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Technological basics complying with ISA-88.01
5.2 Introduction of technological terms
Typical equipment phases of a batch process
Batch
● A material that is being produced or that has been produced by a single execution of a
batch process.
● An "imaginary" object representing the procedure for producing material at any point within
the process.
Note: Batch means both the material created by and during the process as well as the unit
that represents the manufacturing procedure for this material. Batch is used as an abstract
contraction of the words "the production of a batch".
Recipe
The necessary set of information that uniquely defines the production requirements for a
specific product. A recipe is the set of rules and information required to define how a product
is manufactured.
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