AUTOMATION WITH A PRODUCTION CONTROL-SYSTEM

Automation of the production process has been and still is an importan t means of lowering production costs. Present-day concepts of a ''lean '' manufacturing process additionally necessitate an intensive communi cation between different areas in the company. The production control system described here, which is operated in the plastics processing di vision of a large supplier, performs the change of information needed for the purpose and condenses the information coming from production.