ZOOM ON EVENTS
Modules for Smart Chemical Plants
“A
competitive advantage in
other words, second to none.”
the process industry will be
For the special display “Process
NAMUR and ZVEI study groups have been
increasingly dependent on
working together with Dechema and
Production” and for the second
VDI on multi-vendor specifications for
is organized,” says Felix Seibl, Director
time since 2017, members of ZVEI
modules. “With a Module Type Package
of Measurement Technology and
and users are demonstrating how
(MTP) the individual unit type operations
Process Automation with the Electrical
the process industry is significantly
can quickly be interconnected into
and Electronic Manufacturer’s
increasing the flexibility of such plants
an overall process to ensure superior
Association (ZVEI). According to Seibl,
by standardizing interfaces using
production,” explains Seibl. MTP is
plant operators need their production
modular concepts and intelligent,
the heart of automation for modular
to be “more flexible, faster, and cost-
decentralized automation (Fig. 1).
plants. The approach, which consists
efficient than their competition – in
For the past several years, the
of distributing control intelligence from
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INDUSTRIE 4.0: The Age of Modular
how effective and efficient production
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Figure 1: For the special display “Process INDUSTRIE 4.0: The Age of Modular Production”, it will be demonstrated how the process industry is significantly increasing the flexibility of plants by standardizing interfaces.
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