The Initial Planning
Benefits through Automation
Process Optimisation
- Energy, material and time savings
- Quality improvement, reduction of waste, pollution control
- compliance with laws, product tracking
- Increase availability, safety
- Fast response to market
- Connection to management and accounting
Acquisition of large number of “Process Variables
- Personal costs reduction
- Simplify interface
- Assist decision
- Require data processing, displays, data base, expert systems
Human-Machine Interface
- Ease of operation
- Machine to Human communication
- Graphical display