Event Technologies' GELLO Soft Control Selected by Intel for Plant Floor Upgrade

Strategic Insights -

Event Technologies' flagship product, GELLO soft control, has been chosen by Intel Corp. for its first PC-based soft logic solution on its plant floors. The selection was made after evaluating several key criteria, including increased efficiency, improved reliability, and enhanced ergonomics. GELLO's portability, cross-platform solution, and scalability were major factors in its selection.

Key Takeaways:

  • GELLO soft control, developed by Event Technologies, Inc., has been selected by Intel Corp. for its first PC-based soft logic solution on its plant floors.
  • The selection was made after evaluating several key criteria, including increased efficiency, improved reliability, and enhanced ergonomics.
  • GELLO offers a highly portable, cross-platform solution that has been proven to run on a variety of units, from embedded computers running on DOS to high-powered workstations using the Windows NT operating system.
  • The software employs object-oriented technology, allowing programs to be easily used over and over again in similar or identical configurations.
  • GELLO's design criteria include determinism, financial viability, and ease of programming, making it an attractive solution for Intel's plant floor upgrade.
  • The involvement of electrical engineers trained as programmers is minimized, as designing a program in GELLO is similar to putting together a schematic.
  • Event Technologies' software uses graphical icons familiar to control engineers, linking the icons into fully functional computer programs.

Statistics:

  • GELLO soft control has been selected by Intel Corp. for its first PC-based soft logic solution.
  • The software has been proven to run on a variety of units, including embedded computers running on DOS and high-powered workstations using the Windows NT operating system.
  • GELLO's design criteria include determinism, financial viability, and ease of programming.
  • The involvement of electrical engineers trained as programmers is minimized, as designing a program in GELLO requires only basic computer knowledge.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, "Event Technologies' GELLO Soft Control Selected by Intel for Plant Floor Upgrade" (March 6, 1998)
  • Event Technologies, Inc. (press release)