Total Control Products: Web-based factory automation

Total Control Products (Melrose Park, IL) has issued a white paper on leveraging Internet technologies to streamline the flow of data and information on the plant floor.

Nov 30, 1998

Describes the FactoryWeb concept, whereby each machine becomes a web server for easier distribution of I/O signals, machine data and settings, control programs and other information. Benefits are said to include better scalability and easier integration.

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Total Control Products: Web-based factory automation

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