Automation Made Easy
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Automation Made Easy: Everything You Wanted to Know about Automation-and Need to Ask provides a basic understanding of industrial automation. It removes the barriers and confusion surrounding the technical details and terminology used in this evolving field.
This book offers an introductory-level overview of key topics in industrial automation, including distributed control systems (DCSs), programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and manufacturing execution systems (MESs), among others. It is ideal for executives, business managers, IT professionals, accountants, maintenance staff, operators and production planners, providing a clear and accessible summary for newcomers who want to quickly understand the field.
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Peter Martin has worked in industrial automation for more than 30 years in a variety of roles, primarily with Invensys, although he also worked at Automation Research Corporation (ARC). He was named one of the 50 most influential innovators in control and automation by InTech magazine and as a Hero of U.S. Manufacturing by Fortune for his work in real-time performance measurement and management, for which he also holds multiple patents. He has authored two other books, BottomLine Automation (ISA) and Dynamic Performance Management: A Pathway to World Class Manufacturing (Van Nostrand Reinhold), and is a contributing author to A Guide to the Automation Body of Knowledge (ISA) and Metrics that Matter (MESA).
Dr. Martin has also published numerous papers and articles in the area of industrial automation. He holds a BA and an MS in Mathematics, an MA in Administration and Management, a Master of Biblical Studies, a Doctor of Engineering in Industrial Engineering, and a Ph.D in Biblical Studies.
Gregory Hale is the editor of InTech magazine, the official publication of the International Society of Automation. Prior to starting at InTech in 1999, Hale was the editor in chief at Post-Newsweek's Reseller Management magazine. His extensive editorial, web, and management experience includes executive editorial positions with CMP's Computer Reseller News and Tour & Travel News, the Times Herald-Record (Middletown, NY), The Knickerbocker News (Albany, NY), The Boston Globe, and various other New England newspapers.
Content
About the Authors ix
Acknowledgments xi
Preface xiii
Chapter 1 Manufacturing and Production Processes: The Raw Facts 1
Chapter 2 Control of Discrete Processes 13
Chapter 3 Control of Continuous Processes: Stay In the Loop 21
Chapter 4 Process Control Systems: A Theory of Evolution 35
Chapter 5 Control of Batch Processes: Let Them Eat Cake 49
Chapter 6 Advanced Process Control: Beauty Beats the Beast 59
Chapter 7 Optimization: Math Gone Wild 67
Chapter 8 Simulation and Modeling: A Look Before You Leap 77
Chapter 9 Safety Management Systems: Expect the Unexpected 83
Chapter 10 Automation System Security: Checkmate 89
Chapter 11 SCADA Systems: Beyond Four Walls 97
Chapter 12 Quality Management: A Tale of Two Processes 101
Chapter 13 Asset Management-Maintenance Management: Coming of Age 109
Chapter 14 Human-Machine Interfacing-SCADA Software: Breaking Away from a DCS 117
Chapter 15 Manufacturing Execution Systems: Two Becoming One 123
Chapter 16 Enterprise Resource Planning: Business Software on Top of Automation 131
Chapter 17 Automation System Integration: Enabling the Right Solution 137
Chapter 18 Business Measurement and Intelligence Systems: Real-Time Knowledge 147
Chapter 19 Operations Business Excellence: A New Frontier 157
Chapter 20 Enterprise Control Systems: Grabbing the Technology Edge 169
Chapter 21 The Bottom Line: Automation's Business Impact 177
Glossary of Terms 185
Bibliography 207
Index 217
