SCADA and EMS Gateways
Both EMS and SCADA are well recognized as important strategic assets in today's utility business environment. A substation automation control system called supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) uses computers, networked data communications, and graphical user interfaces to monitor machinery and processes.
It also includes sensors and other gadgets that connect to machinery or process plants, including programmable logic controllers. The goal of general manufacturing process automation is to save electricity.