Objectives

Main objectives

• Minimizing the costs for member companies arising from process control technology
• Enhancing the availability of process control technology
• Increasing plant safety.
• Enabling the exchange of experience among its members and with manufacturers and other associations.

Main topics

• Interpretation of guidelines, regulations and directives
• Preparation of check lists as working aids
• Setting of minimum requirements for equipment and systems
• Identification of equipment and system development needs
• Definition of best practice solutions
• NAMUR member companies openly share information related to automation and process control technology. Experience is pooled for mutual benefit.
• NAMUR maintains a constructive dialogue with other associations.
• NAMUR supports national and international standardisation through cooperation in the field of automation if this is to the advantage of member companies.
• The results of NAMUR–s work are published in
  • NAMUR recommendations and NAMUR worksheets
  • Presentations at the Annual General Meeting
  • Publications in technical journals
  • Contributions to workshops and conferences

NAMUR recommendations (NE) and NAMUR worksheets (NA) are documents prepared by NAMUR for its members and other interested companies and bodies.

• NE usually define best practice procedures or requirements for devices, systems and services in the process industry and are therefore important documents also for manufacturing companies.
• NA usually are designed as an aid for member companies in the form of checklists and instructions for practical use.