OPC

Open Platform Communication (OPC) is an industry standard that enables communication and interoperability between PLCs and other systems. This allows data to be collected from machines in a standard way and in real-time.

OPC UA is platform-independent and is the standard supported by MES. OPC was formerly known as OLE for Process Control, which stands for Object Linking and Embedding for Process Control.

Infor MES has a built-in OPC Client that is driven by the configuration within the application.