An automation system includes function-providing components which offer functions, function-using components which access the functions, and at least one intermediary component. The function-providing components are configured to register with the intermediary component. The function-using components are configured to register with the intermediary component. When the function-using components require access to a specific function, they request from the at least one intermediary component a function-providing component that offers the specific function, wherein, if such a function-providing component is registered with the at least one intermediary component, the at least one intermediary component enables access to the specific function for the function-using component.

A work machine for performing a predetermined task through electronic cam control causes a master axis and a slave axis to return to have the correlation following an electronic cam profile after stop of electronic cam control. A predetermined position, which is a position of a slave axis drive corresponding to a cam angle of the stopped master axis, is obtained based on an electronic cam profile in response to stop of synchronization control over a master axis drive and the slave axis drive performed in the work machine. In response to the stopped slave axis drive being determined to be at a position deviating from the predetermined position, a return path is calculated based on the predetermined position and an interference section, in a range of cycles for the slave axis drive, in which the slave axis drive interferes with the workpiece for the predetermined task.

A system and method for providing prescriptive analytics in an industrial process wherein a machine tap collects raw performance data from a machine, a machine user interface collects context data on operation of the machine, a server aggregates the performance data and context data, and an analytics engine analyzes the performance data and context data and generates analytics data. An alert engine compares the performance data, context data, and analytics data against a trigger definition, creates an alert if the trigger definition is satisfied, and sends the alert to a remote device to provide prescriptive guidance for improving process performance.

A device for diagnosing a valve failure of a fuel cell system is capable of accurately and quickly determining whether an integrated valve in a fuel cell system is operated abnormally, and preventing problems caused by the operation abnormality of the integrated valve.

A distributed networking system and protocol is provided to a networking system with a modular design. The distributed networking system may include a networking system, modules, control module, user interface module, input/output module, network module, data transmission network, hybrid modules and composite modules. A method to interface with accessories of a system with a modular design using the distributed networking system and protocol is also provided.

A distributed networking system and protocol is provided to a networking system with a modular design. The distributed networking system may include a networking system, modules, control module, user interface module, input/output module, network module, data transmission network, hybrid modules and composite modules. A method to interface with accessories of a system with a modular design using the distributed networking system and protocol is also provided.

Provided is a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, comprising: a first device; one or more sensors that detect physical quantities indicating a state of the first device; a first calculation circuit that calculates one or more feature quantities of the first device from the detected physical quantities; and a failure prediction circuit that monitors a temporal change in the one or more feature quantities calculated in the first calculation circuit, and stops receiving a new substrate when a duration for which a degree of deviation of the one or more feature quantities from those at a normal time is increasing exceeds a first time, and/or when a number of increases and decreases per unit time in the degree of deviation of the one or more feature quantities from those at the normal time exceeds a first number.

Provided are a failure prediction support device, a failure prediction support method, and a failure prediction support program, by which a user can easily know an abnormality in time series data relating to an apparatus. The failure prediction support device includes: a difference detection part, acquiring actual machine time series data being time series data relating to control of an apparatus and simulation time series data being time series data relating to control of the simulated apparatus, and detecting a difference between the actual machine time series data and the simulation time series data; a determination part, determining whether or not the difference satisfies a condition predetermined in relation to an abnormality in the actual machine time series data; and a notification processing part, notifying that the difference has been detected when it is determined that the difference satisfies the condition.

Updating performance of a display screen in a terminal device that displays a screen for remotely monitoring an object to be controlled by a control device is appropriately maintained. An information device for factory automation connected to the control device that controls an object communicates with a terminal device having a display capable of displaying a screen for remotely monitoring the control device. The screen includes one or more components. The screen data for displaying the screen includes attributes of the respective components relating to the display, and a logic executed by the programmable indicator to determine the attribute values. When the terminal device displays a screen, the programmable indicator transmits the attributes and attribute values of the respective components in the screen data to the terminal device.

An integrated circuit device may include programmable logic circuitry on a first integrated circuit die and memory that includes compute-in-memory circuitry on a second die. The programmable logic circuitry may be programmed with a circuit design that operates on a first set of data. The compute-in-memory circuitry of the memory may perform an arithmetic operation using the first set of data from the programmable logic circuitry and a second set of data stored in the memory.