Industrial Ethernet

Special Report: Industrial Ethernet machine control and data connectivity

November 20, 2023

Industrial Ethernet machine control continues to leverage new software innovations, AI and cloud connectivity solutions. But Industrial Ethernet is not merely a tool for connectivity. It represents a comprehensive, secure, and intelligent networking solution is merging traditional machine control with advanced data analytics.

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Software-driven, secure predictive maintenance for electric motors

November 16, 2023

The Smart Motor Sensor (SMS) is a flexible, out-of-the-box, end-to-end secure wireless predictive maintenance (PdM) solution that combines software, hardware, and domain expertise in electric motors to create a secure scalable offering for the predictive maintenance of electric motors.

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IT-OT convergence drives technology innovation

September 22, 2023

Cybersecurity has become one of the primary challenges for IT/OT convergence. But the ongoing effort to integrate information technology with factory automation systems faces a wide range of challenges including connectivity, data collection, cloud integration, applications and updating issues.

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Reduce industrial CO2 emissions via increased motion efficiency

September 21, 2023

There is a great need to reduce industrial CO2 emissions. But the path to net zero will also create new opportunities for industrial manufacturing companies to embrace new technologies to accelerate lower carbon manufacturing. Increased industrial activity will also double the number of deployed motors in use by 2040.

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SCADA is dead, or is it?

September 21, 2023

Industry 4.0 is changing the way manufacturers operate, but it is also transforming how SCADA systems work, and what businesses should expect from them. Long gone are the days when straightforward data capture is enough. To fulfil Industry 4.0 goals, SCADA systems must be much more advanced.

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What is digital twin technology and impact for manufacturers?

September 21, 2023

Digital and virtual twins are quickly becoming the staple within many industries thanks to the number of benefits they bring to each company. Manufacturing and logistics in particular can benefit from the technologies, thanks to vastly reduced lead times and help when it comes to planning efficiently.

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Securing industrial automation systems using IEC 62443-4-2

July 20, 2023

IEC 62443-4-2 host devices are independently evaluated and provide a secure-by-design open platform for industrial automation systems. Installing IIoT software and applications on these host devices creates an IIoT edge computing gateway that meets the industry’s gold standard for cybersecurity.

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20 years of compatible, open EtherCAT communications

July 20, 2023

IEB presents an interview with Hans Beckhoff, Johannes Beckhoff and Martin Rostan of Beckhoff looking back on 20 years of EtherCAT.

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Standardization promotes user safety and opens new markets

July 20, 2023

Beckhoff hybrid connectors and One Cable Automation has been proven in thousands of field installations. Florian Vogel from I/O Product Management discusses the technical advantages associated with these connectors and the significance of their definition within an IEC standard for decentralized automation.

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Taking the proven benefits of TSN to the real world

July 20, 2023

Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) is a crucial enabler of industrial digitization applications. Numerous industry stakeholders are building TSN-enabled systems to bring the proven benefits of TSN to the factory floor through technological advances and real-world applications.

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