Plant IT : integrating information technology into automated manufacturing / Dennis L. Brandl and Donald E. Brandl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brandl, Dennis L., author.

Brandl, Donald E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manufacturing processes--Automation.

Manufacturing processes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (154 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Momentum Press, LLC, 2012.

Language Note:

English

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.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-89610-9

1-60650-433-9

OCLC:

818867104