An educational guide transforming the IEC 63690 standard into accessible, practical knowledge for engineers, students, and operations personnel.
Defines the framework for automating operational procedures in continuous manufacturing environments including chemical plants, refineries, and power generation facilities.
Key technical documents and standards that control engineers must follow as mandatory requirements when implementing procedure automation.
105 essential definitions organized thematically to clarify key concepts in procedure automation — the language of the standard.
The three essential models — Physical, Procedure Specification, and Procedure Implementation — that provide the framework for all procedure automation.
State-Based Control and Sequence-Based Control — the two primary automation styles, when to use each, and how they differ in structure and implementation.
The V-Model approach and structured lifecycle framework for managing automated procedures from initial design through decommissioning.
Establishing and maintaining the standardized framework that guides how automated procedures are developed, implemented, and managed throughout their lifecycle.
Building the organizational toolkit: the automation philosophy, roles and responsibilities, metrics definition, audit guidelines, and reusable toolkit libraries.
Converting available resources into a Procedure Automation Lifecycle template: setting scope, building the Physical Model, identifying and prioritizing procedures, and building the business justification.
Creating the Procedure Specification Model and Procedure Implementation Model through FRS and DDS documentation, HMI specifications, and comprehensive test plan development.
Creating implementation modules, building and executing test environments, producing documentation and training materials, and commissioning automated procedures in the BPCS.
Sustaining and improving procedure automation through operator feedback, continuous monitoring, and systematic operational audits.
When and how to retire automated procedures through formal Management of Change processes, and why retired procedures should be archived rather than deleted.
Seven example metrics for monitoring procedure automation performance — customizable to each organization's specific process type, operator skill level, and automation objectives.