Standards group names president, executive director
ODVA's board of directors announced Dr. Al Beydoun, the vice president of technology and standards, appointed as president and executive director of ODVA.
Four ways to encourage manufacturing expansion
In a positive example of collaboration to encourage manufacturing growth, Harting announced a $6 million expansion inside existing Elgin, Ill., facility. Community colleges, government officials, and various organizations worked with Harting and encouraged that growth in four ways.
IoT gateway software for machine, networking solutions
Bosch Rexroth‘s IoT Gateway software V2 is designed to network new and existing machines and networks efficiently with added hardware options, features, and improved device management.
Standardization and harmonization activities extended for Ethernet networks
The OPC Foundation has launched an initiative to further enable OPC UA adoption by extending standardization and harmonization activities for OPC UA including TSN-enabled Ethernet networks.
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IIoT server architecture designed with platform independence, interoperability
The FDT IIoT Server (FITS) architecture has been empowered with full platform independence and is designed to be deployable on a Microsoft-, Linux-, or macOS-based operating system.
Wireless for operations: proprietary versus standards; adopters versus laggards
Wireless networks are part and parcel of many process plants with many advantages. Adoption continues to increase and are being used for many applications.
How recent IIoT developments are shaping 5G wireless
Addressing the issues behind Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices to help with mobile industrial computing applications.
Advanced algorithms for analytics on the edge
Substantial computing power in modern industrial PCs and cloud bandwidth considerations make the case to analyze machine performance directly on controllers, before the cloud.
Why hybrid OT is needed for successful IIoT and control projects
Integrating controls: It is critical to understand differing operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) priorities to achieve collaboration and integration. Without this, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and control projects will fail.