Advantages and disadvantages of process analysers

Because of the differences between laboratory and process analysers, the latter are better suited to the control of process lines, a field in which they possess they following advantages over the former  

Laboratory analysers in turn have some advantages over process analysers. Thus, (a) they allow the analysis of solids or samples requiring complex pretreatments of difficult automation —this will no doubt be solved by the growing advances in robotics (b) they require less protection from hazardous environments and allow for frequent calibration and maintenance and (c) they are fit for the analysis of various samples from different process lines. 

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