The Automation Market: Today’s Technology / Architecture

  • hierarchical
  • tends to centralize control for each plant area
  • think of it as a military structure - you do what your superior says, and no more
  • Vulnerable to unexpected events
  • Current manufacturing strategies exacerbate this vulnerability

Automation Market - 1960’s through 1980’s

 

Automation Market - 1990’s through 2000’s

 

Current automation without HOLONICs

 

 

 

Automation in the future will include HOLONICs

 

 

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