Standardization Digital Product Passport (www.computer-automation.de)
OPC Foundation cooperates with CEN and CENELEC
The OPC Foundation concludes a liaison agreement with CEN and CENELEC. The aim is to standardize interoperable solutions for the Digital Product Passport in Europe on the basis of open and system-agnostic standards.
read more...TSN/A Conference 2025 | September 24, 11:30... (www.computer-automation.de)
IEEE TSN Stream Configuration in UAFX Connection Manager
This talk elaborates on the OPC UA FX adoption of IEEE TSN as a transport layer, reflecting on UAFX integration of the CNC/CUC concept and network configuration.
read more...Digital Product Passport (www.computer-automation.de)
OPC Foundation and Catena-X join Forces
The Catena-X Automotive Network and the OPC Foundation are launching a strategic collaboration. The aim is a standardized, cross-company data exchange that will also support the implementation of the EU requirements for the Digital Product Passport from 2027.
read more...TSN/A Conference 2025 (www.computer-automation.de)
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The program of the TSN/A Conference 2025 has been announced! On September 23 and 24, the international community from industry, research and development will once again meet in Stuttgart to discuss the latest developments in Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN). New this year: Workshop “IT/OT Convergence with OPC UA FX and TSN”
read more...Wire Harness Manufacturing (www.computer-automation.de)
New OPC UA Companion Specification published
The OPC UA Companion Specification for wire harness manufacturing (OPC 40570) has been officially published. The standard is the result of a joint initiative by the VDMA Productronic and Machine Information Interoperability departments in collaboration with the OPC Foundation.
read more...ODVA, OPC Foundation, PI and VDMA (www.computer-automation.de)
Specification for interoperable energy management published
Precise energy consumption data is needed to achieve climate-neutral production. A consortium has now published a specification for interoperable and efficient energy management in industrial automation and process automation.
read more...OPC Foundation and IDSA (www.polyformnext.de)
Secure data exchange for the industry
The OPC Foundation and the International Data Spaces Association (IDSA) are working together to enable the secure and controlled exchange of data in industry. This involves linking the widely used OPC UA system with so-called international data spaces.
read more...OPC Foundation and IDSA (www.computer-automation.de)
OPC UA connects devices with international data rooms
The OPC Foundation and the International Data Spaces Association (IDSA) are working together to improve interoperability and data governance in the automation industry.
read more...OPC Foundation (www.computer-automation.de)
OPC UA »models« the cloud world
The OPC Foundation Cloud Initiative was launched in April of this year. At the SPS, Stefan Hoppe, President of the OPC Foundation, announced a breakthrough in efforts, so to speak.
read more...Entering the IT world (www.industrial-production.de)
Via REST to DataSpaces and Metaverse
In recent years, the OPC Foundation has positioned OPC UA over MQTT as a standardized implementation of edge/cloud communication up to IoT providers such as AWS and Azure.
read more...Interview with Stefan Hoppe, OPC Foundation (www.industrial-production.de)
"You can hardly refuse OPC UA"
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