Technology Updates

Joint update on an Advanced Physical Layer

January 9, 2020

Base standards approved as Emerson Joins APL Project group promoting developments for Industrial Ethernet to expand use of EtherNet/IP, HART-IP and PROFINET into hazardous locations in process industry.

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5G on factory floor needs more than telco approach

January 9, 2020

5G will dramatically gain importance in providing wireless connectivity to industrial environments, especially in the context of Industry 4.0 and the automation of production processes and monitoring of machine conditions.

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First standalone 5G network in industrial environment

January 9, 2020

Installation in Automotive Showroom and Test Center enables testing in standalone 5G network under actual operating conditions, and coming up with solutions for industrial applications in the future.

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Industry 4.0 machine tool standard uses OPC UA

November 12, 2019

Seventy companies from 10 countries have connected 110 machines and 28 value-added services at EMO Hannover 2019 via the OPC UA based umati standard Interface.

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Over 15 million installed base of AI-enabled devices in 2024

November 12, 2019

ABI Research’s Industrial AI Market Tracker report is forecasting the total installed base of AI-enabled devices in manufacturing will reach 15.4 million in 2024, with a CAGR of 64.8% from 2019 to 2024.

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5G-ACIA expands dialogue focused on Industrial 5G

November 12, 2019

The 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5g-acia.org) is a central global forum for shaping 5G standards for industrial and IoT applications.

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Study looks at the preparedness of industry for 5G

November 12, 2019

New research from HMS Networks shows that half of the industry professionals surveyed are clearly positive about 5G in manufacturing, and see it as a way to achieve universal connectivity.

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New initiatives announced by Industrial Internet Consortium

September 21, 2019

A series of liasons, testbeds and challenges focussing on the IIoT in action are targeting vertical markets including global mining, geospatial applications, smart buildings and a new negotiation automation testbed.

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Machine vision model based on OPC UA released by VDMA

September 21, 2019

The OPC Foundation vision for creation of globally harmonized information models via OPC UA Companion Specifications reaches its first milestone and demonstrates path forward to true semantic interoperability.

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Specification of PROFINET with TSN complete

July 27, 2019

The goal set by PI (PROFIBUS & PROFINET International) to integrate TSN as additional Layer 2 technology in the PROFINET architecture has been reached with the current PROFINET specification V2.4.

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