Takebishi Selects ICONICS to Deliver OPC Servers in the Americas & EMEA

Summary

Oct. 14, 2022 - ICONICS is honored to be selected by Takebishi Corporation, the leading OPC products supplier in Asia, as their primary distribution partner for the Americas and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). This partnership will bring focused customer value for the proven, high quality and extremely competitive OPC Server solution called DeviceXPlorer OPC Server. DeviceXPlorer OPC Server (DXP) is an OPC Foundation certified OPC Server communications solution delivering connectivity to over 230 different devices through 80+ communication protocols. This scalable solution is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit implementations for maximum flexibility and performance.

A supplementary solution called DeviceGateway (DGW) supports embedded communications using Docker containers targeted at IoT applications at the edge. These products, available from ICONICS since December 2021 for use with the GENESIS64 Suite, are now also available as standalone products for use with any automation software that supports OPC. A free trial download for the DeviceXPlorer OPC Server is available from the ICONICS website.

Takebishi offers outstanding performance for Rockwell Automation, Siemens and other widely used controllers, and is the best third-party OPC Server connectivity to Mitsubishi Electric products by leveraging the Mitsubishi Electric EZSocket Libraries. DeviceXPlorer OPC Server includes support for the following hardware:

• PLCs: 3S, Delta, Fuji, GE (Emerson), Hitachi, IDEC, IAI, JTEKT, Keyence, Koyo (Automation Direct), LSIS, Omron, Panasonic, Rockwell, Sharp, Siemens, Toshiba, Yaskawa, and Yokogawa
• Robot Controllers: IAI, Kawasaki, Sanyo Denki, Yamaha, and Yaskawa
• CNC and Machine Tools: Fanuc, Mazak, SHIBAURa Machine, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, and The Japan Steel Works
• Additional Controllers: Anywire, Azbil, Chino, Cognex, Comtrol, Eurotherm, Hakko, Hioki, Mars Tohken Solution, Microsoft, Moxa, M-System, MTT, Codesys, Eurotherm, Patlite, Panasonic, Phoenix Contact, RKC Instrument, Unitec, and Wago
• Industry Standards: BACnet/IP, Bluetooth, DDE Client, DNP3, EtherNet/IP, IEC60870-5, IEC61850, MODBUS, MTConnect, OPC DA Client, OPC UA Client, OPC UA Pub/Sub, Shared Memory, and SLMP

“We are very proud to have been chosen to represent Takebishi in the Americas and the EMEA markets,” explained Ted Hill, president of ICONICS. “These markets have been dominated by only a few other vendor solutions, and I’m confident this new offering will be very welcomed by OEMs, System Integrators, and end customers across all markets and applications.”

Hiroshi Okagaki, director and general managing executive officer of Takebishi added, “Takebishi is the first company to develop and market an OPC server in Japan. Since then, we have continued to improve the functionality of our OPC server to meet market demands. We believe ICONICS is the perfect choice for this strategic partnership as they have a broad reach into the market, offer industry leading support for OPC, and have been known as an independent supplier of software since 1986.”

ICONICS and Takebishi Corporation will be collaborating to serve the Americas and EMEA OPC markets. With these two top innovative companies, the industry will benefit from advanced automation and digital transformation for the betterment of all.