Process industry is industrial-scale manufacturing of products, mainly using chemical, biochemical, mechanical and / or physical processes. The processes consist of multiple sub-operations (unit operations) and often take place in a highly automated environment. Processing techniques are used in the process industry:
The type of production process can often be divided into two categories:
An intermediate form is the semi-continuous production of goods.
In the process industry there is a limited number of (about 50) unit operations. Due to the large variation in the techniques and installations used, these edits are not always similar, but they should produce a similar result. (For example, you can not compare the drying of your hair with a hair dryer by washing the laundry by centrifuging, but we can both name them as dry.)
In the process industry, the following distinction is made in the dust flows necessary for the production of goods:
Manufacturing industry is another widely used designation for process industry. These include: Pharmaceutical industry Hoogovens Oleochemie Oil refinery and petrochemistry Paper manufacture Verfindustrie Food industry Water purification
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