Ethernet
Ethernet for process and discrete devices
Think Again: Separate efforts aim to extend Ethernet to process and discrete devices. Standards can promote interoperability for devices and software if standards are specific enough.
Food packaging company cuts compressed air costs by $250,000
IZ Systems minimizes equipment footprint and slashes energy requirements 45% by implementing PC-based automation and EtherCAT.
Ethernet/IP enhanced to integrate IO-Link devices
ODVA has published enhancements to The EtherNet/IP Specification, which outline how to integrate devices built to the IO-Link Communication Standard into CIP architectures
HART increasingly used for quick diagnostics
Pluggable disconnect terminals for process engineering control systems. HART can help control processes in 3 ways.
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Ethernet group accepts addition to standard
The EtherCAT Technology Group's (ETG) technical committee has accepted EtherCAT G, introduced by Beckhoff Automation in 2018, as an addition to the EtherCAT standard.
Time-sensitive networking benefits for manufacturing applications
Time-sensitive networking (TSN) allows for increased automation and connectivity on the plant floor through industrial communication applications.
High-speed vision sorting technology records rapid improvement with industrial Ethernet
VMek enhances networking hardware for color sorting with pluggable EtherCAT industrial Ethernet input/output (I/O) modules that reduce costs, equipment footprint and time to market.
Simplifying digital migration
There are many ways industrial communications are supporting and simplifying the digital migration process.
Addressing digital migration challenges
As industry starts to engage in digital transformation programs, engineers tasked with managing this change are running into several challenges.