Process Automation in the IIoT Era
Automation in process industries – food & beverages, oil & gas, power plants, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, mining, among others – started with basic measuring instruments from the mid-1950s and evolved with various types of control systems.Dr M ArokiaswamyThe oil & gas industry in particular has vastly benefitted from automation through the entire complex chain of extracting, transporting and refining processes, helping to simplify them. The result is increased productivity and decreased costs, as well as greater safety and convenience for the personnel engaged in these operations. With the advent of the internet era and digitalisation, process indu...
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