User:AliceCybernetics/sandbox/Process industries

In engineering parlance, the process industries are those concerned with the continuous or batch production of materials or fuels, such as petrochemicals. An alternative term is process manufacturing.

Process industries differ significantly from factories that manufacture discrete products, because different types of plant are used. Typically, process plants utilize vessels, pipes, pumps, valves and instruments (chemical engineering technology), while discrete manufacturing sites generally employ machines for shaping, cutting and assembly (production engineering).

Safety
Functional safety Safety in flammable atmospheres Safety of machinery Electrical safety Nuclear safety

Technology
chemical engineering and control and instrumentation (C&I) engineering. Common equipment in use in the process industries are pumps, valves and instruments.

Other links
List of manufacturing processes