— FieldComm Group, a global industrial automation standards organization defining open, interoperable standards for industrial communication, device management, and enterprise connectivity, has named SRF Limited’s Dahej facility as the recipient of its 2025 Plant of the Year Award. The recognition honors SRF’s outstanding achievements in digital transformation, operational excellence, and innovation using FieldComm Group technologies.
Located in Gujarat, India, SRF Dahej has become one of the world’s most advanced specialty chemical and fluorochemical complexes. By deploying HART®, WirelessHART®, and FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus technologies across its 300-acre site, SRF has integrated more than 40,000 smart field devices, enabling seamless communication, advanced diagnostics, and readiness for IIoT and Ethernet-APL connectivity.
“SRF’s digital transformation journey reflects their deep commitment to innovation and continuous improvement,” said Ted Masters, President and CEO of FieldComm Group. “Their systematic adoption of open communication standards has delivered measurable results, enhancing safety, improving reliability, and achieving multi-million-dollar savings. This exemplary use of FieldComm Group technologies to drive operational excellence is exactly what earned SRF Dahej the 2025 Plant of the Year Award.”
SRF’s modernization began in 2010 with the adoption of HART technology and has since expanded into a comprehensive digital ecosystem built on FOUNDATION Fieldbus, WirelessHART, and Instrument Asset Management Systems (IAMS). These initiatives have delivered more than $10.7 million in cumulative savings through improved uptime, faster commissioning, and predictive maintenance strategies.
SRF’s adoption of open, interoperable standards has transformed its approach to lifecycle management, asset performance, and sustainability. The plant’s roadmap extends to 2030 with plans for AI-driven analytics, predictive maintenance, and full Ethernet-APL integration across greenfield and brownfield operations.
The Plant of the Year Award recognizes end users that demonstrate exceptional use of FieldComm Group technologies, including HART technologies, FOUNDATION Fieldbus, FDI, FDT/DTM, PA-DIM, and Ethernet-APL, to improve operations, reduce costs, and increase availability. SRF Dahej joins an elite group of global facilities advancing the future of industrial automation.
Read the Full Plant of the Year Story: https://www.fieldcommgroup.org/2025-plant-of-the-year-srf
About FieldComm Group:
FieldComm Group is a nonprofit, member-driven global standards organization dedicated to advancing industrial automation through open, interoperable technologies. Founded in 2015, it brings together a diverse community of end users, manufacturers, service providers, universities, and research institutions. The organization promotes standards for industrial communication, device integration, and enterprise connectivity across all manufacturing sectors. Membership is open to companies interested in HART, WirelessHART, HART-IP, FOUNDATION Fieldbus, FDI, FDT/DTM, PA-DIM, and Ethernet-APL technologies. As digital transformation accelerates, FieldComm Group helps industry evolve by simplifying device connectivity and making industrial data more accessible, reliable, and actionable.
