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title: Adding process control to PLC white paper
description: White paper explains how to use process and discrete control in an automation application by adding process control to a PLC.
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## Supercharge your PLC System

### ![Distributed I/O](https://info.opto22.com/hs-fs/hubfs/A-B-plus-Opto-IO.jpg?width=200&name=A-B-plus-Opto-IO.jpg "Distributed I/O")Do you need to add process control?

Download this free white paper, **Adding Process Control to a PLC-based System: Challenges and Opportunities**.

Learn about:

- Alternatives for process control
- Advantages of distributed intelligence
- Adding intelligent remote I/O to your existing PLC systems
- The no-programming advantage of SNAP I/O

 

 

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### Adding Process Control to a PLC-based System: Challenges and Opportunities

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