The term "automation" includes all topics that have traditionally been identified using names such as instrumentation, instruments and control, process control, process automation, control systems, automation and control, manufacturing control, manufacturing automation, and system integration. The topics in this book represent the scope of automation application, they include:

Process and analytical instrumentation
Continuous and batch control
Control valves and final control elements
Basic discrete, sequencing, and manufacturing control
Advanced control
Digital and analog communications
Data management and system software
Networking and security
Safety and reliability
System checkout, testing, start-up, and troubleshooting
Project management

This edition―written by 38 leading experts from all aspects of automation―provides comprehensive information about all major topics in the broad field of automation. It serves as a technical summary of automation knowledge for those who need a complete perspective on automation including:

Automation professionals who need to understand the basics of an unfamiliar topic
Managers who need a better perspective of all aspects of automation, enabling them to better set direction and make staffing decisions
Those who work in fields related to automation, such as IT professionals who need to learn more about plant floor control and information systems
Academicians who need guidance in developing and improving curriculum or courses
Students, novices, and others evaluating career decisions
Those studying for the ISA Certified Automation Professional (CAP), ISA Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST), and/or Control Systems Engineer (CSE) exams

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Nicholas P. Sands, PE, CAP, ISA Fellow.

Ian Verhappen, P Eng, CAP, ISA Fellow.

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