Part 3: Process Control, Industrial Network, and Smart Factory

This part provides the fundamental knowledge of process control, industrial network, and the smart factory. It covers topics on instrumentation and control engineering that will be beneficial for engineers in manufacturing, oil and gas, and other industries. You will understand process control including analog signal processing, industrial networks and protocols, and finally, the current trend in manufacturing (the smart factory and its associated technologies, such as IoT, AI, robotics, cloud computing, and so on).

This part has the following chapters:

• Chapter 12, Process Control – Essentials
• Chapter 13, Industrial Network and Communication Protocols Fundamentals
• Chapter 14, Exploring Smart Factory (Industry 4.0) with 5G