Closed loop control system question- Manufacturing process same as process control?

Is manufacturing process the same as process control? If not where can I get info on manufacturing process of a temp control system?





I appreciate the replies :)Closed loop control system question- Manufacturing process same as process control?
A closed loop system is typically a fully automated one that uses its own outputs to tune its inputs. An example would be a temperature controller, it samples temperatures as the process is running, then it adjusts its outputs to move the temp up or down as needed. Usually they use PID type setups





Process control is different in that you are looking a product parameters and is more manual or human integral. In process control you monitor macro things in products like size or material properties and then based on rules or statistics make adjustments in a process manually (like SPC).





Closed loop items runn in microseconds, process control is more of a days time span thing, keeping things going longterm and looking for things sneaking into a system


Closed loop control system question- Manufacturing process same as process control?
Temperature control is a form of process control found in manufacturing processes (ie: Naphtha stabilizer column). There are many different types of temperature control, but two that come to mind as the most common are either by adjusting flow on a heat exchanger to maintain constant temperature, or adjusting speed on a fan's VFD. But there are many types it just depends on the process and what instrumentation you have, as well as automation software you are running.
';manufacturing process'; is basically the steps in which you manufacture something. ';Process control'; has to to with Quality, ie, how tightly you can keep manufacturing something with the same tolerance.





';Closed Loop Control'; has nothing to do with those two.