December 1995 / State Of The Art

Manufacturing Data	New systems for data acquisition supply the senses, nervous systems, and brains needed to monitor and control manufacturing operations - by Edmund X. DeJesus, Senior Editor
A Fine MES Data Flow from MES to Shop Floor MES Fits Between Planning and Control Systems A New Dimension in Bar Codes A Symbol of the Times Still Legible After All This Damage The Case for Object Orientation: TI+OO=MES	Real-time manufacturing execution systems bridge the gap between planning and the plant floor - by Jim Esch
If AI Ran The Zoo Combined Effects of Fuzzy Adjustments Hybrid Control System	Hybrid systems with neural nets and fuzzy logic are controlling complex manufacturing processes - by Lawrence Gould
Keep The Data Moving The Weather-Proof Badger Computer Boards Goes Full Range Pen*Key 6600 DaqCard Does Notebooks Measure for Windows Measures Up Buying Rugged Hand-Held Computers Shopping List	Hand-held computers and PC cards make mobile data acquisition in the factory or field possible -- but be aware of the trade-offs and pitfalls - by Claire Tristram

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