NetworkingThe interface of the future
A smart factory requires end-to-end networking and the integration of production lines into industrial IT. This requires automation devices with powerful communication functions. What requirements must the devices fulfill? An outlook.
<p>Figure 1: Market shares of industrial networks: The study includes estimates from HMS for 2018 based on newly installed nodes in 2017 in the field of factory automation. A node is defined as a machine or device that is connected to an industrial network.</p> © HMS Industrial Networks

