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3 Things You Didn’t Know About High Performance HMI

The High-Performance HMI is grounded in ASMTM principles. The Honeywell ASM Consortium which I used to be the Program Director and founder did extensive research into HMI graphics practices. At the time, Honeywell was locked into a development path which was not graphics friendly and was before the decision to switch to a Windows-based control…

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Why High Performance HMI Is Often Misunderstood in the Control Room

The processing industry has evolved from physical instruments on a panel to electronic physical controllers on the panel to a limited group of 8 faceplates on a black background which replicated the electronic controllers. The industry identified that this limited view did not show the context of the faceplate and relied on the operator mental…

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Lots and lots of Control Rooms!

This last month has been interesting and adventurous for David and myself.  We had two wonderful weeks in Chile; the hotel we stayed at had a great view of the Ocean.  We then went and spent a few days in one of the World’s biggest Copper Mines.  It was amazing to observe over 10,000 contractors…

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Compliance with PHMSA Regulations

This last month has been an extremely busy month and quite a change from last year. The month started with an Alarm Management Workshop in Salt Lake City and the development of an alarm philosophy for our customer there. Then Harry, Dave and I spent two weeks in Lima, Ohio doing a staffing study and…

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Happy 4th of July – America

“We hold,” says the Declaration, “these truths to be self-evident: – that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the…

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Updated Best Practice Guides

Well, where do I start?  It has been a few months since I have had time to sit down and do an update.  I have even had a few emails and phone calls from some concerned customers who log-on regularly.  I have to be honest, we have been overloaded.  I have had 4 different teams…

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New Workshop on PHMSA Rule

We want to wish our friend’s and customers a very Merry Christmas and thank you all for putting your trust in us.  It was a very different year with a lot of firsts for us.  We also transitioned leadership from CCE back to me, which was a huge step for me. We wish CCE best…

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Good Control Rooms Do Not Just Happen

This has been an incredible month so far.  I started the month in Houston at the ISA Awards where I received my Fellow award.  Let me share a little of the experience with you. Citation: In recognition of visionary development of Abnormal Situation Management. Ian Nimmo is President of User Centered Design Services Inc. and…

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Professional Achievement

This last week I received the following email: “You are cordially invited to be our guest of honor at the annual ISA Fellows Luncheon. The luncheon will take place on Monday, 4 October at the Westin Galleria Hotel in Houston, Texas. As a guest of honor you are entitled to a complimentary luncheon ticket for…

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Operator Workload

After an exciting 6 weeks on the road, I have returned tired and ready for some rest.  This last month Dave and I have been extremely busy.  It appears that Operator Workload is very popular at the moment and we have been doing a lot of new jobs and updating some existing customer studies as…

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February 2010

What a great January!  I must first thank Texas A&M University and the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering Department, who honored me by allowing me to give the keynote address at the 65th Instrument Symposium.  They then gave me a special luncheon with guests, this was very humbling and I was very grateful.  They…

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