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: Knovel (Firm)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Elsevier, 2011.
Series:Elsevier insights.
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