ICENYM
Acronym Master
Acronym | Expanded | Type | Definition |
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1oo1 |
One out of One |
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1oo2 |
One out of two |
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2oo3 |
Two out of Three |
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3G |
Third Generation |
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3IM |
Third Order Intermodulation Distortion |
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3M |
Minnesota Mining & Metal |
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3PL |
Third Party Logisitics |
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3PL |
Third Party Logistics |
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a.k.a. |
Also Known As |
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A2LA |
Americal Association for Laboratory Accreditation |
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A2LA |
Ammerican Association for Laboratory Accreditation |
Org |
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AB |
Allen-Bradley |
COMP |
PLC manufacturer who is part of the Rockwell Automation group |
ABB |
Asea-Brown-Boveri |
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ABS |
Acrylnitrile-Butadiene-Styrene |
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AC |
Alternating Current |
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Ack |
Acknowledge |
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ACS |
Advanced Control System |
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ACT |
Arms Control Technology Branch |
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The On-Site Inspection Division for monitoring the Chemical Weapons Convention |
ADO |
ActiveX Data Objects |
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ADW |
Application Development Workstation |
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AFE |
Authorization For Expenditure |
SCL |
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AFP |
AppleTalk Filing Protocol |
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AI |
Analog Input |
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AI |
Artificial Intelligence |
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AIC |
Autonomous Intelligent Controller |
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AIChE |
American Institute for Chemical Engineers |
Org |
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AIChE |
American Institute of Chemical Engineers |
ORG |
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AICPA |
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants |
Org |
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AIR |
Adaptive Intelligent Reflow |
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AM |
Application Module |
HWL |
Honeywell DCS hardware module. |
AMH |
Automated Materials Handling |
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AMS |
Asset Management System |
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ANN |
Artificial Neural Network |
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ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
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AO |
Analog Output |
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AOM |
Acousto-Optic Modulator |
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AP |
Application Program |
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APC |
Advanced Process Control |
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API |
American Petroleum Institute |
ORG |
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API |
Application Program Interface |
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API |
Application Programming Interface |
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APLAC |
Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation |
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APP |
Application Program Processor |
HWL |
Honeywell DCS hardware component. |
APPC |
Advanced Program-to-Program Communications |
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Part of the SNA protocol that establishes the conditions that enable programs to communicate acrosss the network. |
APS |
Advanced Planning and Scheduling |
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APS |
Advanced Production Scheduling |
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ARFL |
Air Force Research Laboratory |
GOV |
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ARP |
Address Resolution Protocol |
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Internet protocol that dynamically maps internet addresses to physical addresses on local area networks. |
ARP |
Ethernet Address Resolution Protocol |
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AS/R |
Automated Storage and Retrieval |
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ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
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ASE |
Amplified Spontaneous Emission |
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ASET |
Alberta Society of Engineering Technologists |
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AS-I |
Actuator Sensor Interface |
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ASIC |
Application Specific Integrated Circuit |
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ASM |
Abnormal Situation Management |
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ASME |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
Org |
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ASP |
Advanced Planning and Scheduling |
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ASP |
Application Service Provider |
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ASTM |
American Society for Testing Materials |
Org |
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ASU |
Air Separation Unit |
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ASU |
Aromatic Saturation Unit |
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ATC |
Air Traffic Control system |
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AtP |
Available To Promise |
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ATR |
Attenuated Total Reflectance |
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AWEA |
American Wind Energy Association |
ORG |
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AWG |
American Wire Gauge |
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B/U |
Back Up |
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B2B |
Back to Basics |
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B2B |
Business to Business |
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B2BRM |
Business to Business Relationship Management |
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BACP |
Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol |
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BAV |
Business Analysis and Visualization |
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BC |
Bitumen Consumption |
SCL |
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BCC |
Blind Carbon Copy |
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BCU |
Backup Control Unit |
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BFW |
Boiler Feedwater |
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BI |
Business Intelligence |
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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 |
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BIOS |
Basic Input/Output System |
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BMS |
Burner Management System |
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BOM |
Bill of Material |
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BOM |
Bill Of Materials |
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BOOM |
Build, Own, Operate and Maintain |
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BPC |
Basic Process Control |
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BPCL |
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. |
COM |
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BSD |
Berkeley Software Distribution |
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BSI |
British Standards Institute |
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BTO |
Bandwidth Trading Organisation |
ORG |
United States based organization to standardize issues around communications bandwidth and its use. |
BTO |
Build To Order |
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C200 |
Honeywell PlantScape Controller |
HWL |
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CAA |
Clean Air Act |
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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 |
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CAGR |
Cumulative Average Growth Rate |
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CAM |
Computer Aided Manufacturing |
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CAN |
Controller Area Network |
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CANENA |
Council for Harmonization of Electrotechnical Standards of the Nations of the Americas |
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CAPEX |
Capital Expense |
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CB |
Basic Controller |
HWL |
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CB |
Certification Body |
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CB |
Chemical and Biological arms control |
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CB |
Citizens Band |
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CB |
Citizens Band radio |
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CBE |
Circuit Breaker for Equipment |
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CBM |
Condition Based Maintenance |
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CBM |
Condition Based Management |
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CC |
Carbon Copy |
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CC |
Computing Controller |
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CCA |
Common Component Architecture |
HWL |
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CCD |
Charge Coupled Device |
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CCEA |
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs |
GOV |
Indian government agency |
CCITT |
Consultative Committee for International Telegraphy and Telephony |
Org |
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CCPS |
Center for Chemical Process Safety |
ORG |
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CCR |
Central Control Room |
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CCTV |
Closed Circuit Television |
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CD |
Compact Disk |
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CD |
Compel Data |
FF |
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CE |
Conformite Europeene |
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European Conformity |
CEC |
Canadian Electrical Code |
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CEIDS |
Consortium for Electric Infrastructure to Support a Digital Society |
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CEM |
Continuous Emission Monitor |
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CEMS |
Continuous Emission Monitoring System |
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CENELEC |
European Committee for Electro-technical Standardization |
ORG |
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CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
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CFD |
Computational Fluid Dynamics |
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CFF |
Capability File Format |
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CFO |
Chief Financial Officer |
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CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
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CFSE |
Certified Functional Safety Expert |
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CG |
Computer Gateway |
HWL |
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CGI |
Common Gateway Interface |
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CGM |
Computer Graphics Metafile |
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CHIP |
Computer Highway Interface Package |
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CI |
ControlNet International |
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CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency |
GOV |
United States government agency |
CIA |
Communications Interface Assembly |
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CIM |
Computer Integrated Manufacturing |
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CIP |
Control & Information Protocol |
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CIP |
Control and Information Protocol |
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Application layer shared by ControlNet, DeviceNet, and Ethernet/IP |
CIR |
Committed Information Rate |
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CL |
Control Language |
HWL |
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CLI |
Common Language Infrastructure |
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CLM |
Communications Link Module |
HWL |
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CLNP |
Connectionless Network Protocol |
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CLTP |
Connectionless Transport Protocol |
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CMMS |
Computerized Maintenance Management System |
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CMOS |
Complementary Metal Oxide Sensor |
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CMV |
Common Mode Voltage |
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COM |
Component Object Model |
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Config |
Configuration |
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CORBA |
Common Object Request Broker Architecture |
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COS |
Change Of State |
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COTS |
Commercial Off The Shelf |
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COTS |
Commercial Off The Shelf technology |
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CPAC |
Center for Process Analytical Chemistry |
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cPCI |
Compact PCI |
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CPE |
Customer Premises Equipment |
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CPFR |
Collaborative Forecasting Planning & Replenishment model |
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CPFR |
Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment |
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CPG |
Consumer Packaged Goods |
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CPM |
Collaborative Production Management |
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CPO |
Chief Privacy Officer |
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CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
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CRC |
Cyclic Redundancy Check |
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CRDS |
Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy |
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CRDS |
Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy |
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CRM |
Customer Relationship Management |
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CSA |
Canadian Standards Association |
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CSD |
Circuit Switched Data |
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CSEM |
Continuous Source Emission Monitor |
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CSF |
Critical Success Factor |
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CSI |
Control System Integrator |
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CSIA |
Control System Integrator Association |
ORG |
American based association of integrators. Web site is www.controlsys.org |
CSIA |
Control System Integrators Association |
Org |
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CSIS |
Canadian Security Intelligence Service |
GOV |
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CSMA/CD |
Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection |
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CSS |
Cascading Style Sheets |
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CSS |
Customer Support Services |
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CSU |
Channel Service Unit |
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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 |
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CTO |
Configure To Order |
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CTP |
Capable To Promise |
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CV |
Control Variable |
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CW |
Continuous Wave |
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CWC |
Chemical Weapons Convention |
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Agreement signed in 1997 prohibiting the development, production, acquisition stockpiling, transfer or use of chemical weapons |
CWP |
Construction Work Package |
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DAF |
Dissolved Air Flotation |
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DAR |
Data Acquisition & Reporting |
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DAR |
Data Acquisition and Reporting |
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DBS |
Design Basis Specification |
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DC |
Direct Current |
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DCD |
Data Carrier Detect |
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DCOM |
Distributed COM |
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DCOM |
Distributed Component Object Model |
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DCS |
Digital Control System |
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DCS |
Distributed Control System |
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DCS |
Document Control System |
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DCU |
Data Concentrator Unit |
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DD |
Device Description |
Cont |
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DDE |
Dynamica Data Exchange |
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DDL |
Device Description Language |
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DES |
Data Encryption Standard |
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A standard encryption technique that scrambles data int a code for transmission over a public network. |
DevId |
Device Identifier |
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DH |
Data Highway |
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DH+ |
Data Highway Plus |
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DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
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DHI |
Data Highway Interface |
HWL |
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DHP |
Data Hiway Port |
HWL |
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DI |
Disabling Injury |
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DI |
Discrete Input |
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DIX |
Digital Intel Xerox |
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DL |
Data Link |
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DLCI |
Data Link Connection Identifier |
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Dlme |
Data Link Layer Management Entity |
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DMM |
Digital Multi Meter |
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DMM |
Digital MultiMeter |
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DMZ |
Demilitarized Zone |
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DNS |
Domain Name Server |
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DNS |
Domain Name System |
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DO |
Discrete Output |
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DOE |
Department of Energy |
GOV |
US Government agency |
DOE |
Design Of Experiment |
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DOS |
Disk Operating System |
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DOT |
Department of Transportation |
GOV |
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DOT |
Dictionary of Occupational Titles |
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DPA |
Distributed Power Architecture |
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DPC |
Dabhol Power Company |
COM |
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DPDT |
Double Pole Double Throw |
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DRC |
Design Rule Checking |
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DRDRAM |
Direct Rambus DRAM |
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DRM |
Device Relationship Management |
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DRM |
Digital Rights Management |
Comp |
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DSA |
Dynamic Signal Analyser |
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DSP |
Digital Signal Processing |
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DSP |
Digital Signal Processor |
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DSS |
Decision Support System |
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Part of the knowledge management suite of products. |
DSU |
Digital Service Unit |
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DTD |
Document Type Definition |
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One of the underlying components of the XML standard |
DTE |
Data Terminal Equipment |
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DTE |
Department of Technical Education - India |
Org |
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DTI |
Digital Temperature Indication |
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DTRA |
Defense Threat Reduction Agency |
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DU |
Depleted Uranium |
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DUT |
Device Under Test |
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DWDM |
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing |
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D-WDM |
Dense Wave Division Multiplexing |
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EAB |
Editorial Advisory Board |
ISA |
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EAC |
Enterprise Application Consulting |
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EAI |
Enterprise Application Integration |
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EAM |
Enterprise Application Management |
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EAM |
Enterprise Asset Management |
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EAN |
European Article Numbering Association |
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EB |
Electron Beam |
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EBCDIC |
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code |
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Eight bit code defined by IBM. |
EC |
European Commission |
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EC |
European Community |
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ECMA |
European Computer Manufacturers Association |
ORG |
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EDA |
Electronic Design Automation |
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EDC |
Electronic Data Capture |
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EDFA |
Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers |
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EDS |
Engineering Design Specification |
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eFPM |
e-Fulfillment Process Management |
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EGM |
Eulerian Granular Model |
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Computational Fluid Mechanics model incorporating granular temperature gradients. |
EGP |
Exterior Gateway Protocol |
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EHM |
Equipment Health Monitoring |
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EIA |
Electrical Industries of America |
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EIA |
Embedded Intel Architecture |
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EIA |
Energy Information Administration |
GOV |
Part of US Department of Energy |
EIA/TIA |
Electrical Industries Alliance / Telecommunications Industries Association |
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EJB |
Enterprise Java Bean |
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EMD |
Embedded Magnetic Domain |
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EMI |
Electromagnetic Interference |
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EMP |
ElectroMagnetic Pulse |
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EMRE |
Exxon-Mobil Research and Engineering |
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EMX |
Expanded MUX Controller |
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ENOD |
Effective Number Of Digits |
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A performance parameter for an instrument or digitizer, defined in terms of the total range and resolution. |
EnVOX |
Engineering Voice |
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EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
GOV |
United States government agency. |
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency (United States) |
Org |
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EPC |
Engineering Procurement and Construction |
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EPLCG |
Enhanced PLC Gateway |
HWL |
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EPRI |
Electric Power Research Institute |
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EPS |
Enterprise Procurement System |
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ERF |
European Robotics Forum |
Org |
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ERISA |
Employee Retirement Income Security Act |
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United States law stating the the rules governing pension eligilbility |
ERP |
Enterprise Resource Planning |
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ESD |
Electrostatic Discharge |
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ESD |
Emergency Shut Down |
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ESD |
Emergency ShutDown |
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ESERS |
Electrolytic Surface-Enahnced Raman Spectroscopy |
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ESP |
Electrostatic Precipitator |
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ETO |
Engineer To Order |
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ETSI |
European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
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EUC |
End User Council |
Org |
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EWBS |
Engineering Work Breakdown Structure |
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EW-CRDS |
Evanescent Wave Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy |
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EWP |
Engineering Work Package |
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ExMC |
Explosives Management Committee |
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Responsible for electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres, with duties as defined in IEC Ex 01 |
EXTRACS |
Extraction Advanced Control System |
SCL |
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FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
GOV |
United States Government department responsible for air traffic |
FAS |
Fieldbus Access Layer |
Cont |
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FAT |
Factory Acceptance Test |
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FAT |
File Allocation Table |
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FB |
Function Block |
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FBAP |
Function Block Application Program |
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FBD |
Functional Block Diagram |
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FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
GOV |
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FCC |
Fluid Catalytic Cracking |
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FCN |
Field Change Notice |
SCL |
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FDA |
Field Device Agent |
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FDA |
Field Device Application |
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FDA |
Food & Drug Administration |
GOV |
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FDDI |
Fiber Distributed Data Interface |
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FET |
Field Effect Transistor |
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FF |
Fieldbus Foundation |
Org |
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FF |
Foundation Fieldbus |
Cont |
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FFC |
Flat Flexible Cable |
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FFF |
Fail Fast Forward |
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FFT |
Fast Fourier Transform |
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FGD |
Flue Gas De-Sulfuriser |
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FIM |
Field Interface Module |
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FIR |
Finite Impulse Response |
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Method used for multivariable process control data collection |
FIS |
Islamic Salvation Front |
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FISCO |
Fieldbus Intrinsic Safety Concept |
FF |
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FMCW |
Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave |
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FMEDA |
Failure Modes, Effects, and Diagnostic Analysis |
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FMS |
Fieldbus Messaging System |
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FOM |
Fully Operated and Maintained |
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FPC |
Flexible Printed Circuits |
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FPD |
Flame Photometric Detector |
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FPGA |
Field Programmable Gate Array |
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FPM |
Fulfillment Process Management |
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FRAD |
Frame Relay Assembler/Disassembler |
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FRS |
Fisher-Rosemount Systems |
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FS |
Final Specfication |
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FS |
Final Specification |
FF |
Approved Foundation Fieldbus standard/specification. |
FSB |
Front-Side Bus speed |
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FSK |
Frequency Shift Keying |
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FSP |
Fulfillment Service Provider |
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FST |
Function Sequence Table |
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FTA |
Field Termination Assembly |
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FTAM |
File Transfer, Access, and Management |
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FTIR |
Fourier Transform InfraRed |
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FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
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FUNI |
Frame based UNI |
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GA |
Gauge |
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GAAP |
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
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GAC |
General Automation Contractor |
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GAMP |
Good Automated Manufacturing Practice |
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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 |
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GATT |
General Agreement on Trades and Tariffs |
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GC |
Gas Chromatograph |
Cont |
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GDD |
Glow Discharge Detector |
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Gen |
Generic |
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GFC |
Gas Filter Correlation |
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GHG |
GreenHouse Gas |
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GIA |
Armed Islamic Group |
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French acronym for faction of Islamic Salvation Front |
GMC |
General Motion Control |
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GP |
General Purpose |
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GPC |
Global Project Controls |
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GPE |
Global Project Engineering |
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GPM |
Global Project Management |
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GPRS |
General Packet Radio Service |
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GPS |
Global Positioning System |
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GRP |
Glass Fibre Reinnforced Polyester |
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GTG |
Gas Turbine Generator |
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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 |
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HART |
Highway Addressable Remote Transducer |
Cont |
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HBMI |
Hybrid Brain-Machine Interface |
Comp |
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HCF |
HART Communication Foundation |
ORG |
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HCI |
Host Control Interface |
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HCI |
Host Controller Interface |
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Bluetooth specification |
HDL |
Highway Data Link |
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HDLC |
High Level Data Link Control |
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Protocol definde dfor hihg level synchronous connections to X.25 packet networks |
HDTV |
High Definitiion Television |
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HEETP |
Height Equivalent to one Effective Theoretical Plate |
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HETP |
Height Equivalent to a Theoretical Plate |
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HFS |
Hierarchical File System |
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HG |
Highway Gateway |
HWL |
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HIPS |
High Integrity Pressure System |
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HIST |
Host Interoperability Support Test |
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HLLAPI |
High Level Language/Application Program Interface |
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HLPIU |
High Level Process Interface Unit |
HWL |
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HM |
History Module |
HWL |
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HMI |
Human Machine Interface |
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HPI |
Hydrocarbon Processing Industry |
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HPL |
Haldia Petrochemicals |
COM |
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HPM |
High Performance Process Manager |
HWL |
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HS |
Host System |
FF |
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HSE |
High Speed Ethernet |
Cont |
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HSIT |
Host System Interoperability Test |
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Former name for Foundation Fieldbus Host Interoperability Support Test (HIST). |
HTU |
Hydrotreater Unit |
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HWL |
Honeywell |
SCL |
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I/O |
Input / Output |
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IAC |
Inter-Active Controller |
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IAD |
Intelligent Assist Device |
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Ergonomic deivce used to amplify humna ability to guide, position, lift heavy /difficult to move objects. |
IANA |
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
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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 |
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IBC |
Intermediate Bulk Container |
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IBM |
International Business Machine |
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IBP |
Internet Based Procurement |
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IC |
Integrated Circuit |
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ICA |
Independent Computing Architecture |
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ICCP |
Inter-Control Center Protocol |
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ICE |
Information and Content Exchange |
|
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ICE |
Instrumentation and Control Engineering |
|
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ICMP |
Internet Control Message Protocol |
|
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Id |
Identifier |
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ID |
Inside Diameter |
|
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ID |
Internal Diameter |
|
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IDA |
Interface for Distributed Automation |
ORG |
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IDA |
Interface for Distributed Automation Group |
ORG |
|
IDC |
Insulation Displacement Contact |
|
Method of securing wires and cables to termination assemblies. |
IDE |
Integrated Development Environment |
|
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IDEA |
Infrastructure, Data collection, Engineering, and Analysis |
|
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IDI |
Intelligent Device Interface |
|
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IDL |
Interface Definition Language |
|
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IDP |
Integrated Development Platform |
|
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IDSP |
Interactive Dynamic Simulation Package |
|
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IE |
Industrial Ethernet |
|
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IE |
Internet Explorer |
|
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IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
Org |
|
IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers |
ORG |
|
IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
|
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IFC |
Integrated Function Controller |
|
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IFC |
Issue For Construction |
|
Engineering package final issue for field execution |
IFC |
Issued For Construction |
|
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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 |
|
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IIP |
Interoperablity Improvement Project |
|
Fieldbus Foundation continuous improvement initiative. |
IIS |
Instrument Information System |
|
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ILAC |
International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation |
|
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ILD |
Injection Laser Diode |
|
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IMAGE |
SRx Personality Simulator |
SCL |
|
IMAN |
Initialize Manual |
FF |
|
IMAP |
Internet Message Access Protocol |
|
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IMHO |
In My Humble Opinion |
|
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IOC |
Inidian Oil Company |
COM |
|
IOP |
I/O Processor |
HWL |
|
IP |
Internet Protocol |
Comp |
|
IPO |
Initial Public Offering |
|
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IPS |
Inclined Plate Settler |
|
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IPS |
Integrated Plant System |
|
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IPX |
Internetwork Packet Exchange |
|
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IR |
Infrared |
|
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IRZ |
In Situ Anaerobic Reactive Zone |
|
Technology used to clean groundwater and soil contaminated with chlorinated compounds and heavy metals. |
IS |
Intrinsically Safe |
|
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ISA |
the Instrumentation, Systems & Automation Society |
Org |
|
ISBL |
Inside Battery Limits |
|
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ISDN |
Integrated Services Digital Network |
|
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ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
|
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ISO |
International Standards Organization |
|
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ISP |
Interoperable Systems Project |
|
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ISPE |
International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers |
ORG |
|
ISV |
Independent Software Vendor |
|
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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 |
|
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JSA |
Job Safety Analysis |
SCL |
|
JVM |
Java Virtual Machine |
|
|
KDD |
Knowledge Discovery in Databases |
Comp |
|
KM |
Knowledge Management |
|
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KPI |
Key Performance Indicator |
|
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L2TP |
Layer 2 Tunnelling Protocol |
|
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LAN |
Local Area Network |
|
|
LCA |
Life Cycle Assessment |
|
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LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
|
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LCI |
Life Cycle Inventory |
|
|
LCIA |
Life Cycle Impact Assessment |
|
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LCN |
Local Control Network |
HWL |
|
LCON |
Large Database Console |
|
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LD |
Linking Device |
|
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LDO |
Low DropOut |
|
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LED |
Light Emitting Diode |
|
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LEPIU |
Low Energy Process Interface Unit |
|
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LER |
Light Ends Recovery |
|
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LIMS |
Laboratory Information Management System |
|
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LLPIU |
Low Level Process Interface Unit |
|
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LNG |
Liquified Natural Gas |
|
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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 |
|
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LSI |
Langelier Saturation Index |
|
Equilibirum model derived from the thermodynamics of saturated calcium carbonate in the absence of scale inhibitors. |
LTD |
Local Traffic Director |
|
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LTI |
Long Term Injury |
SCL |
|
LTL |
Less Than Truckload |
|
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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 |
|
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LxS |
X-Layer Server |
|
|
MAI |
Multiple Analog Input |
|
|
MAN |
Manual |
FF |
|
MAO |
Multiple Analog Output |
|
|
MAP |
Media Access Protocol |
|
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MCAD |
Mechanical Computer Aided Design |
|
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MCL |
Maximum Contaminant Level |
|
|
MCU |
MUX Control Unit |
|
|
MDI |
Multiple Digital Input |
|
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MDO |
Multiple Digital Output |
|
|
MEMAC |
Machinery & Equipment Manufacturers Association of Canada |
ORG |
|
MEMS |
Micro Electro Mechanical System |
|
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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 |
|
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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 |
|
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MIS |
Management Information System |
|
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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 |
|
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Msg |
Message |
|
|
MSHA |
Mine Safety and Health Administration |
GOV |
United States government agency |
MTO |
Make To Order |
|
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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 |
|
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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 |
|
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SVC |
Switched Virtual Circuit |
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TA |
Teaching Assistant |
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TA |
Terminal Adapter |
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TAR |
Test and Assessment Report |
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Report of results fo tests to IECEx 01 |
TB |
Terminal Block |
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TCO |
Total Cost of Ownership |
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TCP |
Transmission Control Protocol |
Comp |
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TD |
Time Distribution |
FF |
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TDC |
Total Distributed Control |
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TDD |
Time Division Duplexing |
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TEDS |
Transducer Electronic Data Sheet |
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Bluetooth technology electronic data sheet used by sensors to self identify and be interchangeable in networked systems. |
TEW |
Technician/Engineer Workstation |
HWL |
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TFTP |
Trivial File Transfer Protocol |
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THD |
Total Harmonic Distortion |
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TIA |
Telephone Industries of America |
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TIC |
Total Installed Cost |
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TIR |
Total Internal Reflection |
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TLA |
Three Letter Acronym |
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TMS |
Transportation Management System |
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TOF |
Time of Flight |
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TP |
Toilet Paper |
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TP |
Twisted Pair |
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TPMO2 |
Terminal Panel Module |
HWL |
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TPN |
Total Plant Network |
HWL |
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TPS |
Total Plant Solution |
HWL |
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TPS |
Total Plant System |
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TRS |
Total Reduced Sulphur |
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TSC |
Technical Steering Committee |
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Fieldbus Foundation committee |
TTS |
Transaction Tracking System |
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TUV |
Technischer Uberwachungs-Verein |
ORG |
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TVA |
Tennessee Valley Authority |
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TWR |
Technical Work Request |
SCL |
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TWTA |
Travelling Wave Tube Amplifier |
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UCA |
Utilities Communications Architecture |
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UCC |
Uniform Code Council |
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European Artcile Numbering Association subgroup |
UCN |
Universal Control Network |
HWL |
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UDDI |
Universal Description Discovery and Integration |
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UDDI |
Universal Description, Discoverty and Integration |
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UDE |
Unified Development Environment |
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UDP |
User Datagram Protocol |
Comp |
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UHCI |
Universal Host Controller Interface |
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Intel's USB hub controller driver. |
UHP |
Ultra High Purity |
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UML |
Universal Modeling Language |
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UNI |
User Network Interface |
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US |
United States |
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US |
Universal Station |
HWL |
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USB |
Universal Serial Bus |
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UTMI |
USB Transceiver Macrocell Interface |
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UTP |
Unshielded Twisted Pair |
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UV |
Ultraviolet |
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VAC |
Volts Alternating Current |
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VAP |
Value Added Process |
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VAR |
Value Added Reseller |
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VAS |
Value Added Service |
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VB |
Visual Basic |
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VBA |
Visual Basic Application |
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VCR |
Virtual Communication Relationship |
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VCR |
Virtual Communication Resource |
Cont |
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VDC |
Volts Direct Current |
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VFD |
Virtual Field Device |
Cont |
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VG |
Voice Grade |
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VICS |
Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Standards |
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VISA |
Virtual Instrument Software Architecture |
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VLAN |
Virtual Local Area Network |
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VME |
Computer interface for IMAGE |
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VMI |
Vendor Managed Inventory |
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VML |
Vector Markup Language |
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VMS |
Virtual Memory System |
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VOC |
Volatile Organic Compound |
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VOC |
Volatile Organic Compounds |
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VoDSL |
Voice over DSL |
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VoIP |
Voice over Internet Protocol |
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VPN |
Virtual Private Network |
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VRCIA |
VME-Based RCIA |
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W3C |
World Wide Web Consortium |
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WAN |
Wide Area Network |
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WAP |
Wireless Access Protocol |
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WBS |
Work Breakdown Structure |
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WDM |
Wavelength Division Multiplexing |
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WDM |
Win32 Driver Model |
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Client driver for USB devices |
WHMIS |
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System |
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WHO |
World Health Organisation |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
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Wi-Fi |
IEEE 802.11b Standard |
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WML |
Wireless Markup Language |
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WMS |
Warehouse Management System |
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WSDL |
Web Services Description Language |
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WTO |
World Trade Organisation |
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WWEMA |
Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association |
ORG |
www.wwema.org |
XML |
eXtensible Mark-up Language |
Comp |
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XSL |
eXtensible Style Sheets |
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XSL |
eXtensible Stylesheet Language |
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XSLT |
Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations |
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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
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
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 |
OTHER LINKS
ISA has a comprehensive selection of excellent Instrumentation, Control and Automation books available.
Go to Specific Title: Density | Volume | Pressure |
FlowConversions From: Mass FlowKilograms per Second (kg/s) Volume FlowCubic Feet per Second ( ft3 /s) |
DensityConversions From: Grams per Cubic Centimetre (g/cm3) |
PressureConversions From: Atmospheres (atm) |
VolumeConversions From: Cubic Feet (ft3) |
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
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
- Master of Engineering (Industrial Automation)
- Advanced Diploma of Electrical and Instrumentation (E & I) Engineering for Mining
- Advanced Diploma of Electrical and Instrumentation (E & I) Engineering for Oil and Gas Facilities
- Advanced Diploma of Industrial Automation
- Advanced Diploma of Remote Engineering, Mechatronics and Robotics
- Professional Certificate of Competency in Best Practice in Process, Electrical & Instrumentation Drawings and Documentation
- Professional Certificate of Competency in Control Valve Sizing, Selection and Maintenance
- Professional Certificate of Competency in Hazardous Areas and Intrinsic Safety for Engineers and Technicians
- Professional Certificate of Competency in IEC 61850 based Substation Automation
- Professional Certificate of Competency in Instrumentation, Automation and Process Control
- Professional Certificate of Competency in Machine Vision Applications in Industry
- Professional Certificate of Competency in Practical Boiler Control and Instrumentation for Engineers and Technicians
- Professional Certificate of Competency in Process Control Incorporating Loop Tuning and Advanced Control Strategies
- Professional Certificate of Competency in Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and SCADA Systems
- Professional Certificate of Competency in Safety Instrumentation Systems for Process Industries
- Professional Certificate of Competency in the Selection, Commissioning and Maintenance of Shutdown, Blowdown, Severe Service and Choke Valves
Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT) Electrical Engineering Courses School of Electrical Engineering
- Advanced Diploma of Applied Electrical Engineering for Practicing Engineers and Technicians
- Advanced Diploma of Applied Electrical Engineering (Power Industry)
- Advanced Diploma of Electrical and Instrumentation (E & I) Engineering for Mining
- Advanced Diploma of Electrical and Instrumentation (E & I) Engineering for Oil and Gas Facilities
- Diploma and Advanced Diploma of ESI UET50212 and UET60212
- Graduate Certificate of Renewable Energy Technologies
- Professional Certificate of Competency in Arc Flash Protection
- Professional Certificate of Competency in AS3000:2007 Electrical Wiring Rules (Australia and New Zealand only)
- Professional Certificate of Competency in Circuit Breakers, Switchgear and Power Transformers – Safe operation and Maintenance
- Professional Certificate of Competency in Electrical Power System Protection
- Professional Certificate of Competency in Fundamental E & I Engineering for Oil and Gas Facilities
- Professional Certificate of Competency in Power Distribution
- Professional Certificate of Competency in Practical Engineering for Energy Efficiency
- Professional Certificate of Competency in Substation Design (Main Equipment)
- Professional Certificate of Competency in Substation Design (Control, Protection and Facility Planning)
- Professional Certificate of Competency in Electrical Power System Fundamentals for Non-Electrical Engineers
- Professional Certificate of Competency in Operation and Maintenance of Diesel Power Generating Plants
- Proficiency Courses for the Power Industry
Engineering Management Courses
- Professional Certificate of Competency in Financial Fundamentals and Project Investment Decision Making
- Professional Certificate of Competency in Project Management for Engineers and Technicians
- Professional Certificate of Competency in Specification and Technical Writing
Other Instrumentation and Control Education Links
E-learning in the Process Industries—Presenting the Business Case - This Paper discusses how E-Learning can offer a alternative training solution to business.
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
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
A
- Abrasive
- Acceptable Weld
- Active Flux
- Active Fluxes
- Actual Throat
- Adhesive Bonding
- Aging
- Air Carbon Arc Cutting
- Air Hardening
- AISI
- All-Weld-Metal Test Specimen
- Allotropic
- Allotropic Change
- Alloying
- Alternating
- Alternating Current (AC)
- Ampere
- Anneal
- Annealed Condition
- Annealing
- Arbide
- Arc Blow
- Arc Cutting
- Arc Energy
- Arc Force
- Arc Gouging
- Arc Length
- Arc Time
- Arc Voltage
- Arc Weld Deposition Efficiency
- Arc Welding
- Arc Welding Deposition Efficiency (%)
- Arc Welding Electrode
- Arc Welding Gun
- Arc Welding Torch
- As-Cast Structures
- As-Welded
- ASME
- ASTM
- Atom
- Atomic Hydrogen Welding
- Austenite
- Austenitic
- Autogenous Weld
- Automatic
B
- Back Gouging
- Back-gouging
- Back-Step Sequence
- Backfire
- Backhand Welding
- Backing
- Backing Gas
- Backing Ring
- Base Metal
- Base Metal (material)
- Bend Radius
- Bevel
- Bevel Angle
- Bevel Cutting
- Bevel Groove Weld
- Binary Alloy
- Blanking
- Blowhole
- Bonded Fluxes
- Braze
- Braze Welding
- Brazing
- Brittleness
- Buildup
- Burr
- Butt Joint
- Buttering
C
- Camber
- Cap Pass
- Capillary Action
- Carbide
- Carbide Precipitation
- Carbon Steel
- Carrier Gas
- Casehardening
- Cast of Continuous Welding Electrodes
- Cast steel
- Cellulose
- Cementite
- Chip Test
- Chopper
- Clad Metal
- Cladding
- Clear Puddle
- Coalescence
- Coating Concentricity
- Coefficient of Friction
- Coherent
- Cold Drawing
- Cold Lap
- Cold Rolling
- Cold Working
- Collimate
- Complete Fusion
- Complete Joint Penetration
- Complete Joint Penetration Weld
- Composite Electrode
- Compressive Strength
- Conductor
- Constant Current
- Constant Current Power Source
- Constant Voltage
- Constant Voltage Power Source
- Constricted Arc
- Consumables
- Contact Resistance
- Contact Tip
- Contact Tube
- Contact Tube Setback
- Convex Fillet Weld
- Convexity
- Covered Electrode
- Crack
- Crater
- Crater Crack
- Creep
- Critical Cooling Rate
- Cryogenic
- Cryogenic Temperatures
- Current (Weld)
- Current Density
- Cut Angle
- Cutting Attachment
- Cutting Gas
- Cylinder
- Cylindrical Nozzle Design
D
- DCEN
- DCEP
- Defect
- Density
- Deoxidizers
- Deposited Metal
- Deposition Efficiency
- Deposition Rate
- Depth of Bevel
- Depth of Fusion
- Dew Point
- Digging
- Dilution
- Direct Current
- Direct Current Electrode Negative (DCEN)
- Direct Current Electrode Positive (DCEP)
- Discontinuity
- Distortion
- Divergency
- Double Arcing
- Downhill
- Drag
- Drag Angle
- Dross
- Ductility
- Duty Cycle
- Dynamic Load
E
- Edge Preparation
- Effective Throat
- Elastic Limit
- Elasticity
- Electrical Stick-Out
- Electrode
- Electrode Coating
- Electrode Core Wire
- Electrode Extension
- Electrode Holder
- Electron
- Electron Beam Welding
- Electroslag Welding
- Element
- Elongation
- Endurance Limit
- Erratic
- Eutectic Alloy
- Eutectoid Composition
- Extrusion
F
- Face
- Face Bend Test
- Face Reinforcement
- Facing Surface
- Fatigue Failure
- Fatigue Limit
- Fatigue Strength
- Ferrite
- Ferrite in Austenitic Stainless Steel
- Ferrite Number
- Ferrous
- Filler Material
- Filler Metal
- Filler Wire
- Fillet Weld
- Fillet Weld Leg
- Fillet Weld Size
- Filter Plate
- Flame Spraying
- Flame Spraying (FLSP)
- Flammable Range
- Flashback
- Flashback Arrestor
- Flashing
- Flat Welding Position
- Flux
- Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW)
- Flux Cored Electrodes
- Flux Voids
- Forehand Welding
- Forging
- Friction Stir Welding
- Friction Welding
- Fuel Efficiency
- Full Annealing
- Fumes
- Fused Fluxes
- Fusion
- Fusion Zone
G
H
- Hadfield Steel
- Hafnium
- Hard-Facing
- Hardenable Steel
- Hardening
- Harsh
- Heat Affected Zone
- Heat Shield
- Heat Treatment
- Heat-Affected Zone
- Helix of Continuous Welding Electrodes
- Hermetically Sealed
- Hertz
- High Alloy Steels
- High Carbon Steel
- High Frequency
- High Frequency Discharge
- High Speed Nozzle Design
- High Speed Steel
- High Strength Cast Iron
- High Sulfur Steel
- Horizontal Welding Position
- Hot Crack
- Hot Pass
- Hot Quenching
- Hot Short
I
L
M
- Macroetch Test
- Malleableizing
- Mandrel
- Manifold
- Manual Arc Welding
- Manual Welding
- Martensite
- Martensitic
- Matrix
- Mechanical Bond
- Mechanized Welding
- Melt Through
- Melt-Through
- Melting Range
- Metal Active Gas (MAG) Welding
- Metal Cored Arc Welding
- Metal Cored Electrode
- Metal Inert Gas (MIG) Welding
- Metallurgically Similar Steels
- Metallurgy
- Microstructure
- Mild Steel
- Mill Scale
- MMA (Manual Metal Arc) Welding
- Molecular Weight
- Monochromatic
- Mottled Iron
N
O
P
- Pearlite
- Peening
- Penetration
- Phase Transformation
- Piercing
- Pig iron
- Pilot Arc
- Pilot Hole
- Plasma
- Plasma Arc Cutting (PAC)
- Plasma Arc Gouging
- Plasma Arc Welding (PAW)
- Plasma Gas
- Plasma Spraying (PSP)
- Plasticity
- Plug Weld
- Plunger
- Porosity
- Post Weld Heat Treatment
- Post-Heating
- Postweld Heat Treatment
- Power Source
- Preform
- Preheat
- Preheat Temperature
- Preheating
- Procedure
- Procedure Qualification
- Proton
- Pull Gun Technique
- Pulse Transfer
- Pulsed MIG Welding
- Pulsed Power Welding
- Pulsed Spray Welding
- Push Angle
R
S
- SAE
- SCR Power Source
- Secondary Gas
- Self Hardening Steels
- Self Shielded Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW-S)
- Self-Shielded Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW-S)
- Semi-Automatic Welding
- Shear
- Shield / Shielding Gas
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
- Shielding Gas
- Short Circuit Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW-S)
- Short Circuiting Transfer
- Slag
- Slag Follow
- Slag Inclusion
- Slope or Slope Control
- Smooth
- Soldering
- Solid State Welding
- Solidus
- Spalling
- Spark Test
- Spatter
- Spiral Arc Welding (SAW)
- Spot Welding
- Spray Arc Transfer
- Spray Arc Welding
- Spray Transfer
- Stabilized Stainless Steel
- Standard Temperature and Pressure (STP)
- Standoff Distance
- Standoff Guide
- Steel
- Stick-Out
- Straight Polarity
- Strain
- Stress
- Stress Crack
- Stress Relief Cracking
- Stress Relief Heat Treatment
- Stress Relieved
- Stringer Bead
- Stub
- Submerged Arc Welding
- Substrate
- Swirl Baffle
- Synergistic
T
- T-Joint
- Tack Weld
- Temper
- Temper of Continuous Welding Electrodes
- Tenacious
- Tensile Strength
- Tension Test
- Thermal Conductivity
- Thermal Spraying
- Thermal Stresses
- Thermionic
- Thoriated Tungsten
- Throat
- TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas) Welding
- TIG Welding
- Tight
- Tip to Work Distance
- Titania
- Toe
- Toe Crack
- Torch Standoff Distance
- Torch to Work Distance
- Transferred Arc
- Transformation
- Transformation Temperature
- Transformer
- Transition Temperature
- Transverse Crack
- Transverse Weld Test Specimen
- Travel Angle
- Trimix or Triple Mix
- Tungsten Electrode
U
W
- Watt
- Weathering Steel
- Weld / Welding
- Weld Bead
- Weld Crack
- Weld Face
- Weld Metal
- Weld Pass
- Weld Pool
- Weld Puddle
- Weld Reinforcement
- Weldability
- Welder Certification
- Welding Arc
- Welding Filler Metal
- Welding Leads
- Welding Operator
- Welding Power Source
- Welding Procedure
- Welding Rod
- Welding Sequence
- Welding Symbol
- Welding Technique
- Welding Wire
- Weldment
- Wetting
- Wetting
- Wire Feed Speed
- Work Angle
- Work Clamp
- Work Hardening
- Work Lead
- Workpiece
- Wrought Iron
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.
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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
- Job-hunting etiquette
- Resume writing - the basics
- Interview tips
- Interviews need not to be hell
- How to make a pay rise pitch
- Behavioural interviews explained
- Job interview tips: Weakness/strengths
- Handling intrusive job interview questions
- Deciphering 'selection criteria'
- How to Handle Tough Interview Questions
- Dressing for interviews
- How to write a cover letter
- How to write a resignation letter
- Negotiating Salary for new Job.
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
Do you have a problem which to your knowledge has no instrumentated solution? Here is a page where it can be highlighted. Contact ICEweb with your wishes by hitting this button
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
Go to Specific Subject: Acronym Finder | Calculators for Instrument and Control Engineers | Instrument and Control Commissioning Tools | Unit Converters | Instrument and Control Engineering Design Tips | Internet Tools | Meeting Tools | Presentation Tools | Useful Paper Printouts | SI System of Units | Other Useful Tools
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. |
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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.
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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
- http://www.timeanddate.com/
- http://www.worldtimeserver.com/
- http://www.worldtimezone.com/
- http://www.timezoneconverter.com/
- http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/
- http://www.timeticker.com/main.htm
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!!
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- 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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