Industrial Ethernet
Cloud collaboration & AI Copilot power machine control projects
March 21, 2025
Use of Automation Studio Code and Copilot can boost productivity and enhance teamwork in software development for industrial automation. Cloud collaboration simplifies teamwork across devices and locations, and creates effective environment for developing industrial automation factory applications.
Artificial intelligence in smart manufacturing
January 23, 2025
AI technology is helping to empower automation and control engineers by automating routine tasks, improving system efficiency, and enabling smarter decision-making. This allows engineers to focus on innovation and higher-value activities, ultimately driving better outcomes for manufacturing operations
AI in manufacturing: 2024 Industrial Networking Report
January 23, 2025
The Cisco 2024 State of Industrial Networking Report for Manufacturing reveals how manufacturing firms worldwide are designing and deploying their operational technologies to improve cybersecurity, quality and efficiency. One of the conclusions of the report is that firms are investing in an AI-ready foundation.
Configuring Quality of Service (QoS) on industrial switches
January 22, 2025
Learn how to correctly configure Quality of Service (QoS) on managed industrial managed switches. By following the steps outlined in this article, you will be able to configure QoS in a way that ensures more reliable, higher performance connectivity on business networks.
Emerging smart sensor applications in Industrial IoT
January 22, 2025
Future industrial IoT solutions will rely on an ecosystem of industrial intelligence to marry sensor data and insight with actionable improvement and optimization of operations. Sensors in industrial robotics are streamlining manufacturing and logistics industries through greater automation.
Technology megatrends drive Industrial Ethernet connectivity
November 25, 2024
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.
Guide to designing smart wireless industrial sensors
November 24, 2024
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.
High availability process safety with Concurrent Connections
November 24, 2024
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.
Rethinking process control field device development
November 22, 2024
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.
The role of VLANs in industrial control systems
November 22, 2024
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.