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Article: 'Profitable' process control. (nonwoven fabric manufacturing processes)
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- Nonwovens Industry
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- November 1, 1990
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`Profitable' Process Control
As shown at the September IDEA `90 show and earlier at INDEX (this past April in Geneva), vendors can supply a wide range of sophisticated on-line computer and process control equipment. However, much of this technology is simply "bells and whistles" unless people can use this technology to actually improve manufacturing profitability.
We need to expand our definition of process control from the traditional "technology centered" concept to include broader operational parameters.
Traditional Process Control
A traditional view of process control concentrates on adding complex electronic sensors and computers ...