How open systems support end users

[...]many DCS vendors now view their roles as system integrators providing services to end user companies, rather than as manufacturers of proprietary product lines. Representative organizations that consider technological standards and industry development include NAMUR (a German process industry a...

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Published in:Control Engineering 2021-04, Vol.68 (4), p.30-33
Main Authors: Yamazaki, Masaru, Nakagawa, Wataru
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Audio data
Automation
Communication
Cooperation
Design
Distributed control systems
End users
Industrial development
Integrators
Internet of Things
Interoperability
Manufacturers
Market positioning
Modularity
Open systems
Optimization
Product development
Product lines
Proprietary
Software
Systems development
User groups
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Summary:[...]many DCS vendors now view their roles as system integrators providing services to end user companies, rather than as manufacturers of proprietary product lines. Representative organizations that consider technological standards and industry development include NAMUR (a German process industry automation system user group) and the Open Process Automation Forum (OPAF), the group that develops open process automation (O-PAS) systems. In the case of NOA, an independent domain called monitoring and optimization is prepared separately from existing systems to directly acquire data from new sensors (such as vibration, audio, corrosion, odor), robots, drones, and other equipment. [...]companies can cooperate on solving end user issues, while leveraging their internal strengths.
ISSN:0010-8049
2163-4076