OPC UA plus TSN preferred
Leading automation and information technology suppliers are jointly promoting OPC UA over Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) as the unified communication solution between industrial controllers and to the cloud.
read more...read more...One software grabs it all
Premiering at this year's SPS IPC Drives was Wonderware Prometheus from Schneider Electric: a configuration tool to define, program and document all components of industrial automation - from production control down to I/O level.
read more...FDT en route for Industry 4.0
On Wednesday of the show FDT Group presented its vision for further development of FDT towards Industry 4.0/IIoT. The highlights - a special IIoT server, and release of two FDT specifications.
read more...Cooperating on Internet of Things
At the show Eaton announced its cooperation with T-Systems on Internet of Things (IoT). The shared objective is to present builders of machinery and plant with safe and secure solutions to networking their systems in the cloud.
read more...KVM creates virtual infrastructures
With its KVM technology Black Box intends to both enhance processes and create a longer infrastructure lifecycle.
read more...Capability up to SIL 2/3
Endress+Hauser goes to market again with a radar device for continuous level measurement - for the first time with 80 GHz working frequency for the process industry. Markus Schmid, department manager for level measurement product marketing, scans the background for us.
read more...Line-up for a generation change
SEW-Eurodrive gave visitors to the show a glimpse of the future in hall 3: Starting with the launch of its new Movi-C electronic generation the Bruchsal-based company is ringing in a generation change in technology.
read more...The fruits of cooperation
Presented one year back and debuting here: At this year's show CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) and PI (Profibus & Profinet International) presented a joint specification of their two networking variants CC-Link IE and Profinet.
read more...Browsing and programming
IniNet has integrated more functionality into its web HMI editor, creating more possibilities for browser-based HMI programming. Advantages of this integration, and working with the Revolution Pi platform from Kunbus are detailed by managing director Peter Brügger.
read more...Ethernet cycling at 4 µs
To date, industrial Ethernet protocols have enabled cyclic communication with field devices in a two- or three-digit microsecond span. Texas Instruments now intends to push this limit a whole way down.
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