Cutbacks in operations and increasing factory automation have reduced the workforce to its present day total of 190.

Schlumberger is also talking about getting into factory automation.

The company also makes computer terminals, software for factory automation and notebook computers.

Another common application was real-time process control and factory automation.

This has applications in factory automation, medical imaging and even defense.

Now the focus is on growth sectors like factory automation.

Demand for the company's core products - factory automation and electric power plants - has slumped.

Further, factory automation and climate control often produce a superior product.

After pouring energy into factory automation the inventive Japanese want to do the same for people's houses and flats.

Examples include factory automation and large on-line financial networks.