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| April 2012 - Updates & News | |
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Our Upcoming Membership Meeting |
| Date: | Tuesday - April 24th, 2012 |
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6:00 PM - Networking and Dinner 6:30 PM - Membership Meeting & Presentation |
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Hamilton Section cordially invites you to
participate in a unique opportunity to network with Industry Experts and
your Automation Peers. In addition to an interesting and informative
presentation, a complimentary luncheon/meal will be provided. (Don't forget to
advise us of any dietary restrictions you might have) Please RSVP by Friday - April 20th (or sooner) to allow us sufficient time to organize the meal and any dietary restrictions. To confirm your attendance, choose one of the following.... (1) Send an e-mail message to our Program Chairman (Jerry Gelata) at program@isahamilton.com (2) Submit the Meeting Attendance Confirmation form which you access by clicking on this link: http://www.isahamilton.com/form/meetings.html ++ RSVP by Friday - April 20th or sooner ++ |
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Toshont Power Products,
Head Office 1175 Corporate Drive Unit 2, Burlington, ON, L7L 5Z5 Link to Google Maps |
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Adaptive Model-Based Control for |
 Adaptive
model-based control, when used for controlling multiple pumps or fans, has
the ability to realize significant improvements in both application
performance and energy efficiency. In this presentation, the model-based
control techniques used by Toshiba’s VLP (Virtual Linear Pump) technology
will be explored in in terms of how they can be successfully used for
multiple pump installations. In particular, the benefits of using a
model-based approach to reduce surges when individual pumps are
start/stopped within a bank of pumps will be discussed. Rather than relying
on the traditional “setpoint minus process variable” error algorithm
(commonly used by PID controllers), the VLP’s model-based technology uses an
adaptive internal model to control pumps. Model based control is shown as a
way to solve the ever-present problem of how to effectively control a pump,
with its non-linear “pump curve”, to efficiently match linear changes in
process demands. |
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| Speaker: | Chris Rowles - Toshont Power Products |
 Chris
Rowles has over 25 years of experience in Industrial Electrical Applications
with Westinghouse, Siemens and Canadian Bearings. He is a graduate of the
Mohawk College Electrical Control Engineering Technology program. Born and
raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Chris is based out of the Burlington office of
Toshont Power Products (www.toshont.com)
as their Senior Account Representative. Outside of work, Chris enjoys
sports, music, local history and spending quality time with his wife and two
teenagers |
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FDT Technology Workshop |
| Date: | Tuesday - May 15th, 2012 |
| Time: | 11:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Venue: |
Holiday Inn - Burlington
Hotel & Conference Centre - Halton Meeting Room - 3063 South Service Road Burlington, Ontario L7N 3E9 |
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Complimentary Hot Lunch is included |
| Registration: |
You need to register in order to
attend this FDT Technology Workshop Click here >> Registration Link |
| For More Information: |
 For
more information...- Download the Workshop Information Flyer (PDF) - Visit the FDT Group Web Page - FDT Frequently Asked Questions - ISA/ANSI Standards Flyer - White Paper - "Specifying FDT Technology" If you have further questions, please contact... - E-Mail to na.marketing@fdtgroup.org - Call 1-512-428-4979 |
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Golf Tournament |
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Friday - May 25th,
2012 |
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Additional Dates to Remember & Updates |
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If you and/or your organization have events
or information that you would like to share with our community of
instrumentation & automation professionals... Please send it to any one of our ISA Hamilton Section Executive Board members for review and consideration. |
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2012/2013 Executive Board |
 All
of our current Directors will continue through the second year of their
two-year term.
In addition, our Committee Chair positions will remain the same for the 2012/2013 season. Some of our executive members are chairing more than one committee. We are eager to welcome new and interested individuals from our Hamilton Section membership to more fully develop our executive board slate. If you're interested in becoming more active in the ISA Hamilton Section, please contact anyone of the executive board directors or committee chairs for more information. We will review the 2012/2013 season's Executive Board positions during our April 24th membership meeting. |
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