In telemetry, data sources are spread out over more than 100 miles from one end to the other. The ease of knowing what is going on everywhere is critical. Kelly Zini, President of Control Products ...

Ensuring safety in case of an emergency and knowing in detail the events that led to the emergency state are critical considerations when selecting a process control system. These factors are ...

The release of Part 14 of the OPC UA standard known as Publish-Subscribe (“PubSub”) by the OPC Foundation is an important milestone for this key IoT technology. As PubSub continues to gain adoption in ...

Because of its versatility and manufacturer independence, OPC UA is already used today in many different industrial applications. However, OPC UA is much more than just a transport protocol in its ...

A new X20 I/O system bus controller from B&R Industrial Automation makes it possible to implement OPC UA communication from sensors to the ERP layer without using any interfaces, or a connected PLC.

The OPC Foundation is working with consortia and standard development organizations to achieve the goals of superior production with digitalization. The year 2018 has been an interesting, ...