NAMUR is an international user association of automation technology in process industries. The original name “Normenarbeitsgemeinschaft für Meß- und Regeltechnik in der chemischen Industrie“ is no longer in use. Originally NAMUR was a working group of German chemical companies, but today it has international scope. NAMUR represents approx. 15000 experts, of whom approx. 300 are active in the 46 working groups that cover the fields of measurement & control, automation, communication, process control and electrical engineering. NAMUR has only company members, no personal members. NAMUR has 117 member companies from the chemical/pharmaceutical industry including companies like BASF, Dow, Bayer, Celanese, Roche and Pfizer.

NAMUR is engaged in the following key activities:

• pooling experiences among its member companies,
• compiling aids and check lists for member companies,
• setting user requirements on new devices, systems and technologies,
• participating in national and international standardization bodies.

NAMUR is active in the fields of:

• measurement systems
• process analytics
• process control systems
• communications systems
• operations management
• operational logistics systems
• electrical engineering