OPC Foundation News & Articles
OPC UA Connects Assets to International Data Spaces
- March 26, 2025
- News
OPC Foundation and International Data Spaces Association are collaborating to connect the largest ecosystem for industrial interoperability to international data spaces.
The OPC Foundation Elects Three New Members to Board of Directors, Names Shinji Oda as Chairman
- March 10, 2025
- News
The OPC Foundation Board of Directors has been expanded to include Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Huawei.
Secure by Demand Document Accredited by 11 Top Security Agencies from Around the World
- January 27, 2025
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The OPC Foundation is proud to announce the completion of “Secure by Demand: Priority Considerations for Operational Technology Owners and Operators when Selecting Digital Products."
Joint Forces for Digital Product Passport (DPP)
- November 18, 2024
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Major standardization associations and initiatives are partnering to create the best of breed system architecture to support the upcoming Digital Product Passport (DPP).
Google Cloud and Major Manufacturers Join the OPC Foundation Cloud Initiative
- November 14, 2024
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A who’s who of cloud suppliers and world-famous manufacturers align interoperability requirements in IT and cloud environments based on OPC UA.
OPC Foundation Launches Certification Program for OPC UA FX Controllers
- November 13, 2024
- News
The OPC Foundation is proud to announce the addition of OPC UA FX (Field eXchange) capabilities to its certification program.
OPC Foundation Launches New Working Group 'OPC UA for AI,' Revolutionizing Manufacturing Solutions
- April 30, 2024
- News
The OPC Foundation, a global organization dedicated to interoperability in industrial automation, announces the formation of a new working group focused on leveraging Artificial Intelligence.
OPC Foundation Launches OPC UA Cloud Initiative
- April 29, 2024
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Cloud providers and large manufacturers support the new initiative to enhance interoperability within IT and cloud environments leveraging OPC UA.
Vending and Coffee Machine Industry Chooses OPC UA for Standardized, Secure Information Exchange
- April 26, 2024
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The OPC Foundation and the European Vending & Coffee Service Association announce a new joint working group called “OPC UA for Vending, Office Coffee Service & Automated Retail Working Group."
OPC UA Connects the Industry to the Metaverse
- November 15, 2023
- News
Metaverse concept and real world examples for Digital Twins in industrial automation have been published.
Leading IoT Vendors Commit to OPC UA Adoption
- February 1, 2022
- News
Major IoT vendors including AWS, Google Cloud, IBM, Microsoft, SAP and SIEMENS leverage secure, standardized information exchange in edge-to-cloud applications based on OPC UA.
UniversalAutomation.org Launched to Achieve Multivendor Industrial Control Program Portability
- by Bill Lydon
- December 14, 2021
- Feature
This shared-source, not open-source, code is based on the nxtControl IEC 61499 runtime engine code donated by Schneider Electric.
Join Us for 2nd Annual OPC Day International June 8-10
- June 7, 2021
- News
A deep-dive into OPC UA technology, initiatives, end user experiences and more.
The OPC Foundation Welcomes Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a New Member
- February 10, 2021
- News
Industrial sector customers on AWS use OPC UA-enabled tools and a portfolio of services that extend cloud functionality into industrial operations.
OPC UA FLC (Field Level Communication) Enables Integrated Manufacturing Business
- by Bill Lydon
- January 4, 2021
- Feature
The OPC UA FLC (Field Level Communication) initiative revolutionizes industrial communications to achieve integrated manufacturing business operations from sensor to enterprise and cloud.
The OPC Foundation Welcomes Inovance (China) as its 800th Member
- December 18, 2020
- News
The OPC Foundation is proud to welcome Inovance as the 800th OPC Foundation member.
OPC Foundation and ECLASS Collaborate to Advance M2M Interoperability
- December 10, 2020
- News
The combination of OPC UA functionality and the ECLASS semantic dictionary is poised to accelerate the start of true industrial interoperability.
OPC Foundation and PLCopen Release Version 1.02 of the 'OPC UA for IEC61131-3' Specification
- December 9, 2020
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The extended “OPC UA for IEC61131-3” specification now supports the current 3rd edition of the IEC61131-3 standard and simplifies vendor adoption.
OPC Foundation’s Field Level Communications Initiative Reaches Significant Milestone
- December 7, 2020
- News
OPC Foundation announces today that its Field Level Communications Initiative has accomplished a significant milestone in the ongoing project by completing their initial release candidate with the focus on the Controller-to-Controller (C2C) use case.
New International Initiative to Define OPC UA Cloud Library
- October 30, 2020
- News
OPC Foundation and CESMII initiated new joint working group joined by major industry players to enable manufacturers to speed up pre-built shopfloor and digitalization applications.
ANIE Automazione and OPC Foundation Cooperate on the Adaption of OPC UA
- May 30, 2023
- News
ANIE Automazione and OPC Foundation are proud to announce a comprehensive collaboration program, focusing on the technology transfer and for further adoption of OPC UA in the Italian market.
OPC Foundation Extends OPC UA with Standardized REST-Interface
- April 18, 2023
- News
OPC UA via HTTP REST allows IT-Applications access to OPC UA applications and their data described in over 90+ standardized domain-specific information models.
Bitkom and the OPC Foundation Establish and Implement Interoperable Interfaces for Industry 4.0
- April 17, 2023
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The digital association Bitkom e.V. and the OPC Foundation announced a collaboration at Hannover Messe 2023.
The OPC Foundation Welcomes Procter & Gamble as 900th Member
- February 8, 2023
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Procter & Gamble is a global leader in the Smart Manufacturing domain through its efforts to drive innovation by using digital technologies, including OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA), in a concept they call “constructive disruption.”
OPC Foundation Showcases Industrial Digitalization Integrated Architecture at SPS 2022
- by Bill Lydon
- December 9, 2022
- Feature
The OPC Foundation continues to prove it is the strongest and broadest open multivendor standards ecosystem for building integrated digital manufacturing businesses.
Industrial Ethernet Security Harmonization Group (IESHG) Publishes First Whitepaper
- December 6, 2022
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The major Standards Development Organizations OPC Foundation, PI, ODVA and FieldComm Group announce the release of the first whitepaper of their joint working group called Industrial Ethernet Security Harmonization Group.
The OPC Foundation Releases the OPC UA Field eXchange Specifications
- December 2, 2022
- News
The release of the UAFX specifications heralds the dawn of a new generation of secure, open standard based Field Level communications.
OPC Foundation and FieldComm Group Cooperate to Develop an Instrumentation Device Profile for OPC UA Field eXchange
- August 24, 2022
- News
The cooperation will harmonize OPC UA-based field instruments and accelerate development and adoption in automation.
OPC Foundation Elects Board of Directors Members and Names Dr. Holger Kenn as Chairman
- June 3, 2022
- News
The growing OPC Foundation Board of Directors member diversity reflects the expanding role OPC UA plays in OT and IT.
OPC Days 2022: Manufacturing Information Integration from Field Devices to Enterprise and Cloud
- by Bill Lydon
- May 31, 2022
- Feature
The OPC Day International 2022, held as a virtual event from April 25-29, 2022, illustrated the broad and growing scope of OPC Foundation standards to achieve manufacturing information integration from field devices to enterprise and cloud.