- Start
- Work Areas and Project Groups
- WA 2 Automation Systems for Processes and Plants
- WG 2.1 Process Automation Systems
WG 2.1 Process Automation Systems
Focus
The working group "Process Automation Systems" focusses on experience exchange, concepts development, formulation of requirements for automation solutions and national and international standardization in the following topics:
- Technology push and market pull: Holistic evaluation of the benefits achievable with new technologies, products and services
- Sustainable life cycle concepts for control systems under consideration of availability, reliability and obsolescence aspects
- Best Practices for the available, efficient and economically viable use of process control systems in different environments
- Potential of solutions to enhance the operational excellence in plants
Advantages
- Avoidance of wrong investments
- Early participation in promising technology trends
- Influence on technology standards to ensure inclusion of user interests
- Optimized selection of components and services
Recommendations and worksheets
Please refer to the following list for recommendations (NE) and worksheets (NA) managed by the working group:
Systems
2017-05-31
2017-05-31
NE 022
Manufacturer Documentation for Process Control Systems
Control Rooms
2003-01-31
2003-01-31
NA 076
NAMUR Checklist for Control Rooms and Control Stations
Systems
2023-02-24
2023-02-24
NA 078
DCS update, upgrade and migration from the user perspective
Systems
2008-09-15
2008-09-15
