Industrial control applications in Thailand: electronic and machinery sectors

This paper presents a comprehensive technology status review on the current situation of industrial control applications in Thailand. The review focuses on two main industries of the country, i.e. electronics and machinery. It acquires insight of applications to explore the underlying technology. The findings reveal that there is great interest and effort in utilizing control approach to solve industrial problems in both industries. Rapid growth of control applications is driven by the microprocessor-embedded system technology, which is very cost effective, user friendly and available worldwide. Furthermore, recent trends of control system technology that would be relevant to future industrial needs are analysed.