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Author Brandl, Dennis.

Title Plant IT : integrating information technology into automated manufacturing / Dennis L. Brandl and Donald E. Brandl
Published [New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Momentum Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 140 pages) : illustrations, digital file
Contents Introduction
MSI basics -- What's in a name? Manufacturing science informatics -- Trust in software engineering methods -- Rules for successful software projects -- Measuring your control programming capability -- Let's get personal
Real-world design -- Stability and consistency in the changing IT world -- Designing for a fallible world -- Focus on avoidance, not on the risk -- Starting off on the right foot
Tools and languages -- Riding the enterprise service bus -- The MIB is here to help -- Manufacturing in the clouds -- Do you speak my language? -- Manufacturing intelligence for smart manufacturing decisions
Practical programming -- Playing in your sandbox -- Moving the ball forward -- USB thumb drive diagnostics -- The future is virtual -- Why to virtualize -- Virtualize now
Cyber security -- Virus and hackers and worms, oh my! -- Bar the windows and tie down your hat -- How much is enough for security? -- Anti-virus protection, is it for you? -- Password protected?
Databases -- Let's put information back into IT -- Sometimes a database is enough -- Learning the mathematics of information -- Practical manufacturing databases
Regulations -- Tracking and tracking on the factory floor -- What's your energy level? -- Don't cloud your compliance data -- Retention and disposition policies, letting go is hard to do!
Building for efficiency -- Cutting costs with manufacturing IT standards -- Network architectures for manufacturing -- The best laid plans, often go astray, without constraints -- SOA for manufacturing
Personnel, equipment, and material -- What's in a name, equipment? -- We live in a material world -- Sometimes it's personnel
Knowledge -- Quick, quick, knowledge management -- Don't drown in manufacturing paperwork -- What's the one right answer, enterprise search for manufacturing? -- "How may I help you?" -- Know when to hold 'em, know how to fold 'em
Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Acronyms -- Index
Summary Information Technology (IT) is an important element of plant floor operations and Dennis Brandl's monthly column on Manufacturing IT in Control Engineering magazine covers IT aspects that are critical to modern manufacturing. This book expands on the magazine's explanations of the concepts and tools needed to achieve higher manufacturing productivity and efficiencies. Written for manufacturing professionals, the book overviews the wide range of IT elements underlying the manufacturing IT environment. It provides you with the information to be conversant in IT elements and to effectively manage and participate in manufacturing IT projects
Analysis Manufacturing Software Informatics
Manufacturing IT
plant floor operations
software engineering real world design considerations
plant floor databases
knowledge management
real-time programming languages
industrial cyber security
Industrial Networks
manufacturing regulations
ISA 95
ISA 99
Service Oriented Architectures
Virtualization in manufacturing
Manufacturing Operations Management
Notes Title from PDF title page (viewed on December 5, 2012)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-132) and index
Subject Manufacturing industries -- Information technology
Manufacturing processes -- Automation.
Information technology.
information technology.
COMPUTERS -- Computer Literacy.
COMPUTERS -- Computer Science.
COMPUTERS -- Data Processing.
COMPUTERS -- Hardware -- General.
COMPUTERS -- Information Technology.
COMPUTERS -- Machine Theory.
COMPUTERS -- Reference.
Information technology
Manufacturing processes -- Automation
Form Electronic book
Author Brandl, Donald E
ISBN 9781606504338
1606504339
Other Titles Plant information technology