Process Control – Essentials
Many of the processes carried out in industry require control. You can’t have a quality product without control. Manufacturing, oil and gas, agriculture, and other industries require chemical or mechanical operations that need to be controlled to reach the finished product or desired results. Even in our homes, process control takes place in many of the devices or machines that we use. Here are some examples of home appliances that have process control integrated:
- Refrigerator: It includes a process control system that makes it cycle on and off to keep your food and drinks cold at a certain temperature.
- Air conditioner: This is another device that includes an integrated process control. You set a certain temperature using your remote and it ensures that the temperature of the room is maintained at that setpoint.
- Pressing iron: It includes a thermostat or temperature switch that automatically turns off when the temperature has...