ExxonMobil Readies OPA Test Bed

摘要

Automation World has been following the developments of the Open Process Automation Forum (OPAF) since it first formed in 2017 in response to a request-or rather, a demand-from Exxon-Mobil that industrial control system suppliers work toward an open architecture that is modular, interoperable, scalable, and secure. Within a year, the group (which now has more than 130 members) unveiled the first deliverable, which was the publication of the Open Process Automation Business Guide, a document that outlines the value proposition for the development of an OPAF standard.