In '''Industrial automation''',
'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_control%|%processes control]''' is
achieved through the use of
'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_system%|%control systems]''',
typically composed of
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmable_logic_controller%|%programmable
logic controllers], to direct a physical production or service system.



** See Also **

   [Enhanced Machine Control]:   

   [https://web.archive.org/web/20060228224738/http://www.engcorp.com/acf/process%20control%|%process control]:   A wiki dedicated to process control with [dynamic] software.

   [http://www.bin95.com/PID_Controller_Design.htm%|%Model-based Tuning Methods for PID Controllers]:   About the design and dynamic testing of a PID Controller.



** Description **


[Tcl'ers%|%Tcl programmers] with interest and experience in process control include:  [Steve Offutt]; 
[KBK]; [Gerald Lester]; [CL]; [Philip Quaife]; [De Clarke]; [Steve Redler IV]; [AJB]; [SS]; [Chris Nelson];
[DG],  working in 2005 on a Cytomat24 laboratory incubator; [Jeff Godfrey]; [RFox]...




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