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Support Expands for the Process Automation Device Information Model
- August 23, 2022
- News
The collaboration promises to simplify integration of OT and IT systems by optimizing process automation end users’ management of data from field devices.

Digitalizing Asset Health Maintenance Process to Improve Overall Plant Performance
- February 22, 2022
- Case Study
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
- by Lee Lane
- February 21, 2022
- Feature
Advancing open-based systems with service-oriented solutions.

FDT Group Announces Mandatory FDT 3.0 DTM Certification with Release of dtmINSPECTOR5
- November 9, 2021
- News
Accredited FDT Test Sites are now equipped with dtmINSPECTOR5 to automate and streamline testing of new FDT 3.0 WebUI-based DTMs entering the market.

FDT Group Appoints Steve Biegacki as Managing Director
- October 26, 2021
- News
Successor to lead FDT through industry transformation and collaborative evolution.

Smart Manufacturing Starts with Data-Driven FDT 3.0 Device Type Managers (FDT/DTMs)
- by Robert Hartmann and Dr. Michael Gunzert – CodeWrights GmbH
- October 18, 2021
- News
Automation suppliers can innovate device business models with customizable device functions, OPC UA and mobility solutions.

FDT 3.0 Testing and Certification Opens for Next Generation DTMs
- by Lee Lane
- October 4, 2021
- Feature
Certified DTMs establish interoperability criteria for IIoT and I4.0 applications.

Improve Operations with Access to Plant-floor Data Using DTM Enhanced HART I/O Modules
- September 22, 2021
- News
In today’s rapidly changing manufacturing environment, remote access to real-time data and plant performance metrics has never been more important, and it starts (all this information originates on the plant floor) in the field.

FDT Group and OPC Foundation Release Updated Companion Specification for FDT 3.0
- September 21, 2021
- News
New server-level universal device information model unifies IT/OT data visualization for the enterprise.

Case Study: 'Quick Monitoring by DTM' for Machine Condition Monitoring Applications
- September 20, 2021
- Case Study
DTM provides functions such as graph display, trend display and log acquisition to visually confirm changes in sound levels and frequencies.
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