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For what reasons manufacturers control the production process by instrumentation and control systems?

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Date Posted: 2016/01/08
Kashif Nawaz
by Kashif Nawaz , Process Plant Supervisor , Gulf Chemicals and Industrial oils Co. P.O.Box # 3942, Dammam, 31481, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Instrumentation and control is used to:1) To reduce Productivity Time.2) To minimize Manpower3)For Process Effectiveness and efficiency.4) For Productivity optimization.5) To reduce Hazard.6) To achieve Goals.7) To increase Profitability.8) For better Coordination System.

Wendell Agasen
by Wendell Agasen , Sr. Instrument and Control Engineering Consultant , Sogreah Gulf - Artelia International

Instrumentation and control system is utilized by manufacturers to a production process to monitor and record all the physical factors and control it to certain acceptable limit to optimize the quality, quantity and efficiency of the production line. Below are advantages but not limited to the following:

  1. Less manpower cost
  2. Real time monitoring of process through HMI and SCADA.
  3. Less reject product due consistency of automatic processes
  4. Line optimization.
  5. Variation in the process can be easily controlled
  6. Maximized profitability
  7. Improved Safety and Hazard monitoring