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Selected Books:
Mike Cable
ISA Member: $76
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This comprehensive review of calibration provides an excellent foundation for understanding principles and applications of the most frequently performed tasks of a technician. Topics addressed include terminology, bench vs. field calibration, loop vs. individual instrument calibration, instrument classification systems, documentation, and specific calibration techniques for temperature, pressure, level, flow, final control, and analytical instrumentation.
Harley M. Jeffery
ISA Member: $70
Affiliate Member: $80
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In today's competitive markets, manufacturers strive to continually improve manufacturing performance to meet their business needs and goals. As process control loops have a major impact on a plant's financial performance, focusing on loop performance is critical. This technician's guide defines loop checking in the broader scope of control loop performance in addition to the more traditional terms of the plant startup.
Leo Staples
ISA Member: $55
Affiliate Member: $62
Community Member/List: $69
Books on project management typically focus on the theory of project management and the role of the project manager or project engineer. This text explores project management from a technician's perspective. Subjects include documentation requirements, communication requirements, planning & resource coordination, monitoring & control, administration, and closeout.
Diane Barkin
ISA Member: $63
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When new plants or systems go online, Control Systems Technicians face special challenges. The start-up you are involved with may be a newly built, substantially changed, or the start-up of a portion of a manufacturing facility. In Start-Up: A Technician's Guide, author Diane R. Barkin explores and explains the crucial role a technician plays in this process. From the first start-up team meeting to the last round of tuning and loop checking, Diane uses her extensive practical experience in the process control field to walk you through the issues and skills typically required during a start-up.
William L. Mostia, Jr., P.E.
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Troubleshooting loops and systems is something all technicians must do, but that few truly master. This newly revised edition draws on the author's long experience as an instrument and electrical engineer and his maintenance expertise to provide a detailed look at the skills and knowledge required for troubleshooting.