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By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com Reducing downtime has been one of the most relevant, shining examples of how Internet of Things (IoT) technology can have a real impact on today’s factory. The recent collaboration between OSISoft and Petasense aims to enhance this effort as this article explores.

IP20 BradControl Block I/O system now includes Modbus TCP (UDP). The Ethernet Modbus TCP (UDP) network adapter operates as a slave device in the Ethernet control system, gathering signals and data from local field devices through expansion modules.

Yokogawa Electric Corporation has acquired BaxEnergy, a leading provider of renewable energy management solutions (REMS).

LK Metrology broadens its portfolio of high-precision inspection solutions to include industrial CT imaging.

The cloud-based platform, powered by AWS, enables remote, user-friendly energy management across multiple locations .

Just before Hanover Messe, Siemens announced its cooperation with two collaborative robot vendors, UR and JAKA.

CoreTigo will be demonstrating its industrial wireless automation solutions at numerous locations during Rockwell Automation Fair 2023, Nov. 6-9 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

CoreTigo will be demonstrating IO-Link Wireless technology, which is the enabler of numerous advanced wireless industrial automation solutions, at numerous locations at the fair, Nov. 6-11 in Boston, Massachusetts.

The soft master implementation will make SERCOS III the only bus on the market that offers both hardware and software based master implementations.

Siemens will supply automation and drive technology, software, industrial communication and training.

Both groups are working to develop processes that will facilitate easier packaging line integration and improve efficiencies by reducing developmental costs and project schedules.

The free, one-day seminars for potential users and vendors of EtherNet/IP products and networks will be held at various locations around the world. The seminar titled “EtherNet/IP: The Proven and Complete Solution for Manufacturing Automation” will present the value proposition of implementing EtherNet/IP industrial networks. The first seminar in this series was given during ODVA’s 2006 CIP Networks Conference & 11th Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

Talk of Industry 4.0 has been useful in helping businesses understand the value of industrial automation and connectivity. This article explains why it’s not only vital to work with a systems integrator to get the most from industrial connectivity, but to also take a grounded approach.

The 2022 TSN/A Conference will provide a forum to showcase practical, real-world implementations of Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN), which is now acknowledged as the key enabler for the e-F@ctories of the future.

EtherNet/IP stands apart from other industrial Ethernet options as it uses the same standard TCP/IP protocol chips and wiring that are used for the Internet and in company business networks worldwide. This approach offers a myriad of benefits to automation users and vendors alike: low product development costs, ease of use, simple product and network integration and multi-vendor interoperability, delivering far more than a fieldbus ever could.

By Bill Lydon, Editor ODVA believes EtherNet/IP is ideally positioned for the fourth industrial revolution and the world of integrated cyber physical systems. This article summarizes ODVA's initiatives for the process industries, Industry 4.0 and field device configuration/integration.

It's 55 years since Dietmar Harting began working for the family business founded by his parents.