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John S. Rinaldi

John S. Rinaldi is CEO of Real Time Automation, Inc. Established in 1989, Real Time Automation, Inc. specializes in making easy-to-use connectivity products, source code protocol stacks and OEM solutions for use by control engineers on factory floors everywhere.

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    The Eight Types of Data Context

    Without context, manufacturing data is worthless. Here's what to consider to turn digital junkyards into gold nugget insights.
    By: John S. Rinaldi
    11 February, 2026 | 4 minutes
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    The Crucial Role of Data Conditioning in Smart Manufacturing

    Without addressing the diverse and complex nature of data—whether it comes from different equipment standards or varying measurement formats—the full potential of Smart Manufacturing cannot be realized.
    By: Real Time Automation, Inc., John S. Rinaldi
    06 September, 2024 | 2 minutes
    Sponsored By Real Time Automation, Inc.
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    Four Huge Potholes on the Road to Manufacturing’s Digital Transformation!

    The Road to Digital Transformation isn’t a superhighway; it is rough with unexpected twists and turns. You’ll want to use your old pickup and not your new Tesla.
    By: Real Time Automation, Inc., John S. Rinaldi
    13 November, 2023 | 6 minutes
    Sponsored By Real Time Automation, Inc.
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    How Does DH+ Compare to Ethernet?

    Because DH+ is many years older than Ethernet, it's not not nearly as fast, sophisticated or flexible. However, it supported the manufacturing applications of its time very well.
    By: Real Time Automation, Inc., John S. Rinaldi
    16 May, 2023 | 2 minutes
    Sponsored By Real Time Automation, Inc.
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    Five Recommendations for Reliable EtherNet/IP Control Systems

    The search for reliable, practical information on building EtherNet/IP subnetworks on Ethernet for factory floor manufacturing systems is over. This article was originally published in the Automation 2021: Control Systems Ebook.
    By: Real Time Automation, Inc., John S. Rinaldi
    15 September, 2021 | 8 minutes
    Sponsored By Real Time Automation, Inc.
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    How OPC UA Clients Discover Servers (Part 2)

    By John Renaldi, Real Time Automation OPC UA Discovery has a very flexible and sophisticated mechanism for Client devices to find and identify Server devices. This article is the second of two articles that explain that how OPC UA Device Discovery works.
    By: Real Time Automation, Inc., John S. Rinaldi
    15 December, 2015 | 6 minutes
    Sponsored By Real Time Automation, Inc.
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    How OPC UA Clients Discover Servers (Part 3)

    OPC UA created a more robust and flexible mechanism that works equally well on the factory floor with embedded devices as it does in the Enterprise with IT devices. This article is the first of two articles that explain that how OPC UA Device Discovery works.
    By: Real Time Automation, Inc., John S. Rinaldi
    02 December, 2015 | 6 minutes
    Sponsored By Real Time Automation, Inc.
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