This downloadable eBook, courtesy of Yokogawa, looks into some of the most significant challenges related to plant modernization, and is meant to provide support for a structured process that helps properly scope, execute, and justify re-instrumentation and control improvement projects. This eBook focuses on basic process control, safety systems and instrumentation for plants in the U.S.TABLE OF CONTENTS:
- MODERNIZATION & CONTROL IMPROVEMENT
- THE ROAD TO SUCCESSFUL MODERNIZATION
- DRIVERS FOR MODERNIZATION
- Obsolescence for Infrastructure
- Safety, Industry Regulations & Compliance
- Operational Excellence
- Risk of Aging of the Workforce
- Advanced Process Control
- Cyber Security
- SUCCESSFUL MODERNIZATION
- Field Survey
- Main Automation Contractor
- System Architecture
- Scope Determination
- System I/O
- Re-use of Existing Infrastructure
- System & Security Requirements
- Advanced Process Control
- Operator Effectiveness
- Different Scenarios: Upgrades, Migrations, and Replacements
- RECOMMENDATIONS
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