Design and engineering of a modern process control system [for cement plants]

Various cement plants use the definition of process control system for their installed operator control stations (also called man-machine interfaces or MMI). One can find many control islands which are linked together with the aid of more or less intelligent solutions. Today, a modern state-of-the-art process control system is the heart of the plant. The system provides the necessary information in order for management to monitor quality and efficiency of the production, as well as the profitability of the plant. The selection of the process control system will influence the plant´s design, personnel structure and manpower. A modern process control system must support the customer´s goal to reduce the amount of instrumentation and process equipment. This paper gives some ideas on how to select and implement a modern process control system