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Professional Organizations
The
World Batch Forum is a non-profit,
professional organization established to promote the exchange of
information related to the management, operation, and automation
of batch process manufacturing. In addition to hosting an annual
conference with formal presentations and technical papers, the WBF
provides organization, management, and structure to facilitate networking
among its members and sharing of knowledge and information related
to all aspects of batch processing.
The
Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation
Society is a global, nonprofit, educational organization connecting
people and ideas in automation. The Society fosters advancement in
the theory, design, manufacture, and use of sensors, instruments,
computers, and systems for automation in a wide variety of applications.
ISA also is a technical training organization, a publisher of books,
magazines, and standards, and provides certifications for industry
professionals.
The OMAC
Packaging Workgroup (OPW) is one of three primary workgroups of OMAC,
a users group formed to establish a repository of tools and deliverables
and facilitate global standards among manufacturing end-users and
equipment builders. OPW focuses on packaging operations and is leveraging
S88 to define standards to equipment construction and connection to
the enterprise. (Note that ISA and OMAC have agreed to merge with ISA
being the parent organization. OMAC still maintains a separate web site
at this time.)