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Softing joins Endress+Hauser Open Integration partner program
All the partners are suppliers of control technology, fieldbus infrastructures, measurement technology or actuator technology: Auma Riester, Bürkert, Festo, Flowserve, Hima Paul Hildebrandt, Honeywell Process Solutions, Mitsubishi Electric, Pepperl+Fuchs, Phoenix Contact, Rockwell Automation, Schneider Electric, Turck and recently Softing Industrial Automation. -
ARC Advisory Group announces ARC European Industry Forum virtual event
The annual ARC European Industry Forum, “Driving Digital Transformation in Industry,” May 18-20, 2020, will move online as ARC’s first-ever virtual forum. The event will use virtual event tools to offer live streaming of user presentations, expert panel discussions, and audience interaction. -
HARTING announces Single Pair Ethernet technologies
The company has been driving the creation of a Single Pair Ethernet standard for the Industrial marketplace since 2015 along with other industrial companies and global standards bodies, such IEC and IEEE. -
ISA announces Quick Start Guide: An Overview of the ISA/IEC 62443 Series of Standards
The guide explores how and why IT and OT/ICS need unique types of protection against cyber threats and offers recommendations on patch management. -
CMMC Academy announces CMMC 1.0 Reference Guide
The CMMC 1.0 Reference Guide is intended to help defense suppliers understand the U.S. Department of Defense cybersecurity compliance program. The online guide is available to members of the Academy. -
International Federation of Robotics elects Milton Guerry President
Milton succeeds Steven Wyatt (ABB, Switzerland), who is leaving ABB. Steven held the rotating post of President since December 2019 and prior to that served on a two-year term as IFR´s Vice President. -
ARC 2020 Conference Wrap-up: How IT/OT Integration Helps to Accomplish Digitalization
By Bill Lydon Focused on the theme, Driving Digital Transformation in Industry and Cities, the February 3-6 event had over 800 attendees from 20 countries representing more than 300 companies, along with many breakout sessions and workshops. -
Vector Solutions announces 60+ Facilities Maintenance Courses in 3D
The Facility Management & Maintenance Library features 69 courses in 3D specifically designed to train facility managers, building engineers and maintenance technicians of commercial buildings. -
IEC SC 48B Standards Committee for Copper Connectors publishes IEC 63171-6
T1 Industrial is the future interface for single pair Ethernet applications in industry. This standard is supported and integrated by the SPE relevant standards ISO/IEC 11801-3, ANSI TIA 1005-x and IEEE802.3cg. -
AutoQuiz: What Process Confirms That a Company Meets the Needs of Customers and Complies With Statutory and Regulatory Requirements?
ISO 9000 is a family of international quality management systems standards designed to help organizations ensure that they meet the needs of customers and other stakeholders while meeting statutory an -
Bentley Systems announces call for nominations for Year in Infrastructure 2020 Awards
The awards, which are judged by independent juries of industry experts, recognize infrastructure projects for digital innovations that improve project delivery and/or asset performance. The deadline for nominations is May 1, 2020. -
VDMA Robotics + Automation starts development of OPC UA Companion Specification for joining technologies
The initiative "Industrial Joining Technologies (IJT)" describes all joining technologies used for manufacturing processes such as riveting, welding, gluing and tightening. The scope of the specification was developed with the help of DIN 8580 and shows which joining processes can be classified under Industrial Joining Technologies (see figure). -
FieldComm Group version 1.2 of Field Device Integration standard including support for HTML5, JSON and OPC UA
Announced in conjunction with the availability of version 1.2 of the FDI specifications (IEC 62769), this release of the FDI Device Package Integrated Development Environment (FDI-IDE) provides enhancements for field instrument software developers. -
The Role of Standards and Regulations in a Pipeline Leak Detection Plan
One of the important objectives of a leak detection plan is specifying the required sensitivity. The two usual ways of doing that begin with either a leak hole size or a percent of mainline flow crite -
IEC standards committee SC 48B publishes IEC 63171-6 standard for Single Pair Ethernet interfaces in industrial applications
IEC 63171-6 is the international standard for Single Pair Ethernet interfaces in industrial applications. The editor is the IEC committee SC 48B copper connectors. The mating face standard IEC 63171-6 T1 Industrial Style was the first standard submitted by HARTING to SC 48B for a Single Pair Ethernet mating face as early as 2016. -
Emerson partners with Belgian research group to enhance digital automation training
The project further expands Emerson’s initiative to collaborate with higher education institutions and its commitment with both schools to build a globally competitive craft brewing and brewing industry in Flanders, -
Syncron announces launch of servitization maturity model
The servitization maturity model is a four-step process that will serve as the roadmap for manufacturers to navigate the necessary steps and changes required for the journey to delivering Product-as-a-Service (PaaS). -
Industrial Internet Consortium announces launch of IIC Community Forum
IIC Community Forum will be an IIoT discussion forum to provide helpful, relevant content to technology users, vendors, integrators, technology experts, researchers, government entities and academicians. -
How Standards and New Technology Enable Humans and Robots to Work Safely Together
Collaborative robots employ technology that enables safe contact with humans, improving productivity. Appropriate risk assessments and workspace planning is required for safe collaborative operation. -
Lessons Learned From a Forensic Analysis of the Ukrainian Power Grid Cyberattack
The Ukrainian power grid cyberattack was triggered when an employee opened an Excel spreadsheet attachment of an email.


















