SPS Connect 25.11. - 15:45 - 16:05
OPC UA for the field level - the status quo
The OPC Foundation's Field Level Communications (FLC) initiative was launched with the aim of bringing OPC UA to the field level and thus has the potential to change industrial communication in the long term and to the benefit of all market participants.
The aim is to create an open, standardized and consistent communication solution that covers all relevant requirements and application scenarios in factory automation and the process industry, such as motion, safety and determinism. Supporters of the initiative include the world's largest automation manufacturers.
The presentation will explain the solution approach of the FLC initiative, as well as the current status quo and the further roadmap with regard to the controller-to-controller (C2C) and controller-to-device (C2D) use cases.
Peter Lutz, Director Field Level Communications of the OPC Foundation, welcomes you to the presentation "OPC UA for the field level - the status quo".
Date: November 25, 15:45 - 16:05
About Peter Lutz
Peter Lutz studied electrical engineering at the University of Stuttgart, majoring in engineering information technology and graduating in 1994. He then worked as a research assistant at the Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units (ISW) at the University of Stuttgart, focusing on open control architectures and industrial communication.
He then spent 18 years as Managing Director of the user organization Sercos International e.V. before joining the OPC Foundation as Director Field Level Communications in April 2019. He is a member of numerous national and international standardization committees, including IEC and IEEE.
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