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Citation
(1999), "An open market for controllers", Assembly Automation, Vol. 19 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/aa.1999.03319dab.010
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 1999, MCB UP Limited
An open market for controllers
Keywords Electrical, Control systems
ERA Technology has now published the proceedings from the recent "open control systems for the new millennium" conference, These proceedings will provide a useful reference tool for anyone dealing with electrical controls in an office or factory environment.
The conference papers examine many issues surrounding control systems including the advantages of open control, the possibility of a move to PLC from PC based control, the importance of an international standard and the advances being made in the man-machine interface.
Readers can obtain copies of the conference proceedings of "Open control systems for the new millennium" (ERA Report 98-0844) at the cost of £90 (£80 to ERA Technical Services Scheme members) from Publications, ERA Technology Ltd, Cleeve Road, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 7SA, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1372 367014, Fax: +44 (0) 1372 377927, E-mail: pub.sales@era.co.uk