Plant-level networking systems need to interact with central process control and manufacturing execution systems. TIA-1005 to address new structured cabling concepts for industrial installations.
Integrating valves, systems, and processes can allow partial stroke testing (PST) of emergency shutdown valves, increasing safety and extend time between full stroke testing, thus saving money. But beware of the '7 misunderstood points’ of PST.
Environmental controls are a critical part of manufacturing and can be fully integrated into larger plant-wide control systems to leverage reporting and historian capabilities