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. 9. The template-based supervisory process control and manufacturing information application development facility of claim 4 wherein the toolkit comprises a set of components including a base object template.