<s>
The	O
Weihenstephan	B-Application
Standards	I-Application
(	O
"	O
Weihenstephaner	O
Standard	O
"	O
in	O
German	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
WS	O
"	O
in	O
shorthand	O
,	O
are	O
communication	O
interfaces	O
for	O
machine	O
data	B-Algorithm
acquisition	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weihenstephan	O
libraries	O
have	O
been	O
developed	O
for	O
production	O
data	B-Algorithm
acquisition	I-Algorithm
in	O
bottling	O
and	O
packaging	O
plants	O
(	O
WS	O
Pack	O
)	O
,	O
food	O
industry	O
plants	O
(	O
WS	O
Food	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
bakery	O
industry	O
(	O
WS	O
Bake	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
processes	O
within	O
the	O
brewing	O
industry	O
(	O
WS	O
Brew	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
libraries	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
connect	O
the	O
plants	O
industrial	O
equipment	O
within	O
the	O
production	O
processes	O
to	O
higher-level	O
management	O
and	O
control	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
data	B-Algorithm
acquisition	I-Algorithm
systems	I-Algorithm
(	O
SCADA	O
)	O
or	O
Manufacturing	B-Application
Execution	I-Application
Systems	I-Application
(	O
MES	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Weihenstephan	B-Application
Standards	I-Application
,	O
the	O
physical	O
interface	O
specification	O
,	O
specification	O
of	O
the	O
interface	O
content	O
,	O
recommendations	O
for	O
data	O
evaluation	O
and	O
reporting	O
are	O
defined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Weihenstephan	B-Application
Standards	I-Application
2000	O
comprise	O
the	O
guidelines	O
for	O
standard	O
BDE	O
specifications	O
for	O
bottling	O
plants	O
;	O
the	O
Weihenstephan	B-Application
Standards	I-Application
2005	O
describe	O
the	O
interfaces	O
and	O
data	O
provision	O
for	O
bottling	O
and	O
packaging	O
plants	O
in	O
the	O
beverage	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Weihenstephan	B-Application
standards	I-Application
are	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
automation	O
pyramid	O
as	O
a	O
link	O
between	O
the	O
production	O
management	O
level	O
and	O
the	O
process	O
control	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
industry-specific	O
reports	O
and	O
evaluation	O
examples	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Weihenstephan	B-Application
Standards	I-Application
.	O
</s>
