Bill Thackston
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Thackston, B. III
Siemens
GA
USA
About 25 years ago, I left mechanical engineering for the multidisciplinary field of controls engineering. Along the way, I've frequently had to create solutions that test the limits of a DCS. In the past, some of the biggest data challenges were integration of diverse controls systems. Today's challenges lie in making use of the wealth of information readily available throughout the enterprise.
Associated proceedings
2018 Spring Meeting and 14th Global Congress on Process Safety