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Acronym	Expanded	Type	Definition
1oo1	One out of One
1oo2	One out of two
2oo3	Two out of Three
3G	Third Generation
3IM	Third Order Intermodulation Distortion
3M	Minnesota Mining & Metal
3PL	Third Party Logisitics
3PL	Third Party Logistics
a.k.a.	Also Known As
A2LA	Americal Association for Laboratory Accreditation
A2LA	Ammerican Association for Laboratory Accreditation	Org
AB	Allen-Bradley	COMP	PLC manufacturer who is part of the Rockwell Automation group
ABB	Asea-Brown-Boveri	COMP
ABS	Acrylnitrile-Butadiene-Styrene
AC	Alternating Current
Ack	Acknowledge
ACS	Advanced Control System
ACT	Arms Control Technology Branch		The On-Site Inspection Division for monitoring the Chemical Weapons Convention
ADO	ActiveX Data Objects
ADW	Application Development Workstation
AFE	Authorization For Expenditure	SCL
AFP	AppleTalk Filing Protocol
AI	Analog Input
AI	Artificial Intelligence
AIC	Autonomous Intelligent Controller
AIChE	American Institute for Chemical Engineers	Org
AIChE	American Institute of Chemical Engineers	ORG
AICPA	American Institute of Certified Public Accountants	Org
AIR	Adaptive Intelligent Reflow
AM	Application Module	HWL	Honeywell DCS hardware module.
AMH	Automated Materials Handling
AMS	Asset Management System
ANN	Artificial Neural Network
ANSI	American National Standards Institute
AO	Analog Output
AOM	Acousto-Optic Modulator
AP	Application Program
APC	Advanced Process Control
API	American Petroleum Institute	ORG
API	Application Program Interface
API	Application Programming Interface
APLAC	Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
APP	Application Program Processor	HWL	Honeywell DCS hardware component.
APPC	Advanced Program-to-Program Communications		Part of the SNA protocol that establishes the conditions that enable programs to communicate acrosss the network.
APS	Advanced Planning and Scheduling
APS	Advanced Production Scheduling
ARFL	Air Force Research Laboratory	GOV
ARP	Address Resolution Protocol		Internet protocol that dynamically maps internet addresses to physical addresses on local area networks.
ARP	Ethernet Address Resolution Protocol
AS/R	Automated Storage and Retrieval
ASCII	American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASE	Amplified Spontaneous Emission
ASET	Alberta Society of Engineering Technologists
AS-I	Actuator Sensor Interface
ASIC	Application Specific Integrated Circuit
ASM	Abnormal Situation Management
ASME	American Society of Mechanical Engineers	Org
ASP	Advanced Planning and Scheduling
ASP	Application Service Provider
ASTM	American Society for Testing Materials	Org
ASU	Air Separation Unit
ASU	Aromatic Saturation Unit
ATC	Air Traffic Control system
AtP	Available To Promise
ATR	Attenuated Total Reflectance
AWEA	American Wind Energy Association	ORG
AWG	American Wire Gauge
B/U	Back Up
B2B	Back to Basics
B2B	Business to Business
B2BRM	Business to Business Relationship Management
BACP	Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol
BAV	Business Analysis and Visualization
BC	Bitumen Consumption	SCL
BCC	Blind Carbon Copy
BCU	Backup Control Unit
BFW	Boiler Feedwater
BI	Business Intelligence		A set of concepts, methods and processes to imporve business decisions using information from multiple sources and applying experience to develop an understanding of business dynamics
BIOS	Basic In/Out System
BIOS	Basic Input/Output System
BMS	Burner Management System
BOM	Bill of Material
BOM	Bill Of Materials
BOOM	Build, Own, Operate and Maintain
BPC	Basic Process Control
BPCL	Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.	COM
BSD	Berkeley Software Distribution
BSI	British Standards Institute
BTO	Bandwidth Trading Organisation	ORG	United States based organization to standardize issues around communications bandwidth and its use.
BTO	Build To Order
C200	Honeywell PlantScape Controller	HWL
CAA	Clean Air Act
CAGI	Compressed Air and Gas Institute	ORG	trade organization of manufacturers of air and gas compressors and related pneumatic equipment www.cagi.org
CAGR	Compound Annual Growth Rate
CAGR	Cumulative Average Growth Rate
CAM	Computer Aided Manufacturing
CAN	Controller Area Network
CANENA	Council for Harmonization of Electrotechnical Standards of the Nations of the Americas
CAPEX	Capital Expense
CB	Basic Controller	HWL
CB	Certification Body
CB	Chemical and Biological arms control
CB	Citizens Band
CB	Citizens Band radio
CBE	Circuit Breaker for Equipment
CBM	Condition Based Maintenance
CBM	Condition Based Management		################
CC	Carbon Copy
CC	Computing Controller
CCA	Common Component Architecture	HWL
CCD	Charge Coupled Device
CCEA	Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs	GOV	Indian government agency
CCITT	Consultative Committee for International Telegraphy and Telephony	Org
CCPS	Center for Chemical Process Safety	ORG
CCR	Central Control Room
CCTV	Closed Circuit Television
CD	Compact Disk
CD	Compel Data	FF
CE	Conformite Europeene		European Conformity
CEC	Canadian Electrical Code
CEIDS	Consortium for Electric Infrastructure to Support a Digital Society
CEM	Continuous Emission Monitor
CEMS	Continuous Emission Monitoring System
CENELEC	European Committee for Electro-technical Standardization	ORG
CEO	Chief Executive Officer
CFD	Computational Fluid Dynamics
CFF	Capability File Format
CFO	Chief Financial Officer
CFR	Code of Federal Regulations
CFSE	Certified Functional Safety Expert
CG	Computer Gateway	HWL
CGI	Common Gateway Interface
CGM	Computer Graphics Metafile
CHIP	Computer Highway Interface Package
CI	ControlNet International
CIA	Central Intelligence Agency	GOV	United States government agency
CIA	Communications Interface Assembly
CIM	Computer Integrated Manufacturing
CIP	Control & Information Protocol
CIP	Control and Information Protocol		Application layer shared by ControlNet, DeviceNet, and Ethernet/IP
CIR	Committed Information Rate
CL	Control Language	HWL
CLI	Common Language Infrastructure
CLM	Communications Link Module	HWL
CLNP	Connectionless Network Protocol
CLTP	Connectionless Transport Protocol
CMMS	Computerized Maintenance Management System
CMOS	Complementary Metal Oxide Sensor
CMV	Common Mode Voltage
COM	Component Object Model
Config	Configuration
CORBA	Common Object Request Broker Architecture
COS	Change Of State
COTS	Commercial Off The Shelf
COTS	Commercial Off The Shelf technology
CPAC	Center for Process Analytical Chemistry
cPCI	Compact PCI
CPE	Customer Premises Equipment
CPFR	Collaborative Forecasting Planning & Replenishment model
CPFR	Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment
CPG	Consumer Packaged Goods
CPM	Collaborative Production Management
CPO	Chief Privacy Officer
CPU	Central Processing Unit
CRC	Cyclic Redundancy Check
CRDS	Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy
CRDS	Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy
CRM	Customer Relationship Management
CSA	Canadian Standards Association
CSD	Circuit Switched Data
CSEM	Continuous Source Emission Monitor
CSF	Critical Success Factor
CSI	Control System Integrator
CSIA	Control System Integrator Association	ORG	American based association of integrators. Web site is www.controlsys.org
CSIA	Control System Integrators Association	Org
CSIS	Canadian Security Intelligence Service	GOV
CSMA/CD	Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection
CSS	Cascading Style Sheets
CSS	Customer Support Services
CSU	Channel Service Unit		Digital signal processor that performs the transmit and recive filtering, signal shaping, longitudinal balance, voltage isolation, equalisation, and remote loopback testing for digital transmission.
CTD	Cumulative Trauma Disorders
CTO	Configure To Order
CTP	Capable To Promise
CV	Control Variable
CW	Continuous Wave
CWC	Chemical Weapons Convention		Agreement signed in 1997 prohibiting the development, production, acquisition stockpiling, transfer or use of chemical weapons
CWP	Construction Work Package
DAF	Dissolved Air Flotation
DAR	Data Acquisition & Reporting
DAR	Data Acquisition and Reporting
DBS	Design Basis Specification
DC	Direct Current
DCD	Data Carrier Detect
DCOM	Distributed COM
DCOM	Distributed Component Object Model
DCS	Digital Control System
DCS	Distributed Control System
DCS	Document Control System
DCU	Data Concentrator Unit
DD	Device Description	Cont
DDE	Dynamica Data Exchange
DDL	Device Description Language
DES	Data Encryption Standard		A standard encryption technique that scrambles data int a code for transmission over a public network.
DevId	Device Identifier
DH	Data Highway
DH+	Data Highway Plus
DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHI	Data Highway Interface	HWL
DHP	Data Hiway Port	HWL
DI	Disabling Injury
DI	Discrete Input
DIX	Digital Intel Xerox
DL	Data Link
DLCI	Data Link Connection Identifier
Dlme	Data Link Layer Management Entity
DMM	Digital Multi Meter
DMM	Digital MultiMeter
DMZ	Demilitarized Zone
DNS	Domain Name Server
DNS	Domain Name System
DO	Discrete Output
DOE	Department of Energy	GOV	US Government agency
DOE	Design Of Experiment
DOS	Disk Operating System
DOT	Department of Transportation	GOV
DOT	Dictionary of Occupational Titles
DPA	Distributed Power Architecture
DPC	Dabhol Power Company	COM
DPDT	Double Pole Double Throw
DRC	Design Rule Checking
DRDRAM	Direct Rambus DRAM
DRM	Device Relationship Management
DRM	Digital Rights Management	Comp
DSA	Dynamic Signal Analyser
DSP	Digital Signal Processing
DSP	Digital Signal Processor
DSS	Decision Support System		Part of the knowledge management suite of products.
DSU	Digital Service Unit
DTD	Document Type Definition		One of the underlying components of the XML standard
DTE	Data Terminal Equipment
DTE	Department of Technical Education - India	Org
DTI	Digital Temperature Indication
DTRA	Defense Threat Reduction Agency
DU	Depleted Uranium
DUT	Device Under Test
DWDM	Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
D-WDM	Dense Wave Division Multiplexing
EAB	Editorial Advisory Board	ISA
EAC	Enterprise Application Consulting
EAI	Enterprise Application Integration
EAM	Enterprise Application Management
EAM	Enterprise Asset Management
EAN	European Article Numbering Association
EB	Electron Beam
EBCDIC	Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code		Eight bit code defined by IBM.
EC	European Commission
EC	European Community
ECMA	European Computer Manufacturers Association	ORG
EDA	Electronic Design Automation
EDC	Electronic Data Capture
EDFA	Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers
EDS	Engineering Design Specification
eFPM	e-Fulfillment Process Management
EGM	Eulerian Granular Model		Computational Fluid Mechanics model incorporating granular temperature gradients.
EGP	Exterior Gateway Protocol
EHM	Equipment Health Monitoring
EIA	Electrical Industries of America
EIA	Embedded Intel Architecture
EIA	Energy Information Administration	GOV	Part of US Department of Energy
EIA/TIA	Electrical Industries Alliance / Telecommunications Industries Association
EJB	Enterprise Java Bean
EMD	Embedded Magnetic Domain
EMI	Electromagnetic Interference
EMP	ElectroMagnetic Pulse
EMRE	Exxon-Mobil Research and Engineering
EMX	Expanded MUX Controller
ENOD	Effective Number Of Digits		A performance parameter for an instrument or digitizer, defined in terms of the total range and resolution.
EnVOX	Engineering Voice
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency	GOV	United States government agency.
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency (United States)	Org
EPC	Engineering Procurement and Construction
EPLCG	Enhanced PLC Gateway	HWL
EPRI	Electric Power Research Institute
EPS	Enterprise Procurement System
ERF	European Robotics Forum	Org
ERISA	Employee Retirement Income Security Act		United States law stating the the rules governing pension eligilbility
ERP	Enterprise Resource Planning
ESD	Electrostatic Discharge
ESD	Emergency Shut Down
ESD	Emergency ShutDown
ESERS	Electrolytic Surface-Enahnced Raman Spectroscopy
ESP	Electrostatic Precipitator
ETO	Engineer To Order
ETSI	European Telecommunications Standards Institute
EUC	End User Council	Org
EWBS	Engineering Work Breakdown Structure
EW-CRDS	Evanescent Wave Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy
EWP	Engineering Work Package
ExMC	Explosives Management Committee		Responsible for electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres, with duties as defined in IEC Ex 01
EXTRACS	Extraction Advanced Control System	SCL
FAA	Federal Aviation Administration	GOV	United States Government department responsible for air traffic
FAS	Fieldbus Access Layer	Cont
FAT	Factory Acceptance Test
FAT	File Allocation Table
FB	Function Block
FBAP	Function Block Application Program
FBD	Functional Block Diagram
FBI	Federal Bureau of Investigation	GOV
FCC	Fluid Catalytic Cracking
FCN	Field Change Notice	SCL
FDA	Field Device Agent
FDA	Field Device Application
FDA	Food & Drug Administration	GOV
FDDI	Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FET	Field Effect Transistor
FF	Fieldbus Foundation	Org
FF	Foundation Fieldbus	Cont
FFC	Flat Flexible Cable
FFF	Fail Fast Forward
FFT	Fast Fourier Transform
FGD	Flue Gas De-Sulfuriser
FIM	Field Interface Module
FIR	Finite Impulse Response		Method used for multivariable process control data collection
FIS	Islamic Salvation Front
FISCO	Fieldbus Intrinsic Safety Concept	FF
FMCW	Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave
FMEDA	Failure Modes, Effects, and Diagnostic Analysis
FMS	Fieldbus Messaging System
FOM	Fully Operated and Maintained
FPC	Flexible Printed Circuits
FPD	Flame Photometric Detector
FPGA	Field Programmable Gate Array
FPM	Fulfillment Process Management
FRAD	Frame Relay Assembler/Disassembler
FRS	Fisher-Rosemount Systems
FS	Final Specfication
FS	Final Specification	FF	Approved Foundation Fieldbus standard/specification.
FSB	Front-Side Bus speed
FSK	Frequency Shift Keying
FSP	Fulfillment Service Provider
FST	Function Sequence Table
FTA	Field Termination Assembly
FTAM	File Transfer, Access, and Management
FTIR	Fourier Transform InfraRed
FTP	File Transfer Protocol
FUNI	Frame based UNI
GA	Gauge
GAAP	Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GAC	General Automation Contractor
GAMP	Good Automated Manufacturing Practice		Set of guidelines designed for the pharmaceutical / health care industry to comply with regulatory inspections of computer based systems.
GATS	General Agrrement on Trade in Services
GATT	General Agreement on Trades and Tariffs
GC	Gas Chromatograph	Cont
GDD	Glow Discharge Detector
Gen	Generic
GFC	Gas Filter Correlation
GHG	GreenHouse Gas
GIA	Armed Islamic Group		French acronym for faction of Islamic Salvation Front
GMC	General Motion Control
GP	General Purpose
GPC	Global Project Controls
GPE	Global Project Engineering
GPM	Global Project Management
GPRS	General Packet Radio Service
GPS	Global Positioning System
GRP	Glass Fibre Reinnforced Polyester
GTG	Gas Turbine Generator
H1	"Low speed" Foundation Fieldbus	Cont	31.25 kbps digital control system as defined by the Fieldbus Foundation, ISA SP50, and IEC 61158-2
HAP	Hazardous Air Pollutant
HART	Highway Addressable Remote Transducer	Cont
HBMI	Hybrid Brain-Machine Interface	Comp
HCF	HART Communication Foundation	ORG
HCI	Host Control Interface
HCI	Host Controller Interface		Bluetooth specification
HDL	Highway Data Link
HDLC	High Level Data Link Control		Protocol definde dfor hihg level synchronous connections to X.25 packet networks
HDTV	High Definitiion Television
HEETP	Height Equivalent to one Effective Theoretical Plate
HETP	Height Equivalent to a Theoretical Plate
HFS	Hierarchical File System
HG	Highway Gateway	HWL
HIPS	High Integrity Pressure System
HIST	Host Interoperability Support Test
HLLAPI	High Level Language/Application Program Interface
HLPIU	High Level Process Interface Unit	HWL
HM	History Module	HWL
HMI	Human Machine Interface
HPI	Hydrocarbon Processing Industry
HPL	Haldia Petrochemicals	COM
HPM	High Performance Process Manager	HWL
HS	Host System	FF
HSE	High Speed Ethernet	Cont
HSIT	Host System Interoperability Test		Former name for Foundation Fieldbus Host Interoperability Support Test (HIST).
HTU	Hydrotreater Unit
HWL	Honeywell	SCL
I/O	Input / Output
IAC	Inter-Active Controller
IAD	Intelligent Assist Device		Ergonomic deivce used to amplify humna ability to guide, position, lift heavy /difficult to move objects.
IANA	Internet Assigned Numbers Authority		Assigns internet port numbers. A complete listing can be found at ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/
IAONA	Industrial Automation Open Networking Alliance	ORG
IBC	Intermediate Bulk Container
IBM	International Business Machine
IBP	Internet Based Procurement
IC	Integrated Circuit
ICA	Independent Computing Architecture
ICCP	Inter-Control Center Protocol
ICE	Information and Content Exchange
ICE	Instrumentation and Control Engineering
ICMP	Internet Control Message Protocol
Id	Identifier
ID	Inside Diameter
ID	Internal Diameter
IDA	Interface for Distributed Automation	ORG
IDA	Interface for Distributed Automation Group	ORG
IDC	Insulation Displacement Contact		Method of securing wires and cables to termination assemblies.
IDE	Integrated Development Environment
IDEA	Infrastructure, Data collection, Engineering, and Analysis
IDI	Intelligent Device Interface
IDL	Interface Definition Language
IDP	Integrated Development Platform
IDSP	Interactive Dynamic Simulation Package
IE	Industrial Ethernet
IE	Internet Explorer
IEC	International Electrotechnical Commission	Org
IEEE	Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers	ORG
IEEE	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IFC	Integrated Function Controller
IFC	Issue For Construction		Engineering package final issue for field execution
IFC	Issued For Construction
IFR	International Federation of Robotics	Org
IFR	Issue For Review		Engineering package issued for comment by operations prior to final issue for field execution.
IGMP	Internet Group Management Protocol
IIP	Interoperablity Improvement Project		Fieldbus Foundation continuous improvement initiative.
IIS	Instrument Information System
ILAC	International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
ILD	Injection Laser Diode
IMAGE	SRx Personality Simulator	SCL
IMAN	Initialize Manual	FF
IMAP	Internet Message Access Protocol
IMHO	In My Humble Opinion
IOC	Inidian Oil Company	COM
IOP	I/O Processor	HWL
IP	Internet Protocol	Comp
IPO	Initial Public Offering
IPS	Inclined Plate Settler
IPS	Integrated Plant System
IPX	Internetwork Packet Exchange
IR	Infrared
IRZ	In Situ Anaerobic Reactive Zone		Technology used to clean groundwater and soil contaminated with chlorinated compounds and heavy metals.
IS	Intrinsically Safe
ISA	the Instrumentation, Systems & Automation Society	Org
ISBL	Inside Battery Limits
ISDN	Integrated Services Digital Network
ISO	International Organization for Standardization
ISO	International Standards Organization
ISP	Interoperable Systems Project
ISPE	International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers	ORG
ISV	Independent Software Vendor
ITE	Independent Trading Exchange
ITES	Indian Technical Education Society	Org
ITS	Interoperability Test System	FF
JEA	Job Execution Authorisation	SCL
JEMIMA	Japan Electric Measuring Instruments Manufacturer's Association	ORG
JIT	Just In Time
JSA	Job Safety Analysis	SCL
JVM	Java Virtual Machine
KDD	Knowledge Discovery in Databases	Comp
KM	Knowledge Management
KPI	Key Performance Indicator
L2TP	Layer 2 Tunnelling Protocol
LAN	Local Area Network
LCA	Life Cycle Assessment
LCD	Liquid Crystal Display
LCI	Life Cycle Inventory
LCIA	Life Cycle Impact Assessment
LCN	Local Control Network	HWL
LCON	Large Database Console
LD	Linking Device
LDO	Low DropOut
LED	Light Emitting Diode
LEPIU	Low Energy Process Interface Unit
LER	Light Ends Recovery
LIMS	Laboratory Information Management System
LLPIU	Low Level Process Interface Unit
LNG	Liquified Natural Gas
LO	Local Over ride	FF
LOC	Letter of Confirmation	FF	Foundation Fieldbus document issued after completion of the Host Interoperability System Test.
LOP	Layer of Protection
LSI	Langelier Saturation Index		Equilibirum model derived from the thermodynamics of saturated calcium carbonate in the absence of scale inhibitors.
LTD	Local Traffic Director
LTI	Long Term Injury	SCL
LTL	Less Than Truckload
LTL	Less-than-Truckload
LU	Logical Unit		Terminal emulation program or application in an SNA network.
LVDT	Linear Variable Differential Transformer
LWR	Locally Weighted Regression
LxS	X-Layer Server
MAI	Multiple Analog Input
MAN	Manual	FF
MAO	Multiple Analog Output
MAP	Media Access Protocol
MCAD	Mechanical Computer Aided Design
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level
MCU	MUX Control Unit
MDI	Multiple Digital Input
MDO	Multiple Digital Output
MEMAC	Machinery & Equipment Manufacturers Association of Canada	ORG
MEMS	Micro Electro Mechanical System
MES	Manufacturing Execution System
MES	Manufacturing Execution Systems
MESA	Manufacturing Execution System Association	Org
MESA	Manufacturing Execution Systems Association	ORG
MFC	Multifunction Controller	HWL
MIA	Media Interface Adapter
MIA	Missing In Action
MIB	Management Information Bas
MIB	Management Information Base
MIB-II	Management Information Base II
MII	Media Independent Interface	COMP	Passive device with a 40-pin connector used in High Speed switching.
MIMO	Multiple Input, Multiple Output
MIS	Management Information System
MMC	MultiMedia Card
MMI	Man Machine Interface
MMS	Manufacturing Message Specification
MOB	Maintenance of Business
MOC	Management of Change
MPC	Model Predictive Control
MPC	Mutivariable Process Control
MRI	Midwest Research Institute
MRO	Maintenance Repair & Operation
MRO	Maintenance, Repair and Operations
MSDS	Material Safety Data Sheet
Msg	Message
MSHA	Mine Safety and Health Administration	GOV	United States government agency
MTO	Make To Order
MTS	Make To Stock
MUX	Multiplexer
MVPC	Multivariable Process Control
N/A	Not Applicable
NAFTA	North American Free Trade Agreement
NAICS	North American Industry Classification System
NAIT	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology	Org
NAM	National Assoication of Manufacturers	Org
NAMT	National Advanced Manufacturing Testbed	Org
NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	GOV
NC	Normally Closed
NCF	Network Configuration File	HWL
NCST	National Center for Software & Training - India	Org
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
NEP	Noice Equivalent Power
NERI	National Employee Rights Institute	ORG	Cincinnatti based organization
NeSSI	New Sampling System Initiative
NFPA	National Fire Protection Association
NFS	Network File System
NGI	Next Generation Internet
NIC	National Intelligence Council	GOV	United States government agency
NIC	Network Interface Card
NICS	North American Industry Classification System
NIM	Network Interface Module	HWL
NIS	Non-Intrinsically Safe
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology (US)	Org
NIU	Network Interface Unit
NM	Network Management	FF
NM	Network Manager
NMA	Network Management Agent
NMD	National Missile Defence system		Satellite based system to protect United States from limited ballistic missile attacks.
NMIB	Network Management Information Base
NO	Normally Open
NPR	Noise Power Ratio
NPRA	National Petroleum Refiners Association
NRC	National Research Council	GOV	Canadian government agency responsible for oversight of the federally funded national research and development program.
NRC	Nuclear Regulatory Commission	GOV	United States government agency
NRZ	NonReturn to Zero
NSW	New South Wales
NTD	Network Traffic Director
NWT	Northwest Territories
O/S	Out of Service	FF
OA	Office Automation
OA&M	Operation, Administration and Management
OAGI	Open Applications Group Inc.	ORG
OCR	Optical Character Recognition
OCS	Open Control System
OD	Object Description
OD	Outside Diameter
ODBC	Open DataBase Connectivity
ODM	Original Design Manufacturer
ODVA	Open DeviceNet Vendors Association	Org
OEM	Original Equipment Manufacturer
OEP	Operator Entry Panel
OES	Occupational Employment Statistics
OHCI	Open Host Controller Interface		Industry standard USB hub controller driver
OIT	Office of Industrial Technologies	GOV	Part of US government Department of Energy (DOE)
OLAP	On Line Analytical Processing
OLAP	OnLine Analytical Processing
OLE	Object Linking and Embedding
OLP	On Line Personal	ISA
OMG	Object Management Group
OMS	Order Management System
OOP	Object Oriented Programming
OPC	OLE for Process Control	Cont
OPCW	Organizatrion for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
OPEC	Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEX	Operating Expense
OS	Operating System
OSBL	Outside Battery Limits
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Administration (US)
OSI	Open System Interconnection
OSS	Open Source Software
OTSG	Once Through Steam Generator
OWP	Operator Work Place
P&ID	Piping and Instrumentation Diagram
P2P	Path to Profitability
P2P	Peer to Peer	Comp
PABX	Private Addressing Branch Exchange
PAD	Packet Assembler / Disassembler
PALCAN	Program for Accreditation of Laboratories - Canada
PAN	Personal Area Network
PBCC	Packet Binary Convolution Coding
PC	Personal Computer
PC	Polycarbonate
PCIU	Programmable Controller Interface Unit
PCMCIA	Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PCN	Process Connected Network
PCR	Principle Component Regression
PCS	Process Computer Systems
PCTF	Plated Copper on Thick Film
PD	Partial Discharge
PD	Positive Displacement
PD	Proportional Derivative
PD Tag	Physical Device Tag
PDA	Partial Discharge Analysis
PDA	Personal Digital Assistant
PDE	Partial Differential Equation
PDM	Process Data Manager		Middle layer of three layer control architecture model
PDO	1,3-propanediol
PDU	Protocol Data Unit
PED	Pressure Equipment Directive		Mandatory European Law published as Directive 97/23/EC
PEP	Project Execution Plan
PERA	Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture
PERL	Practical Extraction and Report Language
PET	Poly Ethylene Terephthalate
PFD	Personal Flotation Device
PFD	Probability of Failure on Demand
PFPD	Pulsed Flame Photometric Detector
PHD	Process History Device	HWL
PHP	Personal Hypertext Protocol
PHP	PHP Hypertext Preprocessor
PI	Process Information
PICS	Plant Information Computer System		Top layer of 3 layer control architecture model
PICS	Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement
PID	Proportional Integral Derivative	Cont
PIMS	Process Information Management System
PIMS	Project Information Management System
PINTS	PRoVOX Information Windows NT 4.0 Server
PIP	Process Industry Practices
PIU	Process Interface Unit	HWL
PLC	Programmable Logic Controller
PLCG	PLC Gateway	HWL
PLM	Product Life-cycle Management
PLNM	Planet Network Module
PLS	Partial Least Squares
PLS	Programmable Logic Solver
PLS	Protection Logic Solver
PM	Project Manager
PMT	Process Maintenance Technical
PMT	Project Management Team
PN	Probe Node	FF
PNO	Profibus User Organisation	ORG
POC	PRoVOX Operator Console
POP	Point Of Presence
POS	Point Of Sale
POTS	Panel Operator Training Simulator
POW	Process Operator Workstation
ppb	Parts Per Billion
PPLC	Puffin Linux Controller	Org	Organisation to create a PLC which operates on the Linux operating system.
ppm	Parts Per Million
ppt	Parts Per Trillion
PR	Probe Response	FF
PRoVOX	Process Voice		Fisher Rosemount Systems Distributed Control System platform
PRoVUE	Process View		Fisher- Rosemount System PRoVOX system component.
PS	Preliminary Specification
PSA	Pressure Swing Absorption
PSA	Professional Services Automation
PSI	Practical Scale Index		Developed in response to limitations of LSI and RSI to account for effects of non-carbonate and non-bocarbonate buffering agaents sucah as NaOH and NH3.
PSR	Plant Service Request	SCL
PSR	Pre-Start Health and Safety Review
PSV	Primary Separation Vessel
PT	Pass Token	FF
PTB	Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt		German engineering organisation responsible for developing the FISCO standard.
PU	Physical Unit		A node in an SNA network supporting one or more logical units.
PV	Process Variable	Cont	Actual process measurement transmitted from the sensor to the control system
PVC	Permanent Virtual Circuit
PVT	Pressure Volume Temperature diagram		3 phase diagram used to describe the state of a fluid based on its pressure temperature and volume.
PVT	Process Variable Transmitter
PWM	Pulse Width Modulation
PWP	Potable Water Plant
QA	Quality Assurance
QC	Quality Control
QDW	Quality Data Warehouse
QOS	Quality Of Service
R&D	Research & Development
R&D	Research and Development
RAM	Random Access Memory
RAS	Reliability, Availability and Servicability
RASI	Responsibility, Authority, Aupport, Inform
RCIA	Redundant CIA
RDA	Remote Data Access
RDC	Red Deer College
RDC	Ring Down Cavity
RDI	Remote Defect Identification
Ref	Reference
RF	Radio Frequency
RFID	Radio Frequency Identification
RFO	Ready for Operations
RFP	Request For Proposal
RGB	Red Green Blue
RIB	Remote Insight Board
RIL	Reliability Integrity Level
RIO	Remote I/O
RISC	Reduced Instruction Set Computer
RMON	Remote MONitor
RMPCT	Robust Model Predictive Control Technology
RO	Restriction Orifice
RO	Reverse Osmosis
ROC	Return On Capital
ROI	Return On Investment
RPC	Remote Procedure Call
RSD	Relative Standard Deviation
RSI	Repetitive Stress Injury
RSI	Ryznar Stability Index		Similar to LIS but corrected for ion pairing.
RT	Return Token	FF
RTC	Real Time Clock
RTJ	Real Time Journal
RTLS	Real Time Locator System
RTLS	Real Time Locator Systems
RTOS	Real Time Operating System
RTU	Remote Terminal Unit
RTZ	Return To Zero
S&P	Standard & Poor's
S&P	Standards & Practices	ORG	Department within ISA, the Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society
S/D	Shut Down
S/U	Start Up
SAIT	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology	Org
SAM	Sensor Analytical Manager
SAP	Service Advertising Protocol
SAT	Site Acceptance Test
SCADA	Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
SCE	Supply Chain Execution
SCEM	Supply Chain Event Management
SCM	Supply Chain Management
SCN	Software Change Notice
SCP	Specialty Control And Protection
SCP	Supply Chain Planning
SCPM	Supply Chain Process Management
SCSI	Small Computer System Interface
SCW	Satellite Center Workstation
SD	Secure Digital card
SDA	Secure Digital Association	Org
SDI	Stiff-Davis Index		Equilibrium model, developed for oil field brines that attempts to overcome shortcomings of LSI for waters with high concentrations of dissolved solids.
SDLC	Standard Data Link Protocol
SDLC	Synchronous Data Link Control
SDRAM	Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SDS	Smart Distributed System
SEA	Scalable Ethernet Architecture
SEAL	Simple and Efficient Adaptation Layer
SECV	Standard Error of Cross Validation
SERCOS	Serial Real-time Communication System
SERS	Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
SESA	State Employment Security Agencies
SFF	Safe Failure Fraction
SFF	Small Form Factor
SFT	Stationary Froth Treatment
SFT	System Fault Tolerance
SGML	Standard Generalized Markup Language
SIC	Satellite Information Center
SIC	Standard Industrial Classification
SICE	The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers	ORG
SIG	Special Interest Group
SIL	Safety Integrity Level
SILA	Safety Integrity Level Assessment
SimVOX	Simulator Voice
SIO	Serial I/O
SIP	Session Initiation Protocol
SIS	Safety Instrument System	Cont
SIS	Safety Instrumented System
SISO	Single Input, Single Output
SIU	Serial Interface Unit
SKU	Stock Keeping Unit
SLC	Single Loop Controller
SM	System Management	FF
SM	System Manager
SME	Small & Medium sized Enterprises
SMIB	System Management Information Base
SMK	System Management Kernel
SMS	Short Messaging Service
SMT	Surface Mount Technology
SMTP	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNA	System Network Architecture
SNIA	Storage Networking Industry Association	Org
SNMP	Simple Network Management Protocol
SNR	Signal Noise Ratio
SNTP	Simple Network Time Protocol
SOAP	Simple Object Access Protocol
SOAP	Simple Open Access Protocol
SOC	Snap On Connector
SOC	Standard Occupational Classification
SoC	System on Chip
SOE	Sequence Of Events
SOR	System of Record
SPC	Statistical Process Control
SPDT	Single Pole Double Throw
spiff	Sales Promotion Incentive Fund
SPX	Sequenced Packet Exchange		A protocol by which two workstations or applications communicate across the network.
SQL	Structure Querry Language
SQL	Structure Query Language
SQL	Structured Querry Language
SQL	Structured Query Language
SRM	Supplier Relationship Management
SRS	Safety Related System
SSD	Safety ShutDown
SSL	Secure Socket Layer
STEP	Standard for Exchange of Product data
STG	Steam Turbine Generator
SVC	Switched Virtual Circuit
TA	Teaching Assistant
TA	Terminal Adapter
TAR	Test and Assessment Report		Report of results fo tests to IECEx 01
TB	Terminal Block
TCO	Total Cost of Ownership
TCP	Transmission Control Protocol	Comp
TD	Time Distribution	FF
TDC	Total Distributed Control
TDD	Time Division Duplexing
TEDS	Transducer Electronic Data Sheet		Bluetooth technology electronic data sheet used by sensors to self identify and be interchangeable in networked systems.
TEW	Technician/Engineer Workstation	HWL
TFTP	Trivial File Transfer Protocol
THD	Total Harmonic Distortion
TIA	Telephone Industries of America
TIC	Total Installed Cost
TIR	Total Internal Reflection
TLA	Three Letter Acronym
TMS	Transportation Management System
TOF	Time of Flight
TP	Toilet Paper
TP	Twisted Pair
TPMO2	Terminal Panel Module	HWL
TPN	Total Plant Network	HWL
TPS	Total Plant Solution	HWL
TPS	Total Plant System
TRS	Total Reduced Sulphur
TSC	Technical Steering Committee		Fieldbus Foundation committee
TTS	Transaction Tracking System
TUV	Technischer Uberwachungs-Verein	ORG
TVA	Tennessee Valley Authority
TWR	Technical Work Request	SCL
TWTA	Travelling Wave Tube Amplifier
UCA	Utilities Communications Architecture
UCC	Uniform Code Council		European Artcile Numbering Association subgroup
UCN	Universal Control Network	HWL
UDDI	Universal Description Discovery and Integration
UDDI	Universal Description, Discoverty and Integration
UDE	Unified Development Environment
UDP	User Datagram Protocol	Comp
UHCI	Universal Host Controller Interface		Intel's USB hub controller driver.
UHP	Ultra High Purity
UML	Universal Modeling Language
UNI	User Network Interface
US	United States
US	Universal Station	HWL
USB	Universal Serial Bus
UTMI	USB Transceiver Macrocell Interface
UTP	Unshielded Twisted Pair
UV	Ultraviolet
VAC	Volts Alternating Current
VAP	Value Added Process
VAR	Value Added Reseller
VAS	Value Added Service
VB	Visual Basic
VBA	Visual Basic Application
VCR	Virtual Communication Relationship
VCR	Virtual Communication Resource	Cont
VDC	Volts Direct Current
VFD	Virtual Field Device	Cont
VG	Voice Grade
VICS	Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Standards
VISA	Virtual Instrument Software Architecture
VLAN	Virtual Local Area Network
VME	Computer interface for IMAGE
VMI	Vendor Managed Inventory
VML	Vector Markup Language
VMS	Virtual Memory System
VOC	Volatile Organic Compound
VOC	Volatile Organic Compounds
VoDSL	Voice over DSL
VoIP	Voice over Internet Protocol
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VRCIA	VME-Based RCIA
W3C	World Wide Web Consortium
WAN	Wide Area Network
WAP	Wireless Access Protocol
WBS	Work Breakdown Structure
WDM	Wavelength Division Multiplexing
WDM	Win32 Driver Model		Client driver for USB devices
WHMIS	Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
WHO	World Health Organisation
WHO	World Health Organization
Wi-Fi	IEEE 802.11b Standard
WML	Wireless Markup Language
WMS	Warehouse Management System
WSDL	Web Services Description Language
WTO	World Trade Organisation
WWEMA	Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association	ORG	www.wwema.org
XML	eXtensible Mark-up Language	Comp
XSL	eXtensible Style Sheets
XSL	eXtensible Stylesheet Language
XSLT	Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations

Another Acronym list can be found at Ireland's Readout.

Australian Instrument and Control Positions Vacant

If you are looking for Instrument, Control, Electrical, Fire and Gas, Fieldbus, Hydraulic Engineers, Technicians or Fitters - this is the place to do it. Our Rates are VERY competitive. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for details.

Australian Instrumentation and Control Jobs - Useful Websites

Websites worth looking at for jobs:

www.ieaust.org.au
http://au.neuvoo.com/en
www.aaai.com.au
www.australiawide.com.au
Careerone-engineering
http://www.careerjet.com.au - Search a growing selection of jobs listed on company sites as well as jobsites in one go saving you the trouble of having to go to each site individually
www.hays.com.au
www.intgroup.com.au
www.kellyservices.com.au
www.swanpersonnel.com.au
www.tad.com.au

Commercial operations

www.careerone.com.au
www.jobnet.com.au
www.NowHiring.com.au
www.monster.com.au
www.mycareer.com.au
www.seek.com.au
www.jobrapido.com.au - Jobrapido enables you to search through over 150,000 jobs posted on job boards, recruitment agencies and company websites.

Government

www.joblist.com.au

Oil and Gas

http://www.oilandgasjobsearch.com/

Instrumentation, Control, Data Communications and Networking Technical Books

IDC publish quality technical training manuals/books in the following engineering disciplines:

Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Data Communications & Networking
Electrical Power
Electronic
Information Technology
Instrumentation, Automation and Process Control
Mechanical Engineering
Project and Financial Management

To get an idea of the professionalism in these books ICEweb suggests that you download the free pocket books.

Indicative Titles are as follows:

Data Communications & Networking

Best Practice in Industrial Data Communications

Practical Data Communications & Networking for Engineers and Technicians

Practical DNP3, 60870.5 & Modern SCADA Communication Systems

Practical Troubleshooting & Problem Solving of Ethernet Networks

Practical Fieldbus, DeviceNet and Ethernet for Industry

Practical Use and Understanding of Foundation FieldBus for Engineers and Technicians

Practical Fibre Optics for Engineers and Technicians

Data Communications, Networking and Protocols for Industry - Back to Basics

Practical Troubleshooting & Problem Solving of Industrial Data Communications

Practical Industrial Networking for Engineers & Technicians

Troubleshooting Industrial Ethernet & TCP/IP Networks

Practical Troubleshooting and Problem Solving of Modbus Protocols

Practical Radio Telemetry Systems for industry

Practical Routers & Switches (including TCP/IP and Ethernet) for Engineers & Technicians

Practical TCP/IP and Ethernet Networking for Industry

Practical Fundamentals of Telecommunications and Wireless Communications

Practical Radio & Telemetry Systems for Industry

Practical Troubleshooting of TCP/IP Networks

Practical Fundamentals of Voice over IP (VoIP) for Engineers and Technicians

Practical Wireless, Ethernet and TCP/IP Networking

Instrumentation, Automation & Process Control

Practical Analytical Instrumentation in On-Line Applications

Practical Advanced Process Control for Engineers and Technicians

Practical Alarm Management for Engineers and Technicians

Practical Programmable Logic Controller's (PLCs) for Automation and Process Control

Practical Batch Management & Control (Including S88) for Industry

Practical Boiler Control and Instrumentation for Engineers and Technicians

Installation, Calibration and Maintenance of Electronic Instruments

Practical Distributed Control Systems (DCS) for Engineers & Technicians

Practical Data Acquisition using Personal Computers and Standalone Systems

Best Practice in Process, Electrical & Instrumentation Drawings and Documentation

Practical Troubleshooting of Data Acquisition & SCADA Systems

Practical Industrial Flow Measurement for Engineers and Technicians

Practical Hazops, Trips and Alarms

Practical Hazops for Engineers and Technicians

Practical Hazardous Areas for Engineers and Technicians

Fundamentals of Industrial Business Automation - from Sensor to the Boardroom

Practical Instrumentation for Automation and Process Control

Practical Intrinsic Safety for Engineers and Technicians

Practical Tuning of Industrial Control Loops

Practical Motion Control for Engineers and Technicians

Practical Machine Vision Applications in Industry

Practical Fundamentals of OPC (OLE for Process Control)

Practical Process Control for Engineers and Technicians

Practical Process Control & Tuning of Industrial Control Loops

Practical Industrial Programming using 61131-3 for PLCs

RFID Tagging - Features and Applications

Practical SCADA & Telemetry Systems for Industry

Practical Shutdown & Turnaround Management for Engineers and Managers

Practical Safety Instrumentation and Shut-down Systems for Industry

Practical Fundamentals of E-Manufacturing, MES and Supply Chain Management

Practical Safety Instrumentation & Emergency Shutdown Systems for Process Industries

Practical SCADA Systems for Industry

Practical Control Valve Sizing, Selection and Maintenance

Flow

Conversions From:

Mass Flow

Kilograms per Second (kg/s)
Kilograms per Hour (kg/hr)
Pounds per Hour (lb/hr)
Pounds per Second (lb/s)
UK Tons per Hour (UK ton/hr)

Volume Flow

Cubic Feet per Second ( ft³/s)
Cubic Feet per Hour ( ft³/hr)
Cubic Meter per Second (M³ /s)
Litres per Hour (l/hr)
Litres per Minute (I/min)
Litres per Second (l/s)
UK Gallons per Hour (Ukgal/hr)
UK Gallons per Minute (UKgal/min)

Density

Conversions From:

Grams per Cubic Centimetre (g/cm³)
Kilograms per Cubic Metre (kg/m³)
Pounds per Cubic Foot (lb/ft ³)
Pounds per Cubic Inch (Ib/in³)
Pounds per UK Gallon (lb/UKgal)
Tons per Cubic Yard (Ukton/yd³)

Pressure

Conversions From:

Atmospheres (atm)
Feet of Water (ftH₂0)
Bars (bar)
Inches of Water (inH₂0)
Inches of Mercury (inHg)
Kilogram-Force per Square Centimetre (kgf/cm² )
Pounds-Force per Square Inch (Ibf/in²)
Kilogram-Force per Square Metre (kgf/m²)
Pounds-Force per Square Foot (Ibf/ft²)
Millibars (mbar)
Newtons per Square Millimetre (N/mm²)
Millimetres of Mercury (mmHg)
Pascals (Pa)

Volume

Conversions From:

Cubic Feet (ft³)
Cubic Inches (in³)
Cubic Metres (rn³)
Cubic Yards (yd³)
UK Gallons (UKGal)
US Gallons (USgal)
Litres (l)
UK Pints (UKpt)

Education for Instrument, Control and Fire & Gas Professionals

Instrument and Electrical Engineering Workshops and Conferences

Below is a list of upcoming practical workshops, conferences and forums presented by IDC Technologies. Please click on the title of each event below to download the full brochure and registration form.

To register for any event simply complete the registration form on the last page of the brochure and email it through to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or fax through to 1300 138 533.

IDC offer special group discounts for larger bookings as well as early bird booking discounts - refer to the brochures contained in the links below for full information on these offers.

2017 Conferences and Training - Upcoming On Line Instrument and Electrical Workshops and Conferences in Australia, for other Worldwide Course and Workshop Schedules change the country at the top of the Australian page.

Live On Line 2017 4 Hour Course Schedule - A Multitude of Courses covering Chemical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Data Communications, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information technology, Instrumentation, Mechanical Engineering, Project Management Business and Leadership (for worldwide use the search function at the top of the IDC page to access country).

Data Communications, Electrical, Instrumentation, Process, Mechanical and Industrial Wireless 'E' Study Courses from the Engineering Institute of Technology

Engineering Institute of Technology - The Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT) provides endorsed engineering Diplomas and Certificates (Masters Degrees accreditation pending), designed for students working in industry who need a practical, relevant education that is delivered efficiently. Our students work in the fast-moving engineering and technology fields where time is precious. They choose the EIT online delivery because it provides many of the benefits of live classroom based study without the inconvenience of travel. EIT courses are run by expert instructors who present in a friendly, interactive manner. The EIT offers engineering Diplomas and Certificates (Masters Degrees accreditation pending) in the areas of;

Data Communications and Industrial IT
Electrical Engineering
Electronic Engineering
Industrial Automation, Instrumentation and Process Control
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Management
Preparation Courses

Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT) School of Industrial Automation, Instrumentation and Process Control

Automation & Instrumentation Courses

Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT) Electrical Engineering Courses School of Electrical Engineering

Engineering Management Courses

WORLDWIDE

Emerson Process Management - PlantWeb University - The Engineering School lets you explore leading automation technologies -- and how to make the most of them in your own operations. Choosing the right bus helps you decide which field-level network meets your needs. FOUNDATION fieldbus covers this popular topic from basic concepts to implementation. Safety instrumented systems explains what an SIS is and does, plus practical tips on complying with safety standards. Our new wireless curriculum provides an introduction to wireless technology, how it can help you solve problems, and practical advice on implementing a wireless solution. You have to register to access the modules but it is worth the effort! Thanks to Emerson Process Management.

IDC Technologies - IDC have a huge range of Instrumentation, Control, Electrical training courses and workshops. IDC engineers have developed workshops based on the practical consulting expertise that has been built up over the years in various specialist areas. As a result, the IDC Instructors place particular emphasis on the practical hands - on aspect of the workshops presented.

The Ultimate Guide to College Internships - Student’s Guide to Skillfully Locating, Bargaining and Accepting Internships - Internships are a great way for students to get their feet wet in the industry of their choice; make important contacts; and distinguish themselves from other grads who jumped into the job market without training. This complete guide to internships will give you the low down on internships, what they are and why they are so important - from the Degree Jungle.

AUSTRALIA

Murdoch University Engineering.
Instrumentation Control and Automation - Edith Cowan University - Perth.
Graduate Diploma in Engineering (Smart Instrumentation) - Flinders University - Adelaide.
Certificate IV In Engineering [Instrumentation] - Challenger TAFE Perth.

BAHRAIN

Instrumentation and Control Courses - Bahrain Training Institute.

CANADA

Instrumentation Engineering and Control College Programs and Courses in Canada - Canadian-universities.net.
Instrument Technician Course - Red Deer College.
Industrial Instrumentation & Controls Technician - British Columbia Institute of Technology.
Instrumentation Engineering Technology - SAIT Polytechnic - Calgary.

INDIA

B.E. (Instrumentation & Control Engineering) - Delhi University.
Instrumentation & Control Engineering - Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology.
BTech (Instrumentation & Control Engineering) & MTech (Process Control and Instrumentation) - National Institute of Technology - Tiruchirappalli.
B.E (Instrumentation & Electronics Engineering) BTech (Instrumentation & Electronics Engineering) MTech (Instrumentation & Electronics Engineering) - Jadavpur University.

MALAYSIA

B.Eng in Electrical Engineering (Control, Instrumentation & Automation) - Universiti Teknikal Malaysia.

NEW ZEALAND

Instrumentation, Measurement and Control Courses - Waikato Institute of Technology.

SINGAPORE

Advanced Diploma in Process Control & Instrumentation (APCI) - Singapore Polytechnic.

SOUTH AFRICA

Practical Process Control - These courses teach the fundamentals of practical process control including troubleshooting and optimisation of control systems.

UNITED KINGDOM

Instrumentation and Control - University of Cambridge.
BEng (Hons) Instrumentation and Control Engineering - University of Teesside.
Automatic Control and Systems Engineering - University of Sheffield.

UNITED STATES

Field Devices Courses - Emerson Process Management - From broader Control Valve Engineering and Instrument Maintenance and Repair to product-specific smart device implementation training, these courses are generally intended for technicians, engineers and other plant personnel who need to know the installation, calibration, maintenance, troubleshooting and application of process control devices - from Emerson Process Management.

Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society - ISA is recognized worldwide as a leader in non-biased, vendor-neutral education and training programs for automation professionals. Industry professionals, whether an experienced engineer, practicing technician, or newcomer to the industry, can hone their skills at ISA’s regional training centres, through onsite training programs at their company, or via distance education.

Master of Science in Control Systems Engineering - Oklahoma State University.

Master of Science in Electronics and Computer Technology - This is a 32-credit-hour (minimum) program that includes a focus, or concentration, in instrumentation, systems, and automation - Indiana State University.

Electrical and Instrumentation Technician Apprenticeship - Chippewa valley technical School.

Instrument Course - The student will learn how to measure the properties of temperature, pressure, flow, and level. Tuning PID loops and troubleshooting instrumentation systems. Transducers and control systems will be taught from a systems approach. Full-size industrial standard components and systems are used - Chippewa valley technical School.

Lee College has a number of Instrumentation Courses including Associate of Applied Science in Instrumentation Technology / Certificate of Completion in Instrumentation Technology / Certificate of Completion in Instrument Installation—IF1 / Certificate of Completion in Analytical Instrumentation.

The Following Courses and Guides are available from Abhisam Software

E-learning course on Hazardous Area Instrumentation

Hazardous areas comprise a large portion of most petrochemical plants, refineries, oil tank farms and many chemical plants. The instrumentation, control systems and electrical systems used in these hazardous or classified locations is designed specially to prevent dangerous incidents. However, unfortunately, many people are unaware of the methods of area classification, methods of protection, maintenance & installation of this kind of equipment - this course addresses and covers;

Basic Concepts - History of hazardous areas, Fire triangle, flash point, LEL & UEL.
Classification (Area, Material, Temperature), concepts of area classification, material classification, national and International standards.
Methods of Protection (Explosionproof, Intrinsic Safety, Increased safety, Pressurization and others) - How Protection Techniques like explosion proofing & Intrinsic Safety actually work.
Certification & Labeling - Symbols and correct Hazardous Area use of Ex Marked Equipment.
Implementing Fieldbus in Hazardous Areas, FISCO and FNICO in fieldbus systems.
Inspections & Maintenance - Details the requirements for ongoing inspection and maintenance.

Practical Guide to Hazardous Area Classification

This ebook covers;

Gas, Vapor and dust explosions.
Area, materials and temperature classifications.
Classifying hazardous areas in your plant or facility.
The differences in various standards.
A practical case study of an actual area classification exercise, with actual engineering drawings and photos.
State of area classification in today's process plants and facilities.
Pitfalls of wrong area classification.
How you can SAVE MONEY and MAKE YOUR PLANT SAFER with proper area classification.

E-learning course on Gas Monitors

This course includes the whole range of gas detectors and monitors providing training covering the following;

Introduction to Gas Monitors
Basic Concepts - Fire Triangle, Lower Explosive Limit & Upper Explosive Limit, Flash Point, Accuracy & Inaccuracy, Calibration, Linearity, Repeatability & Accuracy
Explosive & Toxic Gases - Regulatory & Standards Bodies, Terminology, Time Weighted Average, Short Term Exposure Limit, IDLH & Ceiling Limit, REL, PEL & TLV --- What do they mean?
Types of Gas Monitors - Catalytic Combustion, Electrochemical, Semiconductor, Infra Red, Photo Ionization
Gas Monitoring Systems - Dedicated and Open Systems
Installation, Calibration & Maintenance - Planning & Installation of gas monitors, Calibration & Testing, Maintenance

E-learning course on Safety Instrumented Systems

This course covers ALL aspects of Safety Instrumented Systems in seven modules covering the following;

Introduction to SIS
Hazards, Risks and their analysis
Failures and Reliability
Safety Integrity Level (SIL)
SIS Standards
SIS in Practice
SIS Testing and Maintenance

It incorporates a blend of Flash based animations/videos, graphics, real-life photos and and text that explain key concepts in a easy to understand method. Take the Self Assessment test at the end to gauge your understanding.

E-learning Course on HAZOP (Hazard and Operability Study)

A HAZOP study is a well known hazard analysis tool used for process safety management and HSE risk assessment of plants and facilities. However, there are very few training courses out there that teach the HAZOP study technique thoroughly well, in a structured manner. Ditto for books-many of them are outdated and not as relevant as they once were. Hence Abhisam Software created this e-learning course, so that you need not refer to boring, outdated and irrelevant books to learn HAZOP. What you need is a practical, "why-we-do-it and how-to-do-it" training course and this is it! This e-learning course covers HAZOP in detail, that will make you a pro in hazard and risk analysis, HSE risk assessment and related areas of process safety management. It has plenty of graphics and interactive animations that make learning so much more easier and fun!

The Quick Guide to AC Variable Frequency Drives

Variable Frequency Drives are growing in importance every day as you see them being increasingly used The reason is easy. Variable Frequency Drives are the best thing that ever happened to the ac induction motor, as you can now control these motors in a variety of ways, which were not at all possible earlier. However, information on how to use these drives is not very easily available. Your search is over! Download now the quick guide to ac variable frequency drives immediately and never have to search for anything else on VFDs again!

E-learning course on RFID

This course clearly explains RFID technology, how it works, how it is ages ahead of bar coding and how it is applied to various businesses and industries. It includes basic concepts, RFID Physics, RFID Systems, Middleware and Systems, RFID and Applications and RFID Security and Privacy.

Instrument and Control System Forums

Useful links to larger forums follow, these cover general instrumentation, fieldbus and safety systems:

ISA Technical Forums (the ISA is a great organisation to join)
Foundation fieldbus forum - a super FF resource moderated by Ian Verhappen.
Control.com, the global online community of automation professionals. Check out the technical articles and participate in the technical discussions.
Engineering Tips - Intelligent Work Forums for Engineering Professionals.
"The Harrow Technology Report" - "The Harrow Technology Report" explores the innovations and trends of many contemporary and emerging technologies, and then draws some less than obvious connections between them, to help us each survive and prosper in the Knowledge Age.
"The Harrow Technology Report" is brought to you by Jeffrey R. Harrow, Principal of The Harrow Group.
Technologies to Watch from ZNet news.
Nanotechnology: the Coming Revolution in Molecular Manufacturing - from the Foresight Institute. Not really into Instrumentation but futuristic certainly, and I guess that some measurements will have to be made to make it all come together. Very interesting stuff - Comment from Jim Russell ICEweb

The Welder’s Glossary

C

G

I

J

K

L

N

O

Q

Quench / Quenching

S

U

V

Y

Yield Strength

Z

Zirconium

How to Ask for a Salary Increase - Steve Mackay - IDC Technologies

One thing that we as engineering professionals tend to shy away from, is asking for a raise or an increase in fees for services we deliver to clients. Engineers and technicians tend to enjoy and focus on the engineering and technical issues and generally get short changed on their fees and salaries. We get enormous satisfaction from doing technical things but contemplating our fee or hourly rate is often considered demeaning and unprofessional (and indeed for most of us, it can be somewhat boring).
However, there does come a time when you need to consider the fact that you may be underpaid. Even in tough times, you may be making an incredible contribution to your company’s success or providing a client with some incredible value in terms of service. John Hoschette has written about this in his book (Wiley IEEE Press book, ‘The Engineer's Career Guide’). He makes a few suggestions (which I have modified, as is my penchant):

Research and build your case
Make your presentation and ask for the raise
Handle objections
Plan for the future

Research and build your case

First of all, if you are simply asking for a raise because you need money to pay bills or want to go on a holiday or buy a new boat, you are asking for the wrong reasons. Similarly, if someone else in your group is being paid more, this doesn’t really wash either, as they may have demonstrated more experience or productivity. It is a manager’s worse nightmare to give someone a raise based on the wrong reasons, as this sets up a precedent and results in an avalanche of claims for increases from everyone. The main reason for being paid more has to be your consistently excellent performance; where you have demonstrated outstanding productivity or created a new winning product or service which the company has clearly made money from over a year or at least many months.

You should certainly research what others in your industry and company are being paid; many web sites offer salary comparison tools today. Build a clear case for outstanding performance, based on real evidence. Document these cost savings, productivity improvements, new products and services created which have resulted in great increases in revenue, outstanding sales results, extra hours you have put in or new initiatives you have taken. Ensure you understand your company policy and procedures as far as raises are concerned. Calculate your raise on simple percentages which are reasonable; if you try and ask for something unreasonable or you anticipate some haggling; you will be perceived to be unprofessional and lose leverage. Do not p ropose or discuss your raise by email or phone. Try and ensure it is always done in a peaceful face-to-face setting with your boss or client.

Make your presentation and ask for the raise

Explain to your boss what the meeting is about and plan it for a few days in advance. Don’t surprise him or her by ‘cutting to the chase’ and asking him or her quickly before a critical stressful meeting on some engineering project. Rehearse your strategy carefully and present it in a professional, calm and reasoned manner at the right time when your boss or client are in a receptive mood (not when they are furiously busy sorting out some disaster). Provide clear objective evidence for the raise or fee increase. When presenting, do not present an ultimatum: ‘Either you pay this increase or I quit’. Sadly, these days managers often call your bluff and select the ‘quit’ option, even though the company may lose significantly from the loss of an outstanding employee

Handle objections

Most assuredly you will encounter objections and you have to deal with these in a professional and calm manner where you help your boss along in terrain he may be unfamiliar with. Restate your reasons for the raise and ensure you are selling the benefits. Your boss (or client) may need help in selling this to upper management and here you have to assist him with a strategy. If in the worst case scenario it is simply the wrong time, get an agreement for a more propitious time to consider the raise; do not get emotional or angry in discussing the issues. Stay professional and balanced at all times. Innovatively consider other options for a salary or fee increase such as extra vacation days off, your kids getting vacation work at the firm, use of the company equipment and vacation home or boat or whatever. If it is a client that you are talking to about a fee raise, she could promote your services to other of her peers or consider a bonus at the end of the project.

Plan for the future

If things haven’t gone to plan; don’t be unprofessional, withhold your services and work fewer hours. Or withhold your talents from certain key tasks. Keep delivering an outstanding service and you will be recognized. Someone else may recognize you and head hunt you to another company department or indeed company.

As professionals, remember that your enjoyment of your day-to-day work as an engineering professional is probably more important than anything else: As Dan Seligman wryly remarks:
A raise is like a martini: it elevates the spirit, but only temporarily.

International Positions Vacant

ISA Jobs

Jobrapido enables you to search through over 150,000 jobs posted on job boards, recruitment agencies and company websites. Search through all jobs posted on career sites in Australia.

Oil and Gas

Oil and Gas Job Search - This site highlights heaps of job vacancies around the world.

ICEweb Employment

THIS IS A "COOL" SITE WHICH PROVIDES A ONE STOP JOB HUNTING/AVAILABILITY LOCATION FOR INSTRUMENTATION, CONTROL, FIRE & GAS, AND HYDRAULICS ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS

Hints on Job Hunting

How to Write an Outstanding Engineering Resume - This Blog from IDC's Steve Mackay gives some excellent tips on creating an Engineering Resume - I believe we have all had what we considered an excellent resume (cv) rejected at some time or other in our career. While I am not suggesting that you need to leave your current good job; it is good to keep in mind what is required and perhaps, in these uncertain times, to help a buddy who may need some support in writing his or her resume. This skill is vital whether you are an electrician or a chief engineer. If you do an Internet search for ‘resume or cv writing’, you will have thousands of links – all guaranteeing you a top job. This short note is to help you create a winning engineering cv with a business edge. Which I believe is vital to success.

How to Ask for a Salary Increase - Steve Mackay - IDC Technologies -One thing that we as engineering professionals tend to shy away from, is asking for a raise or an increase in fees for services we deliver to clients. Engineers and technicians tend to enjoy and focus on the engineering and technical issues and generally get short changed on their fees and salaries. We get enormous satisfaction from doing technical things but contemplating our fee or hourly rate is often considered demeaning and unprofessional (and indeed for most of us, it can be somewhat boring).
However, there does come a time when you need to consider the fact that you may be underpaid. Even in tough times, you may be making an incredible contribution to your company’s success or providing a client with some incredible value in terms of service.

Engineering Careers - Growing technology in the world means that careers in engineering have a bright future. Some ups and downs can slow down the growth but the trend of development will continue and engineers will have new career opportunities every day. Thanks to IDC Technologies.

Job Interviews Made Easy - Great tips for job interviews, just take the time to read this and it might make the "difference". Thanks to IDC Technologies.

The following links are from Career One - includes advice on

Great Australian Job Links can be found here

Looking for an Oil and Gas job Internationally? ICEweb's International Page is a great place to start!

The Instrument and Control Engineers Wish List

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My Instrumentation/ Control and Fire and Gas wish list is as follows;

Foundation fieldbus for safety systems
Greater development of "Multi-variables"
Gas detection which shows the size of the cloud in 3D format
Pressure Relief Valve automatic validation of leakage, condition, set point and operation
Automatic Validation of Shutdown and Blowdown valves (this technology is emerging but not fully developed)
Getting people out of their "comfort zones" so they will more readily accept new technologies
Further development of secure, robust Wireless Technologies in Instrumentation and Control
Electric "Fail Safe" actuators for Shutdown and Blowdown Valve applications

Internet Tools links for Instrument and Control Engineers

Acronym Finder

Find out what any Acronym, Abbreviation, or Initialism stands for: With more than 1,000,000 human-edited definitions, Acronym Finder is the world's largest and most comprehensive dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms. Combined with the Acronym Attic, Acronym Finder contains more than 5 million acronyms and abbreviations.

Instrument and Control Acronyms - Acronyms for Engineers - from ICEweb.

Acronyms and Initials Index - Used in Instrumentation, Controls and on the Net - from the excellent Read-Out Instrumentation Signpost and The Institute of Measurement and Control.

Glossary of Process Control Terms - John Gerry and George Buckbee - from Expertune.

Honeywell Acronyms List - This list is a good list for Honeywell Automation Acronyms along with some more general ones.

An Online Glossary of Technical Terms used by ABB - This list is useful for multidiscipline engineers.

Engineering Directory - In this link from the excellent Engineering Directory you will find thousands of definitions of engineering terms and phrases encountered in a range related fields. It includes Acronyms, Cross-References, Abbreviation Scientific, Technical, Mathematical Entries, Rubber industry terms and Automotive and automation terms in a convenient, quick-find format.

Electronic / Electrical terms and definitions - Looking for an electronic or electrical term and its definition? Electropedia is the world's leading online electrical and electronic database containing more than 20 000 terms and definitions in English and French organized by subject area, with equivalent terms in German and Spanish. This is a terrific resource thanks to the IEC.

Calculators for Instrument and Control Engineers

Mate - online symbolic calculator by Tusanga - This free online symbolic calculator enables you to define variables and functions as well as to evaluate expressions containing numbers in any number system from 2 (binary) over 8 (octal), 10 (decimal) and 16 (hexadecimal) to 35, roman numerals, complex numbers, intervals, variables, matrices, function calls, Boolean values (true and false) and operators (and, or, not ...), relations (e.g. greater than) and the if-then-else control structure. Comments are C-style /* */.

The Ultimate Collection of Online Calculators - This site certainly has a huge swag of calculators covering a range of industries, subjects and those useful for those everyday conversions etc. From Crest Capital.

Tank Volume Calculator - This App can be used to determine the volume of almost any vertical tank, based on varying parameters. While the tank volume calculator is invaluable when sizing a mixer for a tank or specifying a tank for a particular volume, it can also be helpful on the processing floor in determining how much to fill a vessel to get a specific volume for a particular batch or formulation. Similarly finished batch volume can be worked out using the tank volume calculator. There are also Bonus Tools - Since many engineers and operations personnel work in a global environment switching between metric and U.S. measurements, the conversion tool app is a handy reference for just about any process environment. Initially designed as a quick tank volume calculator for use in place of a slide rule, the new Silverson Conversion Tools app also offers users eight additional conversion applications, ranging from motor power to weight. Along with the conversion tools, the app lets users Email or Share tank volume calculation results with colleagues and includes a browser for viewing the Silverson website and product lines. Today the Silverson Conversion Tools app is available on the iOS platform for iPhones, iPads, etc. Watch later this summer for the release of an Android-based version. Download the app or if you prefer, go to the Apple App Store and search under “Silverson” or “Silverson Conversion Tools.”

Instrument and Control Commissioning Tools

Commonsense Engineering Safety Tips When Commissioning Plant - IDC have compiled a list of tips on working safely when commissioning a plant or with machinery from an electrical, mechanical, instrumentation and IT point of view.

Unit Converters

Conversions
http://onlineconverters.com/
http://www.math.com/students/converters/online_converters.htm
http://www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators.html
Calculator
http://joshmadison.com/software/convert/
Change Units - Convert Units Your Way - Easily convert any units.
SI Unit Converter - Have you ever need to convert millimeters in to inches, or Miles in to Kilometers then this utility is for you. It can convert just about anything to anything else. More then 50 different units in 20 categories - this useful utility resides on your computer - from chipkin.com.
Pressure Unit Conversion - Look up conversion factors or select a conversion table for a particular pressure unit - from Sensors One.
A Useful Degree C/F/Kelvin Conversion Tool - from Metric Conversions.

Instrument and Control Engineering Design Tips

The following articles are contained in IDCs Steve Mackays "Little Red" book which is not so little at 160 pages. There are some really useful tips to be found here. This pdf is worth putting on your computer for reading on those long trips. You can get it for free here.
Be foolish more often in engineering	Don’t spend another penny on formal training	Fearsomely outstanding engineering presentations	Engineering innocence
Is there anything left for us to do?	Where have all our engineers and technicians gone?	Roadshow through the Outback	The Great Move
Fingertip engineering knowledge	Have we forgotten the important aspect of our business	Excellence in Australian engineering	Why our engineering education system is broken and what to do about it
Woz - What an inspiring engineer	Real time engineering collaboration	Giving it all away - or retirement from engineering	Tethered to your desk and smothered by your work - whilst mobile
Safety - different countries/different standards or not?	Invest in your people before you lose ‘em	As an engineering professional - what are you really worth?	Where on earth has the electronics (or indeed, plain old) hobbyist gone to?
Where have all our engineering leaders gone?	The (erratically) mobile engineer	In the thrall of politicians	Putting your engineering brain into overdrive - with guaranteed improvements
Trust your guts and not always your engineering brain	Nuclear power: to hell? Or maybe, just maybe … heavenly bliss	What on earth do you expect the world to do with your rubbish?	One of education’s greatest confidence tricks - lectures
Making up for the problem solving toolbox defect in our formal engineering education	How many of us are guilty of negligent engineering and potential disasters?	Don’t communicate with a battering ram or a twisted whisper, but with engineering panache!	Don’t despise engineering advice from so-called simpletons
Accountants are killjoys and engineers over-engineer	Why nanotechnology is important to engineers	Are we tilting at windmills with solar or wind energy	The myth of bottling your techie’s know-how before they leave
How to avoid engineering career killers - 11 tips	Can we make engineering safety standards work?	Welcome to another brilliant year	Engineering and the ‘long tail’ distribution
Testing engineering systems: but only perfunctorily	Power travails of Africa or Don’t let your politician walk over you	Common sense with safety is not so common around here	A sure-fire way to electrocution and immediate sacking
Why is battery technology so slow in growing up?	Hard-won experience makes you master of the engineering universe	Innovation in engineering using (mainly) the KISS principle	Engineering multi-skilling in your part of the universe
Invisible engineers and technicians - undervalued, disappearing and needing your support	Engineering conference papers for you	Originally from the Wild West, we engineers now need to be attuned to style and culture	Grasp the engineering nettle in biology and medicine
Beat a gadget-strewn path to your local geek fair	Collaborate in creating your next engineering project	Freely-available know-how and our Automation and conversions guides	Engineering cloud computing
Your list of favourite engineering videos	What’s better? Real engineering or styling and marketing?	We all need an engineering mentor (or advisor, teacher, role model, friend)	Does management know how to retain engineering professionals?
Fossil fuels are almost done for

Internet Tools

Have you wondered about the speed of your broadband internet connection? Check it out on the following sites;
http://www.speedtest.net/.

Cuil - This search engine combines the biggest Web index with content-based relevance methods, results organized by ideas, and complete user privacy. Cuil has indexed 120 billion Web pages, three times more than any other search engine. This is a fantastic resource!

Cool "Techie Website" - WolframAlpha is sponsored by Stephen Wolfram who developed Mathematica - the scientific software program used in colleges all over the country. It is effectively the GOOGLE for SCIENTISTS. Simple word queries can be useful in getting answers to everything.

Meeting Tools

How to Hold an Effective Meeting - Peggie W. Koon - From the participant’s vantage point I have reaffirmed over and over again that meetings are just another way of communicating. Whether you are leading the meeting, are a participant on the agenda, or are an attendee with something to say, if you can follow a few basic principles, you can communicate effectively in the meeting. First, be prepared. You may think that being prepared means something different depending on your role in the meeting. But in reality, there are a few common areas on which all types of participants should focus. So here is a primer that includes 10 of my best practices for participating effectively in meetings - from the ISA and InTech.

Presentation Tools

POWER POINT TEMPLATE LINKS

https://templates.office.com/en-us/templates-for-PowerPoint

http://www.soniacoleman.com/templates.htm

GRAPHICS

http://www.freebiedirectory.com/Free_Graphics/

PAPER WRITING

Armando's Paper Writing and Presentations Page

PRESENTATION TIPS

Engineer the Use of your PowerPoint Slides More Powerfully - Steve Mackay - IDC Technologies - I think you will agree that most of us have used PowerPoint slides at some stage in our careers. However, I often cringe when I see how slides are used in presentations - boring, rambling and not particularly useful - with an endless list of them thrust at a disinterested and confused audience. It is certainly impossible to deliver a good technical presentation without some use of PowerPoint slides - especially using graphics and diagrams in the engineering field - a great way to keep attention and explain complexity. After all, most engineering professionals appreciate a diagrammatic representation as opposed to boring text - from Mackays Musings.

Practice Always Makes for Perfect Presentations - Steve Mackay - IDC Technologies - Most engineering professionals will readily confess that they are not overly enthusiastic about making presentations. Often the reason is that they are nervous, the presentations come across poorly and it is not a particularly pleasant experience for both the audience or the presenter. You’re unlikely to ever hear from someone, who has to attend a presentation, that they are looking forward to it. However, doing a high quality presentation is a key part of every engineer or technologist’s toolkit. And helps make your career and job considerably more successful. And by application of one simple rule (sounds like black magic or a quick get rich scheme doesn’t it?); you can dramatically improve your presentations. And that is practice. Going through one’s slides a few times is often tedious and unrewarding work (like discovering your old smelly running socks in your backpack a few weeks down the track?). But it works; and pays off with great feedback from your audience.

Tips for your next Outstanding Engineering Presentation - Steve Mackay - IDC Technologies - You may be one of the many engineering professionals not particularly enthused with the idea of making presentations. The reasons may be that one gets nervous; the audience shows obvious boredom and the poor presentations reflect badly on one. It is thus not a particularly pleasant experience for both the audience or the presenter. You’re unlikely to ever hear from someone, who has to attend an engineering presentation that they are looking forward to it. However, doing a high quality presentation is a key part of every engineer, technician or technologist’s toolkit. And helps make your career and job considerably more successful. By application of this one simple rule (sounds like black magic or a quick get rich scheme doesn’t it?); you can dramatically improve your presentations - and that is practice, practice and more practice.

Useful Paper Printouts

"Things to Do" Reminder List - use this as a simple reminder tool.

Useful Technical Information

Save Money with Best Practices and an Energy Inspection Checklist - With the economic downturn, many facility managers are facing very tight operation and maintenance budgets. Luckily, many facilities are sitting on multiple energy conservation opportunities that can save thousands of dollars per year with relatively little capital investment. From Fluke.

SI System of Units

This superb link from the International Bureau of Weights and Measures covers just about everything one would wish to know about SI units, giving full text in English and French, a condensed version and a pocket guide.

Other Useful Tools

Mathematical Symbols

Math symbols that represent mathematical concepts.

Microsoft Office Converters and Viewers

With the help of these converters and viewers, you can share your Microsoft Office files with people who have versions of Office programs different from your own, or even with people who don't have Office at all.

https://www.investintech.com/resources/freetools/

Convert Word 2007 Documents to Word 2003 - Microsoft has provided a compatibility kit to convert Office 2007 files to be compatible with earlier versions.

Pdf Tools

Pdf 995 - This free tool makes it easy and affordable to create professional-quality documents in the popular PDF file format.

On Line Street Maps

WhereIs.com can give you realtime maps and turn by turn directions to anywhere in Australia.

Time Zones - What time is it in? Lots of choices

Travel Tools - The following travel tools are from timeanddate.com

International Dialing Codes - If you need to make a phone call to someone in another country and you are not quite sure how to dial the number, then this service should hopefully help you.
Distance Calculator - This distance calculator can find distance between any two cities or locations available in The World Clock. The distance is calculated in kilometers, miles and nautical miles, and the initial compass bearing/heading from the origin to the destination. It will also display local time in each of the locations.
Travel Time Calculator - Ever wonder what time it will be in New York when you arrive in Hong Kong? Or how much longer your trip will be with a stop-over in London? This service calculates the total traveling time for a round trip or a multi-city trip (up to 8 cities) between cities or locations available in our World Clock, as well as display the local time for the selected cities, time zone information, and a map showing the path of the journey.

Website Archive-If a page has disappeared, find it here

http://web.archive.org/collections/web.html

Website Tools

Looking to put a button on your website? - many are available at http://www.buttongenerator.com/index.php.

Working in the Sun?

The Cancer Council of NSW has released a guide for working safety in the sun - some great tips here that may even save your life.

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Supplier Resources and Useful Tools

Finally! A Document Control Solution for OEM's, Fabricators and Suppliers of Process Control Equipment - A Couple of Questions for YOU!!

Have you worked hours on a project document submission for an engineering company only to have it rejected?
Are you getting lost in piles of excel sheets trying to track and maintain all the documentation for a key project?
DocBoss can help as it eliminates the manual work required when managing and submitting documents to Engineering Companies.

DocBoss: The First Resource for Progressive Companies

Works for both large and small projects
Dynamically builds and manages the document register for every project
Ensures compliance with customer submission specifications
Appends customer cover sheets to every outgoing document including headers, footers and tag lists
Supports customer defined document numbering
Tracks approval status, location, transmittal history and due dates
Supports document routing and workflow
Creates manufacturing record books with a few clicks

Minimize your Manual Workload on Project Documentation (See the Great Videos on just what this Progressive Software can do by clicking on this Link)

Submitals (Outbound) - DocBoss creates, and tracks all of your document submittals. Once original documents have been uploaded to the system, they are queued for submission to your customer. DocBoss will append cover pages to every document, containing the document specific information, and using the project specific cover page format. DocBoss creates a transmittal summary document which lists the detail of every document included in the submission package, and provides a CSV file which includes enough data for the customer to upload the file directly into their system.
Transmittals (Inbound) - Documents returned from the customer are uploaded immediately to DocBoss as ZIP file or an individual PDF. The system will automatically connect each document to the correct register entry. Approved documents are automatically identified, and moved into storage until required for record books, or digital media output. Unapproved documents are queued for additional processing. The user will review the comments from the customer, and identify the required workflow process. Documents are immediately directed into various queues for review by the appropriate personnel.
Record Books - Record books are often required as part of a document package and can be extremely time consuming to create. There are often situations where, after compiling these books, the customer identifies mistakes, and the Vendor must redo the Record Book! DocBoss makes those issues disappear. The user designates which documents are to be included in each record book as well as their order and grouping. DocBoss creates the Record Book with one click.
Quotation Tools - When you are preparing a large equipment bid, it is useful to identify the volume of work required to execute the document approval process. DocBoss has a full quote generation component, allowing you to define exactly the document supply included in your proposal. Beyond any labor cost recovery, it provides an excellent mechanism to avoid misunderstandings post award. Quotes in DocBoss account for document management fees (based on the number of documents being managed, the number of printed pages being requested, the number and size of record books required), as well as the initial manufacturer charges (price to create the source document). The presentation of this data has been massaged over time, and represents the cleanest presentation of fees available for documentation. DocBoss includes a full document register with specific references to every required document and document code.
Internal Workflow - Efficient handling of unapproved documents is important to ensure rapid turnaround.
Web Based Software - The application is hosted in the cloud and there is no software to install or manage. You simply point your web browser to our site, log in to the account provided and you are online with all of the document management processes you need. Of special interest to your customers, DocBoss allows you to provide web access to your customers.
Document Register - A complete overview of your project is available in the document status window. At any time, a copy of the full document register, including all of the transmittal history for every document can be supplied to the customer. As a supervisor, the interface also allows you to identify potential issues in the supply of the project.
Document Library - While many documents are generated in the course of manufacturing, there are always more general documents required. These include instruction manuals and procedures controlled in the organization. In DocBoss, documents that are NOT unique for the project are called Published Documents and are managed in the document library.
Integration - As part of the standard package, DocBoss supports CSV uploads for your order information. Order data (models and tags) is required to accurately build the document register, and specific document references. Also included is an enterprise connector option that allows users to synchronize directly to your business system.

Databook Engine - Databooks are often a requirement of your document submission package and can be extremely time consuming to create, especially when there are corrections and you need to re-do the whole book. Databook Engine is a cloud-based solution that takes your approved documents and easily generates the final books required for submittal. Once complete a single PDF of your record book is available, complete with bookmarks, hyperlinks, a table of contents, and the appropriate layout for every unique customer.

Email and Work Management for Businesses and Teams - This useful software prioritizes workload right within your email, you can see a full transaction history and also integrate with other business processes. All data is organized around the record. A record is similar to an old, paper based, accordion style file folder, and as you may expect, each tab of a record contains a specific data subset. This means that you can now easily track down all emails and documents related to any transaction and find out why an order was held up or not delivered ... the ‘history’ is all in one place.

Coming Soon - Proposium is a solution that creates professional and more polished proposals; important in an industry with larger bid requirements. By pulling data directly from your current quote system, a complete and formal proposal is generated.

Coming Soon - Ingredient - Instant descriptions for complex model numbers - Model numbers for process control equipment are often a long jumble of letters and numbers. Every position in the model numbers has a set of acceptable characters, each representing a different value. Creating descriptions for these model numbers (one line peregment) is laborious and error prone. Not with Ingredient!

Bid / Quotation Preparation

How to Prepare a Successful Bid - Sloppy or incomplete proposals will be automatically tossed out of the running. Closely study the specifications of the request for proposal or invitation to bid before responding, ensure your document meets all of the requirements and take pains to provide the number of copies of your proposal requested. When it comes to determining your bid price, include the cost of materials, labor, overhead, packaging and transportation. Also, be prepared to support your quote with facts and figures if the client requests a cost analysis - from bankrate.com.

The following are from the IT Toolbox:
Preparing a Bid/No Bid Matrix - Craig Borysowich - The purpose of this task is to evaluate the important factors relating to the opportunity and make a bid decision.
Deliverable: Proposal Bid/No-Bid Analysis - Craig Borysowich - The Bid/No-Bid Analysis documents the criteria used to determine the bid decision.
Project Size and Complexity Form - Craig Borysowich.
Deliverable: Proposal Win Strategy - Craig Borysowich - The Win Strategy documents the approach and strategy to put the Company in a winning position with the customer. It addresses requirements, costs, proposal appearance and presentation style, and proposal themes.

Pricing, Quotations, and Terms - Proper pricing, complete and accurate quotations, choosing the terms of the sale, and selecting the payment method are four critical elements in selling a product or service overseas. Of the four, pricing can be the most problematic, even for an experienced exporter - from unzco.

Business Process Management

Five Ways Best in Class Companies are Improving Customer Satisfaction - On Demand Webinar - So you want your business to be customer centric? All it takes is a good customer relationship management (CRM) system and an active social media presence, right? Wrong! Join us for a 60-minute webcast and learn why it’s critical to focus your efforts on the back office-where products are built, services are provisioned, quality is managed, and costs are reduced. You’ll hear about five proven enterprise resource planning (ERP) techniques that can help you; Deliver more value to customers, Empower your people and increase collaboration, Strengthen your customers loyalty and earn more business. Don’t miss this discussion as we will debunk myths and share tips you can use to transform your customer experience. You have to register to access.
How To Achieve a Great and Profitable Customer Experience - Read this first of four reports based on a global survey of executives on customer experience management, as well as interviews of SAP customers and industry influencers and analysts - from Bloomberg and Slideshare.net.
BPM Institute - Many BPM papers and other articles can be found on this website.
Business Process Management (BPM) Definition and Solutions - Mark Cooper and Paul Patterson - Business Process Management (BPM) topics covering definition, objectives, systems and solutions - from CIO.

Document Control

Risky Business - Mark Goodwin, in a recent article on E&P Magazine’s website on Effective Document Control being the key to Capital Project success, stated the following. “Fifteen years ago, only 10% of large oil and gas projects ran more than 50% over budget; in 2011 this figure had doubled to 20%, according to a Schlumberger Business Consulting report. One reason for this is a failure to put in place adequate document control practices”. This article describes how document control is about the processes and that it is not to be confused with document management, which is the mechanics of creating, reviewing, storing, and publishing documents. It addresses the fact that successful document control processes can allocate risk and control the project’s value chain, help develop multi-contractual packages, integrate the requirements of the project management and engineering teams, ensure regulatory compliance, and create an auditable record of what was sent, to whom, when, for what purpose, and in what context.

What do you do? - Many years ago, near the end of a job interview, the interviewer asked me “How many people I had worked for?” I wondered for a moment if he was serious before calmly answering, “Two”. Seeing the puzzled look on his face, I proceeded to explain that one of the ‘two people’ I worked for knew exactly what I did and the other did not. Since neither of these two people received complaints from any of our clients about the work I did, both individuals supported me 100%. He smiled, wrote down my response, and offered me the job. Although the job was not for a Document Controller position, the DC role is often misunderstood and some Document Controllers might sometimes feel they work for one of these people. Some managers do not know exactly what a Document Control Specialist does and perhaps consider the role to be 99% clerical work. What a put down!

Is this the Latest Doc? - Integrity of our documents is important for many reasons. Reviews and updates might make changes to a specification for example that might correct an otherwise erroneous set of instructions, calibration or other data. It is therefore important that people who use the documents we control have access to the most current version before using the document. For those projects where the people using the project documents we control can easily access them electronically, there are solutions available today.

Protecting Integrity - Microsoft released Word for Windows in 1989 at about $500 a copy and the product has quickly become a desktop standard for many computer users as their offline tool of choice for writing documents. Many companies have invested in MS Word and other products for publishing manuals and brochures. Many of these products have made their way to our desktops since that time and Document Controllers became proficient users of them. All of these applications allow us and our business partners to create electronic documents but we often find reason to make a printed copy of many of the documents we create or receive. While we can digitize most documents for use online today, there will be a time when we will see the majority of publications in digital form, never to make it to paper copy.

Grinding to a Halt - Many Document Controllers use solutions that have evolved over time and people continue to use them because they are adept with Excel, Word, Adobe and other good tools. When is the time to stop, assess the situation and move on to using a different approach for reasons that include over work, lost documents, unknown status and processes that need too much manual work? At some point and, perhaps in the middle of a large project your company could take on, yesterday’s solution might ‘grind to a halt’. We can nurse these ‘solutions’ along for years but eventually we will affect the progress of the project team when our familiar system fails us and we cannot easily provide status on a document or find it after we issued it for review. We can’t plan around these situations but we all have seen them before. Today, everybody on the project team has access to a computer and wants to know the status of documents they need to use. Yesterday’s systems cannot provide timely enough information for these people and lack of timely information will hurt us.

Using Paper Docs? - There is a growing trend towards digitization of information being a major contributor to reduced demand for paper. In a Pulp & Paper International magazine survey of young adults, only half believe paper is still necessary. This article addresses the move from paper to electronic versions of documents.

New to Document Control? - The entry of new people to the Document Controller profession was the topic of recent discussion in the LinkedIn Document Control Specialist group. Comments focused on the level of training and experience one should have before their peers consider them a true Document Controller. The overwhelming comment was that some managers view “Document Control” as a clerical function that anyone can do with little training. Document Control specialists who weighed in on the discussions assert that it takes several years on the job to become proficient.

Ride Herd on your Documents - Many project documents are more numerous and some new projects are ready to give your Document Controllers a rough ride. The processes and procedures many Document Controllers use to stay on top of the raging torrent of paper and electronic documents are sometimes not enough. Having the right tools to do the job, like the well experienced and equipped bull-buster, can save the day.

Outside the Box - It is important to recognize that certain processes are mandatory to provide effective document control. The document control practice is best done through tools do not need to be ‘tweaked’ in order to handle the next job, perhaps one larger than a company has taken on before, to deliver document control services. The Document Control professionals can then apply their skills to controlling documents and other aspects of the project where their skills are needed. The need not spend their valuable time being the desktop application mechanic to ensure continued functionality of tools that allow them to make those excursions outside the box.

Vendor Document Management is Different and Different is OK! - In the normal development of an organization, as the number of files grow, administrators create structure and rules to handle files – naming protocols, storage locations, file groupings, folder creation rules, revision handling etc. As more documents clog the system, the rules intensify. More time is required to train users, police compliance, fight for buy-in, and fix mistakes. More users start wanting access to various files, which sets off another round for training, policing and mistakes. Eventually, the system becomes unsupportable. The rules take too much time away from users, and administrators start to lose the compliance battle as users start taking work offline. When we consider vendor documentation on capital projects, even the most robust document management systems face new challenges.

Building the Vendor Document Register - We believe there is a very easy and consistent way to create vendor document registers. While DocBoss automates this process for our customers, it is a straightforward method you can use independently.

5 Questions to Ask Your Document Control System - As a supplier you rely heavily on your project document process to keep organized and on top of critical projects and timelines. What if you could be spending less time manually creating, tracking and submitting documents and more time on writing proposals writing proposals, designing and managing projects – instead of managing paperwork?? Here are 5 questions to ask yourself about your current system that will help you identify if you could benefit from a better process.

How Many Does it Take? - How do we determine how many Document Controllers it takes to staff a project. In some senses, this question does not have an empirical answer but it is common to see document control groups follow similar practices to Project Managers when they are trying to determine project resource requirements.

What Do You Do? - Many years ago, near the end of a job interview, the interviewer asked me “How many people I had worked for?” I wondered for a moment if he was serious before calmly answering, “Two”. Seeing the puzzled look on his face, I proceeded to explain that one of the ‘two people’ I worked for knew exactly what I did and the other did not. Since neither of these two people received complaints from any of our clients about the work I did, both individuals supported me 100%. He smiled, wrote down my response, and offered me the job. Although the job was not for a Document Controller position, the DC role is often misunderstood and some Document Controllers might sometimes feel they work for one of these people.

Enterprise Resource Planning

Enterprise Resource Planning - Get a full description of just what it is from Wikipeda.
ERP Definition and Solutions - Christopher Koch and Thomas Wailgum - ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) Topics - covering definition, objectives, systems and solutions - from CIO.
Is On-Premise ERP Standardisation Holding your Business Back? - Today, every organisation needs to perform at its best if it’s to compete effectively. This is just as true for subsidiaries and divisions as it is for corporate HQ. Yet all too often, the move to standardise core systems such as ERP make it more difficult and costs increase when they should go down, reaction times slow when they should be accelerating and support becomes stretched just when you need it most. Fortunately there’s a better way. Subsidiaries of global enterprises all over the world are moving their ERP to the cloud.
SYSPRO is a fully-integrated business software solution that provides complete control over the planning and management of all facets of business including accounting, manufacturing and distribution operations in a variety of industries.
ERP Implementation - The Traps - Neville Turbit - ERP implementations are littered with tales of lost millions and withdrawals after implementation. Many of the most experienced IT organisations have failed. So what are the secrets? What are the traps? This question could produce at least a book, and probably a sequel. Here are a few things the Vendor is not going to tell you about. They are by no means the most important, but they are missed in many implementations - from Project Perfect.
Internal Controls, Fraud Detection and ERP - Recently the SEC adopted Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act. This law requires each annual report of a company to contain; (a) A statement of management's responsibility for establishing and maintaining an adequate internal controls. (b) Management's assessment of the effectiveness of the company's internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting. (c) The company's auditor to attest to, and report on management's assessment of the effectiveness of the company's internal controls and procedures Sarbanes Oxley requires that internal controls be extensively documented and this is a significant exercise. This brief review will look at some issues that should be considered in setting up internal controls in an ERP environment - from Seradex.
Successful ERP Implementation the First Time - R. Michael Donovan - When ERP implementations fail to deliver, it’s usually because management hasn’t taken the time to structure the organization to take advantage of these systems.
10 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Midmarket ERP Solution - The seas of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) are vast, and navigating the rocky waters of the current market is no simple task. The many midmarket ERP vendors all want your company’s business - in fact, Boston-based AMR Research calls it a “buyer’s market” - and they will try their best to dazzle you with spectacular product demos and enticing promises of a smooth-sailing deployment. Don’t be fooled. Midmarket ERP offerings may be scaled down to meet the requirements particular to midmarket companies, but that doesn’t change the inherently complex - and expensive - nature of enterprisewide technology that links together many disparate business processes. To make sure that you choose wisely when committing to an ERP solution, ask at least these 10 questions when researching vendors and their products - from Inside ERP.
Midmarket ERP Solutions Checklist - What to ask before you buy Enterprise Resource Planning software. Before you commit to any ERP system, you should first answer several questions about what your organization needs and wants to accomplish with its ERP strategy. The answers will help you determine which applications and what kind of functionality your organization requires from its ERP solution, as well as go a long way toward easing the implementation process - from Inside ERP.

Instrumentation and Control Sales Engineering, Training and Certification

Job Description of a Sales Engineer - Mark Stansberry - Sales engineers give technical sales presentations, answer technical questions from potential clients, provide technical and sales information to marketing, attend trade show conferences and analyze and compare product technical features. Sales engineers must often do a considerable amount of traveling. Sales engineers also meet via video teleconferencing. Sales engineers must find sales leads or evaluate the best sales leads from a list- from Ehow.
Sales Engineer Competencies - A typical range of competencies required - from Caliper.
Project Sales Manager Competency Assessment - This is an excellent example which details what units are required along with the skills and experience profile - from mubeena.net.
Measurement Control & Automation Sales Professional Training and Certification - This program has been developed by the Measurement, Control & Automation Association in partnership with Catalyst Performance Learning. CPCA members receive MCAA member rates.This is an online based, self-paced program which permits candidates to learn at their own speed. Monthly reinforcement webinars are included in the program. The CPCA Board of Directors believes that a focused and impartial third party certification process for salespeople will benefit the control and automation industry. The program involved MCAA member companies, recognized industry experts and professional sales training providers to assemble the educational programs that provide the required expertise to ensure an instrument and controls salesperson’s competency. The four basic areas of expertise they identified are; Sales skills and process, basic technology knowledge, understanding of primary process industries and knowledge of primary industry applications.

Business Budgeting Tools

12 Best Tools for Budgeting - Tools you can use to build your annual budget. Planning for the future is an essential piece to the survival of your business. At the beginning of each year, you should have a sense of where money is going to come in from and where you're going to spend it. To this end, putting together an annual budget can help you determine whether you have enough money to fund operations, expand the business and generate income. The annual budget process can be an onerous task so here are 12 tools to keep it efficient - from inc.com.
Best Practices for Planning and Budgeting - This white paper focuses on best practices that will enable companies to transform the planning cycle into an evolutionary process, bringing tangible and intangible returns for the organization and leadership back into the finance department. You can improve business management through the application and adherence of budgeting and planning best practices. Read on to learn the twelve best practices that have been adopted by leading companies - from PROPHIX.
Budgeting Best Practices - This article discusses techniques to increase the accuracy and utility of the budget through implementing budgeting best practices which will minimize the effort required from all participants. Specific recommendations are to plan and review at a higher level than is traditional, create a process efficient enough to be conducted quarterly, and ensure spending can be tracked against the budget - from Minotaur Financial.

Tracking Inventories

How to Track Inventory - Louise Balle - Keeping track of inventory is definitely not one of the most enjoyable parts of running a product business. It requires hard manual work (lifting, moving, counting), paperwork and a whole lot of time spent behind a computer. The good news is that once you finally do establish your inventory tracking system, your business will become much more efficient. You will be able to track trends in sales and returns, you'll know when is the ideal time to order or manufacture more products, and you will be able to put together your year-end financial statements and summaries more quickly - from EHow.

Instrument, Measurement, Control and Automation Trade Organisations

The Measurement, Control & Automation Association is the national trade association representing leading manufacturers and distributors of instrumentation, systems and software used in industrial process control and factory automation around the world. Member companies include the leading multi-national companies together with a range of more niche-oriented providers. MCAA helps the management teams of process and factory automation product and solution providers run and grow successful businesses by offering timely, unique and highly specialized resources acquired from shared management benchmarks and strategies where proprietary company information is secure. MCAA serves members by delivering the reliable management data they need to succeed, by providing unique peer and customer networking/education opportunities and by offering a network of industry resources to help them solve their most critical business problems.
Canadian Process Control Association - The only trade association for the instrumentation and automation industry in Canada, the Canadian Process Control Association promotes the industry and its members to customers, academia and public bodies; provides a forum to exchange technical, industry and regulatory information; develops industry statistics; and, encourages professional and ethical behavior and quality standards among its members.

Quality Assurance and Quality Control

Quality Assurance vs Quality Control - Quality Assurance is process oriented and focuses on defect prevention; while quality control is product oriented and focuses on defect identification - from Diffen.
What are Quality Assurance (QA) System Standards? - Quality assurance standards (or QA for short) are a set of standards that have been chosen and implemented by businesses all around the world to show commitment to delivering quality products and services to customers - from QualityAssurance.com.au.
Preventing Quality Problems - Quality assurance, in its broadest sense, is any action taken to prevent quality problems from occurring. In practice, this means devising systems for carrying out tasks which directly affect product quality. To implement systems for an organisation, you need to carry out three basic steps: first develop the system; second, document it (this takes the form of policies, procedures, and reference information); and third, inform, instruct, and train staff to use it - from HCI.

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	http://www.bi-cycle.com Bi-Cycle.com - Bi-Cycle.com holds a new and quite impressive collection of Internet-based maintenance related information. Besides this maintenance 'portal', Bi-Cycle is also a maintenance data warehouse and analysis tool.
	http://www.usbr.gov/pmts/hydraulics_lab/pubs/wmm/index.htm US Bureau of Reclamation - The Water Measurement Manual - A terrific US Government Water Resource Research Laboratory reference site with a full water measurement manual.
	Cole Parmer has just loads of technical information covering Biotechnology, Electrochemistry, Environmental, Food quality, Fluid handling, Laboratory, Safety and Temperature Measurement and Control- This is a GREAT site!
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	http://www.elec-toolbox.com/ Electricians Toolbox Etc - This site has a wealth of information on electrical issues.
	http://www.epanorama.net/ Electronics Basics - Everything that you would want to know about electronics basics on this site by ePanorama.net.
	http://www.exida.com/ Exida.com - Exida.com provides links and information on Safety Instrumentated Systems.
	http://www.fieldbus.org Fieldbus Foundation - This is the site of the foundation which has been set up to oversee the development of the fieldbus communications standard. Lots of great technical information detailing the concept and news of the standards. The site also has news about Beta test sites etc.
	http://www.fieldbusinc.com Fieldbus Inc - This useful link has papers and other details on Foundation fieldbus.
	http://ourworld-top.cs.com/rahulsebos/index.htm The Fieldbus Reference List by R.A. Hulsebos - If you thought there were a lot of networks that call themselves "fieldbus", look here...
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The HART Book	http://www.fieldbus.com/hart/ HART protocol - The HART book - This online manual from "fieldbus.com" provides technical and other information on HART.
	http://www.hse.gov.uk/index.htm Health and Safety Executive - The comprehensive website of the Health and Safety Executive in the United Kingdom, lots of high quality HSE data from all walks of life on this site.
	http://www.fpweb.com/ Hydraulics Design Guide - Comprehensive hydraulic information and specifications along with links to many hydraulic companies.
	http://www.idc-online.com/technical-references IDC has a huge range of technical engineering information covering Data Communications and Networking, Electrical, Electronics, Information Technology, Instrumentation, Automation, Process, Mechanical Engineering and Project and Financial Management. You will have to subscribe but the effort is worth it, please let IDC know that you found them via ICEweb.
	http://www.iee.org.uk Institution of Electrical Engineers UK - This site has a wealth of information about the institute.
	http://www.iica.org.au Institute of Instrumentation and Control, Australia - A site which has some good data on instrument and control issues/news in Australia.
	http://www.instmc.org.uk The Institute of Measurement and Control UK - A very new site from the UK institute.
	http://www.imc.org.nz The Institute of Measurement and Control New Zealand
	http://www.isa.org Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society - The site of the world's largest instrumentation and control society.
	http://www.jhu.edu/signals/ Johns Hopkins University - Signals Systems Control Demonstation - Ideal for Control Engineering students.
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	http://www.megaconverter.com/mega2/ Megaconverter - Easy Engineering Conversions and a smart calculator available on this site.
	http://www.microlink.co.uk/technote.html Technical Notes and Tutorials - Lots of really good technical information here from Microlink Engineering Solutions.
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	http://www.nist.gov National Institute of Standards and Technology - WOW this site has everything that you wish to know about uncertainty, constants and units!
	http://www.omega.com/techref/index.html Omega.com: - This is a super site with loads of free technical information on subjects such as Intrinsic Safety/Temperature/Thermocouples/Pressure/Starin/Force/Flow/Level/PH/ Conductivity and Data Acquisition.
	http://www.webelements.com/ Periodic Table - Interactive table from the University of Sheffield in England.
	http://www.plcs.net/contents.shtml Your Personal PLC Tutor - This excellent site contains very comprehensive technical information about Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs).
	http://www.plant-maintenance.com/maintenance_articles.shtml Plant Maintenance Resource Centre - This site has a number of useful maintenance management and technical articles pertaining to maintenance.
Light my Pump	http://www.lightmypump.com Light my Pump is a comprehensive site covering pumps and pump systems. It includes calculations, trouble-shooting, videos of interesting experiments with fluids, tutorials and more!
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	http://read-out.net/ Readout - A useful Instrumentation and Control resource site based in Ireland with heaps of information and links.
	https://www.relcominc.com/fieldbus-technical-info Relcom Inc Fieldbus Page - A super Fieldbus wiring and installation guide.
	http://www.sensorsportal.com Sensors Web Portal - The biggest sensor related Internet resource and International Frequency Sensor Association web site - This site has a wealth of sensor technical information.
TIMEZONES	What time is it around the world? Two great links here and here
	http://www.tuvglobal.com/frame.htm TUV Global - TUV provides links to more Safety Instrumentated Systems Information.
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	http://www.engin.umich.edu/group/ctm/ University of Michigan - Control Tutorials for Matlab - Ideal for Control Engineering students.
	http://www.vlib.org/Engineering The Virtual Library Engineering Catalogue

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