Title :
A path to industrial adoption of distributed control technology
Author_Institution :
TCS (NZ) Ltd., Hamilton, New Zealand
Abstract :
This paper discusses prospects of commercial application of IEC61499 standard based on past experiences and the future research & development plans of TCS (NZ) Ltd. The global trends in distributed control are analysed along with specific requirements of industries in New Zealand. A collaborative approach is considered to be the best path to industrial incubation and adoption of the technology, thereby turning the vision of distributed control into reality and it is possible to do within the next two years.
Keywords :
IEC standards; distributed control; groupware; manufacturing industries; IEC61499 standard; collaborative approach; distributed control technology; industrial adoption; industrial incubation; research & development plan; Canning; Distributed control; Electrical equipment industry; Fertilizers; Industrial control; Manufacturing automation; Manufacturing industries; Metals industry; Process control; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Informatics, 2005. INDIN '05. 2005 3rd IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9094-6
DOI :
10.1109/INDIN.2005.1560357
