The concept Lean Web Automation (LWA) describes a new approach for web-based operation of automation devices in distributed systems, which can be used flexible by means of compact and low-cost software without installation expense on the client side. A dynamic process data transfer in the TCP/IP network is implemented by a javabased application model. This model uses a process data proxy to create at web clients an interface to process data of a remote automation device. A first practical realization of the LWA is the software toolkit Web Access Kit for OPC, which uses OPC as the interface to the process.

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        Since approx. 2 - 3 years, under the keyword