Despite the enormous benefit that has accrued to society from control technology and the continued vitality of control science as a research field, there is broad consensus that the practitioners of control and the academic research community are insufficiently engaged with each other. We explore this concern with reference to the oft-cited theory/practice gap but also from an industry perspective. The core of this article is comprised of ten “messages,” intended primarily for researchers interested in the practical impact of their work, that we hope shed insight on the industry mindset. Results from surveys and other data are cited to underpin the points. Some educational synergies between industry and academia are also noted. To highlight the continuing relevance of control science to industry, several recent examples of successful, deployed advanced control solutions are presented. The authors of this article are members of the IFAC Industry Committee, formally established in 2017 with objectives that include (per the updated IFAC Constitution) “increasing industry participation in and impact from IFAC activities.”

尽管控制技术已给社会带来了巨大的好处，并且控制科学作为研究领域仍然具有生命力，但人们普遍认为控制的实践者与学术研究界之间的互动不足。我们参考经常被引用的理论/实践差距以及行业角度来探讨这种关注。本文的核心由十个“消息”组成，主要是针对对他们的工作的实际影响感兴趣的研究人员的，我们希望他们对行业的思维方式有深入的了解。引用调查结果和其他数据来支持这些观点。还指出了行业与学术界之间的一些教育协同作用。为了强调控制科学与工业的持续联系，最近的一些成功案例是：介绍了已部署的高级控制解决方案。本文的作者是IFAC行业委员会的成员，该委员会于2017年正式成立，其目标包括（根据最新的IFAC章程）“增加行业对IFAC活动的参与和影响”。