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    The Open Process Automation Standard (O-PAS) is bringing home the bacon. The "standard of standards" and its real-world applications are generating revenue and earning a living. After eight years of development and testing, O-PAS has achieved its goal of plug-and-play process automation and control, but its benefits don't end there.

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