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PLCOpen and OPC Foundation release new edition of PLCopen OPC-UA Client for IEC 61131-3
The original version 1.0 was published 2 years ago. With a better user interface and better usability, users can specify function blocks that deal with a “List” feature, and work easier with sets of data like variables or nodes. -
Beckhoff to highlight Smart Factory concepts at Pack Expo
Visitors to the Beckhoff booth will have the opportunity to use their own smartphones to interact with PC-based control demos. Beckhoff will also show an augmented reality and HMI proof of concept in the form of Microsoft HoloLens connected to Beckhoff IoT demos. -
EnOcean announces appointment of Neil Cannon as company president
In this position, Cannon will develop EnOcean's business in the North American market and strengthen the company's position as a supplier of wireless technology for self-powered Internet of Things applications. -
Evolving Towards the Industrial IoT
By Bob McIlvride, Skkynet Amidst all the conversation and occasional hype about the Industrial IoT, there has been cautious but steadily increasing implementation. Here are some questions to consider when evaluating an IIoT solution, to help cultivate an evolutionary approach -
OPC Foundation, PLCopen and OMAC start OPC UA communications collaboration
Collaborative efforts by standards organizations, such as OMAC, OPC Foundation, and PLCopen, align with the Industrial Internet Consortium's goal to ultimately identify and define building blocks for interoperability that help make smart factories and IIoT possible. -
OPC UA PubSub: Bringing the Power of the Cloud to Industrial Automation
By Randy Armstrong, Sparhawk Software The widespread deployment of cloud based solutions has many factory operators wondering how they can take advantage of it to streamline their operations. The needs of these users have been the driving force behind the OPC UA PubSub Specification. -
Honeywell's Matrikon OPC UA SDK selected by Emerson for Machinery Health System
Honeywell’s OPC UA stack is initially deployed in the new CSI 6500 ATG protection system. Evaluation for further deployment within Emerson Process Management is ongoing. -
Book Excerpt + Author Q&A: Automation Network Selection
The third edition of Automation Network Selection can help you make better decisions about the selection of equipment and communications networks. -
How to Integrate Industrial and Information Networks
A converged IT & OT network architecture achieves seamless integration both horizontally, across multiple sites, & vertically, from shop floor to top floor. -
JMA Wireless enables connectivity at World Trade Center Transportation Hub
The JMA Wireless’ Teko DAS (distributed antenna system) has been deployed to ensure wireless network coverage throughout the Vehicle Security Center (VSC), the subway platforms, bus station, loading docks, and the Westfield World Trade Center mall. -
NEXCOM Fully Depicts Cloud-Infused Industry 4.0
NEXCOM demonstrates how it harnesses the technology of edge to cloud connectivity, cloud-based machine learning and cognitive computing to tap into the power of big data analytics to improve factory operations. -
Huawei joins Zigbee Alliance board of directors
Huawei is the 15th member of the ZigBee Alliance Board of Directors, joining Comcast Cable, Itron Inc., The Kroger Co., Landis+Gyr, Legrand Group, Midea Group, NXP Semiconductors, Philips, Schneider Electric, Silicon Labs, SmartThings, SOMFY, Texas Instruments and Wulian to drive progress forward. -
Adding Wireless Instruments to Existing Networks
By Moazzam Shamsi, Emerson Process Management Once a wireless infrastructure is in place, new instruments can be added quickly and easily by following these steps. -
FieldComm Group's End User Seminar focuses on integration and the IIoT
Technology presentations on FOUNDATION Fieldbus, FDI, HART and WirelessHART will focus on recent enhancements and their role in the digital transformation occurring throughout the industry. -
ODVA Offers Fall Training Sessions
Registration is now open for these one-day courses designed to help businesses developing Ethernet/IP devices and solutions in the industrial automation ecosystem. -
Prediktor's Apis software used by Statoil as OPC UA gateway
The overall objective of the delivery is to provide a standardized and unified way of accessing operational data from different assets via enterprise systems - not only standardized on protocol, but also standardized on data semantics. -
Beckhoff to highlight IIoT hardware and software tools at IMTS
Visitors to booth E-4410 will have the opportunity to use their own smartphones and interact with PC-based control demos – including the ability to connect to an entire wall of IoT-enabled devices and a 6-axis robot arm using any mobile device with a web browser. -
PI North America concludes first PROFINET Plugfest
Thirty-five engineers from thirteen companies brought six controllers and thirty I/O devices to the plugfest. Participating companies included Balluff, Cisco, Hilscher, Innovasic, Molex, Mynah, Phoenix Contact, ProSoft, Siemens, Teledyne DALSA, TR Electronic, Turck, Yaskawa, and Lapp USA. -
Bill’s Deep Dive: Siemens MindSphere Cloud Leverages OPC UA
By Bill Lydon, Editor Siemens’ MindSphere, a cloud offering that links physical products and production facilities with digital data, and which leverages OPC UA, was a major feature at the 2016 Siemens Automation Summit. -
Eight Tips to Optimize Your Industrial Wireless Network
By Moxa An effective communication infrastructure can make it possible for industrial equipment to deliver high levels of reliability, availability, and maintainability, thereby reducing operational and support costs, and minimizing capital investments.
