Automation 2.0: Current trends in factory automation
Jose Luis Martinez Lastra, Iván M. Delamer · 2008
Current technological advances under the umbrella of the Web 2.0 have enabled an unprecedented level of interoperability and information exchange at the factory floor. These advances are leading to a redesign in the way factory automation systems and developed and built. This paper reviews current trends in the domain of factory automation that are leading to a new automation paradigm, identified as Automation 2.0.