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Indu-Sol has developed the Promesh P10X diagnostic switch for Profinet and Industrial Ethernet. Integrated sensors monitor parameters that ensure communication quality.
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Indu-Sol has developed the Promesh P10X diagnostic switch for Profinet and Industrial Ethernet. Integrated sensors monitor parameters that ensure communication quality.

As requirements change during the lifetime of a project or in the life cycle of an application, the PLCnext Technology ecosystem from Phoenix Contact now also offers a pluggable solution in addition to the subsequent loading of functions from the PLCnext Store.

The OPC Foundation's Field Level Communications Initiative was established at SPS 2018. Three years later, its President Stefan Hoppe announces a similar initiative for cloud activities. An update.

dataFEED OPC Suite Extended from Softing is software for OPC UA and OPC Classic communication and cloud connectivity in a single product.

Mobile routers from Lucom's 'v3-Smart' series enable the secure connection of systems, machines or entire LAN networks to the Internet via mobile radio.

Murrelektronik is expanding its business model and offering 'Vario-X', an automation platform that brings sensors and actuators into the field in a decentralized manner without the need for a control cabinet. A digital twin is also on board.
EKS Engel offers two Ethernet media converters that transmit the signals bit by bit instead of using a switching process - a unique selling point according to the company.

Lütze has optimized the well-known 'LOCC-Box' family for electronic load monitoring in terms of simplified installation, connection technology and control cabinet performance. The upgrade enables the LOCC-Box to be installed in the control cabinet completely tool-free.
Three years after its launch, the OPC Foundation's Field Level Communications (FLC) initiative has now completed the second release candidate - a multi-vendor installation demonstrates the progress made.
With the TSN Testbed, the ISW in Stuttgart is supporting the establishment of a deterministic and open network standard in production facilities. Florian Frick describes the status quo.