Featuring contributions from major technology vendors, industry consortia, and government and private research establishments, the Industrial Communication Tech

The Industrial Communication Technology Handbook focuses on current and newly emerging communication technologies and systems that are evolving in response to t

Today's manufacturing environment is characterised by significant change in the way it is able to respond to its business objectives. Companies now face new cha

If there exists a single term that summarizes the key to success in modern industrial automation, the obvious choice would be integration. Integration is critic

The proceedings of a congress concerning Open Communications, the basis for cost effective Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM), are presented. The congress