Artificial intelligence (AI), edge computing and industrial cybersecurity are just some of the technology megatrends that are driving the latest innovations in Industrial Ethernet solutions. Read how industry experts view the newest trends, unique capabilities and the latest solutions for smart manufacturing.

An overview of wireless standards assesses the suitability of BLE, SmartMesh (6LoWPAN over IEEE 802.15.4e), and Thread/Zigbee (IEEE 802.15.4) for use in industrial harsh RF environments. SmartMesh has superior reliability and low power operation compared to BLE and Thread/Zigbee.

Concurrent Connections do not solve all the problems of systems that require high availability, but they are an important building block of such systems. Concurrent Connections provides a standardized communication protocol that helps enable high availability systems.

The process industry is facing the challenging task of increasing the efficiency of its systems, reducing production costs and ensuring the safety of people and the environment. This is leading to innovative approaches when developing new field devices and upgrading existing ones in the process industry.

Like many networking techniques, VLANs have made their way to industrial facilities. In this article, we’ll examine the many advantages VLANs bring to industrial environments. In this environment, VLANs emerge as a key tool by meeting the dual needs of network administrators for traffic management and security.

Preventing power surges is the leading cause of serial device server failures. Industrial automation systems can be complicated enough as it is without an additional requirement to deploy, maintain, and support yet another device just to provide serial line surge protection.

In a significant advancement for the industrial automation sector, Siboni and CoreTigo are proud to announce their continued cooperation, utilizing CoreTigo’s IO-Link Wireless technology within Siboni’s servo motors. Based on the IO-Link IEC 61131-9 standard, it is designed specifically for factory automation applications.

The traditional approach to temperature monitoring in process control applications involves challenges that can increase initial setup and ongoing maintenance costs, while also complicating monitoring system management and reducing operational efficiency.

This article explores how industrial PoE switches can maximize efficiency and flexibility in automation by simplifying cabling, reducing installation time and centralizing management.

The TCS Temperature Concentrator System significantly reduces the cost of transmitting multiple temperature sensor measurements in both general-purpose and hazardous area applications by “concentrating” several signals over digital network links.