A KEY challenge for the chemical industry is the time it takes to bring products to market or change operations to accommodate new products. With many process changes, engineers can spend weeks or longer integrating manufacturing skids and their respective automation systems. Working with industry leaders like Emerson, the User Association of Automation Technology in Process Industries (NAMUR) has been developing Module Type Package (MTP) to create a common, open standard that requires less engineering and makes new equipment integration closer to plug-and-play.
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