Open process automation: Adoption and benefits for the processing engineer

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Open process automation: Adoption and benefits for the processing engineer

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May 5, 2021

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What is open process automation and how can it benefit plant operations? Global Systems Business and Consulting Lead for Yokogawa, Eugene Spiropoulos, provides his insights on how open process automation is being adopted globally and how it is benefitting process engineers.

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May 5, 2021

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Open process automation: Adoption and benefits for the processing engineer

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