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FDT Group and ODVA announce addition of FDT 3.0 support to Common Industrial Protocol

  • May 27, 2020
  • News

FDT and ODVA share a common core mission that includes advancing open, interoperable information and communication exchange for the industrial automation marketplace.

Prosys OPC announces acceptance as member of Open Industry 4.0 Alliance

  • May 20, 2020
  • News

The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance, which was launched at that time, currently has 55 members. In the meantime, four working groups have come together to develop concrete use cases for each of the industry segments and technologies.

Westermo helps Max Bögl enhance data communication for urban transport

  • May 18, 2020
  • Case Study

High levels of network availability required specialized wireless technology designed specifically for transportation applications. Westermo was selected by Max Bögl to provide the data communication network technology. 

Crisis Further Highlights Importance of Connected Human Workers Across Industrial World

  • by Lawrence Whittle
  • May 15, 2020
  • Feature

Connected work and connected worker technology make it possible for humans on the frontlines to perform at their safest, most productive best. As the current global situation clearly indicates, humans will always be essential in manufacturing and production – and they deserve to be supported and empowered by technology.

4 Questions Industrial CISOs Need to Ask When Evaluating Cybersecurity Tools

  • by Gabe Authier
  • May 14, 2020
  • Opinion

By Gabe Authier
While ICS downtime at the hands of a security solution was once a much more realistic concern, cybersecurity tools are now changing the face of ICS cybersecurity by helping operators remediate issues that could threaten system uptime.

5G-Industry Campus Europe network goes live in Aachen, Germany

  • May 14, 2020
  • News

The 5G-Industry Campus Europe is being developed in a research project funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) and is directly focused on the introduction of the new mobile communications standard in the manufacturing industry.

Ivanti Report: Nearly half (48%) of IT professionals spend weeks, or more, renegotiating vendor contracts

  • May 7, 2020
  • News

The resulting data shows vendor management and contract negotiation are particularly time-consuming endeavors for IT professionals. Half (50%) reported they work with 11 or more different vendors and nearly half (48%) claim they can spend weeks, or months, renegotiating vendor contracts each year. 

ODVA General Meeting Focuses on Industrial Digitalization

  • by Bill Lydon, Automation.com
  • April 30, 2020
  • Feature

By Bill Lydon
More than 120 industry professionals from more than 50 companies attended to focus on supporting industrial digitalization through the association’s device connectivity technologies, which include the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) and the network adaptations of CIP: EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet, ControlNet and CompoNet.

Industrial Digital Transformation Made Easy with MQTT

  • by Arlen Nipper
  • April 24, 2020
  • Opinion

By Arlen Nipper
This article will look at the problems with proprietary manufacturing protocols and discuss how the open-standard MQTT can enable Digital Transformation.

Phoenix Contact, Weidmüller, Reichle & De-Massari (R&M), Fluke Networks, and Telegärtner partner to create SPE System Alliance

  • April 20, 2020
  • News

The partners in this group are pursuing the goal of driving the development of SPE further forward for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and may branch out to other areas as well. The System Alliance has now also been joined by Datwyler, Kyland, Microchip Technology, Rosenberger, SICK, O-Ring, Draka/Prysmian Group, and University 4 Industry.