University of M’hamed Bougara - Boumerdes

Faculty of Hydrocarbons and Chemistry.

1stsemester

Process engineering:

Process engineering is a field interested in processes – especially continuous processes

within the chemical, agricultural, petrochemical, pharmaceutical industries, etc. It is the
means by which raw materials are turned into some kinds of end product or commodity.
Process engineers are responsible for designing the processes that allow for the creation of
some kinds of products – as well as their optimization to ensure that there is minimal waste
during the process, and profits are maximized. Process engineering is valuable for any
industry that manufactures consumer products, processes raw materials, or otherwise must
utilize advanced production technologies to create some kind of saleable product in some
industries process engineering is highly-valued such as in Food & Beverage,
Chemicals Paper & Pulp,  Plastics & Rubber,  Metals & Minerals Ceramics, Glass &
Cement .Utilities, Power Generation,  Water & Wastewater and  Pharmaceuticals.  

Process engineers:

Actually, process engineering is a very complex engineering specialization. Process

engineers must create and develop product specifications, develop equipment requirements,
implement manufacturing strategies, and monitor all of the processes they develop – to ensure
maximum productivity.  These processes vary from simple mechanical processes – such as
the stamping of metal, machining of plastic components – to complex biochemical
reactions, and everything in-between. While process engineers do develop new innovative
processes for new facilities, they are also often involved in the analysis, upgrading, and
modification/optimization of equipments and processes that are already being used by a
company.

There are hundreds of specializations that process engineers can choose. However,
there are some common areas of focus that many engineers choose to focus on during their
careers such as asset Management & Maintenance, Process
Engineering/Management, Process Automation/Control,  Drives & Motors,  Process
Instrumentation & Measurement –Fluids/Liquids Handling And Processing, Solids
Handling/Processing, Health & Safety Analysis, Industrial Networking &
Communication, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) –

Process engineering is a specialized area of expertise with a long past – and a bright
future. As time goes on, experienced process engineers will only become more highly sought-
after, due to the global economy forcing even greater competition in the manufacturing
industry.  Of course, it is hard to predict the future of process engineering. However, it is a
safe bet that the industry at-large will shift even further towards process automation and
technologies that allow the elimination of manual labour, and robotisation of manufacturing.
Though all areas of process engineering can be expected to be highly-valued in the future,
engineers who focus on developing automation systems and use robots for manufacturing are
most likely the future of the industry.

Activity:

“The mechanical engineer plays a crucial role in the industry” in the light of the previous
statement, write a short coherent paragraph that explains the role of the mechanical engineer.

Since we have studied the academic writing I want you to respect all the steps of the academic
writing, and produce an ideal paragraph.