Standards Provide Hidden Benefits

Standards provide great benefits to users of control products. Standards save time in training, installation, and troubleshooting. About 40 years ago, the RS274 G-code and M-code standard established a common standard outlining how motion is programmed for CNC controllers. Another standard was, and...

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Published in:Manufacturing Engineering 2007-01, Vol.138 (1), p.18-18
Main Author: Rapp, Karl
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication
Control equipment
Cost control
Cost reduction
Electricians
End users
Engineers
Ethernet
Interfaces
Open standards
Quality control
Software
Standardization
Trouble shooting
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Summary:Standards provide great benefits to users of control products. Standards save time in training, installation, and troubleshooting. About 40 years ago, the RS274 G-code and M-code standard established a common standard outlining how motion is programmed for CNC controllers. Another standard was, and is, the 10 V interface between motion controllers and the electrical/hydraulic drive systems. The wide use of OPC communication is a good example of a de facto standard. Users can evaluate and choose standards based on technical details, but should not lose sight of the bigger picture in cost savings: reduced training; more efficiency with common languages; healthy competition of many vendors; and broad and global acceptance. These savings come mainly from adoption of Open Standards.
ISSN:0361-0853