Deployment and Maintenance
Operator Training continues to increase in importance as systems become more
complex, and the operator is expected to do more and more. It sometimes seems
that, the more we automate, the more important it is for the operator to
understand what to do when that automation system does not function as designed.
This topic ties closely with the Modeling topic because simulated plants allow more
rigorous operator training.
Automation professionals that only work on engineering projects in the office, and
leave the field work to others, may not realize the tremendous amount of work required
to get a system operating. Construction staff and plant technicians are doing more and
more of the Checkout, System Testing, and Start-up work
today, but that only makes it more important that automation
professionals understand these topics.
Maintenance, Long-Term Support, and System Management
takes a lot of work to do well. The difference in cost and
effectiveness between a good maintenance operation and a
poor one is easily a factor of two and may be much more.
Automation professionals need to understand this area more
so that their designs can effectively deal with life-cycle costs.

A Guide to the Automation Body of Knowledge, 2nd Edition Vernon L. Trevathan, Editor This 2nd edition gives you comprehensive information about all major topics in the broad field of automation. Edited by Vernon Trevathan with contributions from over 30 leading experts from all aspects of automation, this book defines the most important automation concepts and processes. You will turn to this book again and again as the ultimate source on what is encompassed by automation.

Format: Hardbound Book – 2006 ISBN: 978-1-55617-984-6 Length: 506 pages; Weight: 3 lbs. Member: $109.00; List: $129.00 www.isa.org/autobok