Instrument Engineers' Handbook Volume 3: Process Software and
Digital Networks, Fourth Edition is the latest addition to an
enduring collection that industrial automation (AT) professionals
often refer to as the "bible." First published in 1970, the entire
handbook is approximately 5,000 pages, designed as standalone
volumes that cover the measurement (Volume 1), control (Volume 2),
and software (Volume 3) aspects of automation.
This fourth edition of the third volume provides an in-depth,
state-of-the-art review of control software packages used in plant
optimization, control, maintenance, and safety. Each updated volume
of this renowned reference requires about ten years to prepare, so
revised installments have been issued every decade, taking into
account the numerous developments that occur from one publication
to the next.
Assessing the rapid evolution of automation and optimization in
control systems used in all types of industrial plants, this book
details the wired/wireless communications and software used. This
includes the ever-increasing number of applications for intelligent
instruments, enhanced networks, Internet use, virtual private
networks, and integration of control systems with the main networks
used by management, all of which operate in a linked global
environment.
Topics covered include:
- Advances in new displays, which help operators to more quickly
assess and respond to plant conditions
- Software and networks that help monitor, control, and optimize
industrial processes, to determine the efficiency, energy
consumption, and profitability of operations
- Strategies to counteract changes in market conditions and
energy and raw material costs
- Techniques to fortify the safety of plant operations and the
security of digital communications systems
This volume explores why the holistic approach to integrating
process and enterprise networks is convenient and efficient,
despite associated problems involving cyber and local network
security, energy conservation, and other issues. It shows how
firewalls must separate the business (IT) and the operation
(automation technology, or AT) domains to guarantee the safe
function of all industrial plants. This book illustrates how these
concerns must be addressed using effective technical solutions and
proper management policies and practices. Reinforcing the fact that
all industrial control systems are, in general, critically
interdependent, this handbook provides a wide range of software
application examples from industries including: automotive, mining,
renewable energy, steel, dairy, pharmaceutical, mineral processing,
oil, gas, electric power, utility, and nuclear power.
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