White Paper: Virtualization Storage Deep Dive for the Controls Engineer
White Paper - Your Next Automation or Information System Upgrade: Define ROI to Win Approval
White Paper: Get Your Plant Back Online - On Time
White Paper: Stop Struggling - Deliver ROI Through the Production Process with an Effective MES
Online Startup at Paper Manufacturer Sets Precedent
Using PI to Help a Pulp and Paper Manufacturer to Monitor Costs
A Tin Plating Study that's Worth its Weight in Gold
An outdated, underperforming electroplating system that was turned into an efficient, state-of-the-art, well-oiled machine.
A Truly Batch-Ready System with a Fail-Safe Backup Plan
Bringing a 1940’s-Era Chemical Complex Into the 21st Century Using Modular Control Systems
From Archaic to Automated - Without Missing a Batch or a Beat
Improved Design Simplifies Operator Interface
Improving Servo Control
Integrating Multiple Systems into a Single Monitoring and Control Solution
Juggling the Coal Supply
Parenteral Automation
Replacing an End-of-Life DCS System
Enhancing Production
Controlling the Coal Flow
Dancing With a Density Meter
After running into a snag in the contracting details, Avid’s engineer had to step in to fine tune the controls on the new scrubber system.
3 Tips for Safe and Effective Virtualization
Like most technology advances, some risks come with the benefits of virtualization. Here are three tried and true tips for protecting your systems as you adopt virtualization.
4 Steps to Consolidating Multiple Operator Control Stations
Replacing a legacy control system affords the opportunity to consolidate multiple operator control stations. Experience shows some key considerations will increase the chances of success.
Automated Chilling Systems Reduces Energy Consumption
One pharmaceutical manufacturer minimized operational oversight and gained efficiency and control of its chilled water plant by adding automated controls.
Avid Solutions Celebrates 100th Employee Milestone and Reveals Expansion Plans
Avid Solutions Inc. Hires 100th Employee as Company Continues Expansion Plans
Brochure: Automation and Information Systems for the Chemical Industry
The experts at Avid can remove the bottlenecks to enhance the performance of your process and your bottom line. Improvements are available in process order handling, lot tracking, material control, recipe management, quality control and more.
Brochure: Automation and Information Systems for the Life Sciences Industry
When Avid Solutions is your system integration partner, you receive solid experience in streamlining your project, resulting in a smooth and efficient implementation.
Brochure: Avid Solutions Overview
Our goal at Avid is to go above and beyond your expectations as we work together to realize potential by identifying any productivity gaps and designing solutions to achieve maximum performance.
CSIA Member Spotlight with Avid Solutions President PC Romano
Avid Solutions is a CSIA Certified control system integrator company. While serving as president of Avid Solutions, PC also served as treasurer with the CSIA Board of Directors, and chairman of the board. CSIA caught up with PC to feature Avid in this edition of CSIA Member Spotlight.
Four Tips for Successful Physical-to-Virtual Migrations
Only a fraction of process control users have adopted virtualization. A major reason why is that users are often looking for savings in the wrong places.
From Golden Batches to Golden Results
As lean manufacturing concepts and six sigma initiatives have influenced chemical batch operations, we see a variety of attempts to continuously improve through the application of ideal or “golden batches."
How Industry Professionals Pull Together in Process Automation Projects
Advances in functionality coupled with dramatic price cuts are fueling the use of collaboration tools for process automation projects.
System Integration Can Improve Our Triple Bottom Line
The triple bottom line is a term that was coined in the 90’s. In a nutshell, there are three accounts to the triple bottom line (TBL) — People, Planet and Profit. The conventional wisdom is that a combination of these three components leads to a successful company that retains employees, partners and clients.
Why Partnership with a System Integrator is Critical
Forging a long-term partnership with a system integrator, beyond the immediate scope of work, keeps complex control systems functioning at peak performance.