4. The template-based supervisory process control and manufacturing information application development facility of claim 1 further comprising a toolkit for developing new object templates and importing the new object templates into the object template library.
4. The template-based supervisory process control and manufacturing information application development facility of claim 1 further comprising a toolkit for developing new object templates and importing the new object templates into the object template library. 13. The template-based supervisory process control and manufacturing information application development facility of claim 4 wherein the toolkit comprises a test container for testing a component of an application object within the development facility.