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4 million PROFIsafe nodes and 50 million PROFIBUS devices have been installed

Sercos International recorded a growth in membership of approximately 30 % in 2014.

By Paul Brooks, Rockwell Automation Manufacturers around the world have adopted EtherNet/IP as their information infrastructure, and hundreds of vendors offer thousands of product lines for EtherNet/IP.

The new press at North American Tillage was automated with a GuardLogix PAC, PowerFlex VFD, and EtherNet/IP network to fit into their automated process line.

The specification is an essential component for the successfull AutoID integration for the realization of the future concept "Industrie 4.0."

Hoppe has been President of the OPC Europe organization since 2010 and has personally choreographed many successful events throughout Europe.

Anybus CompactCom 40-series passed certification for PROFINET Version 2.31, certified for use with the highest conformance class (C) as well as the highest netload class (III).

By Dino Busalachi, The Applied Group Many system integrators and OEMs – even the most experienced – lack the knowledge required to engineer a holistic Ethernet architecture on the plant floor.

FDI specification, developer tools and common host components are now available for automation suppliers to develop products and host systems compatible with FDI.

Board helps development of ANDY100 energy harvesting chip with RFID EPC C1G2 wireless communication and SPI master

There is a greater transition to “smart manufacturing” environments which use standardized IP-centric networks to leverage the Internet of Everything.

The entire Deutschmann Automation UNIGATE series for Profinet is now certified according to Profinet specifications.

Microchip plans to introduce Ethernet controllers with EtherCAT.

By Brian Phillippi By making machines smarter through local processing and communication, the IIoT could solve problems in ways that were previously inconceivable. As innovation grows so does the complexity, which makes the IIoT a very large challenge that no company alone can meet.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Kepware Technologies recently introduced a new Local Historian Plug-In for the KEPServerEX communications platform and a Splunk plug-in to support big data systems. The products were born from customers’ requests for an easy to install and use historian for various plant applications, including labs, test situations, and at remote sites.

Softing’s OPC UA Server Module for ControlLogix is now Certified for Compliance by the OPC Foundation

Sercos International celebrates its 25th anniversary as well as 10 years of Sercos III technology.

M&M Software elevated its membership status to that of sponsoring member of the FDT Group.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The FieldComm Group was formed and became operational on January 1, 2015, by combining all assets of the former Fieldbus Foundation and the HART Communication Foundation. The new group will further intelligent device technologies and their adoption. Ted Masters, President and CEO provided insights into the value of the new organization.

Iconics achieved OPC UA Client Lab Certification from the OPC Foundation for its GENESIS64 V10.85 Platform Services.