To keep industrial process activities running efficiently and on specification, large fluctuations in system processes should be avoided. There also must be a method to perform maintenance on control loop instruments without shutting them down.

An automatic-manual hand station can make this maintenance easier by allowing seamless transfer of control from manual to automatic and from automatic back to manual. The Operation of Automatic-Manual Transfer Stations training course describes the basic design, function, and use of these stations.

This online training course explains station features and transfer balancing. This course is part of the Controllers and Final Control training series.