The adjectives "process automation" was added before the term "skid" to better define the term. A process automation skid is a defined term in the process automation industry. Automation Direct defines the term as "Process skids are created by taking various processes and fitting them onto a skid. These processes are often smaller versions of large-scale plants, for example a wastewater treatment skid processing 5,000 gallons per day, as compared to a municipal wastewater treatment plant processing millions of gallons per day." Other sources define a skid as "A modular process skid is a self-contained process system that has been built into a frame or “module” for easy transportation and integration. Modular process skids can contain entire process systems or individual process applications; including batch mixing or blending, delayed differentiation, solvent recovery, and small-scale distillation.".

After discussion the term was changed to modular process skid.

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