FDT Group News & Articles
FDT Server to Become Pivotal IIoT Hub
- August 21, 2019
- Feature
By Lee Lane, FDT Group FITS standard to release year-end empowering a comprehensive information exchange platform supporting the Fourth Industrial Revolution while preserving today’s installed base
NGL Producer improves Commissioning, Troubleshooting and Safety with FDT Technology
- August 19, 2019
- Feature
Canadian company Inter Pipeline streamlines plant start-up and safety procedures with smart instrumentation information monitoring and asset management solutions
FDT Group announces Executive Committee approval of FDT IIoT Server (FITS) specification for release
- June 25, 2019
- News
The emerging FITS standard, set to release at year-end, will provide control system and device vendors with the opportunity to advance their intelligent automation solution offerings with FDT's standards-based, platform-independent, information-driven business models meeting the demands of the process and discrete markets.
FDT Group announces Executive Committee approval of FDT IIoT Server (FITS) specification for release
- June 25, 2019
- News
The emerging FITS standard, set to release at year-end, will provide control system and device vendors with the opportunity to advance their intelligent automation solution offerings with FDT's standards-based, platform-independent, information-driven business models meeting the demands of the process and discrete markets.
Fielddevice.cloud
- March 4, 2019
- Feature
Cloud Based Asset Monitoring for Field Devices, Out-Of-The-Box Supported by PACTware.
Find Out How Endress+Hauser Makes Your Plant Intelligent
- March 4, 2019
- Feature
White paper focuses on mobilizing field device management in the era of connecting IoT with Field Xpert.
Secure from the Core
- March 4, 2019
- Feature
By Lee Lane, FDT Board of Directors Chairman Security team focuses on end-to-end information integrity.
FDT Solution Advances Industrial Cyber Security
- March 4, 2019
- Feature
FDT Server-based architecture enables comprehensive data security for IIoT applications
FDT Group announces Common Component update to support FDT 2.1
- March 4, 2019
- News
The release of the FDT 2.1 specification in 2018 set the FDT Group’s Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) transformation path to connect and empower the intelligent enterprise based on industry-driven feedback across the process, hybrid and discrete manufacturing markets.
FDT Group and ISA announces FDT 2.0 technology adopted as ISA/ANSI American standards
- January 23, 2019
- News
The standard is intended to meet demands in the region for open, standardized device integration on an enterprise-wide basis.

Your One-Stop-Shop for FDT
- March 25, 2021
- News
M&M Software is a technology and consulting company for industrial software and belongs to the co-founders of the FDT technology. Due to its services and products, M&M is established as a technology leader in the FDT area and participates in key working groups of FDT Group.

Mobile FieldMate for Field Device Management
- March 16, 2021
- News
The major factor driving the growth of this Field Device Management market is the notable change from conventional technology to automated technologies with enhanced mobility support. Due to digitalization and deployment of Industry 4.0 and IOT has opened a tremendous opportunity for the Field Device Management for reducing operating and maintenance costs.

Case Study: Device Driver for Digital Valve Controllers for a Leading OEM
- by Ms. Divya Selvakumar
- March 8, 2021
- Case Study
One leading industrial automation giant, specialized in Manufacturing, Production and Lifecycle Services for Valves, Actuators & Regulators, and other plant assets faced practical difficulty in configuration and maintenance of their various field devices. Utthunga developed a single Device DTM, which reduced the operational time and time to market while ensuring compliance with FDT 1.2 standard.

Happy New Year!
- by Lee Lane
- January 21, 2021
- News
Healthy Metrics Driven by a Standardized Data Centric IIoT Platform.

FDT Group Welcomes GP Systems GmbH as a New Corporate Member
- December 22, 2020
- News
End users drive manufacturers to deliver FDT standardized, data-centric asset management solutions.

FDT Group Welcomes Fuji Electric as Corporate Member
- December 3, 2020
- News
Leading Japanese automation manufacturer to develop FDT 3.0-enabled flowmeters for the energy and environmental markets.

EcoStruxure Control Expert
- by Michel Ausseil & Guillaume Martine
- November 11, 2020
- News
For a simplified automation lifecycle.

Mobile Access to Production Data: Custom OPC UA Apps for FDT 3.0 Applications
- by Dr. Vivek Hajarnavis
- November 4, 2020
- News
Automation industry stakeholders can utilize a variety of third-party software developer toolkits and apply the power of the OPC Unified Architecture (UA) to create bespoke Apps leveraging all the data available in the FDT® 3.0 IIoT Server (FITS™) application.

FDT: Led by Industry Subject Matter Experts
- by Lee Lane
- November 3, 2020
- Feature
Sheer talent on-loan from our members drive FDT evolution.

FDT 3.0 Style Guide: Empowering a Standardized and Responsive Web User Interface
- by Suriya Selvaraj
- September 22, 2020
- Feature
Optimizing mobile and remote operations in the new era of automation.