无线工业网络联盟（WINA）将成为自动化联合会的最新“宪章成员”，该组织由仪器，系统和自动化协会（ISA）于今年早些时候成立，以担任协会和社会的伞组织制造和处理自动化活动。
WINA is a coalition of industrial end-user companies, technology suppliers, industry organizations, software developers, system integrators, and others interested in the advancement of wireless solutions for industry. WINA will join WBF, formerly the World Batch Forum, and OMAC, the Open Modular Architecture Control Users Group, among charter members of The Automation Federation. Announcement of the new WINA membership was made on Oct. 17.
WINA aims to communicate the benefits of using wireless technology in industrial applications, to improve confidence in wireless technology and access to solutions, and to focus on the end user.
Standards support
“WINA’s dedication to influencing and supporting standards, developing information materials, and forming industry partnerships is consistent with the goals of The Automation Federation,” said Ken Baker, board chairman of The Automation Federation and ISA president. “WINA is a strong organization with a strong identity in the marketplace, and we look forward to helping them increase their successes in the future.”
WINA’s ongoing operational activities focus on education and professional networking. This includes Web seminars, participation in industry trade shows, presentations at industry conferences, and contributions to industry standards activities.
“We are delighted to welcome WINA to The Automation Federation (AF). WINA’s presence will help all of the member companies fulfill a shared mission of facilitating the successful development and application of automation technologies,” said Bruno Kisala, managing director of The Automation Federation. “AF provides a corporate home for WINA and offers collaboration, synergy, autonomy, and stability to the organization.”
“By coordinating our work with the work of the other member organizations, we can more effectively fulfill our mission as an organization,” said WINA Chairman of the Board Hesh Kagan, director, technology marketing and new ventures at Invensys Process Systems, Foxboro, Mass. “We look forward to becoming even more successful by expanding our activities in the global marketplace and leveraging our partnerships in the industry."
自动化联合会
www.automationfederation.org
Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society
www.isa.org
工业无线网络Alliance
www.wina.org
