Batch Process Playbook
Batch Process Playbook
Your go-to guide for batch process automation projects!
Whether you’re embarking on an upgrade, expansion, migration, or brand new system, the Batch Process Playbook will help you make the right decisions. We picked the brain of leading batch automation experts to compile this extensive PDF e-book.
Jam-packed with strategies for success, best practices, and pitfalls to avoid, this 97-page playbook provides critical automation project insight to help ensure the success of your project.
Experts
Sourced in this e-book
Chris Bacon
Production Manager
Pepsi Bottling Ventures
Brooke Robertson
Project Manager Regional Control Specialist, EPCD
Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc.
Michael Thibodeaux
Industrial Automated Systems Security Engineer
BASF
Dennis Brandl
President
BR&L Consulting
Dave Chappell
CTO, Complete Manufacturing
Automation Associates (formerly with P&G)
John Rezabek
Process Control Specialist
Ashland Specialty Ingrediants
Joe Staples
Head of Manufacturing Systems North America
Bayer CropScience
Chris Wells
Senior Staff Instrumentation Engineer
ExxonMobil Chemical Company
Topics covered
Control System Security
- System assessment
- Documentation
- Training
- Traffic flows
- Safety reports
- Port security
Project Start-Ups
- Risk assessments
- Operator training
- Communications
- Cut-over plans
- Management involvement
Remote Control System Access
- Project mapping
- Network interactions
- Users & roles
- Vulnerability assessments
Operator Interface Trends
- Training
- Virtual reality
- Open architectures
- Gestural interface technology
- Automatic code generation
Upgrades & Migrations
- ROI
- Unplanned downtime
- MES/ERP integration
- Legacy support
- Obsolescence
Fieldbus & Ethernet
- 4-20 mA analog connections
- fieldbus protocols
- Ethernet protocols
- HART
- Foundation Fieldbus
- Profibus & Profinet
Variable Speed Drives
- Suitable applications
- Best practices
- Energy savings
- Cost assessment
Creating a Mobile Workforce
- In-depth analytics
- Knowledge retention
- Operations assessment
- Training tool
- Risk identification
- Collaboration potential
Ethernet Protocol Differences
Highlighting the unique aspects of:
- CC-Link IE
- EtherCAT
- EtherNet/IP
- Ethernet Powerlink
- Profinet
- Sercos III
Food Safety Modernization Act
- Production tracking
- Impact on Packaging and Equipment
- Validation
- Labeling control
PLC Lifecycle Management
- Long shutdown intervals
- Standardization
- Control system integration
- Life extension
- Online upgrades
Automation for Continuous Improvement
- Connecting OEE and Continuous Improvement
- Remapping machine centers
- Line availability
- Quality analysis
Linking OEE and Automation
- Tracking performance
- How, When, What to Measure
- Putting Data into Action
Wireless Trends
- Asset management
- Condition monitoring
- Control
- Incremental process measurements
- Mobile operators
- Asset tracking
Emissions Control
- NOx/SOx reduction methods
- Boiler control
- Automated scrubbers
- Stack sensors
- Air pollution control devices
Energy Audits
- Discover where most energy is used
- Variable frequency drives
- Lighting
- Utility contracts
- Pre-plan development
- Corrective Actions
Intelligent Instruments
- Core benefits
- Potential drawbacks
- Investment justification
- How to evaluate your operations for success with these devices
Energy Management Best Practices
- Understanding consumption
- Prioritizing opportunities
- Automation factors
- ROI measurement
IT Standards That Matter to Process
- Batch control system definition
- MES-to-ERP communication
- Cyber security
- Procedure automation
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