Glossary
Definitions of technical terms often used within automation and manufacturing industries.
- AGV
- Automated Guided Vehicle
- API
- Application Program Interface
- AS/RS or ASRS
- Automated Storage and Retrieval System
- BIM
- Building Information Modeling
- CAD
- Computer-aided design
- CAM
- Computer-aided manufacturing
- Capex
- Capital Expenditure
- CNC
- Computer Numerical Control
- CSIA
- Control Systems Integration Association
- ERP
- Enterprise Resource Planning
- HMI
- Human Machine Interface
- HTTP
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol
- IIOT
- Industrial Internet of Things
- IT/OT
- Information Technology & Operational Technology
- LIMS
- Laboratory Information Management System
- MATV
- Multiple Access Television
- MCC
- Motor Control Center
- M&E
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- M&E
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- MES
- Manufacturing Execution System
- MSB
- Main switchboard
- MSSQL
- Microsoft SQL Server
- OEE
- Overall Equipment Effectiveness
- OEM
- Original Equipment Manufacturer
- OMAC
- Organization for Machine Automation and Control
- OPC
- Open Platform Communications
- FSM
- Finite State Machines
- PFD
- Process Flow Diagram
- PLC
- Programmable Logic Controller
- REST
- Representational State Transfer
- SBMOM
- Small Business Manufacturing Operations Management
- SCADA
- Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
- SI
- System Integrator
- SPC
- Statistical Process Control
- UAV
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
- UX
- User Experience
- WMS
- Warehouse Management System