Moving Java to the factory

  • Authors:
  • Robert W. Atherton

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Spectrum
  • Year:
  • 1998

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Abstract

Already being adopted for traditional enterprise computing tasks, Java technology is also making its way into manufacturing facilities. However, the programming language is still missing a few capabilities that must somehow be added if it is to handle real-time operations in industrial control without a hitch