
Flexible thanks to modular design
Portwell has announced the XM-1 IoT gateway. The modular design allows hot-plugging: communication modules can simply be unplugged from the system chassis.
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Portwell has announced the XM-1 IoT gateway. The modular design allows hot-plugging: communication modules can simply be unplugged from the system chassis.

The AVNU Alliance and the EEC announced a cooperation at the end of November in Beijing. Their aim is to promote interoperability in industrial control technology.

At SPS IPC Drives 2017, a total of 17 automation and IT companies confirmed their intention to establish the OPC UA plus TSN communication solution on the market as quickly as possible.

Avnu Alliance / IIC / OPC Foundation
17 automation an information technology suppliers unite to drive interoperability for IIoT and Industrie 4.0 applications. For that the companies are working together with Avnu Alliance, IIC and OPC Foundation.
The successful continuing development of the Industry 4.0 concept depends among other things on smooth orchestration of very different devices. Meaning that central importance attaches to the communication interface between the building blocks.

Rexroth and Bosch Connected Industry were showcasing their jointly developed device portal. OEMs, service providers, and end-users can then efficiently and remotely manage distributed IoT instances.

Hilscher, IBM and X-Integrate demonstrated an intelligent cloud solution for automated quality management in Hall 2.

As part of the big data trend, many new products are coming onto the market - from boards, gateways and data loggers to software and security solutions.

OPC UA forms a universal application interface thanks to its address space, whereas TSN supplements standard Ethernet with real-time properties and allows data transfer rates in the gigabit range. It therefore makes sense to combine the two technologies.
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