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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> FACE TO FACE<br /> NF: How can the different worlds e.g. shop<br /> floor (the machine tool industry), networking<br /> (the web) plus hardware and software<br /> (metrology) be reconciled?<br /> GL: Because the classical automation<br /> pyramid, from the process itself all the way<br /> up to the corporate level, is disappearing,<br /> cross-level information interchange is<br /> essential. In this context, the Manufacturing<br /> Execution System (MES) operating close to<br /> the process is gaining steadily in<br /> perceived importance.<br /> Unfortunately, it would appear impossible<br /> in the next few years to directly utilise and<br /> evaluate the data from sensors without an<br /> MES. 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