the data from PLCs on the factory floor simultaneously tracking individual Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 475components on the production line from raw material to finished parts. These data collected bythe MES system is analyzed and is helps in production planning.The findings indicate that EthernetIP based systems are much better than hardwired systems as itreduces the clutter and enables a more significant size of data to be exchanged.The findings also indicate that industrial automation technology is
professor in the Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology department at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She serves as director of AdvanceRIT and the senior faculty associate to the provost for Women Faculty. She received RIT’s Isaac L. Jordan Faculty Pluralism award in 2016 and Edwina Award in 2012 for significant contributions to gender diversity at RIT. Her research interests include gender equity in higher education and the development and characterization of sustainable polymers. MARCOS ESTERMAN has over 25 years of combined experience in industrial and academic settings. He is a professor in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he teaches systems engineering and
Society for Engineering Education ETD 315BiographyWM. TED EVANS is a professor of Engineering Technology at the University of Toledo. His educationalbackground includes a BSEE in 1971 and MSEE in 1975. He received the PhD in Industrial Engineering in May2005. Mr. Evans was also a practicing controls electrical engineer in industry for 15 years. Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Education