Wireless is not a new world. But that doesn’t mean it is simple. Fortunately, radio has developed in the context of standards almost since the beginning. Here, we look at some of the nomenclature and high-level thinking required for wireless automation.

  (Sidebar to "Minimum Inventory Maximum Productivity" from the January 2008 issue of Automation World)

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