Advantages Of FOUNDATION Fieldbus In Thermal Mass Flow Applications

FOUNDATION fieldbus is an extremely stable, all digital, two-way communications technology for plant instrumentation and the best technology for utilizing advanced diagnostics. Because of all of its advantages, FOUNDATION fieldbus is gaining worldwide acceptance. In particular, many life sciences and chemical research customers have been seeking a thermal mass flow controller with FOUNDATION fieldbus communications. Brooks Instrument recently introduced the first thermal mass flow controller with FOUNDATION fieldbus technology to allow its customers to take advantage of the full power of this communications protocol.

The Fieldbus Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation consisting of leading process and manufacturing automation companies worldwide whose major purpose is to provide an automation infrastructure that supports open scalable integration, process integrity and business intelligence. In this environment, end users, manufacturers, universities and research organizations are working together to develop the technology, provide development tools, support and training, coordinate field trials and demonstrations, and enable product interoperability.