA-SP100,including the complete scope and purpose, aswell as a list of committee members, visitwww.isa.org/community/SP100. For informa-tion on other ISA standards committees, visitwww.isa.org/standardscommittees.

For further information, please contact:Chip Lee at (919) 549-8411 or [email protected]


previously thought possible with calorimetric technology.The traditional calorimetric technology utilizes two PTC Ther-

mistors, one of which is heated a predetermined amount above the other,which monitors the medium temperature. Flow of the medium conductsheat away from the sensor probe and the corresponding change in theheated Thermistor’s resistance value is then amplified, linearized andconverted into an output (switching or analog depending upon sensortype) proportional to the rate of flow.

The fact thatcalorimetric sensorsdo not require themedium to beelectricallyconductive (aswould a mag meterfor example) makesmeasurements ofpolymers, oil,grease, andnumerous othermediums possible.The technology also is not based upon suspended particles for measure-ment accuracy (as would be the case with doppler type meters). Theaddition of optional specialty metals for use in the calorimetric construc-tion (such as Hastelloy, Monel, Titanium etc.) allows measurements ofinnumerable aggressive medium such as chemicals and acids.

North Hills, Calif — Moore Industries-International, Inc., a worldleader in interface instruments for industrial process control, systemintegration, and factory automation has earned the San Fernando ValleyEngineers’ Council Distinguished Engineering Project AchievementAward for exceptional commitment to safety and successful completionof IEC 61508 Certification.

The Distinguished Engineering Project Achievement Awardrecognizes organizations that have completed engineering projects which,because of their scope or unique character, are outstanding and deservingof merit. Joseph Hage, vice president of engineering and MooreIndustries’ IEC 61508 Safety Team leader accepted this award on behalfof the team at the Engineers’ Council 50th Anniversary NationalEngineers Week Honors & Awards Banquet on February 26, 2005 at theSportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City, Calif.

IEC 61508 is a process based standard that applies to the entire lifecycle of a product, from conception and design stages, through itsmanufacturing, application, maintenance, and ultimately final decommis-sioning. Moore Industries is the first US company to successfully obtainIEC 61508 certification to design and manufacture process instrumenta-tion hardware for safety related applications and has used this achieve-ment as a driving force to educate industry leaders, government bodies,manufacturers, end users, system integrators and other entities on theimportance of safety. In addition, Moore Industries is a founding memberof an IEC 61508 consortium in Europe.

by Larry Flanagan, weber SensorsIn the $3 billion dollar world market of flow metering, a little

known jewel is gradually finding its way to acclaim, the calorimetricflow sensor. Pioneered by weber Sensors’ founder, Mr. Gunther Weber,the use of the calorimetric principle in flow is now a standard in theindustry. Significant advances over the past decade have enabled thecalorimetric sensor to assume a very active and respected role in flowswitching and flow metering of both liquids and gaseous mediums.

The most common use of these sensors is in flow-no flow applica-tions for detecting the movement of air or liquids. Popular for their solidstate construction with no moving parts, the calorimetric flow sensor isimpervious to particulate matter that spells doom for mechanical typedevices.

Historically, the calorimetric switching devices have been costly incomparison to mechanical switches, but with new technological break-throughs in both electronic and mechanical construction, there are, nowavailable, units that compete directly with their primitive counterparts.

Flow metering has also become a substantive part of the calorimetricsensor’s function. The sensing technology, having no moving parts,

allows measurement of flows so low asto be below the inertia threshold ofturbine or paddlewheel sensors. This hasmade them very popular for chemicaldosing, leak detection, etc. Also,extended range calorimetric sensors arenow available that can enable measure-ments of much higher flow rates (up to60 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.

Moore Industries receives engineering award

For more information, contact Moore Industries-International, Inc., 16650 Schoenborn St., North Hills, CA 91343, U.S.A.; Telephone:(818) 894-7111; FAX: (818) 891-2816; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: www.miinet.com

Application notes

What is this thing called calorimetric?

Industry News

Calorimetric continued on page 15

Photo courtesy Moore Industries Int’l


Local section meetingsFor more details about any of the section meetings, pleasecontact the section president, website or read each section’scomplete newsletter online at www.techpubs.net/isanews.

Orange County Saturday, Apr 16 President - Sarah Sheldon, [email protected]

UCI Central Plants Tour. The UCI Central Plant staff will conduct atour of the facility on Saturday, April 16th. The tour itself will lastapproximately 2 hours in duration or longer if the group wishes todiscuss matters further. We will meet at the UCI University Center at9:30am and carpool to the facility. More details will be given when youRSVP to Sarah Sheldon at 949-349-8750; [email protected]: www.isa.org/~oranc.

Los Angeles Friday, Apr 22 President - Joe Bingham, [email protected]

Golf Day – Tech Night is filling up fast! As of press time, all of theexhibits 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 thisnewsletter. And for up to the minute details, see the section website.Website: www.isala.org.

So. San Joaquin Valley Saturday, Apr 23 President - Ray Spangler, [email protected]

Central coast winery tour. Come join the SSJV Section members forthis special event. On Saturday, April 23rd. 2005 We will board the tourbus for a full day of appreciating this wonderful industries finest. Atthe 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 — http://www.isa.org/~ssjv/ or call (661) 387-0638. Also, don’t forget ourannual Golf Tournament at Rio Bravo on May 19, and Table-Topand BBQ on May 20! All are welcome! Details on section website.Website: www.isa.org/~ssjv.

Las Vegas Thursday, April 28 President - Jeff Blue, [email protected]

Our April Monthly Meeting will be on Thursday, April 28 at 6:30pmat Skinny Dugan’s Pub, 4127 West Charleston Blvd between ValleyView and Decatur, ‘til the cows come home (which might be awhile inthese parts). Dave Good along with Tim Ploeger have assembled anexcellent plan for this year’s Table Top Show on May 16th. Pleasenote the new location — University of Nevada Las Vegas! If you don’thave a flyer/application check the section website or get a hold of DaveGood, Tim Ploeger, or Jeff Blue. Check the website for the latest detailsand contact info. Website: www.isa.org/~lasve.

San Diego No meeting President - Andrew Postert [email protected]

We meet every other month. Next meeting is Tuesday, May 17 - a paneldiscussion, Impact of the 2005 Clean Air Interstate Transport Rule.On March 11, President Bush announced the issuance of the Clean AirInterstate Transport Rule, which calls for a 70% reduction in NOxemissions, and adds PM2.5 and mercury. This new rule will affectevery power plant and internal combustion boilers and incinerators. Formore details watch for the May newsletter or check the website.Website: www.isa.org/community/sandi.


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Regional eventsDates are subject to change. Always contact the sponsoring partybefore making your final plans to attend. To include an event ormake a correction, please contact the editor.

May 15-17Measurement, Control &Automation AssociationLas Vegas (no other info available)May 19-20Annual Golf Tournament, CajunFeast, Tabletop Exhibit &Technical TrainingISA SSJV SectionVeterans Hall and Rio BravoCountry Club, BakersfieldContact John Sheehan [email protected] orRay Spangler [email protected] 3Application Deadline for Exams(NV, CA) CAP, CIMM, CCSTLevels I, II, III; www.isa.org/cap

June 13-17, 2005Design Automation ConferenceAnaheim Convention Centerwww.dac.com

April 22ISALA Golf Tournament,TechNight Expo & TrainingKevin O’Neill at (661) 618-9902or [email protected]; orJoe Bingham at (619) 471-7925,[email protected]

April 30 - May 4ISA Presidents MeetingPortland, Oregon, www.isa.orgFor more info, contact CharlotteClayton, [email protected] 4-5NorCal Tech 2005Technical Conference & Exhibit,Vallejo, www.isanorcal.orgMay 16Systems and AutomationTable-Top ShowISA Las Vegas SectionUNLV, Contact Dave Good [email protected] or(702) 295-9620


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Moore Industries-InternationalIn the Real World, You Have a RealMess. Come by Moore Industries’table and see why their NCS NETConcentrator(r) System ProcessControl and Distributed I/O is YourReal Solution. The NCS is Readyfor Your Real World. Steve Todd,(818) 830-5502; www.miinet.com;[email protected].

Tescom CorporationA World of Regulators, Valves &Systems! Tescom specializes inpressure regulation - vacuum to20,000 psi - for the pharmaceutical,aerospace, defense, refinery,chemical plants, bio-tech, instru-mentation industries. All types ofpressure regulation devices — highflow, low flow, specials, trackingregulators, vacuum regulators.Also, offering air-operated, on/offvalves; and PID electronic pressure

controllers. Steve Manuel; (714)672-9097; www.tescom.com;[email protected].

Electrical Systems Ltd.Electrical Systems Ltd. (ESL) is aleading California custom controlpanel builder and assembler ofcustom electrical products. “Youdesign, we build!” Qualityworkmanship, timely delivery,competitive pricing and responsive,professional service are thecornerstones of our business. ULListed capabilities. Call CarolCrawford, President, or DavidHellmers, V-President of Engineer-ing, at (951) 739-7000,[email protected];www.eslpwr.com.

WestMark Sales, Inc.WestMark Sales, Inc. is amanufacturer’s representativecompany that supplies liquid and

gas analyzers and their accessories.WestMark provides applicationassistance, training, on-site instal-lation assistance, calibration andservice. Lars Wikblad (310) 474-8211; www.westmarksales.com;[email protected].

Hach CompanyHach Company provides advancedanalytical systems and technicalsupport for water quality testing,with solutions for lab, process, andfield. Our products are in usearound the world, simplifyinganalysis with reliable, accurateresults. Joan Chang; (800) 227-4224 x 2068; [email protected];www.hach.com.

Patten Systems, Inc.Patten Systems, Inc. is aManufacturer’s Representativespecializing in process control forindustrial instrumentation in theindustrial and municipal markets.The products they represent are 3DInstruments, BS&B, Danfoss,Hawke Fieldbus, Kurz, L&JTechnologies, Meriam, MooreIndustries, Sparling Instrumentsand Vishay BLH. John Capitano;562 598-6688;[email protected].

Phoenix ContactPhoenix Contact is a world leaderin specialized electronic compo-nents and connection systemsoffering a diverse range of productsdesigned for industrial applications.For more information on our mostrecent product innovations, pleasevisit us at our table and receive afree gift. Tracy Kirmaci; (949) 497-8973; [email protected]; www.phoenixcon.com.

GE Infrastructure SensingGE Infrastructure Sensing is anindustry leader in the design andmanufacture of advanced sensingand measurement solutions. Wehave combined technologicalinnovation and experience into oneworld-class business. LisaHenningsen (661) 513-9640;[email protected];www.gesensing.com.

Prime Measurement WestFormerly Barton Sales, PrimeMeasurement serves the instrumen-tation, controls industry since 1952,is one of the oldest representativefirms in North America. Specializ-ing in Flow, Level, Temperatureand Pressure, we represent PrimeMeasurement Products (formerlyITT Barton Systems), Siemens,Rhino Valves, ITT Conoflow,Matheson Tri-Gas. We are a fullsales and service organization. AlexCabrera; [email protected]; (626) 336-4502.

Valin CorporationValin Corporation is the West’sleading supplier of critical fluidhandling and process heatingsolutions for industrial and highpurity process applications. It’seasier than ever to select and buythe products you need fromwww.ValinOnline.com. Anytime,day or night, 7 days a week. All thefunctions and information youexpect. Greg Neneman, Oil & GasProduct Manager, (805) 930-4227,[email protected]; Bert VanHulzen, Account Manager, (714)754-0616, [email protected].

Micronor, Inc.Micronor manufactures bothstandard and custom motion controlsolutions for industrial automation,military, aerospace and other harshenvironment applications. Productsinclude rotary and linear encoders,ZapFREETM encoder cables,resolvers, cam timers, program-mable limit switches, motorizedpotentiometers, pulse generatorsand handheld pendants. DennisHorwitz at (805) 499-0114 [email protected].

ioSelect, IncorporatedioSelect Incorporated (San Diego,CA) offers a complete line ofindustrial I/O solutions includingwireless I/O, remote telemetry, dataacquisition & recording, signalinterface, and industrial networkingproducts for factory automation,process control and test &measurement customers. Get your‘Intelligent Connections Solution

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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 theworld? Or you needed service on site and there is a two week wait? EFFECTIVE MANAGERS AND PROJECT LEADERS know that the bestway 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 -- sendname, company & contact info to [email protected]. An exhibit hall map and complete list of training sessions will be sent by return email.


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Golden State ControlsGolden State Controls is a growthoriented Instrumentation andControls Representative Companyoffering comprehensive range ofengineering services. ProvideInstrumentation and ControlSystems for the Western US.Maintain shared inventory with awide range of products on the shelf.Engineering, Site and ProjectImplementation Services. JeromePenna; (949) 559-1941;[email protected];www.iwestco.com.

Jensen InstrumentsJensen Instrument Co. is a premierManufacturers’ Representative &Distributor of process instrumenta-tion solving applications involvedwith flow/ pressure/ temperature/level/ control valves/ wirelesscommunications and powerinstruments. Scott Molinari; (626)969-7991; www.jenseninstr.com;[email protected].

Teledyne-APITeledyne-API is a world leader inthe design and manufacture ofprecision analytical instrumentationfor trace and source gas analysis.TAPI, located in San Diego, offersa complete line of air qualitymonitoring instrumentation whichcomply with EPA requirements formeasuring criteria gases. DougHaugen, (858) 657-9800;[email protected];www.teledyne-api.com.

KROHNE Inc.KROHNE, Inc., the flow and levelcompany, recently announcedseveral new products includingOPTIFLUX Magnetic Flowmeterswith unique self testing diagnosticcapability, OPTILEVEL Radarlevel products includingOPTIWAVE non-contact radar andOPTIFLEX guided radar, a newstate of the art VORTEX flowmeter, and enhancements to theOPTIMASS line of Coriolis Flowmeters. Peter Robinson; (562) 716-3657; [email protected];www.krohne.com.

Blair-Martin Co., IncBlair-Martin Company continues tooffer quality instrument products.Visit our Table for information onControl & Relief Valves, RuptureDiscs, Flow, Level and LiquidAnalytical Instruments, Gas

Detection Products, Enclosures andTubing Products. Stop by and meetKen Blair and his staff of profes-sionals. (562) 424-8108;[email protected].

D&D EngineeringWe offer measurement sensors andtransmitters including temperature,pressure, flow, force, torque, level,humidity, voltage, current, power,toxic and hazardous gases, waterand wastewater. Data acquisition,recorders, controllers, signalconditioners, isolators andretransmitters; wireless systems.Jerry Becker; (888) 333-6474;[email protected];www.sensorguys.com.

TSS-Technical Sales & ServiceTSS-Technical Sales & Service isthe exclusive representative of PIE;a premier company of processcalibrators, 4-20 ma, RTD,Thermocouples, etc. We also sellnew surplus and remanufacturedprocess instruments. We carry instock Rosemount, Fisher, Foxboro,Ashcroft, Yokogawa, PIE,manifolds like Coplaner Flanges.If we have it in stock, we willsave you money. Curtis Tom;(714) 556-3127;[email protected].

Circor InstrumentationTechnolManufacturer of instrumentationvalves and fittings. Will beexhibiting MS3 top-mount microcomponents along withCircleSeal, Go and HokeProducts. Kevin Beddoe; (951)270-6300; www.circortech.com;[email protected].

Universal AnalyzersUniversal Analyzers is acomplete supplier of gassampling components andcomplete gas sample condition-ing systems. All major compo-nents are manufactured in theUSA and include gas sampleprobes, gas sample coolers,filters, dilution probes and multi-point gas sample sequencers.Major components can comerated Class I Div II for hazardousarea installations. Bob Bertik;(805) 375-0109;[email protected];www.universalanalyzers.com.

Control Engineering Inc.Control system engineering andintegration firm with over tenyears experience. Turn KeySystems Integration, Project

Management; SCADA SystemsEngineering, Programming,Validation; MES/MIS SystemsEngineering, Programming,Validation; Licensed Electrical,Instrumentation Contractor;Control Panel Design, Fabrication,UL Listed; System Commissioning,Start Up Support; Complete SystemDocumentation and CAD Draw-ings; Application Specific Trainingand Technical Writing. David M.Lautner; (714) 535-5590;[email protected];www.controlengineering.com.

WAGOSince 1951 WAGO, specialist inmanufacturing of ElectricalInterconnections & ElectronicComponents, has been designingand manufacturing innovativeterminal blocks and connectorsfeaturing screwless spring pressureterminations. CAGE CLAMP®was the first rail-mounted terminalblocks with it’s touchproof push-intype jumpers and ground terminalblocks with an automatic contact tothe rail. Dean Esparza; (818) 846-

0920; [email protected];www.wago.com.

APG Analyzer SystemsIs the high cost of ongoing analyzermaintenance keeping you upnights? Stop by our table! APGperforms field service and upgradeson ALL types of analyticalinstrumentation — CEMS, IR, UV,GC, Chemiluminescence, PhysicalProperty. APG has 10 yearsexperience providing independentservice AND complete turn-keyprocess analytical and CalCEMS™emissions monitoring systems.John Prince; (714) 968-5501;jprince@ CalCEMS.com;www.CalCEMS.com

Bristol-BabcockControlWave Micro EFM combinesthe capabilities of an advancedRTU with the convenient, “onebox” packaging of a highly-integrated flow computer. Smarttransducer assembly, solar/batterypower system, communicationdevices are included. Instead ofexpanding on a limited chart

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DAHL-VAUGHN, Inc.Engineering Representatives Veteran Owned Small Business

17939 Chatsworth Street, Suite 509, Granada Hills, CA 91344Phone: (818) 368-8467 - FAX (818) 368-8433 - email: [email protected] - Web Site: www.dahl-vaughn.com

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 SystemsFlow Safe, Inc. Soft Seated Pressure Relief Valves from 15 to 9612 psig. ASME Sect. VIIIKokusai 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 ProofPressure 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.

Basic Gas TurbinesIn the first part of this two-part presentation, Basic Gas Turbines

and Instrumentation, it will be explained how a gas turbine works andthe basic instrumentation needed to control a gas turbine. In the secondpart, Advanced Gas Turbine Stall Indication, you will learn what a gasturbine 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 ofBurbank’s Power Plant where he has developed standardized opera-tions for the LM6000 gas turbine generator package.

Wireless Technologies in Industrial ApplicationsThe ease in deploying wireless technologies in our offices and

homes has contributed to massive growth on a global basis that is notexpected to slow down any time soon. Applying and installing wirelessproducts in industrial environments, though, requires a little morethought and planning. The trick is determining which technology ‘bestfits’ a specific application requirement. This presentation will reviewthe available technologies, current application successes, and futuretechnology directions. We will compare proprietary spread spectrum,the emerging 802.xx standards, and other long standing technologyimplementations.

Rob Henley is the president & founder of ioSelect Incorporated, aSan Diego-based company focused on industrial connectivity productsand solutions (both wired and wireless) for the process control, factoryautomation, and test & measurement markets. www.ioSelect.com.

Optimizing Cooling Systems with Water AnalysisControl of cooling water quality reduces corrosion, microbiologi-

cal growth and scaling. Continuous disinfectant feed to cooling watersystems can run more reliably using on-line systems or quick labtesting. This talk will cover several technologies available to meet therequirements of multiple chemistries.

Vickie Olson,of Hach Company has been working with powerindustry applications for over 12 years. She has held chemist or salespositions with Celanese, Springs Industries, Zellweger Analytics andhas a BS in Textile Chemistry from Georgia Tech. www.hach.com.

Ethernet Basics & Considerations for the Plant FloorEthernet has long been used as the de-facto network solution for

front office environments all over the world. Its acceptance and popular-ity have slowly found its way to the plant floor and factory automationenvironments. Although considered a total solution, Ethernet is merely asmall part of the overall network solution. This presentation will covernot only the physical components used with Ethernet but will look at theprotocols that run over Ethernet and give you a broad perspective aboutwhat you should consider before implementing Ethernet at the plant floorlevel. Ethernet, when applied properly, can be a very efficient andpowerful solution for process control and data acquisition.Industries-International, Inc.

Scott Saunders is Director of Strategic Marketing for MooreIndustries-International, Inc. He has been in the process control andinstrumentation field for 13 years and has field experience with severalSCADA products, Ethernet I/O, and process control. www.miinet.com

Field Buses and the Controls TechnicianBus technologies are now commonly specified for new projects and

it is likely that the controls technicians will have to maintain both thedevices on the bus and the bus infrastructure itself. The presenters willprovide an overview of the more common buses and the most commonapplications for each. They will address troubleshooting techniques,configuration and diagnostic tools and best practices for maintaining boththe bus infrastructure and the instruments, valves and I/O that areroutinely connected to the buses.

Paul Darnbrough is the principal I&C engineer for KDC Systemsin Los Alamitos and has designed several recent projects that deployedDeviceNet and Foundation Fieldbus technologies on a large scale. JoeHohn is an I&C engineer with Dynalectric in San Diego, has imple-mented several projects with Foundation Fieldbus and Profibus and haswritten maintenance procedures for the buses and devices. TJ Trevino isa control systems tech with Dynalectric in San Diego and is currentlycompleting the commissioning of a 15,000 point project on FoundationFieldbus and DeviceNet. Improving QC by Analysis of Impurities in Inert Gases

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replacement or flow computer,Bristol Babcock designed-in ourControlWave Micro platform as theheart of the package. Royce Miller,(909) 923-8488;[email protected];www.BristolBabcock.com.

George T. Hall CompanyThe George T. Hall Companyprovides industrial controls fromHoneywell and others as well ascomplete systems solutions for allyour process applications. With ourin-house UL-listed panel shop andstaff of technical engineers, we areuniquely capable of assisting withevery phase of your project fromengineering to system program-ming. Drew Harris; (714) 939-7100;[email protected];www.georgethall.com.

S.C. Controls, Inc.SCCI, Escondido and Irvine, servesthe instrumentation and controlsneeds for process industries,commercial facilities, power plants,water/wastewater plants in theSouthwest. Specializing in flowmeasurement, solving customers’needs for density, viscosity, TOC,temperature, pH, tank level, orpressure process applications. Seewebsite for information, links toprincipals, other instrumentationsites. Dave Schmitt;

[email protected];(800) 398-FLOW (-3569).

General Control Systems, IncSystems integrator, est 1978specializing in manufacturing datacollection and analysis. Plantmanagement operating system:Collects plant floor data from PLC,Scales, Measuring Devices, BarCode, RFID Scanners, DeliversTPS, OEE, SPC, KPI inventory,product tracking Downtime/Slowtime, Production Scheduling,Material Usage Variance; ASP.Net,SQLServer based backend. Browserfront end; Real-time reports, graphsover intranet internet. Bob Carey;(909) 724-9125;[email protected].

Don Wolf & AssociatesDon Wolf & Associates offers awide array of products and servicesfrom portable analyzers andinstruments like combustion/emission analyzers and VOCdetectors to components forautomation including minaturesolenoid valves, pumps, regulatorsand flow meters. Markets includeaerospace, medical, chemical,industrial, food, pharmaceutical, andplumbing & heating. Donald M.Wolf, Jr; (800) 266-2046;[email protected];www.donwolf.com.

TechNight exhibitors, continued from page 11Empire Instrument CompanyEmpire Instrument Company is atechnical distributor for several linesof power monitors, data loggers,paperless recorders, chart recordersand a few other lines of electricaltest instruments. Our vendorsinclude: ACR Compact DataLoggers, AEMC Electrical TestInstruments, Dent Instruments, FujiElectric, Monarch PaperlessRecorders, Partlow CircularRecorders and Rustrak Strip ChartRecorders. Rich Goulet; (800) 682-0177; [email protected];www.empireinstrument.com.

C P Crowley CompanyThe C P Crowley Company is anexclusive manufacturers’ represen-tative for several leading equipmentmanufacturers in the municipalwater and wastewater, industrial,petrochemical, power and OEMmarkets. Our principals includemanufacturers in chemical meteringpumps, mixing solutions, controlvalves, relief valves, weighingsystems, I&C and integratedsystems. Bob Dunaway; (626) 8565656; [email protected];www.cpcrowley.com.

MCR Technologies, Inc.MCR Technologies, Inc. is atechnical instrument representative

with expertise in Flow, Pressure,Temperature, Analytical, Analyzers,Level Measurement, Recording &Control. We have recently addedGas Detection and Wirelesstransmission expertise. We willexhibiting ABB, Adalet Wireless,Eastech Badger, Sierra Monitoring,Sensaphone, and a new ABB self-commissioning smart positioner.Tord Benner; (949) 830-3929;[email protected]; www.mcrt.com.

McCall’s Meter Sales & ServiceMcCall’s Meter Sales & Service arespecialists in flow measurement ofmost liquids and gases. Productsand companies represented are Tri-Flo Technologies venturi tubes,orfice plates and flange unions, flownozzles, HVAC venturi and pitottubes, DP transmitters; KingInstrument variable area meters,acrylic, glass and metal tubes;McCrometer magnetic flow meters.Other instruments are available.Contact Bob Lantaigne; (951) 232-9792; [email protected].

Kube EngineeringKube Engineering is a leadingManufacturer’s Rep. specializing influid handling and control productsfor a wide range of industries withan emphasis in the Water/WasteWater market. Primary Principal:Endress + Hauser. Quinn Eddins;(951) 328-0343;www.kubeengineering.com.


Job ShopPosition Wanted. I/E Engineer w/ PE, 20+ years controls and powerexperience in; Engine ( recip & turbo), Generator, Boiler, Switchgear,Chemicals, Pharma, Water/Wastewater, Paper/Plastics & Environmental.Know SCADA, PLC, DCS, RTU & VFD. Seek San Diego or SouthernOrange County position. Email - [email protected].

Technical Advisor. Local manufacturer of industrial pressure washers andindustrial cleaning equipment located in Redlands, CA, seeks a customersupport position providing technical support to distributors and end users.Will also assist with troubleshooting over the phone and supervise 2service technicians. Must have some technical/service background; salesexperience and mechanical equipment repair experience helpful. Salaryplus benefits. Please fax your resume to Hydrotek Systems at (909)799-9888 or email to [email protected].

I&E Power Plant Technicians. Duke Energy Fossil-Hydro CA, Inc. hastemporary openings for I&E Power Plant Technicians at our South BayPower Plant located in Chula Vista, CA. The assignment will last approxi-mately 90 days beginning in March, 2005. Must have ability to repairelectrical systems, electronic and pneumatic control systems used in thegeneration of electricity. Applicants should send resumes to Erlene Putnamvia email to [email protected], or fax to (805) 595-4285.

There is no charge to insert a “position open” or “seeking position”ad up to 75 words. Circulation is approximately 1,500 ISA membersand other industry personnel. To place an ad, please contact thenewsletter editor. Also, see www.isajobs.org.

Distributors wanted. Weber Sensors is looking for distributors in theLos Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Bakersfield and Las Vegasareas. For over 40 years, Weber Sensors has been a quality manufacturerof flow measuring and sensing instruments for industrial customersworldwide. In addition, Weber also manufactures a complete line ofproducts tailored to the mining and metals industries. For furtherinformation, please contact Gerald Grace at [email protected] or(714) 389-5367. Website: www.captor.com.

Sales/Applications Manager. Will provide sales and applicationssupport for power quality products in the western region for this leadingmanufacturer of UPS systems. Engineering degree and 5+ yrs experiencein power distribution/med.voltage switchgear/power quality systemsneeded. Proven ability to manage multiple long-term projects andinterface effectively with customers. Six figure income. Call DianneGauger & Assoc at 310-372-9222 or submit resume to:[email protected].

Inside Sales: Due to growth of our firm, we need an additional personwith computer and phone skills. Long Beach area. Salary commensu-rate with experience. Growth and advancement opportunities exist.Send resume to [email protected] or fax Ken Blair at562-424-5189.

Business Internship positions. SVF Flow Controls, Inc. (Santa FeSprings, California) seeks talented individuals to submit their resumefor consideration in their Business Internship Program. We are lookingfor as many as three new interns who exhibit a desire to succeed andwho are well organized, have excellent writing skills, posses aknowledge of all of the common business tools (everything Windows)and who understand the value of a satisfied customer. Internships areavailable in all areas of the business including: Manufacturing, QualityAssurance, Customer Service, Technical Support and AdministrativeSupport. Please submit resume via email to [email protected] or mailto Business Internship, SVF Flow Controls Inc., 13560 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 aqualified and self-motivated inside sales with 1+ year sales experiencein automation or data acquisition industries. Strong communication,written and verbal skills. Office is located in Torrance, CA. Paidvacation and medical benefits. Send resumes to [email protected]. Visit www.icpdas-usa.com.

Software Engineer 3. Development, design, testing, installation andmodification of embedded computer software. Applies operatingsystem principals and design. 5-8 years experience. Self-motivated.Project oriented. IEEE guideline software design experience. Labexperience. Industrial bus protocols experience a plus. (Protocols:Hart, Foundation Field Bus, and ProfiBus). Send resume to FluidComponents, Int’l, Attn: Joanna Bero, 1755 La Costa Meadows Dr.,San Marcos, CA 92078 or fax to (760) 736-6262.

Inside Sales Assistant. Quality valve & instrumentation companyseeking qualified order entry/sales assistant with 3+ years experiencein order entry and with Excel and computer skills . Paid vacation andmedical benefits. Send resume to [email protected] Attn: Carol Bowman, Process Instruments & Controls, 1400 EastonDrive, Suite 113, Bakersfield, CA 93309.

Regional Sales Manager. Hach Company, a leading manufacturer ofanalytical systems and instrumentation has a key opportunity for aRegional Sales Manager located the Southern California (Orange, SanDiego, Riverside & San Bernardino Counties) territory. This position isresponsible for performing all sales activity in the assigned territory. ABachelor’s Degree in a science-related field and two to five years ofexperience in sales is required. Please email your resume [email protected] for consideration or contact Don Diepenbroek at 800-227-4224 ext. 2117. Hach Company is an EOE employer. A pre-employment drug screen is required.

Water and Wastewater Openings. Brown and Caldwell website listswater and wastewater job openings. Please see www.bcwaterjobs.com.

Inside Sales. FCI, a worldwide leader in flow meters, flow and levelswitch products, is seeking an Inside Salesperson to process customerinquiries and orders and expedite delivery of products. The successfulcandidate will act as customer contact regarding pricing, scheduling,and shipping; and will prepare cost estimates, price quotations, andother related tasks. Good written and verbal communication skills andfamiliarity with MS Office required. 3-5 years experience preferred.Please fax resume to Joanna Bero at (760) 736-6262.

Inside Sales. SVF Flow Controls is a leading manufacturer of valves,actuators and controls. We are seeking an experienced inside salesperson for applications, consultation and customer service. With theaddition of our new Device ID package of ASi and DeviceNet controlaccessories the ideal candidate will be familiar with these standardprotocols. Contact: SVF Flow Controls at [email protected].

CEMS & Process Analyzer Technicians. APG Analyzer Systems isseeking two experienced analyzer technicians to perform routine fieldservice, troubleshooting and minor modifications on analyzer systemsthroughout Southern California. These are positions for hands-ontechnicians – not engineering or managerial. Will use schematics andflow diagrams to troubleshoot components. Familiarity with analyzersample systems required. Part time or contract OK. For more info,contact John Prince at (714) 968-5501 or [email protected].


Reviewed by Nick Sands, [email protected] 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 atruly experienced project leader could reveal the secrets that Whitt shares. Even after a halfdozen major DCS projects, I found new insights in Successful Instrumentation and ControlSystems 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 onebefore. The first part gives an overview of the project process. In the second part, Whitt sharesdesign basics, from background information to good design practices for instrumentation andcontrol systems. Part three is about execution of design. Using an example problem, Whittcompletes the engineering documentation for the project, highlighting the connections to goodproject management and good design covered in the earlier chapters.

Projects 101 is the first part, giving an overview of the organization and process of aproject. Whitt explains the different types of projects and why the old adage is true: a projectcan meet any two of three objectives; cheap, good, or fast. Project structure, flow, and deliver-ables are outlined. The roles and the responsibilities for the team are defined.

The basics of project management, scope, estimate, and schedule, are discussed, along withwhy they are important to the project.

Design 101 is the second part, giving many practical tips. Whitt starts with some back-ground on ranges and scaling, then covers wiring practices, with some good information on elec-trical classification. A whole chapter is dedicated to control systems, including background onPLCs, 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 upstreamand downstream diameters for flowmeters.

Documentation 101 is the third part, using an example to apply the design practices in PartII and the management practices in part I. These chapters are full of the design documents gener-ated as instruments are added, cables and conduits are selected and sized, I/O blocks are speci-fied, and construction design package is assembled. Whitt uses the project tools to coordinateinformation and generate estimates and bill of materials. Its clearly a project design book sinceconstruction, 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 andControl Systems Design. Too often designers, engineers, and project managers learn good projectpractices 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 aproject 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 avail-able from ISA for $79 (member price) or with the toolkit CD for $89.

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The calorimetric sensor’s minimalpower requirements have enabled thedevelopment of battery operated flowsensors for remote locations. These canbe paired with wireless transmissiondevices to enable internet based monitor-ing or dial up fault alarming for such applications as loss of flow topumps, leaking of pipes, and loss of lubrication oil or coolant flow.

Microflow technology in calorimetric sensors has also enabledheretofore unrealizable low flow metering of less than 2 milliters perhour of liquid flow.

In summary, the calorimetric flow sensor is the rising star of theflow sensing industry and offers capabilities unmatched by other flowmeasurement technologies.

Larry Flanagan is the General Manager for weber Sensors Inc.,Woodstock, Georgia, [email protected] or 770-592-6630.

Calorimetric, continued from page 7Training course descriptions, continued from page 12other inert gases, a method of detecting hydrocarbons in the parts perbillion range is needed. One method will be presented which uses apacked gas chromatograph column to separate aromatics in conjunctionwith a flame ionization detector to obtain 0-100ppb full-scale sensitivity.The ability of the analyzer to detect aromatics such as benzene and totalhydrocarbons in one analyzer is expected to offer significant advantagesover the use of two separate analyzers, one for aromatics and the otherfor THC. The details of one analyzer will be presented as a microproces-sor-based instrument used in the on-line measurement of gases. Thepiping schematic, column and the detector and results showing the spanand zero stability, response time, linearity, low detectability limit will bepresented.

Ron Downie is the Manager of Systems Engineering at TeledyneAnalytical Instruments in the City of Industry, CA. He may be reachedat (626) 961-9221 or [email protected].


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Caltrol, Inc ................................................. 4Capital Westward Systems & Controls .. 8Dahl-Vaughn, Inc. .................................... 12Don Wolf and Associates ....................... 9Electrical Systems Limited ...................... 15Emerson Process Management .............. 11George Fischer Signet .............................. 9Golden State Controls ............................. 10ioSelect ............................................... InsertJPR Systems .............................................. 4MCR Technologies, Inc. .......................... 3Moore Industries ............................... InsertPatten Systems ......................................... 3Precision Instrumentation ........................ 8Prime Measurement West ....................... 13Rosemount Analytical EPM .................... 6Valin Corporation ...................................... 5WestMark Sales, Inc. .............................. 16

Three signs of spring...

Los Angeles - April 22Golf Day - Tech Night,Training & ExhibitsSee brochure insert in this newsletteror see www.isala.org.

Las Vegas - May 16Systems & AutomationTable-Top and TrainingSee www.isa.org/~lasve

Bakersfield - May 19-20Golf, Cajun Feast,Exhibits & TechSee www.isa.org/~ssjv

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