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Whitepapers, case studies, technical briefs, and presentation decks covering Open Process Automation, DCS migration, and advanced control applications.
Whitepapers
The Four Tiers of “Open” — O-PAS Procurement Decoder
Four tiers of open, a seven-dimension comparison matrix, and six insertion-ready RFQ clauses for DCS modernization specs.
Get the white paper →Introduction to Open Process Automation
Overview of the O-PAS standard, architecture, and business case for owner-operators.
Read →DCS Migration Strategies for Brownfield Facilities
Phased migration approaches that minimize operational risk while modernizing automation.
Read →Cybersecurity Architecture for OPA Systems
IEC 62443 implementation guide for open process automation environments.
Read →Advanced Process Control in OPA Environments
MPC, real-time optimization, and inferential measurement on open platforms.
Read →Industry White Papers
Sector-specific analyses of Open Process Automation versus traditional PLC and DCS control — the pain points, the economics, and a practical migration path for each industry. Each is a comprehensive, 30-page PDF.
OPA for Oil, Gas & Refining
Turnaround-aligned DCS modernization, APC portability, and the ExxonMobil Baton Rouge proof point — with the cost case that comes straight from this industry.
Download PDF →OPA for Water & Wastewater
Aging infrastructure, distributed remote fleets, AWIA and cybersecurity drivers, and how open architecture answers the sector’s obsolescence and lifecycle-cost problem.
Download PDF →OPA for Chemicals & Petrochemicals
Continuous and batch processing, ISA-88 recipe control, the large DCS installed base, and the lifecycle-cost and obsolescence case for open control.
Download PDF →OPA for Pharma & Life Sciences
Batch processing under a heavy regulatory overlay — GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, validation and data integrity — plus Module Type Package (MTP) and where openness fits.
Download PDF →OPA for Power Generation
Turbine controls, boiler and BOP DCS, renewables and storage integration, with NERC CIP cybersecurity as the dominant driver.
Download PDF →OPA for Metals & Minerals
Mining, smelting, and mineral processing across remote sites — DCS, PLC/SCADA, and drives — with energy and commodity-cycle economics.
Download PDF →Case Studies
Refinery FCC Unit — OPA Pilot Implementation
Proof-of-concept OPA control of a fluid catalytic cracking unit with real-time APC.
Download →Chemical Plant DCS Migration
Phased migration from legacy DCS to OPA-compliant architecture in specialty chemicals.
Download →Multi-Burner Fired Heater APC
High-speed MPC with 100ms control cycles for thermal efficiency optimization.
Download →Presentations
OPA for Owner / Operators
How end users benefit from Open Process Automation.
Download →OPA Business Case
A detailed financial analysis of OPA vs. traditional control systems.
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MPC Tools & Diagnostics
MPC Health Checklist
Five-category commissioning and review checklist covering model readiness, disturbance coverage, tuning, constraints, and operations support.
Download →MPC Failure Diagnostic Tool
Describe the symptom your controller is showing. Get ranked root causes and first diagnostic steps drawn from 47 years of process control practice.
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MPC Performance Self-Assessment
20 questions across five categories. Receive a scored health report showing where your MPC implementation is strongest and where it is most at risk.
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