A conference on batch process automation and asset management in the pharmaceutical industry is scheduled to take place in Cork, Ireland, on 22-23 October.
Sponsored by Emerson Process Management, the two-day event will provide examples of what has been achieved using intelligent instrumentation and digital or fieldbus communications now available in process control architecture, and what the future developments will be in this area. Delegates can choose to attend for one or two days, as appropriate.
The conference, called Manufacturing Excellence Ireland, is targeted at engineers and managers in the automation and control industry, from operators and technicians through to control system planning engineers, designers and plant managers.
It starts with a selection of full day training courses, explaining how PlantWeb digital plant architecture draws on the intelligence of field equipment, and how the Emerson DeltaV digital automation system and AMS software harness this intelligence, to maintain calibration and service data records. One of the four courses available will look at how existing systems can be developed to access this modern technology, according to ProcessingTalk.com.
On the second day delegates can select from two streams of six separate lectures and shorter presentations. One stream has presentations on the future development of PlantWeb technology, and what is being introduced to assure compatibility with current and future requirements and legislation.The second stream presents experience from installations in the more modern pharmaceutical plants in Ireland, giving actual user results and experience.
Speakers will be drawn from both suppliers and users of automation systems, and all will have expertise and experience relevant to the pharmaceutical industry, according to the organisers.