| Special Focus PROCESS CONTROLS, INSTRUMENTATION AND AUTOMATION As the hydrocarbon processing industry moves toward a more digital world, advanced process control, instrumentation and automation solutions provide companies with inventive ways to manage difficult and complex operational and reporting applications. Plant personnel are living in an evolving world of wireless devices and software capabilities that allow management decisions in real time; all are supported by vast amounts of process data available instantaneously. This month's Special Focus details the future of process automation and how plant operators can manage integrated operating limits. Photo: Emerson provides a variety of operator interface solutions to enhance personnel and plant performance. Photo courtesy of Emerson.