Valmet Automation Oy

Jouni Ruotsalainen

Lauri Lehtikunnas

Hannu Paunonen

Anni Uusitalo

An apparatus, method and computer program product for: receiving information on a configurable set of devices defined as a follow-up group, the set of devices including at least one follow-up device configured to at least temporarily operate in a follow-up mode, receiving an instruction to select first process information provided by the industrial process control system, activating a follow-up mode on the at least one follow-up device, determining second process information based on the first process information and instructing the at least one follow-up device to present the second process information according to the follow-up mode.

Follow-up mode

An industrial process is monitored and controlled by displaying at least one process page in a process page window, providing an operator configurable region, and providing at least one item display element representing at least one process component, sub-process or operation on the process page and being movable on top of the operator configurable region. A movement of the item display element from the process page on to the operator configurable region is determined, and the operator configurable region is caused to display a corresponding docked display element in the operator configurable region. The docked display element is configured to enable control of the process component, sub-process or operation the docked display element represents from the operator configurable region.

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Espoo, Finland

Jouni Ruotsalainen