Schneider Electric Calls for Greater Cooperation Around Interoperability
With a software development focus around IEC 61499, a new alliance with Wood, and continued work with the Open Process Automation Forum and ZVEI, Schneider Electric helps push the universal automation concept.
Feb 11th, 2021
A few years ago at the annual ARC Advisory Group’s Forum, ExxonMobil made clear its intention to use of open, interoperable automation and control systems a move that ran counter to many technology suppliers’ business models built on closed, proprietary systems. Following from that announcement, the Open Process Automation Forum (OPAF) was launched to help direct and coordinate efforts around helping ExxonMobil’s vision become a reality for industrial manufacturers and processors as a whole.