Process Automation System - Advanced Networked Control For Glass, Ceramics, Chemicals, Steel, Pharmaceuticals | Automated Monitoring, Real-time Data Analytics, Manual Override Capability

A Process Automation System is used to automatically control a process application in glass, Ceramics, Chemicals, Steel, Soaps & detergents, Welding Flux, Food & beverages, Pharmaceuticals, Ferro alloy, Ready mix concrete & building products plants. The PAS often uses a network to interconnect sensors, controllers, operator terminals and actuators. A PAS is often based on and is considered to be more associated with SCADA systems. Process automation involves using computer technology and software engineering to help manufacturing industries to operate with better efficiently and safely.

The background and technology In the absence of process automation, plant operators have to physically monitor performance values and the quality of outputs to determine the best settings on which to run the production equipment. Maintenance is carried out at set intervals. This generally results in operational inefficiency and unsafe operating conditions.

Process automation simplifies this with the help of sensors at thousands of field instruments around the plant that collect data on weighing, Batching, temperatures, pressures, flows and so on. The information is stored and analyzed on a computer and the entire plant and each piece of production equipment can be monitored on a large screen in a control room. Plant operators can manually override the process automation systems when necessary.