Organization for Machine Automation and Control | |
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Abbreviation: | OMAC |
Formation: | 1994 |
Leader Title: | Chair |
Leader Name: | Sid Venkatesh |
Parent Organization: | Automation Federation |
Former Name: | Open Modular Architecture Controls |
The Organization for Machine Automation and Control (OMAC) is a global organization that supports the machine automation and operational needs of manufacturing.[1] OMAC, has in conjunction with ISA, created the PackML industry standard for describing the state and transitions of packaging machines.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] OMAC was formed by General Motors in the 1980s under the name Open Modular Architecture Controls to address the problem of each machine having different controls and/or software implementations. In the late 1990s OMAC expanded into the packaging automation industry.[7]