Title :
Automation 2.0: Current trends in factory automation
Author :
Lastra, Jose L Martinez ; Delamer, Ivan M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Production Eng., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere
Abstract :
Current technological advances under the umbrella of the Web 2.0 have enabled an unprecedented level of interoperability and information exchange at the factory floor. These advances are leading to a redesign in the way factory automation systems and developed and built. This paper reviews current trends in the domain of factory automation that are leading to a new automation paradigm, identified as Automation 2.0.
Keywords :
Internet; factory automation; Web 2.0; factory automation systems; factory floor; information exchange; interoperability; Design automation; Field buses; Hardware; History; Manufacturing automation; Production facilities; Sensor systems; Service oriented architecture; Temperature sensors; Web services;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Informatics, 2008. INDIN 2008. 6th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Daejeon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2170-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1935-4576
DOI :
10.1109/INDIN.2008.4618308
