With an investment of 23.7 million yuan sponsored by the State Planning Commission, Nation Engineering Research Center of industrial Automation(NERCIA) was founded at Zhejiang University in Dec.1991.NERCIA focuses on researches into standardized, serialized and commercialized technologies which have great influences on the national economy. transferring these key technologies to large and medium-sized Chinese enterprises, developing automation instruments and equipment such as DCS and FieldBus control systems, and developing computerized plant-wide automation systems, advanced control software and optimization software. Through the accumulation and cultivation of a well-structured research team with academically qualified and creative members. NERCIA possesses a strong capacity in both theoretical and applied researches.