Abstract—In this paper, an adaptive output following control based on command generator tracker (CGT) is proposed and applied to networked aluminum plate thermal process. One of the most important problems is the time delay in networked control system (NCS). An explorative technique is that the system with time delays is approximated as high order lag system. A fixed output feedback gain is discussed to guarantee robust stability of the system with delays. Meanwhile, the adaptive following control scheme is investigated to deal with the effect of network delay and uncertainties. Finally, networked control system for an aluminum plate thermal process is constructed and simulation and experimental results are given to show the effectiveness of the proposed design scheme compared with non-adaptive control approach.