Overview of industrial process automation /

Man-made or industrial processes, localised or geographically distributed, need be automated in order to ensure they produce quality, consistent, and cost-effective goods or services. Automation systems for these processes broadly consist of instrumentation, control, human interface, and communicati...

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Main Author: Sharma, K. L. S.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Elsevier, 2011.
Series:Elsevier insights.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Man-made or industrial processes, localised or geographically distributed, need be automated in order to ensure they produce quality, consistent, and cost-effective goods or services. Automation systems for these processes broadly consist of instrumentation, control, human interface, and communication subsystems. This book introduces the basics of philosophy, technology, terminology, and practices of modern automation systems with simple illustrations and examples. Provides an introduction to automation Explains the concepts through simple illustrations and examples Describes how to understand technical documents.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 289 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780124157798
0124157793
9780124157903
0124157904
9780128053546
0128053542