Abstract: Provided is an automated control system for controlling production in one or more chemical plants comprising: a central acquisition device that acquires a certificate indicating raw material properties of an inbound raw material and automatically derives the raw material properties from the certificate; a central management device that compares the raw material properties with corresponding pre-stored raw material specifications and generates a validation result indicating acceptance or rejection of the inbound raw material; and one or more process control systems for controlling respective chemical reactions in the chemical plants that, if the validation result indicates acceptance of the inbound raw material, control the corresponding chemical plant to feed the inbound raw material. A corresponding automated control method and a chemical park are also provided.

Abstract: Computer systems support a production process with a first sub-process to process a chemical substance at a production site and with a second sub-process to analyze a physical sample of the chemical substance at a laboratory site. A process control system provides first type data (A) to identify physical samples, and a manufacturing system provides second type data (B) that are required to control a production process. Connector modules transmit the data (A, B) in a message to a laboratory system to obtain laboratory data, as an analysis result. The connector module that is associated with the laboratory system distributes the data according to the types. A control signal module derives a control signal for controlling the production process. This control signal closes a control loop for adjusting the first sub- process until the laboratory data shows compliance.

Abstract: Computer systems (130, 120, 230) support a production process with a first sub-process to process a chemical substance at a production site and with a second sub-process to analyze a physical sample of the chemical substance at a laboratory site. A process control system (120) provides first type data (A) to identify physical samples, and a manufacturing system (130) provides second type data (B) that are required to control a production process. Connector modules (105, 205) transmit the data (A, B) in a message (150) to a laboratory system (230) to obtain laboratory data, as an analysis result. The connector module (205) that is associated with the laboratory system (230) distributes the data according to the types. A control signal module (139) derives a control signal (136/138) for controlling the production process. This control signal closes a control loop for adjusting the first sub-process until the laboratory data shows compliance.