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How to Mitigate Three Common Industrial Network Vulnerabilities
The following scenarios summarize some common system vulnerabilities in industrial networks that may be exploited during the three main stages of a cyberattack: exploration, utilization and attack. -
RS Components Partners with HMS Networks to Expand Its Industrial Equipment Networking Solutions Offering
Products from the Anybus, Ewon and Ixxat brands are now available. -
SPE Industrial Partner Network Driving IEC 63171-7 Standard for M12 Hybrid Single Pair Ethernet and Power Interfaces
This new standard for M12 hybrid SPE and power interfaces functions as a logical extension of IEC 63171-6. -
OPC Foundation Elects Board of Directors Members and Names Dr. Holger Kenn as Chairman
The growing OPC Foundation Board of Directors member diversity reflects the expanding role OPC UA plays in OT and IT. -
EtherCAT Conformance Test Tool Version 2.3 Released
Version 2.3 of the Conformance Test Tool is available from now on to all ETG members. -
Case Study: L’Oréal Achieves Big Results Applying OPC UA
With the help of OPC UA, L’Oréal is implementing Industry 4.0 concepts, transforming from mass production to personalized production to meet customer preferences. -
OPC Days 2022: Manufacturing Information Integration from Field Devices to Enterprise and Cloud
The OPC Day International 2022, held as a virtual event from April 25-29, 2022, illustrated the broad and growing scope of OPC Foundation standards to achieve manufacturing information integration from field devices to enterprise and cloud. -
PROFINET North America Welcomes New Technical Marketing Director
Industry veteran Tom Weingartner brings Industrial Ethernet experience and broad perspective. -
5G and Standalone Networks: The Unstoppable Duo Fueling the 4.0 Paradigm
Hamish White, founder and CEO of telecom solution provider Mobilise, explores the potential of 5G SA networks. -
Digitalizing Asset Health Maintenance Process to Improve Overall Plant Performance
Two major concerns that prevent the plant operators from maintaining assets digitally are: lack of normalized field diagnostic data and absence of an IAMS application to predict asset failure. -
Unifying Automation for Industry Success
Advancing open-based systems with service-oriented solutions. -
OPC UA Makes IIoT Implementations Possible
OPC UA is often the best choice for the IIoT implementations characteristic of the fourth industrial revolution. This feature was originally published in the February 2022 edition of InTech magazine. -
HARTING Industrial Ethernet Switches: Visions for IIoT and Sensor to Cloud
Automation experts and thought leaders discuss Ethernet on the course to IIoT. -
Five Key Considerations for Your Own OPC UA Security Architecture
Although the list of considerations to evaluate when planning the design for a secure OPC UA architecture is considerably longer than what is discussed here, these offer a starting point to drive a conversation within your organization to ensure a system that meets the unique requirements of your project. -
Leading IoT Vendors Commit to OPC UA Adoption
Major IoT vendors including AWS, Google Cloud, IBM, Microsoft, SAP and SIEMENS leverage secure, standardized information exchange in edge-to-cloud applications based on OPC UA. -
Here’s How to Develop Devices Compatible with Time-Sensitive Networking
Thomas Burke, Global Strategic Advisor at CLPA, looks at the latest advances and trends in TSN-compatible industrial communications. -
UniversalAutomation.org Launched to Achieve Multivendor Industrial Control Program Portability
This shared-source, not open-source, code is based on the nxtControl IEC 61499 runtime engine code donated by Schneider Electric. -
PROFINET Community Stack Simplifies the Integration of TSN Functions
To support the spread and interoperability of PROFINET over TSN, PI has launched a PROFINET community stack project. -
Ethernet/IP Network Specification Complete for Ethernet-APL Physical Layer for Process Automation
ODVA announced today that The EtherNet/IP Specification has been enhanced to enable EtherNet/IP networks to support the Ethernet-APL physical layer for process automation. -
VDMA Robotics + Automation Published OPC UA for Tightening Systems
In an effort to advance interoperable communication in the Integrated Assembly Solutions industry, the VDMA Robotics + Automation association has published the first OPC UA specification for this application area.