Industry News

Optimizing infrastructure performance

November 30, 2020

Industrial network infrastructure is a valuable business asset. Investments in legacy networks require a clear migration path to optimize return on assets while not missing out on performance enhancements. A robust, well-executed physical layer is foundational to assuring this asset continues to deliver value.

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PROFINET Over Industrial WLAN

November 30, 2020

Two key challenges need to be addressed when building a stable PROFINET application over a WLAN infrastructure. The selected WLAN solution must support L2 forwarding in different configurations, and wireless latency and jitter need to be minimized to meet the requirements of the PROFINET application.

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Single-Pair Ethernet for constrained devices

November 30, 2020

New operational concepts are being developed to drive EtherNet/IP deployment to low-end constrained, in-cabinet devices such as contactors and push buttons.

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The world’s first positioning standard for industry: omlox

September 7, 2020

Uniform positioning standard for industrial products from different vendors is now available. PI (PROFIBUS & PROFINET International) will be handling worldwide coordination and technology management.

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OPC joins Advanced Physical Layer (APL) project group

July 1, 2020

APL and its Field Level Communications (FLC) initiative is a critically important piece of technology in the strategy to expand OPC UA to all use cases and requirements in factory and process automation.

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OPC, ODVA & Sercos groups to develop OPC UA Motion

July 1, 2020

Cooperation to speed up Field Level Communications (FLC) initiative is backed by proven technologies from established organizations.

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First OPC UA companion specification for PROFINET

July 1, 2020

Standardized OPC UA object model for PROFINET enables devices from a wide variety of different manufacturers to transfer device data to asset management systems in a standardized way.

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Industrial Internet Consortium details upcoming priorities

April 1, 2020

IIC announces new LTE for metro testbed, a working agreement with the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation and software best practices for developing and deploying IIoT solutions.

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5G in Manufacturing Will Reach US$10.8 Billion by 2030

April 1, 2020

The market for 5G cellular connections in manufacturing is expected to reach US$10.8 billion by 2030, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 187%, according to the global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research.

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IEC 63171-6 standard for Single Pair Ethernet

April 1, 2020

The T1 Industrial Style interface introduced by HARTING in 2016 has been the official SPE interface for industrial applications since January 23, 2020. This sets complete standards for IIoT networks based on SPE.

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