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The computer science master and system electronics engineer has been working as a developer for the automation manufacturer since 2009.

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.

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

Microchip plans to introduce Ethernet controllers with EtherCAT.

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.

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

Version 2.0 of the Matrikon OPC UA Embedded Software Development Kit (SDK) has been certified by the OPC Foundation’s Independent test labs to be compliant with the Embedded OPC Server profile.

PROFIBUS is number one but PROFINET and EtherNet/IP are catching up.

Interview with Christopher Di Biase, Principal Consultant, Rockwell Automation.